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Retinal measurements associated with Parkinson’s disease duration

The inner retinal layers in the eyes of patients with Parkinson’s disease are thinner than those of healthy people’s eyes, except for the inner nuclear layer, which is thicker, show the results of a prospective study involving the latest optical coherence tomography methods.

1 May 2014

Cutting-edge EmbryoScope technology now available to couples seeking fertility treatment in Florida

The latest in cutting-edge technology, The EmbryoScope, is now available to couples seeking fertility treatment in Florida at IVF FLORIDA Reproductive Associates.

30 Apr 2014

Low baseline QOL scores does not predict worse survival in patients undergoing lung cancer surgery

Quality of life (QOL) is rarely reported in surgical publications, yet it can be an important metric that can be of use to physicians and patients when making treatment decisions.

30 Apr 2014

Researchers create tiny, biodegradable nanoparticles that carry DNA to brain cancer cells

Working together, Johns Hopkins biomedical engineers and neurosurgeons report that they have created tiny, biodegradable “nanoparticles” able to carry DNA to brain cancer cells in mice.

30 Apr 2014

TSRI scientists identify molecular pathways that resveratrol uses to achieve beneficial action

Resveratrol has been much in the news as the component of grapes and red wine associated with reducing “bad cholesterol,” heart disease and some types of cancer. Also found in blueberries, cranberries, mulberries, peanuts and pistachios, resveratrol is associated with beneficial health effects in aging, inflammation and metabolism.

30 Apr 2014

Scientific data confirms therapeutic potential of Anavex's S1R agonist against Parkinson’s disease

Anavex Life Sciences Corp., a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel drug candidates to treat Alzheimer’s, other diseases of the central nervous system (CNS) and various types of cancer, today announced the findings of a research study published in the current issue of peer-reviewed scientific journal Brain.

30 Apr 2014

Highly stressed people who eat lot of high-fat are more prone to health risks

New research out of UC San Francisco is the first to demonstrate that highly stressed people who eat a lot of high-fat, high-sugar food are more prone to health risks than low-stress people who eat the same amount of unhealthy food.

30 Apr 2014

Decker Foundation gift helps Binghamton University to establish lab for improving health outcomes

A gift from the Dr. G. Clifford & Florence B. Decker Foundation will enable Binghamton University biologists and their colleagues to conduct tests and research that will improve health outcomes for patients in Southern Tier hospitals with conditions ranging from ear infections to cancer.

30 Apr 2014

Otsuka's Deltyba gets EC marketing authorization for MDR-TB treatment

Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. today announced that the European Commission has granted a marketing authorization for Deltyba (delamanid) for use as part of an appropriate combination regimen for pulmonary multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in adult patients when an effective treatment regimen cannot otherwise be composed for reasons of resistance or tolerability.

30 Apr 2014

Review: Stem cell therapy for chronic ischaemic heart disease

Stem cell therapies work as a complement to standard treatments, potentially cutting the number of deaths after a year, suggests evidence from the latest Cochrane review: Stem cell therapy for chronic ischaemic heart disease and congestive heart failure.

30 Apr 2014

3D shape of leukemia cell's genome holds key to solving puzzle of human diseases

To solve a puzzle, you need to recognize shapes, patterns and a particular kind of order. In much the same way, researchers at McGill University have discovered that the 3D shape of a leukemia cell's genome holds a key to solving the puzzle of human diseases. The researchers report their findings in the open access journal Genome Biology.

30 Apr 2014

Researchers demonstrate possibility of using blood test to detect depression

Researchers at the MedUni Vienna have demonstrated the possibility of using a blood test to detect depression. While blood tests for mental illnesses have until recently been regarded as impossible, a recent study clearly indicates that, in principle, depression can in fact be diagnosed in this way and this could become reality in the not too distant future.

30 Apr 2014

Scientists reveal molecular secrets behind resveratrol's health benefits

Resveratrol has been much in the news as the component of grapes and red wine associated with reducing "bad cholesterol," heart disease and some types of cancer. Also found in blueberries, cranberries, mulberries, peanuts and pistachios, resveratrol is associated with beneficial health effects in aging, inflammation and metabolism.

29 Apr 2014

Bitplane present prize to Excellence Awards winner

Bitplane, an Oxford Instruments company and the world leader in 2 to 4D image visualisation, analysis and interpretation, have presented Dr Weimiao Yu with his prize for his winning entry in the inaugural Excellence Awards. Steve Chai, Bitplane, presented Dr Yu with a commemorative certificate and a MacBook Pro. Dr Yu’s winning entry focused on the analysis of cell protrusions during migration; a phenomenon that is not well understood and is thought to play a key role in immune response and metastasis formation, for example.

29 Apr 2014

Cerus, Nipro partner to develop key component of INTERCEPT red cell disposable set

Cerus Corporation announced today that it has entered into a collaboration agreement with the Nipro Corporation's pharmaceutical division to develop technology to support commercial implementation of the INTERCEPT System for Red Blood Cells (RBCs).

29 Apr 2014

Bristol-Myers Squibb completes acquisition of iPierian

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and iPierian, Inc. announced today that Bristol-Myers Squibb has acquired iPierian, a privately held biotechnology company focused on the discovery and development of new treatments for Tauopathies, a class of neurodegenerative diseases associated with the pathological aggregation of Tau protein in the human brain.

29 Apr 2014

Adhesion molecule offers promising therapeutic target for preventing colitis

May Provide Therapeutic Target for Treating Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Preventing Colitis-Associated Colorectal Cancer, According to New Research Published in The American Journal of Pathology

29 Apr 2014

Two internationally known scholars join Huntsman Cancer Institute

Two internationally known scholars, one in the field of cancer prevention and the other in the field of molecular biology, will join Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah as early as Sept. 1.

29 Apr 2014

Cell Therapeutics announces launch of PIXUVRI in the UK for treatment of aggressive B-cell NHL

Cell Therapeutics, Inc. today announced the launch of PIXUVRI (pixantrone), the first new treatment for adult patients in the United Kingdom (UK) with multiply relapsed or refractory aggressive B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (aggressive B-cell NHL), at the 54th annual scientific meeting of the British Society for Haematology.

29 Apr 2014

Single cell type actively suppressed in several experimental cancer vaccines

Most cancer vaccines have not lived up to their promise in clinical trials. The reason, many researchers suspect, is that the immune cells that would help the body destroy the tumor - even those reactions boosted by cancer vaccines - are actively suppressed.

29 Apr 2014

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Retinal measurements associated with Parkinson’s disease duration

Cutting-edge EmbryoScope technology now available to couples seeking fertility treatment in Florida

Low baseline QOL scores does not predict worse survival in patients undergoing lung cancer surgery

Researchers create tiny, biodegradable nanoparticles that carry DNA to brain cancer cells

TSRI scientists identify molecular pathways that resveratrol uses to achieve beneficial action

Scientific data confirms therapeutic potential of Anavex's S1R agonist against Parkinson’s disease

Highly stressed people who eat lot of high-fat are more prone to health risks

Decker Foundation gift helps Binghamton University to establish lab for improving health outcomes

Otsuka's Deltyba gets EC marketing authorization for MDR-TB treatment

Review: Stem cell therapy for chronic ischaemic heart disease

3D shape of leukemia cell's genome holds key to solving puzzle of human diseases

Researchers demonstrate possibility of using blood test to detect depression

Scientists reveal molecular secrets behind resveratrol's health benefits

Bitplane present prize to Excellence Awards winner

Cerus, Nipro partner to develop key component of INTERCEPT red cell disposable set

Bristol-Myers Squibb completes acquisition of iPierian

Adhesion molecule offers promising therapeutic target for preventing colitis

Two internationally known scholars join Huntsman Cancer Institute

Cell Therapeutics announces launch of PIXUVRI in the UK for treatment of aggressive B-cell NHL

Single cell type actively suppressed in several experimental cancer vaccines

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