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Advances in stem cell therapy can improve outcomes for patients with chronic diabetic foot ulcers

According to data presented at the 73rd Annual Scientific Conference of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons, advances in stem cell therapy can significantly improve outcomes for patients with chronic diabetic foot ulcers. Use of stem cells to treat foot problems like diabetic ulcers may speed up the healing process, preventing infection and hospitalization during recovery.

19 Feb 2015

High-impact exercise improves patellar cartilage quality of postmenopausal women at risk of osteoporosis

Progressive high-impact training improved the patellar cartilage quality of the postmenopausal women who may be at risk of osteoporosis (bone loss) as well as at risk of osteoarthritis.

18 Feb 2015

Eliglustat drug improves liver, spleen size and hemoglobin level in adults with Gaucher disease type 1

Among previously untreated adults with Gaucher disease type 1, a genetic disease in which there is improper metabolism due to a defect in an enzyme, treatment with the drug eliglustat resulted in significant improvements in liver and spleen size hemoglobin level, and platelet count, according to a study in the February 17 issue of JAMA.

18 Feb 2015

$Postmenopausal women susceptible to bone fractures may be at increased risk for gum disease$

Postmenopausal women susceptible to bone fractures may be at increased risk for gum disease

Postmenopausal women susceptible to bone fractures may also be a higher risk for gum disease, according to researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine and Case/Cleveland Clinic Postmenopausal Health Collaboration.

18 Feb 2015

TKI introduction improves French CML patient survival

Real-world study findings from France show the significant impact tyrosine kinase inhibitor treatment has had on the survival of patients with Philadelphia chromosome-positive chronic myeloid leukaemia.

17 Feb 2015

Researchers show how gene mutations cause common forms of cartilage tumors

Duke Medicine researchers have shown how gene mutations may cause common forms of cartilage tumors. In a study published in the Feb. 16, 2015, issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Duke researchers and their colleagues revealed that mutations in the isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) gene contribute to the formation of benign tumors in cartilage that can be a precursor to malignancies.

17 Feb 2015

Winter weather may cause vitamin D deficiency

Residents of snowy, northern U.S. cities are at risk of vitamin D deficiency and worse, may not even know it.

16 Feb 2015

Adult survivors of childhood cancer at risk for pituitary hormone deficiencies

Decades after undergoing cranial irradiation for childhood cancer, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital investigators found that adult survivors of pediatric cancer remain at risk for pituitary hormone deficiencies that may diminish their health and quality of life.

16 Feb 2015

$Sonoma's FibuLock Nail receives FDA clearance for treating ankle fractures$

Sonoma's FibuLock Nail receives FDA clearance for treating ankle fractures

Sonoma Orthopedic Products, a medical device manufacturer specializing in minimally-invasive bone fracture repair, has received FDA 510(k) clearance for the intramedullary (within the bone canal) FibuLock Nail that offers physicians a new alternative in the way they surgically treat ankle fractures.

14 Feb 2015

Risk of ovarian cancer increased with even short-term HRT use

There has been much uncertainty regarding the risk of cancer associated with taking hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for the menopause. An analysis of all available evidence published in The Lancet today shows that HRT, even when taken for only a few years, significantly increases the risk of developing the two most common types of ovarian cancer.

13 Feb 2015

Amedica Submits 510(k) Application to FDA for Composite Spinal Interbody Spacers with Porous Silicon Nitride Center

Amedica announced today that it has filed a submission for 510(k) clearance of the Valeo C Interbody with CsC Osteo-Conductive Scaffolding (“Valeo CCsC”) with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) relating to its composite silicon nitride spinal interbody devices.

13 Feb 2015

Jazz Pharmaceuticals to present defibrotide results for hepatic VOD at BMT Tandem meetings

Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc announced today that researchers will present data on the use of defibrotide, an investigational medicine being studied in the United States (U.S.) for the treatment of hepatic veno-occlusive disease (VOD), a rare, potentially life-threatening, early complication in patients undergoing hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation (HSCT) therapy.

13 Feb 2015

Cochlear announces winners of Graeme Clark and Anders Tjellstrom Scholarships

Cochlear Limited (ASX: COH), the global leader in implantable hearing solutions, announced today the winners of the 13th annual Graeme Clark and the fourth annual Anders Tjellstrom Scholarships.

13 Feb 2015

Innovative single-use torque instruments utilize tough polycarbonate from Bayer

Makrolon® polycarbonate resin from Bayer MaterialScience LLC forms the handles of CMP’s TorqueSafe™ instruments, which are designed for trauma, reconstruction, small bone, cranio maxillofacial fixation, spine and extremity procedures.

12 Feb 2015

Stem cell transplants more effective than mitoxantrone drug for people with severe multiple sclerosis

Stem cell transplants may be more effective than the drug mitoxantrone for people with severe cases of multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a new study published in the February 11, 2015, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

12 Feb 2015

Researchers develop new method for preventing destructive activity of osteoclasts

Most existing treatments for pathological bone loss inhibit osteoclasts (bone-destroying cells) to limit bone degradation. However, by doing this, they also prevent bone formation since it is stimulated by the presence of these very same osteoclast cells. Researchers from the CNRS, Inserm and the Université de Montpellier and Université Jean Monnet - Saint-étienne have developed a new approach for preventing the destructive activity of osteoclasts without affecting their viability.

12 Feb 2015

Longer donor leukocyte telomere length linked to improved survival following HCT

Among patients with severe aplastic anemia who received stem cell transplant from an unrelated donor, longer leukocyte (white blood cells) telomere length (a structure at the end of a chromosome) was associated with increased overall survival at 5 years, according to a study in the February 10 issue of JAMA.

12 Feb 2015

Single-use TorqueSafe instruments use Bayer's Makrolon polycarbonate resin

For many years, torque-applying instruments have been among the surgical instruments typically used during orthopedic surgeries.

12 Feb 2015

Griffith study shows resistance training improves bone, muscle strength in post-menopausal women

Big improvements in strength with no injuries have been the hallmarks of success with a Griffith University study looking at the physical function of post-menopausal women.

11 Feb 2015

Researchers generate new reporter system to study bone regeneration potential of embryonic stem cells

A new reporter system used to study the bone regeneration potential of human embryonic stem cells has been generated in research led by the University of Minnesota. The new reporter system is the first of its kind for human pluripotent stem cells and is important for identifying certain agents and pathways that mediate early stages of human bone development.

11 Feb 2015

Bone News and Research

Advances in stem cell therapy can improve outcomes for patients with chronic diabetic foot ulcers

High-impact exercise improves patellar cartilage quality of postmenopausal women at risk of osteoporosis

Eliglustat drug improves liver, spleen size and hemoglobin level in adults with Gaucher disease type 1

Postmenopausal women susceptible to bone fractures may be at increased risk for gum disease

TKI introduction improves French CML patient survival

Researchers show how gene mutations cause common forms of cartilage tumors

Winter weather may cause vitamin D deficiency

Adult survivors of childhood cancer at risk for pituitary hormone deficiencies

Sonoma's FibuLock Nail receives FDA clearance for treating ankle fractures

Risk of ovarian cancer increased with even short-term HRT use

Amedica Submits 510(k) Application to FDA for Composite Spinal Interbody Spacers with Porous Silicon Nitride Center

Jazz Pharmaceuticals to present defibrotide results for hepatic VOD at BMT Tandem meetings

Cochlear announces winners of Graeme Clark and Anders Tjellstrom Scholarships

Innovative single-use torque instruments utilize tough polycarbonate from Bayer

Stem cell transplants more effective than mitoxantrone drug for people with severe multiple sclerosis

Researchers develop new method for preventing destructive activity of osteoclasts

Longer donor leukocyte telomere length linked to improved survival following HCT

Single-use TorqueSafe instruments use Bayer's Makrolon polycarbonate resin

Griffith study shows resistance training improves bone, muscle strength in post-menopausal women

Researchers generate new reporter system to study bone regeneration potential of embryonic stem cells

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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