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Workplace intervention can help prevent diabetes

For people who already have high blood sugar, preventing diabetes could amount to just another day at the office.

12 Dec 2015

Sangamo presents Phase 2 data from two ongoing clinical trials of SB-728-T for treatment of HIV/AIDS

Sangamo BioSciences, Inc., the leader in therapeutic genome editing, announced the presentation of Phase 2 data from two of the Company's ongoing clinical trials (SB-728-1101 Cohort 3* and SB-728-mR-1401) of SB-728-T, which is being developed for the functional control of HIV/AIDS.

11 Dec 2015

ER stroke cases have some degree of preventability, UCI study shows

Many strokes that required immediate treatment in emergency rooms may have been preventable, according to a University of California, Irvine study.

11 Dec 2015

FDA grants Fast Track status to Cardiorentis' Ularitide for treatment of ADHF

Cardiorentis AG, a privately held biopharmaceutical company, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted Fast Track status to Ularitide, an investigational therapy for the treatment of acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF).

11 Dec 2015

Findings may lead to new treatment strategy for phobia

A new study published in the latest issue of Biological Psychiatry reports the successful and instant reduction of fear in spider-fearful participants following a 2-minute exposure combined with a single dose of a regular pharmacological treatment.

11 Dec 2015

Early life exposures to toxic chemicals reduce infants' response to TB vaccine

Early life exposures to toxic chemicals such as PCBs and DDT dampen an infant's response to the tuberculosis vaccine, according to a new study from the University of Rochester Environmental Health Sciences Center.

11 Dec 2015

UC San Diego's Comprehensive Stroke Center receives Gold Plus Award

When someone experiences a major stroke, almost two million nerve cells in the brain die each minute, emphasizing the need for rapid treatment. Stroke patients who receive life-saving interventions more quickly have a higher chance of recovery. A recent data analysis showed the Comprehensive Stroke Center at UC San Diego Medical Center exceeded national average treatment times, and as a result, has received a "Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award" from The American Heart Association and American Stroke Association.

11 Dec 2015

Employers pay billions of dollars for health care tied to unhealthy lifestyle choices

One out of every four dollars employers pay for health care is tied to unhealthy lifestyle choices or conditions like smoking, stress and obesity, despite the fact that most large employers have workplace wellness programs.

11 Dec 2015

LSD reduces connectivity within human brain networks

LSD is known to cause changes in consciousness, including "ego-dissolution", or a loss of the sense of self. Despite a detailed knowledge of the action of LSD at specific serotonin receptors, it has not been understood how this these pharmacological effects can translate into such a profound effect on consciousness.

11 Dec 2015

Providing novice surgeons with regular feedback can help prevent blood clots among hospitalized patients

A study of general surgery residents at The Johns Hopkins Hospital suggests that in the efforts to prevent dangerous blood clots among hospitalized patients, regular, one-on-one feedback and written report cards work a lot better than the usual group lectures that newly minted surgeons receive as part of their training.

11 Dec 2015

Scientists find effective antiviral mechanisms to inhibit chikungunya virus

Scientists looking at the antiviral mechanisms of two previously identified human monoclonal antibodies have found they potently inhibit chikungunya virus (CHIKV) at multiple stages of infection.

11 Dec 2015

Repeating abnormal PSA tests can reduce unnecessary biopsies

For more than 20 years, the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test has been used to help screen for prostate cancer, but in recent years, some task forces have called for this blood test to be abandoned because it leads to many unnecessary biopsies.

11 Dec 2015

Vagus nerve stimulation prevents hemorrhagic complications following surgery

Stimulating the vagus nerve is a potentially efficacious and safe way to stop the flow of blood and prevent hemorrhagic complications following surgery and other invasive procedures, according to a researcher in the Center for Bioelectronic Medicine at The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research.

11 Dec 2015

Videregen-led TETRA consortium awarded EUR 6.8 million for pivotal Phase II trial of replacement trachea

The pan-European TETRA consortium, led by Videregen Limited, has been awarded EUR 6.8 million under the Horizon 2020 programme for a pivotal Phase II clinical trial of the company's tissue engineered replacement trachea.

10 Dec 2015

NeuroQuest to start U.S. clinical validation trials of blood test for early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease

NeuroQuest Development Center, Inc., today announced they have entered into a service agreement with the University of California, San Diego for collection and processing of blood samples for their U.S. clinical validation trials.

10 Dec 2015

New technique could improve heart scans for patients

A team of Oxford University researchers has developed a technique that could improve heart scans for patients, giving more information about the heart than traditional scans and without any injections, making them safer and faster.

10 Dec 2015

Oxford University researchers find that a blood test could predict rheumatoid arthritis risk

Scientists have found a marker that can indicate your likelihood of suffering from rheumatoid arthritis (RA) even sixteen years before the condition takes effect. A team from the Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology at Oxford University found that a blood test that looks for antibodies that recognize the protein tenascin-C could reliably show those who will contract the condition.

10 Dec 2015

New Zealand Blood Service selects HemaTerra Technologies for HemaControl inventory management system

HemaTerra Technologies, an end-to-end systems software provider to organizations that collect blood, platelets, plasma and other biologic products, was selected by New Zealand Blood Service for its HemaControl inventory management system. HemaControl is an enterprise system that assembles collections and operations planning, real-time inventory, hospital ordering and recruitment data to close any "gaps" in operations, reduce cost, and maximize resources.

10 Dec 2015

mySugr Logbook diabetes app to be integrated with iHealth Wireless Gluco Smart-Monitoring System

iHealth Lab, a leading provider of consumer-friendly mobile health devices and apps, and mySugr, a provider of digital health solutions that make daily life easier for people with diabetes, are entering into a partnership to fully integrate the mySugr Logbook diabetes app with the iHealth Wireless Gluco Smart-Monitoring System (BG5).

10 Dec 2015

New heart failure drug may increase patients' risk of Alzheimer's disease, macular degeneration

Patients with mild heart failure stand to benefit from a new drug that can halt the progression of their disease and reduce their risk of cardiovascular-related death. But the drug -- a tablet that combines the agents valsartan and sacubitril, sold under the trade name Entresto by drugmaker Novartis -- may be too good to be true, according to Arthur M. Feldman, MD, PhD, Executive Dean of the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Chief Academic Officer of the Temple University Health System, and Laura H. Carnell Professor of Medicine at LKSOM.

10 Dec 2015

Blood News and Research

Workplace intervention can help prevent diabetes

Sangamo presents Phase 2 data from two ongoing clinical trials of SB-728-T for treatment of HIV/AIDS

ER stroke cases have some degree of preventability, UCI study shows

FDA grants Fast Track status to Cardiorentis' Ularitide for treatment of ADHF

Findings may lead to new treatment strategy for phobia

Early life exposures to toxic chemicals reduce infants' response to TB vaccine

UC San Diego's Comprehensive Stroke Center receives Gold Plus Award

Employers pay billions of dollars for health care tied to unhealthy lifestyle choices

LSD reduces connectivity within human brain networks

Providing novice surgeons with regular feedback can help prevent blood clots among hospitalized patients

Scientists find effective antiviral mechanisms to inhibit chikungunya virus

Repeating abnormal PSA tests can reduce unnecessary biopsies

Vagus nerve stimulation prevents hemorrhagic complications following surgery

Videregen-led TETRA consortium awarded EUR 6.8 million for pivotal Phase II trial of replacement trachea

NeuroQuest to start U.S. clinical validation trials of blood test for early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease

New technique could improve heart scans for patients

Oxford University researchers find that a blood test could predict rheumatoid arthritis risk

New Zealand Blood Service selects HemaTerra Technologies for HemaControl inventory management system

mySugr Logbook diabetes app to be integrated with iHealth Wireless Gluco Smart-Monitoring System

New heart failure drug may increase patients' risk of Alzheimer's disease, macular degeneration

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

Managing vibration in IVF laboratories

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

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