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Surgery to remove degenerated discs in the neck can be performed safely in outpatient setting

Surgery to remove multiple herniated or degenerated discs in the neck, a procedure known as anterior cervical discectomy and fusion, can be safely performed in an outpatient setting in select patients, according to a study at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City.

15 Mar 2019

No increased risk of complications for ambulatory total joint replacements

The typical length of stay in hospital after hip replacement and knee replacement procedures has decreased over the last decade from about four days to under two days.

15 Mar 2019

Study shows ability of non-invasive imaging technique to identify small airway damage in COPD

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, an inflammatory disease of the small airways in the lungs, affects 16 million Americans and is the fourth leading cause of death in the United States, according to the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute.

14 Mar 2019

Study: Low-risk hip replacement patients can skip standard hip precautions

Low-risk patients undergoing a total hip replacement with a posterior approach can skip the standard hip precautions currently recommended for post-surgical recovery, according to a new study conducted at Hospital for Special Surgery, in New York City.

13 Mar 2019

CT scan of the lumbar spine prior to surgery reveals undiagnosed osteoporosis in many patients

For patients contemplating spinal fusion surgery to alleviate pain, bone health is an important consideration. If a patient is found to have low bone density prior to surgery, it could affect the treatment plan before, during and after the procedure.

13 Mar 2019

New findings about efficient use of resources after orthopedic surgeries

Patients who live close to the hospital at which they have undergone total hip or total knee replacement are much more likely to visit the emergency room for follow-up care of pain, inflammation and other complaints than those who live farther away, according to a new study by researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City and The Ochsner Clinic in New Orleans.

13 Mar 2019

Novel drug shows potential to prevent sepsis progression

Research into a new breakthrough therapy in the fight against sepsis has shown that the drug has potential to stop all sepsis-causing bacteria from triggering organ damage in the early stages of the condition.

8 Mar 2019

Lawmakers united against high drug prices bare partisan teeth

While the high cost of prescription drug prices seems to be a universally agreed-upon trouble spot in the American health system, a House Ways and Means subcommittee hearing Thursday showed that Democrats and Republicans are still miles apart on what to do about it.

8 Mar 2019

Researchers find potential new target for chronic pain treatment

A research group at Hiroshima University observed a potential new target for chronic pain treatment. Further research using this receptor could lead to new, more effective drugs to use in pain-relieving treatment for chronic pain.

7 Mar 2019

Researchers develop new method to boost efficiency of CRISPR gene editing in DMD

Scientists have developed a method to boost the efficiency of CRISPR gene editing in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), according to a study that could have implications for optimizing gene therapies for other diseases.

7 Mar 2019

Mediterranean diet can improve athletes' endurance exercise performance within days

Researchers at Saint Louis University have found that eating a Mediterranean diet can improve athletes' endurance exercise performance after just four days.

7 Mar 2019

Isolating Bacterial Pathogen DNA from Food Samples

Isolating bacterial pathogen DNA is important and often seen as QA ensure that the food manufactured or the ingredients used do not contain food-borne bacteria.

From Promega Corporation 5 Mar 2019

Nano therapy reverses deadliest effects of chronic kidney disease in animal model

By loading a chelation drug into a nano-sized homing device, researchers at Clemson University have reversed in an animal model the deadliest effects of chronic kidney disease, which kills more people in the United States each year than breast or prostate cancer.

5 Mar 2019

New AI platform detects neurodegenerative diseases in brain tissue samples

Researchers have developed an artificial intelligence platform to detect a range of neurodegenerative disease in human brain tissue samples, including Alzheimer's disease and chronic traumatic encephalopathy, according to a study conducted at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and published in the Nature medical journal Laboratory Investigation.

5 Mar 2019

Research identifies super-enhancers as novel target for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

Differential H3K27AC marks were identified at enhancer regions of genes including c-MYC, MED1, OCT-4, NANOG, and SOX2 that can act as super-enhancers (SE), cluster of genes in non-cancerous, cancerous and metastatic PDAC cell lines.

1 Mar 2019

Newly discovered drug targets could pave way for esophageal cancer therapeutics

Blocking two molecular pathways that send signals inside cancer cells could stave off esophageal adenocarcinoma, the most common esophageal malignancy in the United States, according to new research out of Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.

28 Feb 2019

Porvair Sciences to improve the diagnosis and treatment of ovarian cancer

Porvair Sciences reports on its involvement in a new £2.6 million project led by Swansea University (UK) that aims to dramatically improve the diagnosis and treatment of ovarian cancer.

From Chromatrap® - Porvair Sciences Ltd 27 Feb 2019

New collaboration aims to prevent life-threatening adverse reactions to medications

The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix and Banner Health are collaborating to prevent life-threatening adverse reactions to medications.

27 Feb 2019

RWTH Aachen chooses MILabs’ hybrid OI/CT system to enhance molecular imaging research

RWTH Aachen University have chosen the MILabs high-resolution CT to further enhance its world-leading molecular imaging research.

26 Feb 2019

'Chromosome scanner' that protects against cancer identified

In a new study, researchers from the University of Copenhagen have identified one of the main mechanisms behind the repair of serious damage to the human DNA. A 'scanner' inside the cells decides whether or not so-called flawless DNA repair, which protects against cancer, is launched.

26 Feb 2019

Therapeutics News and Research

Surgery to remove degenerated discs in the neck can be performed safely in outpatient setting

No increased risk of complications for ambulatory total joint replacements

Study shows ability of non-invasive imaging technique to identify small airway damage in COPD

Study: Low-risk hip replacement patients can skip standard hip precautions

CT scan of the lumbar spine prior to surgery reveals undiagnosed osteoporosis in many patients

New findings about efficient use of resources after orthopedic surgeries

Novel drug shows potential to prevent sepsis progression

Lawmakers united against high drug prices bare partisan teeth

Researchers find potential new target for chronic pain treatment

Researchers develop new method to boost efficiency of CRISPR gene editing in DMD

Mediterranean diet can improve athletes' endurance exercise performance within days

Isolating Bacterial Pathogen DNA from Food Samples

Nano therapy reverses deadliest effects of chronic kidney disease in animal model

New AI platform detects neurodegenerative diseases in brain tissue samples

Research identifies super-enhancers as novel target for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

Newly discovered drug targets could pave way for esophageal cancer therapeutics

Porvair Sciences to improve the diagnosis and treatment of ovarian cancer

New collaboration aims to prevent life-threatening adverse reactions to medications

RWTH Aachen chooses MILabs’ hybrid OI/CT system to enhance molecular imaging research

'Chromosome scanner' that protects against cancer identified

Industry Focus eBook - Microbiome (1st edition) eBook

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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