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New DNA-based Zika vaccine demonstrates safety and ability to elicit immune response

A new generation DNA-based Zika vaccine is the first to demonstrate both safety and the ability to elicit an immune response against Zika in humans, according to new research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, conducted in partnership with The Wistar Institute, Inovio Pharmaceuticals, and GeneOne Life Science, Inc.

5 Oct 2017

New app helps doctors make better decisions during brain surgeries

A new app developed by the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and the Medical College of Wisconsin helps doctors make better decisions during brain surgeries.

5 Oct 2017

Gene therapy effectively stabilizes progression of cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy, trial reveals

In a recent clinical trial, a gene therapy to treat cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy (CALD) -- a neurodegenerative disease that typically claims young boys' lives within 10 years of diagnosis -- effectively stabilized the disease's progression in 88 percent of patients, researchers from the Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center and Massachusetts General Hospital report today.

4 Oct 2017

Mount Sinai Health System announces opening of new full-service urgent care center

Mount Sinai Health System today announced the opening, at the newly renovated Mount Sinai Union Square, of a state-of-the-art, full-service urgent care center, including pediatric care, which will feature daytime, evening, and weekend hours.

4 Oct 2017

Study on cell stress response may hold promise for treating inflammation-related disorders

Stress – defined broadly – can have a profoundly deleterious effect on the human body. Even individual cells have their own way of dealing with environmental strains such as ultraviolet radiation from the sun or germs.

4 Oct 2017

Highly elastic surgical glue quickly seals wounds without need for staples or sutures

A highly elastic and adhesive surgical glue that quickly seals wounds without the need for common staples or sutures could transform how surgeries are performed.

4 Oct 2017

Researchers identify new cancer-causing pathway behind most aggressive type of leukemia

A team led by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators has identified a new cancer-causing pathway behind most cases of an aggressive type of leukemia, findings that could lead to new targeted treatment approaches.

3 Oct 2017

Cooling treatment for babies deprived of oxygen at birth can reduce childhood epilepsy

Cooling babies deprived of oxygen at birth (perinatal asphyxia) can reduce the number of children who develop epilepsy later in childhood, according to a new study published in the journal Epilepsia.

3 Oct 2017

New non-invasive biomarker detects Alzheimer's disease before occurrence of first symptoms

Absence of a prefrontal activation during sensory gating of simple tones detects the Alzheimer's disease (AD) before the occurrence of the first symptoms. Sanja Josef Golubic Ph.D., physicists at the Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, reveals the high potential, absolutely non-invasive biomarker of AD pathology in a new study published in the journal Human Brain Mapping. Josef Golubic found a discrete, individual biomarker of AD with "ideal" properties.

3 Oct 2017

RCSI-led study aims to train next generation of brain cancer researchers

RCSI is leading an international team of scientists on a major research study that aims to train the next generation of brain cancer researchers.

3 Oct 2017

UTHealth study focuses on how gene-environment interactions impact cocaine use disorder

Studying the effect of environmental stressors on the development of cocaine use is the focus of a $2.6 million award from the National Institutes of Health to researchers at McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

3 Oct 2017

Tattoo ink that changes color could be used to monitor health

Scientists from Harvard Medical School and MIT have designed a tattoo ink that can monitor a person’s health by changing color to indicate dehydration or an increased blood sugar level, for example.

2 Oct 2017

Nuance launches new AI-powered virtual assistant to streamline clinical workflows

Building on its long history of powering virtual assistants for many of the leading consumer and automotive brands in the world, including American Airlines, Amtrak, Audi, Barclay’s, BMW, Citi, Delta, Domino’s, FedEx, Ford, and GM, Nuance Communications, Inc. today unveiled its artificial intelligence (AI)-powered virtual assistant solution designed specifically for healthcare providers.

30 Sep 2017

Indiana University, Regenstrief, LifeOmic team up to advance the development of precision medicine

Indiana University, the Regenstrief Institute and Indianapolis-based technology company LifeOmic have announced a first-of-its kind collaboration to advance the development of precision medicine, a personalized approach to disease treatment and prevention.

30 Sep 2017

Researchers develop new method to create endocytosis on demand

A solution to the problem of creating endocytosis on demand is being compared to 'hotwiring' a car. A team at Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, has managed to trigger clathrin-mediated endocytosis in the lab. They did it by using a chemical rapamycin which diffuses in to the cell allowing them to trigger endocytosis to occur all over the cell.

28 Sep 2017

University of Hawaii researcher receives $6.3 million grant for trivalent Ebola vaccine development

University of Hawaii vaccine researcher Axel Lehrer, PhD, has received a nearly $6.3 million grant to test whether the Ebola vaccine formula he has developed will protect against two additional viruses in the same family.

28 Sep 2017

UTHealth’s bioinformatician receives $5.8 CPRIT grant to sort out cancer data for finding cures

In keeping with the shift in cancer research from data generation to data analysis, bioinformatician W. Jim Zheng, Ph.D., of The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston has been awarded a five-year, $5.8 million Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas grant to sort out information that could lead to cancer cures.

28 Sep 2017

Achieving treatment targets of National HIV/AIDS Strategy would prevent new infections and deaths

An analysis led by a team of Massachusetts General Hospital investigators shows that achieving the treatment targets of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy by 2020 not only would prevent hundreds of thousands of new infections and deaths but also would demonstrate excellent value.

28 Sep 2017

Study suggests optimal length of opioid pain prescriptions for common surgical procedures

Findings from an analysis that included more than 200,000 patients who underwent common surgical procedures suggests that the optimal length of opioid pain prescriptions is four to nine days for general surgery procedures, four to 13 days for women's health procedures, and six to15 days for musculoskeletal procedures, according to a study published by JAMA Surgery.

28 Sep 2017

FAU neuroscientist develops innovative program to prevent dementia

More than 5 million Americans today are affected by Alzheimer's disease (AD). If nothing is done to stop this upward trajectory, there will be more than 16 million people with AD in the United States and more than 60 million people with AD worldwide by 2050.

27 Sep 2017

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New DNA-based Zika vaccine demonstrates safety and ability to elicit immune response

New app helps doctors make better decisions during brain surgeries

Gene therapy effectively stabilizes progression of cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy, trial reveals

Mount Sinai Health System announces opening of new full-service urgent care center

Study on cell stress response may hold promise for treating inflammation-related disorders

Highly elastic surgical glue quickly seals wounds without need for staples or sutures

Researchers identify new cancer-causing pathway behind most aggressive type of leukemia

Cooling treatment for babies deprived of oxygen at birth can reduce childhood epilepsy

New non-invasive biomarker detects Alzheimer's disease before occurrence of first symptoms

RCSI-led study aims to train next generation of brain cancer researchers

UTHealth study focuses on how gene-environment interactions impact cocaine use disorder

Tattoo ink that changes color could be used to monitor health

Nuance launches new AI-powered virtual assistant to streamline clinical workflows

Indiana University, Regenstrief, LifeOmic team up to advance the development of precision medicine

Researchers develop new method to create endocytosis on demand

University of Hawaii researcher receives $6.3 million grant for trivalent Ebola vaccine development

UTHealth’s bioinformatician receives $5.8 CPRIT grant to sort out cancer data for finding cures

Achieving treatment targets of National HIV/AIDS Strategy would prevent new infections and deaths

Study suggests optimal length of opioid pain prescriptions for common surgical procedures

FAU neuroscientist develops innovative program to prevent dementia

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

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