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Genetically engineered living hydrogel material facilitates intestinal wound healing

About 1.6 million people in the US alone currently have lifelong and incurable Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, and 70,000 new cases are diagnosed in the USA each year.

6 Dec 2019

Lower socioeconomic status of fathers is a risk factor for early preterm birth

Lifelong lower socioeconomic status of fathers, as defined by early life and adulthood neighborhood income, is a newly identified risk factor for early preterm birth (at less than 34 weeks), according to a study published in Maternal and Child Health Journal.

6 Dec 2019

Clinical trial demonstrates safety and effectiveness of oral drug to treat NASH

Patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, a chronic liver disease and a leading cause for liver transplantation in the U.S., currently lack an approved drug therapy, but this may soon change.

6 Dec 2019

UAB bioprinter shows potential to accelerate tissue engineering

The dream of tissue engineering is a computer-controlled manufacturing of complex and functional human tissue for potential organ regeneration or replacement.

6 Dec 2019

Evergreen Life spearheads the drive for everyone to have access to personal health data

Recent media reports have focused on the prospect that US businesses may want to buy patient data from the NHS.

From Evergreen Life 6 Dec 2019

Mologic starts major clinical trial to validate point-of-care COPD exacerbation alert system

Mologic Ltd, a leading developer of lateral flow and rapid diagnostic technologies, today announced that it has started a major clinical trial to validate the Company’s urine-based multi-biomarker self-test, Headstart, for the early detection of exacerbations in patients living with moderate to severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease .

6 Dec 2019

Intellegens and Optibrium announce success in the Open Source Malaria global initiative

Intellegens, an artificial intelligence start-up, and, Optibrium, leading providers of software and services for drug discovery, today announced joint success in the Open Source Malaria global initiative aimed at identifying the best predictive models for antimalarial compounds.

6 Dec 2019

$Novel agent opens up new treatment option for patients with refractory myeloma$

Novel agent opens up new treatment option for patients with refractory myeloma

A novel agent called Selinexor has opened up new options for the treatment of patients with refractory myeloma. This was the conclusion of a major international clinical trial in which also the Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences in Krems, Austria participated.

6 Dec 2019

Biosero and RORZE Lifescience collaborate to commercialize Green Button Go Automation Scheduling Software in Asia

Biosero, Inc. announced a new partnership wherein RORZE Lifescience, Inc., a subsidiary of Rorze, Inc., will commercialize Biosero’s Green Button Go Automation Scheduling Software in Asia.

From Biosero Inc. 6 Dec 2019

Researchers confirm two new prognostic markers for triple negative breast cancer

Physicians who treat patients with triple negative breast cancer have two new ways to predict which patients may benefit most from the well-established post-surgery treatment known as AC chemotherapy, short for adjuvant doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide.

5 Dec 2019

Study reveals how emerging rhinoplasty technique does more than improve physical appearance

While beauty may be in the eyes of the beholder, breathing is an agreed-upon necessity. A new study reveals how an emerging technique in rhinoplasty does more than improve physical appearance.

5 Dec 2019

New approach can improve the activity of CAR-T cells against blood and solid cancers

A new approach to programing cancer-fighting immune cells called CAR-T cells can prolong their activity and increase their effectiveness against human cancer cells grown in the laboratory and in mice, according to a study by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine.

5 Dec 2019

Researchers draw an evolutionary link between pregnancy and cancer malignancy

A UConn School of Dental Medicine researcher used pregnancy to unlock a missing link between various species of mammals and cancer malignancy--fundamentally changing the way we look at cancer metastasis.

5 Dec 2019

Typhoid conjugate vaccine proves its worth in the field

A new typhoid conjugate vaccine (TCV) that has been approved by the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety has proved extremely effective in both young children and adults in a high-endemicity area for the first time. With almost 82% of recipients showing protection against typhoid, the vaccine promises to help control this deadly disease that claims up to 160,000 of its 11 million victims each year.

5 Dec 2019

A 'once a month' birth control pill

Birth control pills in their present form need to be taken once a day each day for the whole menstrual cycle. Other options such as Intra-Uterine devices (IUDs) or implanted progesterone offer a longer coverage, but most women prefer the pills due to their reliability and cheaper, easier and safer usage profile.

5 Dec 2019

Birth control pills shrink hypothalamus

Birth control pills have been found to reduce a part of the brain that is associated with controlling the sex drive finds a new study. The study results are being presented as a preview in the annual conference of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).

5 Dec 2019

Study examines injury rate during high-intensity functional training

High-intensity group workout classes are increasingly popular at fitness centers. While research has shown that these workouts can have cardiovascular and other benefits, few studies have been conducted on whether they lead to more injuries.

5 Dec 2019

Proteins circulating in the blood could help predict people's age

The carnival worker who tries to guess your age relies on aspects of your appearance, such as your posture and whether any wrinkles emanate from the corners of your eyes and lips. If the carny's guess is more than a few years off, you win a stuffed koala.

5 Dec 2019

Imaging technique and machine learning may provide accurate diagnosis of colorectal cancer

Colorectal cancer is the second most common type of cancer worldwide, with about 90% of cases occurring in people 50 or older.

5 Dec 2019

$Nerve signaling pathway crucial to healing fractures, study shows$

Nerve signaling pathway crucial to healing fractures, study shows

Sticks and stones may break one's bones, but healing them requires the production of a protein signal that stimulates the generation, growth and spread of vital nerve cells, or neurons, throughout the injured area.

5 Dec 2019

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Genetically engineered living hydrogel material facilitates intestinal wound healing

Lower socioeconomic status of fathers is a risk factor for early preterm birth

Clinical trial demonstrates safety and effectiveness of oral drug to treat NASH

UAB bioprinter shows potential to accelerate tissue engineering

Evergreen Life spearheads the drive for everyone to have access to personal health data

Mologic starts major clinical trial to validate point-of-care COPD exacerbation alert system

Intellegens and Optibrium announce success in the Open Source Malaria global initiative

Novel agent opens up new treatment option for patients with refractory myeloma

Biosero and RORZE Lifescience collaborate to commercialize Green Button Go Automation Scheduling Software in Asia

Researchers confirm two new prognostic markers for triple negative breast cancer

Study reveals how emerging rhinoplasty technique does more than improve physical appearance

New approach can improve the activity of CAR-T cells against blood and solid cancers

Researchers draw an evolutionary link between pregnancy and cancer malignancy

Typhoid conjugate vaccine proves its worth in the field

A 'once a month' birth control pill

Birth control pills shrink hypothalamus

Study examines injury rate during high-intensity functional training

Proteins circulating in the blood could help predict people's age

Imaging technique and machine learning may provide accurate diagnosis of colorectal cancer

Nerve signaling pathway crucial to healing fractures, study shows

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