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Researchers aim to explore effects of age, gender on brain injury mechanics

Traumatic brain injury and chronic traumatic encephalopathy have become common in athletes who suffer repeated blows to the head. Most recently, former New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski revealed that he had sustained about 20 concussions during his nine-year career in the National Football League.

21 Sep 2019

Cutting-edge technologies to improve drug development while reducing animal testing

On Thursday, September 19th, 2019, the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine hosted a congressional briefing in cooperation with Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-Pa.), featuring innovator companies showcasing cutting-edge technologies that have the potential to improve the safety and efficacy of pharmaceuticals while reducing animal testing.

20 Sep 2019

New clinical trial tests immunotherapy drug for prostate cancer patients on active surveillance

Stephenson Cancer Center Testing Drug for Prostate Cancer Patients on Active Surveillance OKLAHOMA CITY - Men who are diagnosed with low-risk prostate cancer usually opt for active surveillance - a monitoring of their cancer over time without undergoing treatments that would cause side effects.

20 Sep 2019

C-Path and NORD launch new platform to accelerate drug development for rare diseases

The Critical Path Institute and the National Organization for Rare Disorders® launched the Rare Disease Cures Accelerator-Data and Analytics Platform in Rockville, MD on Tuesday, Sept. 17.

20 Sep 2019

SCAI's new shock classification scheme used to analyze patients in cardiac intensive care unit

A new shock classification scheme released by the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions and endorsed by the American College of Cardiology, American Heart Association, the Society of Critical Care Medicine and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons was recently applied in a retrospective study analyzing patients in the cardiac intensive care unit at the Mayo Clinic.

20 Sep 2019

Novel gene therapy for glycogen storage disease shows positive results

At the Association for Glycogen Storage Disease's 41st Annual Conference, Dr. David Weinstein of UConn School of Medicine and Connecticut Children's presented his groundbreaking, one-year clinical trial results for the novel gene therapy treatment for glycogen storage disease.

20 Sep 2019

Study confirms lasting impact of neonatal CPAP technology in Malawi

Malawi's national adoption of affordable, rugged, neonatal CPAP technology as a part of routine hospital care resulted in sustained improvements in the survival of babies with respiratory illness, according to a new study in the journal Pediatrics.

20 Sep 2019

Undocumented immigrants have comparable transplant survival rates to U.S. citizens

Unauthorized immigrants who receive liver transplants in the United States have comparable three-year survival rates to U.S. citizens, according to a study by researchers at UC San Francisco.

20 Sep 2019

Penn researchers develop novel vaccine to protect against genital herpes

Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have developed a vaccine to protect against genital herpes.

20 Sep 2019

Study shows a promising alternative for HIV prevention and treatment

A new study published today in Nature Communications shows a promising alternative for those who have to take a daily pill regimen.

20 Sep 2019

UMSOM receives landmark contract from NIAID for influenza research

Kathleen Neuzil, MD, MPH, Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics and Director of the Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and Dean E. Albert Reece, MD, PhD, MBA, announced that CVD has been awarded a contract from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, with total funding up to more than $200 million over seven years if all contract options are exercised.

20 Sep 2019

UK receives $8.8 million to support addiction treatment for women in criminal justice settings

The University of Kentucky recently received an $8.8 million grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, part of the National Institutes of Health, to establish a Clinical Research Center as part of the Justice Community Opioid Innovation Network to support research on quality addiction treatment for opioid use disorder in criminal justice settings nationwide.

20 Sep 2019

Medicine News and Research

Researchers aim to explore effects of age, gender on brain injury mechanics

Cutting-edge technologies to improve drug development while reducing animal testing

New clinical trial tests immunotherapy drug for prostate cancer patients on active surveillance

C-Path and NORD launch new platform to accelerate drug development for rare diseases

SCAI's new shock classification scheme used to analyze patients in cardiac intensive care unit

Novel gene therapy for glycogen storage disease shows positive results

Study confirms lasting impact of neonatal CPAP technology in Malawi

Undocumented immigrants have comparable transplant survival rates to U.S. citizens

Penn researchers develop novel vaccine to protect against genital herpes

Study shows a promising alternative for HIV prevention and treatment

UMSOM receives landmark contract from NIAID for influenza research

UK receives $8.8 million to support addiction treatment for women in criminal justice settings

'Edutainment' can lead to positive health-related changes among multicultural millennials

Researchers discover potential approach to treating diabetic retinopathy

Sponge-like action of circular RNA aids tissue repair after heart attack

Neuroscientists analyze why the brain is disturbed by harsh sounds

Discovery of combination protein leads to first-in-human clinical trial for leukemia

Scientists link neuropsychological tests with real-life activity in MS patients

Living kidney donors have greater risk of developing hypertension

Study finds increase in health gap between First Nation people and other Manitobans

Industry Focus eBook - Cell & Gene Therapy (1st Edition) eBook

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

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