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Cell>Point submits IND application for Phase 1b/2 99mTc-EC-G diagnostic trial in assessing CAD patients

Cell>Point announced today that it has submitted to the Food and Drug Administration an Investigational New Drug (IND) application for a Phase 1b/2 trial of its 99mTc-EC-G diagnostic in assessing patients with Coronary Artery Disease (CAD).

23 Jun 2010

Study investigates benefits of filtering blood to create safer approaches to transfusion therapy

Researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center have discovered yet another reason to filter the foreign white cells from donor blood: The resulting blood product is associated with dramatically fewer cardiopulmonary complications for patients who received a transfusion.

23 Jun 2010

Exposure to chlordecone associated to increased risk of prostate cancer: Researchers

In an article to be published on 21 June 2010 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, researchers from Inserm (Inserm unit 625 - Research Group on Human and Mammalian Reproduction, University of Rennes 1), the CHU (University Hospital Centre) in Pointe - Pitre (urology department, University of the French West Indies and Guiana) and from the Center for Analytical Research and Technology (University of Li-ge, Belgique), show that exposure to chlordecone (also named Kepone), an organochlorine chemical with well defined estrogenic properties used in the French West Indies until 1993, is associated to a significant increased risk of prostate cancer.

23 Jun 2010

International team obtains genome sequence of human body louse

An international team has obtained the genome sequence of the human body louse (Pediculus humanus humanus), a parasite that feeds on the blood of its host and a vector of pathogens that cause diseases such as epidemic typhus, relapsing fever and trench fever.

22 Jun 2010

CCBC fourth-quarter fiscal 2010 net revenues up 24.6%

China Cord Blood Corporation, China's leading provider of cord blood collection, laboratory testing, hematopoietic stem cell processing, and stem cell storage services, today announced preliminary unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter and full year fiscal 2010.

22 Jun 2010

Diabetes control in COPD patients could improve outcomes, length of hospital stays and risk of death

A new study in the journal Respirology reveals that patients with diabetes who are hospitalized with acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) experience longer time in the hospital and are also at an increased risk of death, compared to those without diabetes.

22 Jun 2010

Diabetic individuals living in hot climate need increased 'heat awareness'

A new survey shows that diabetic individuals who live in a hot climate have important gaps in their "heat awareness," or knowledge about proper diabetes self-care in hot weather, even though diabetes raises their risk of heat illness. The results of "Diabetes in the Desert: What Do Patients Know About the Heat?" will be presented Monday at The Endocrine Society's 92nd Annual Meeting in San Diego.

22 Jun 2010

New legal, ethical framework needs to be placed around banking of human biological material: Review

A lawyer and researcher at the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics says a new legal and ethical framework needs to be placed around the donation and banking of human biological material, one that would more clearly define the terms of the material's use - and address donor expectations before research begins.

22 Jun 2010

Imaging algorithm helps reduce cumulative radiation exposure and number of CT, CTA, perfusion studies

A large, academic medical center implemented an imaging algorithm that allowed radiologists to successfully reduce the cumulative radiation exposure and number of computed tomography (CT) angiography (CTA) and CT perfusion studies performed on patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhages (a form of stroke), according to a study published in the July issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology (www.ajronline.org).

22 Jun 2010

Metabolic syndrome can negatively affect donor's kidney function outcome, study finds

People who donate one of their kidneys experience faster deterioration of their other kidney if they have the metabolic syndrome at the time of donation, a new study finds. The results will be presented Sunday at The Endocrine Society's 92nd Annual Meeting in San Diego.

22 Jun 2010

Ultrasound-guided diffuse optical tomography holds promise for ascertaining early-stage invasive breast cancer

By combining two relatively inexpensive technologies based on sound and light waves, researchers hope to lower the rate at which women undergo breast biopsies for suspicious lesions. Results of the study on ultrasound-guided optical tomography are published in the online edition and the August print issue of Radiology.

22 Jun 2010

Cytochrome P450 plays important role in management of high blood pressure: Researchers

Researchers have found that increasing certain proteins in the blood vessels of mice, relaxed the vessels, lowering the animal's blood pressure. The study provides new avenues for research that may lead to new treatments for hypertension.

22 Jun 2010

Novel MC4R agonist exhibits potential as new treatment for obesity, diabetes

Rhythm, a biotechnology company developing peptide therapeutics for metabolic diseases, today announced a study of obese primates treated with RM-493 showing a reversal of obesity and insulin resistance, and improvement in both heart rate and blood pressure. RM-493 is a novel peptide agonist targeting the melanocortin 4 receptor (MC4R) that is a clinical candidate for the treatment of obesity and diabetes.

22 Jun 2010

Chocolate bar with resveratrol may help improve memory, learning skills

Wondering where you put the car keys? Can't remember what day of the week it is? Perhaps you need to eat a new kind of chocolate bar.

22 Jun 2010

BD, PEPFAR commence multi-year initiative to improve blood collection practices in African clinics, hospitals

BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), a leading global medical technology company, and the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today set in motion a joint, multi-year initiative to improve blood collection practices in African clinics and hospitals.

From BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) 22 Jun 2010

SYMPLICITY HTN-1 study: RDN treatment significantly reduces blood pressure

Long-term data presented today from Ardian's SYMPLICITY HTN-1 study demonstrate that the significant reductions in blood pressure achieved using Renal Denervation treatment are sustained through 24 months. The data were presented at the late breaking trials session of the European Society of Hypertension Annual Scientific meeting in Oslo, Norway.

22 Jun 2010

Antibody treatment could significantly improve lives following spinal cord injury: Researchers

The United States Department of Defense Spinal Cord Injury Research Program has announced a grant of more than a million dollars U.S. to support research at the Robarts Research Institute at The University of Western Ontario (Western). The spinal cord injury research team of Gregory Dekaban, Arthur Brown, Lynne Weaver and Paula Foster, in collaboration with Brian Kwon of the University of British Columbia and Kyle Petersen of the U.S. Naval Medical Research Center, is working on a new therapy designed to limit the damage caused by inflammation immediately following spinal cord injury.

22 Jun 2010

Dietary antioxidants improve insulin resistance in obese adults, study finds

A diet rich in natural antioxidants improves insulin sensitivity in insulin-resistant obese adults and enhances the effect of the insulin-sensitizing drug metformin, a preliminary study from Italy finds. The results will be presented Monday at The Endocrine Society's 92nd Annual Meeting in San Diego.

22 Jun 2010

Elevation of Smurf1 may play a role in molecular basis of PAH: Study

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a progressive disease, marked by shortness of breath and fatigue which can be fatal if untreated. Increased pressure in the pulmonary artery and its branches is associated with dysfunctional growth control of endothelial and smooth muscle cells leading to excessive thickening of the blood vessel wall, obliteration of the lumen and right heart failure.

22 Jun 2010

Study shows vitamin D deficiency is highly prevalent in patients with Type 2 diabetes

Vitamin D deficiency is highly prevalent in patients with Type 2 diabetes and may be associated with poor blood sugar control, according to a new study. The results will be presented Saturday at The Endocrine Society's 92nd Annual Meeting in San Diego.

22 Jun 2010

Blood News and Research

Cell>Point submits IND application for Phase 1b/2 99mTc-EC-G diagnostic trial in assessing CAD patients

Study investigates benefits of filtering blood to create safer approaches to transfusion therapy

Exposure to chlordecone associated to increased risk of prostate cancer: Researchers

International team obtains genome sequence of human body louse

CCBC fourth-quarter fiscal 2010 net revenues up 24.6%

Diabetes control in COPD patients could improve outcomes, length of hospital stays and risk of death

Diabetic individuals living in hot climate need increased 'heat awareness'

New legal, ethical framework needs to be placed around banking of human biological material: Review

Imaging algorithm helps reduce cumulative radiation exposure and number of CT, CTA, perfusion studies

Metabolic syndrome can negatively affect donor's kidney function outcome, study finds

Ultrasound-guided diffuse optical tomography holds promise for ascertaining early-stage invasive breast cancer

Cytochrome P450 plays important role in management of high blood pressure: Researchers

Novel MC4R agonist exhibits potential as new treatment for obesity, diabetes

Chocolate bar with resveratrol may help improve memory, learning skills

BD, PEPFAR commence multi-year initiative to improve blood collection practices in African clinics, hospitals

SYMPLICITY HTN-1 study: RDN treatment significantly reduces blood pressure

Antibody treatment could significantly improve lives following spinal cord injury: Researchers

Dietary antioxidants improve insulin resistance in obese adults, study finds

Elevation of Smurf1 may play a role in molecular basis of PAH: Study

Study shows vitamin D deficiency is highly prevalent in patients with Type 2 diabetes

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