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Scientists discover new way to stop malaria parasites from multiplying

Scientists have taken an important step towards new malaria treatments by identifying a way to stop malaria parasites from multiplying.

22 Dec 2013

CUMC researchers clarify three fundamental issues about Alzheimer's disease

Using high-resolution functional MRI imaging in patients with Alzheimer's disease and in mouse models of the disease, Columbia University Medical Center researchers have clarified three fundamental issues about Alzheimer's: where it starts, why it starts there, and how it spreads. In addition to advancing understanding of Alzheimer's, the findings could improve early detection of the disease, when drugs may be most effective.

22 Dec 2013

Tomato-rich diet may help lower breast cancer risk in postmenopausal women

A tomato-rich diet may help protect postmenopausal women from breast cancer, according to new research published this week in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

22 Dec 2013

Intrexon enters into definitive agreement to acquire Medistem

Intrexon Corporation, a leader in synthetic biology, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire, for approximately $26 million, San Diego-based Medistem, Inc. a pioneer in the development of Endometrial Regenerative Cells, universal donor adult stem cells that stimulate new blood vessel formation and are capable of generating different tissues including heart, brain, pancreas, liver, bone, cartilage and lung.

21 Dec 2013

Orenitram Extended-Release Tablets get FDA approval for pulmonary arterial hypertension treatment

United Therapeutics Corporation announced today that the United States Food and Drug Administration has approved Orenitram (treprostinil) Extended-Release Tablets for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension in WHO Group I patients to improve exercise capacity.

21 Dec 2013

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai joins NIH Stroke Trials Network

The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai joins a top-flight network of 25 regional stroke centers announced by the National Institute of Health that will focus on prevention, treatment, and recovery from stroke. As part of the NIH Stroke Trials Network (NIHStrokeNet), the medical school will receive a 5-year, $1.3 million grant to build a collaborative research infrastructure for a regional coordinating stroke center.

20 Dec 2013

Autoimmune clue to narcolepsy

Researchers have identified immune cells in patients with narcolepsy that react against hypocretin, the lack of which causes the disorder.

20 Dec 2013

Further boost for copy number variant role in schizophrenia

A large study confirms that 11 previously identified copy number variants are likely associated with schizophrenia.

20 Dec 2013

Inflammatory burden increased in overweight bipolar disorder patients

Breakdown of the amino acid tryptophan is increased in euthymic, overweight individuals with bipolar disorder, show preliminary results from the BIPFAT study.

20 Dec 2013

Key questions to ask about bone marrow transplants

Those who have leukemia, lymphoma or other blood cancer diseases might have heard about bone marrow transplant as a potential treatment. As with any serious procedure, it is important to have all questions answered by a physician before any decision is made.

20 Dec 2013

UC San Diego Sulpizio listed in “100 Hospitals with Great Heart Programs”

UC San Diego Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center (SCVC) has been featured in the latest Becker's Hospital Review list of "100 Hospitals with Great Heart Programs."

20 Dec 2013

Oramed reports positive results from ORMD-0801 pharmacokinetic study in type 1 diabetes patients

Oramed Pharmaceuticals Inc., a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company focused on the development of oral drug delivery systems, announced today successful results in a clinical trial testing the pharmacokinetic dose response of its oral insulin capsule (ORMD-0801) in type 1 diabetes patients.

20 Dec 2013

Rutgers-Camden nursing professor recommends new ways to promote physical activity for urban girls

Most people know that one of the keys to reducing or preventing health problems is to get more exercise, but determining how to best integrate physical activity into their daily lives - and having access to exercise programs - remains a significant hurdle to clear on the path to a healthier lifestyle.

20 Dec 2013

Experimental drug inhibits BTK molecule in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia

A new study led by researchers at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC - James) helps confirm that a molecule targeted by the experimental drug ibrutinib is critical for the development of chronic lymphocytic leukemia, the most common form of adult leukemia.

20 Dec 2013

Nature-engineered nanomotors could be used in targeted drug delivery

In the quest to shrink motors so they can maneuver in tiny spaces like inside and between human cells, scientists have taken inspiration from millions of years of plant evolution and incorporated, for the first time, corkscrew structures from plants into a new kind of helical "microswimmer."

20 Dec 2013

TB-causing bacteria appear to mask their identity to avoid recognition by infection-killing cells

TB-causing bacteria appear to mask their identity to avoid recognition by infection-killing cells in the upper airways. The bacteria call up more permissive white blood cells in the deeper regions of the lungs and hitch a ride inside them to get into the host's body.

20 Dec 2013

Amgen reports that Phase 3 DESCARTES study for high cholesterol meets primary endpoint

Amgen today announced that the Phase 3 DESCARTES (Durable Effect of PCSK9 Antibody CompARed wiTh PlacEbo Study) study evaluating the long-term 52-week safety and efficacy of evolocumab for the treatment of high cholesterol met its primary endpoint of percent reduction from baseline in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) at week 52.

20 Dec 2013

Study finds milk serves as protective carrier of bioactive molecules

Polyphenols found in tea manifest anti-cancer effects but their use is limited by poor bioavailability and disagreeable taste. A new study in the Journal of Dairy Science- finds that when epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), the major extractable polyphenol in green tea and the most biologically active, when diluted in skim milk or other milk complexes remains bioactive and continues to reduce colon cancer cell proliferation in culture at concentrations higher than 0.03 mg of EGCG/mL.

20 Dec 2013

UC Irvine scientists find that reprogramming of liver 'clock' may contribute to metabolic disorders

A high-fat diet affects the molecular mechanism controlling the internal body clock that regulates metabolic functions in the liver, UC Irvine scientists have found. Disruption of these circadian rhythms may contribute to metabolic distress ailments, such as diabetes, obesity and high blood pressure.

20 Dec 2013

People with diabetes at risk of developing diabetic macular edema during their lifetime

Despite recent advances in prevention and treatment of most vision loss attributed to diabetes, a new study shows that fewer than half of Americans with damage to their eyes from diabetes are aware of the link between the disease and visual impairment, and only six in 10 had their eyes fully examined in the year leading up to the study.

20 Dec 2013

Blood News and Research

Scientists discover new way to stop malaria parasites from multiplying

CUMC researchers clarify three fundamental issues about Alzheimer's disease

Tomato-rich diet may help lower breast cancer risk in postmenopausal women

Intrexon enters into definitive agreement to acquire Medistem

Orenitram Extended-Release Tablets get FDA approval for pulmonary arterial hypertension treatment

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai joins NIH Stroke Trials Network

Autoimmune clue to narcolepsy

Further boost for copy number variant role in schizophrenia

Inflammatory burden increased in overweight bipolar disorder patients

Key questions to ask about bone marrow transplants

UC San Diego Sulpizio listed in “100 Hospitals with Great Heart Programs”

Oramed reports positive results from ORMD-0801 pharmacokinetic study in type 1 diabetes patients

Rutgers-Camden nursing professor recommends new ways to promote physical activity for urban girls

Experimental drug inhibits BTK molecule in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia

Nature-engineered nanomotors could be used in targeted drug delivery

TB-causing bacteria appear to mask their identity to avoid recognition by infection-killing cells

Amgen reports that Phase 3 DESCARTES study for high cholesterol meets primary endpoint

Study finds milk serves as protective carrier of bioactive molecules

UC Irvine scientists find that reprogramming of liver 'clock' may contribute to metabolic disorders

People with diabetes at risk of developing diabetic macular edema during their lifetime

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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