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LJI and UC San Diego awarded $ 4.5 million as part of NCI's Cancer Moonshot initiative

Researchers at La Jolla Institute for Immunology and UC San Diego have been awarded $ 4.5 million as part of the National Cancer Institute's Cancer Moonshot initiative.

19 Oct 2018

Key insights into the application, production of bioactive materials

Anatomy, Modeling and Biomaterial Fabrication for Dental and Maxillofacial Applications provides readers with information about dental implants and biomaterial fabrication for maxillofacial procedures and dental bone / tissue repair.

19 Oct 2018

New pragmatic study launched to understand the effectiveness of new type 2 diabetes drug

HealthCore, Inc., the outcomes research subsidiary of Anthem, Inc. and Novo Nordisk Inc., which manufacturers the once weekly GLP-1 receptor agonist Ozempic (semaglutide), are working together to launch the first of its kind pragmatic study to understand the benefits of semaglutide as compared with all other available diabetes drugs in a real-world pragmatic clinical trial for Type 2 diabetes - one of the nation's fastest growing chronic diseases.

17 Oct 2018

Using Galleria mellonella to assess acute toxicity of chemicals

TruLarv is considered a non-animal technology in the context of UK animal use regulations where procedures on this species are not regulated.

17 Oct 2018

Determining acid-neutralizing capacity for OTC antacids

USP<301> describes a back-titration to determine the acid-neutralizing capacity (ANC).

From Metrohm USA Inc. 17 Oct 2018

Survey results highlight the need for better communication between patients and HCPs about bacterial vaginosis

According to an online survey, although healthcare providers report sharing crucial information on bacterial vaginosis with patients, the associated risks of the condition remain a mystery to many women, indicating a significant disconnect.

16 Oct 2018

Increasing vigorous exercise reduces risk factors of type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease in children

Physical exercise can reduce the risk factors of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease even in children, a new study from the University of Eastern Finland shows.

15 Oct 2018

Tobacco heating products cause less staining to teeth than conventional cigarettes

A study by scientists at British American Tobacco has shown that e-cigarettes and tobacco heating products cause significantly less staining to teeth than conventional cigarettes.

15 Oct 2018

Researchers develop organoid that functions as real salivary gland

Researchers have successfully used induced pluripotent stem cells to grow a 3D salivary gland tissue that produces saliva when implanted in mice.

11 Oct 2018

Scientists succeed in growing functional salivary gland

A research group led by scientists from Showa University and the RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research in Japan have, for the first time, succeeded in growing three-dimensional salivary gland tissue that, when implanted into mice, produced saliva like normal glands.

11 Oct 2018

Study shows that one amino acid may produce short-term lowering of glucose levels

Type 2 diabetes is driven by many metabolic pathways, with some pathways driven by amino acids, the molecular building blocks for proteins.

11 Oct 2018

Good bacterium in probiotic digestive supplements helps eliminate Staphylococcus aureus

A new study from National Institutes of Health scientists and their Thai colleagues shows that a "good" bacterium commonly found in probiotic digestive supplements helps eliminate Staphylococcus aureus, a type of bacteria that can cause serious antibiotic-resistant infections.

11 Oct 2018

UNC researchers awarded $3.8 million grant to develop ultra-long-acting antiretroviral formulations

It has been well established that HIV transmission can be efficiently halted by effective treatment of those infected or by pre-exposure prophylaxis of individuals at risk of exposure.

11 Oct 2018

Tobacco control must be highest priority in national cancer control plan, says report

The highest priority in a national cancer control plan must be expansion of tobacco control--the intervention with the largest potential health benefits--according to a new American Cancer Society report, the second in a series of articles that together inform priorities for a comprehensive cancer control plan.

11 Oct 2018

Virginia Tech researcher receives $1.7 million to study herpes simplex virus

The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke of the National Institutes of Health has awarded Andrea Bertke, an assistant professor of infectious diseases in the Department of Population Health Sciences in the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech, $1.7 million to study the neuron-specific regulation of herpes simplex viruses 1 and 2.

11 Oct 2018

ASPEN, Baxter launch educational video series on appropriate use of parenteral nutrition

Today the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, an organization which drives the science and practice of clinical nutrition, and Baxter International Inc., a global leader in clinical nutrition, launched an educational video series on the appropriate use of parenteral nutrition, as part of the organizations' "SmartPN" collaboration to help reduce clinical malnutrition that was announced last year.

10 Oct 2018

Synedgen announces market launch of Moisyn Rinse for treatment of dry mouth symptoms

Synedgen, a company leveraging its proprietary glycomics technology platform to develop glycopolymer-based therapeutics for infectious and inflammatory conditions, today announced the market launch of Moisyn Rinse for the treatment of the symptoms of xerostomia, or dry mouth. Moisyn Rinse is being distributed by Prisyna, the oral care division of Synedgen.

10 Oct 2018

International audit of colorectal surgeries provides highly realistic reflection of current practices

The European Society of Coloproctology has undertaken a major international audit of colorectal operations to understand which are most widely used techniques across the world, which appear to be associated with the best outcomes and where further research needs to be undertaken.

10 Oct 2018

Phase 2 results on tazemetostat EZH2 inhibitor to be presented at ESMO 2018

Epizyme, Inc., a clinical-stage company developing novel epigenetic therapies, announced today that updated efficacy and safety data from the fully enrolled cohort of epithelioid sarcoma (ES) patients in its ongoing Phase 2 trial of tazemetostat will be presented in a poster discussion session at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) 2018 Congress to be held October 19-23 in Munich, Germany.

10 Oct 2018

New research projects aim to stop spread of African swine fever and prevent outbreak in the U.S.

African swine fever virus threatens to devastate the swine industry and is positioned to spread throughout Asia. The virus has spread throughout the Caucuses region of Eastern Europe and was reported in China in August. It recently was detected in wild boar in Belgium.

10 Oct 2018

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LJI and UC San Diego awarded $ 4.5 million as part of NCI's Cancer Moonshot initiative

Key insights into the application, production of bioactive materials

New pragmatic study launched to understand the effectiveness of new type 2 diabetes drug

Using Galleria mellonella to assess acute toxicity of chemicals

Determining acid-neutralizing capacity for OTC antacids

Survey results highlight the need for better communication between patients and HCPs about bacterial vaginosis

Increasing vigorous exercise reduces risk factors of type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease in children

Tobacco heating products cause less staining to teeth than conventional cigarettes

Researchers develop organoid that functions as real salivary gland

Scientists succeed in growing functional salivary gland

Study shows that one amino acid may produce short-term lowering of glucose levels

Good bacterium in probiotic digestive supplements helps eliminate Staphylococcus aureus

UNC researchers awarded $3.8 million grant to develop ultra-long-acting antiretroviral formulations

Tobacco control must be highest priority in national cancer control plan, says report

Virginia Tech researcher receives $1.7 million to study herpes simplex virus

ASPEN, Baxter launch educational video series on appropriate use of parenteral nutrition

Synedgen announces market launch of Moisyn Rinse for treatment of dry mouth symptoms

International audit of colorectal surgeries provides highly realistic reflection of current practices

Phase 2 results on tazemetostat EZH2 inhibitor to be presented at ESMO 2018

New research projects aim to stop spread of African swine fever and prevent outbreak in the U.S.

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