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New nuclear medicine test could improve care of patients with type 1 diabetes

Researchers have discovered a new nuclear medicine test that could improve care of patients with type 1 diabetes. The new positron emission tomography imaging method could measure beta-cell mass, which would greatly enhance the ability to monitor and guide diabetes therapies.

3 Aug 2018

Scientists map regulatory landscape of mouse genome at single-cell resolution

Scientists have completed a major effort to map the regulatory landscape of the mouse genome at a single-cell resolution.

2 Aug 2018

Highly inflamed vascular plaques associated with progressive liver disease

The world's rising obesity epidemic is associated with a broad spectrum of ailments including atherosclerosis and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

2 Aug 2018

Scientists develop novel peptide drug that could potentially stop development of liver cancer

A research team led by scientists from the Cancer Institute of Singapore at the National University of Singapore has developed a novel peptide drug called FFW that could potentially stop the development of hepatocellular carcinoma or primary liver cancer.

2 Aug 2018

Mushrooms from the Far East area could be used to design novel anti-cancer drugs

Mushrooms from the Far East area contain the natural chemical compounds, which could be used for the design of the novel drugs with highly specific anti-tumor activities and low-toxicity.

2 Aug 2018

Researchers find possible active substance that may cure hepatitis E

An international team of researchers has now found a possible active substance against the virus in the naturally occurring substance silvestrol.

1 Aug 2018

Study: Women's brains more vulnerable than men's to injury from soccer heading

Women's brains are much more vulnerable than men's to injury from repeated soccer heading, according to a new study by researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, part of Montefiore.

31 Jul 2018

Ortho Clinical Diagnostics receives FDA approval for two hepatitis B assays

Ortho Clinical Diagnostics, a global leader of in vitro diagnostics, has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for Ortho's VITROS Immunodiagnostic Products HBeAg Assay and the VITROS Immunodiagnostic Products Anti-HBe Assay for use on Ortho's VITROS 3600 Immunodiagnostic System and Ortho's VITROS 5600 Integrated System.

31 Jul 2018

Researchers investigate potential of injectable trace minerals to keep dairy cows healthier

When dairy cattle consume aflatoxin-contaminated feed, they are lethargic, their appetite wanes, they produce less milk, and their immune system goes awry.

31 Jul 2018

Leading-edge radiation therapy offered by Loyola Medicine to broad range of cancer patients

Loyola Medicine is among the select centers that offer a broad range of cancer patients a leading-edge form of radiation therapy that is delivered during surgery.

31 Jul 2018

Bayshore Medical Center now offers Y-90 radioembolization to treat liver tumors without surgery

Hackensack Meridian Health Bayshore Medical Center now offers Y-90 radioembolization, an advanced and minimally invasive method to treat liver tumors without surgery.

30 Jul 2018

New study aims to develop nucleoside therapy as treatment for mitochondrial depletion syndromes

Hundreds of types of mitochondrial disease affect up to 38 million people worldwide, yet there are very few effective treatments, forcing patients and doctors to rely on symptom management to battle the serious and potentially fatal genetic disorder that starves the body’s cells of energy.

27 Jul 2018

Genetic factors may play a role in progression of liver injury in Caucasians with hepatitis B infection

A new study has shown that genetic variation may increase the risk of severe liver damage in Caucasians with chronic hepatitis B infection.

27 Jul 2018

Diet-induced obesity synchronizes opposing liver fat metabolic processes in mice

Mice fed a fattening diet develop new liver circadian rhythms that impact the way fat is accumulated and simultaneously burned, according to a new study published in Cell by researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

27 Jul 2018

Novartis' new drug combination receives positive CHMP opinion for treating stage III BRAF mutant melanoma

Novartis today announced the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use of the European Medicines Agency has adopted a positive opinion recommending approval of Tafinlar® in combination with Mekinist® for the adjuvant treatment of adult patients with stage III melanoma with a BRAF V600 mutation, following complete resection.

27 Jul 2018

Alnylam’s patisiran receives positive opinion from CHMP for treating hATTR amyloidosis

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc., the leading RNAi therapeutics company, announced today that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use has adopted a Positive Opinion recommending marketing authorization of patisiran for the treatment of hereditary transthyretin-mediated amyloidosis in adults with stage 1 or stage 2 polyneuropathy.

27 Jul 2018

Researchers emphasize need for baby boomers to get tested for hepatitis C

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 300 million people across the globe are unaware they're living with viral hepatitis. In fact, baby boomers - those born between 1945-1965 - are five times more likely to have hepatitis C, one of the many different strains of this viral infection.

27 Jul 2018

CNDA approves KEYTRUDA for treatment of advanced melanoma

Merck, known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced that KEYTRUDA, Merck's anti-PD-1 therapy, has been approved by the China National Drug Administration for the treatment of adult patients with unresectable or metastatic melanoma following failure of one prior line of therapy.

26 Jul 2018

Multi-center study results demonstrate best-in-class performance of Bladder EpiCheck urine test

Nucleix Ltd., a leading cancer detection and screening company, announced today that the multi-center European study results with its Bladder EpiCheck urine test for the detection of bladder cancer recurrence, were published in the European Urology Oncology journal.

26 Jul 2018

Common foods found to cause large glucose spikes in healthy people

The amount of glucose circulating in the blood changes throughout the day and night and it is influenced by the food we eat, activity, hormones, health, and more.

26 Jul 2018

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New nuclear medicine test could improve care of patients with type 1 diabetes

Scientists map regulatory landscape of mouse genome at single-cell resolution

Highly inflamed vascular plaques associated with progressive liver disease

Scientists develop novel peptide drug that could potentially stop development of liver cancer

Mushrooms from the Far East area could be used to design novel anti-cancer drugs

Researchers find possible active substance that may cure hepatitis E

Study: Women's brains more vulnerable than men's to injury from soccer heading

Ortho Clinical Diagnostics receives FDA approval for two hepatitis B assays

Researchers investigate potential of injectable trace minerals to keep dairy cows healthier

Leading-edge radiation therapy offered by Loyola Medicine to broad range of cancer patients

Bayshore Medical Center now offers Y-90 radioembolization to treat liver tumors without surgery

New study aims to develop nucleoside therapy as treatment for mitochondrial depletion syndromes

Genetic factors may play a role in progression of liver injury in Caucasians with hepatitis B infection

Diet-induced obesity synchronizes opposing liver fat metabolic processes in mice

Novartis' new drug combination receives positive CHMP opinion for treating stage III BRAF mutant melanoma

Alnylam’s patisiran receives positive opinion from CHMP for treating hATTR amyloidosis

Researchers emphasize need for baby boomers to get tested for hepatitis C

CNDA approves KEYTRUDA for treatment of advanced melanoma

Multi-center study results demonstrate best-in-class performance of Bladder EpiCheck urine test

Common foods found to cause large glucose spikes in healthy people

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