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NAU establishes new research center to address health disparities across Southwest

A region of vast expanses and unparalleled natural beauty, the southwestern United States is a land of harsh socioeconomic realities for many, especially for underserved Native American and Hispanic populations.

13 Oct 2017

Salk scientists receive $2.5 million funding to conduct pancreatic cancer clinical study

Salk Professor and HHMI Investigator Ronald Evans has been awarded $2.5 million by Stand Up 2 Cancer (SU2C) as part of a multi-institution team to conduct clinical studies to open up a new avenue for immunotherapy in the treatment of pancreatic cancer.

12 Oct 2017

Scientists identify potential treatment target for diabetic retinopathy

In oxygen-compromising conditions like diabetes, the body grows new blood vessels to help, but the result is often leaky, dysfunctional vessels that make bad matters worse.

10 Oct 2017

Researchers provide new insights into how calcium signals trigger wound healing

In a sharp and pointy world, wound healing is a critical and marvelous process. Despite a tremendous amount of scientific study, many outstanding mysteries still surround the way in which cells in living tissue respond to and repair physical damage.

3 Oct 2017

Zinc may help stop growth of esophageal cancer

Researchers at the University of Texas at Arlington have discovered that zinc targets and blocks a specific calcium channel in esophageal cancer cells, preventing them from proliferating.

2 Oct 2017

New gel patch could speed up healing and minimize formation of scars

Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore have developed a new gel patch prototype that could speed up the healing of a skin wound while minimizing the formation of scars. The team unveiled the patch today as a proof-of-concept.

25 Sep 2017

FDA grants approval for new biosimilar to treat multiple types of cancer

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Mvasi (bevacizumab-awwb) as a biosimilar to Avastin (bevacizumab) for the treatment of multiple types of cancer. Mvasi is the first biosimilar approved in the U.S. for the treatment of cancer.

14 Sep 2017

Detailed understanding of ‘one of the most complex organs’ could provide new ways to treat lung disorders

Details of lung cell molecular pathways that promote or inhibit tissue regeneration were reported by researchers from the Perelmen School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in Cell this week. Their aim is to find new ways to treat lung disorders.

7 Sep 2017

Long-term follow-up study finds link between cosmetic surgery and smoking cessation

If you're a smoker considering cosmetic surgery, your plastic surgeon will likely require you to stop smoking for at least two weeks before your procedure.

30 Aug 2017

IBS scientists uncover key regulator of normal as well as pathological angiogenesis

New blood vessels branch out of preexisting ones is via a process called angiogenesis. Although this is essential for survival, development and wound healing, on the flip side, it also feeds and progresses malignant tumors, as well as other diseases.

29 Aug 2017

Study shows previously unknown dimension of lymphangiogenesis during worm infection

Lymph nodes are small, kidney-shaped organs found throughout the body. Full of immune cells, their function is to clear out foreign objects and support the immune system.

28 Aug 2017

Rutgers University leadership creates great strides in breakthrough scientific research

Less than a decade ago, the U.S. Department of Defense established the Armed Forces Institute of Regenerative Medicine I with a multimillion dollar grant to focus research centered on regenerative medicine for the treatment of battlefield injuries and selected Rutgers University-New Brunswick to lead the civilian research program.

26 Aug 2017

Researchers explore if deep-sea sponges could be new source of potential antimicrobials

Marine sponges and the deep-sea ecosystem are comparatively under-studied and under-exploited compared with life in shallower waters - but a team of scientists from the University of Plymouth are identifying and developing potential new antimicrobials produced by the microbiome of sponges which live deep beneath the ocean surface.

17 Aug 2017

Wound Healing News and Research

NAU establishes new research center to address health disparities across Southwest

Salk scientists receive $2.5 million funding to conduct pancreatic cancer clinical study

Scientists identify potential treatment target for diabetic retinopathy

Researchers provide new insights into how calcium signals trigger wound healing

Zinc may help stop growth of esophageal cancer

New gel patch could speed up healing and minimize formation of scars

FDA grants approval for new biosimilar to treat multiple types of cancer

Detailed understanding of ‘one of the most complex organs’ could provide new ways to treat lung disorders

Long-term follow-up study finds link between cosmetic surgery and smoking cessation

IBS scientists uncover key regulator of normal as well as pathological angiogenesis

Study shows previously unknown dimension of lymphangiogenesis during worm infection

Rutgers University leadership creates great strides in breakthrough scientific research

Researchers explore if deep-sea sponges could be new source of potential antimicrobials

Livecyte® Kinetic Cytometer system by Phasefocus wins 2017 Microscopy Today Innovation Award

Tiny lab-grown structures that resemble amniotic sac may help in infertility research

Salivary peptide promotes wound healing, research reveals

Bioactive 'tissue papers' show potential for regenerative medicine

Researchers win $1.4 million federal grant to study new treatment approaches for intestinal inflammation

When wounds won’t heal, therapies spread — to the tune of $5 billion

WPI researchers receive NIH grant to develop heart muscle patch using biopolymer microthreads

Industry Focus eBook - Cell & Gene Therapy (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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