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Innovative drug delivery may alleviate Parkinson's symptoms and stop its progression

Parkinson's disease affects between 7 and 10 million people worldwide and the number of people diagnosed is soaring due to the ageing population.

10 Apr 2019

HPV vaccination rates are low, especially in HIV prone populations

HPV vaccination rates in populations at high-risk of contracting HIV are particularly low, increasing the risk of HPV and HIV co-infection.

10 Apr 2019

UCD based healthcare start-up receives funding and plans expansion into US market

A University College Dublin based start-up, THEYA Healthcare (www.theyahealthcare.com), which designs and manufactures healthcare garments, has secured an investment of €665,000.

10 Apr 2019

New intradermal experimental model developed to study S. aureus infections

Infections caused by the Staphylococcus aureus bacteria through skin wounds cause thousands of deaths every year due to their fast transmission among large groups of people, such as hospitalized patients.

9 Apr 2019

Excessive vitamin D intake causes man to develop kidney failure

A case study recently published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal has highlighted the danger of taking too many vitamin D supplements.

9 Apr 2019

Researchers create smart fabric that aids in athletic coaching and physical therapy

A computer science research team at Dartmouth College has produced a smart fabric that can help athletes and physical therapy patients correct arm angles to optimize performance, reduce injury and accelerate recovery.

9 Apr 2019

Early molecular signs of high-risk pregnancy revealed

Women who have healthy pregnancies tend to show distinct changes in the activities of immune genes starting early in pregnancy, while women who have complicated pregnancies tend to show clear departures from that pattern, according to a new study from a team led by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and Hospital for Special Surgery.

9 Apr 2019

Final report from manufacturer KCI indicates greater benefit of NPWT

Negative pressure wound therapy has been used in hospitals for over 20 years; over 100 studies have been completed. However, conclusions on benefit and harm are in part uncertain because study initiators are withholding results.

9 Apr 2019

Brain zaps at 60 could make the brain younger finds study

A new study has shown that zapping the brains of people over the age of 60 can help improve their memory and cognitive functions to function as if they were in their 20s.

8 Apr 2019

Study explores how to improve skin care for elderly people in residential care homes

Skin problems, ranging from generalized skin dryness to pressure ulcers, are common in older, care-dependent people.

8 Apr 2019

Study demonstrates viability of gene editing strategy for recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa

A group of researchers from the Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, the Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas, and the Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Fundación Jiménez Díaz have led a study which demonstrates the viability of a gene editing strategy for recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (also known as butterfly chilidren) with the tool CRISPR/Cas9 in preclinical models with this disease.

8 Apr 2019

Varian presents first preclinical results of breakthrough cancer therapy research

At the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting in Atlanta, GA, Varian, in partnership with the University of Maryland School of Medicine’s Department of Radiation Oncology and the Maryland Proton Treatment Center, presented publicly the first pre-clinical results of its research on ultra-high dose rate cancer treatments with protons.

From American Association for Cancer Research-AACR Annual Meeting 2019 8 Apr 2019

AVITA Medical presents results highlighting outcomes for pediatric burn patients treated using RECELL System

AVITA Medical, a global regenerative medicine company, announced that interim results describing clinical outcomes for pediatric patients treated using the RECELL System were presented at the American Burn Association 51st Annual Meeting in Las Vegas by Jeffrey Carter, MD, FACS University Medical Center New Orleans Burn Center and LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine.

8 Apr 2019

Study offers novel insights into how a major tumor suppressor pathway becomes deactivated

The Hippo pathway is an important biological tumor suppressor program that controls cell growth and organ size in humans.

5 Apr 2019

Newly developed melanin nanoparticles could slow tumor growth

The dark skin pigment melanin protects us from the sun's damaging rays by absorbing light energy and converting it to heat.

5 Apr 2019

Popular weed killer’s alleged link to cancer spreads concern

Clumps of dandelions have popped up in your yard, so you reach for a bottle of Roundup, the popular weed killer. It is known for being very effective, but its main ingredient, glyphosate, is getting a lot of attention because of lawsuits alleging links to cancer.

4 Apr 2019

Skin News and Research

Innovative drug delivery may alleviate Parkinson's symptoms and stop its progression

HPV vaccination rates are low, especially in HIV prone populations

UCD based healthcare start-up receives funding and plans expansion into US market

New intradermal experimental model developed to study S. aureus infections

Excessive vitamin D intake causes man to develop kidney failure

Researchers create smart fabric that aids in athletic coaching and physical therapy

Early molecular signs of high-risk pregnancy revealed

Final report from manufacturer KCI indicates greater benefit of NPWT

Brain zaps at 60 could make the brain younger finds study

Study explores how to improve skin care for elderly people in residential care homes

Study demonstrates viability of gene editing strategy for recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa

Varian presents first preclinical results of breakthrough cancer therapy research

AVITA Medical presents results highlighting outcomes for pediatric burn patients treated using RECELL System

Study offers novel insights into how a major tumor suppressor pathway becomes deactivated

Newly developed melanin nanoparticles could slow tumor growth

Popular weed killer’s alleged link to cancer spreads concern

Eyelids often missed when applying sunscreen, increasing skin cancer risk

Medical students improve Wikipedia articles on skin-related diseases

Opioid epidemic fuels growing rates of some infectious diseases

New immune-based therapy eliminates HPV in one-third of women with cervical precancerous lesions

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

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