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Man dies after developing tapeworm tumors

A man has died as a result of tapeworm tumors growing inside his body, doctors report.

5 Nov 2015

Accuray announces installation of CyberKnife M6 and TomoTherapy Systems at FALP Cancer Institute in Chile

Accuray Incorporated announced today that the first CyberKnife M6 and TomoTherapy Systems in Chile are now installed at Fundacion Arturo Lopez Perez (FALP) Cancer Institute in Santiago, Chile. FALP is also the first hospital in Latin America to install both Accuray systems.

5 Nov 2015

Higher insulin levels linked to worse prognosis in advanced breast cancer

Patients with breast cancer that has spread to other parts of the body (metastasised) and who have higher insulin levels than normal, but are not diabetic, have a significantly worse prognosis compared with those with normal insulin levels, a researcher will tell the Advanced Breast Cancer Third International Consensus Conference tomorrow (Friday).

5 Nov 2015

GHIT Fund invests $10.7 million to fight malaria, TB, leishmaniasis and dengue

The Global Health Innovative Technology Fund, which in the last two years has invested US$43 million to develop innovative tools for fighting diseases worldwide, today announced it is investing $10.7 million at multiple points in the product development pipeline to seek new interventions for malaria, tuberculosis (TB), leishmaniasis and dengue.

5 Nov 2015

Liquid biopsy provides physicians with up-to-date information about patient's cancer

A team of researchers, including scientists from the Translational Genomics Research Institute, has reported that analyzing circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) can track how a patient's cancer evolves and responds to treatment.

5 Nov 2015

Researchers identify mechanisms underlying postnatal organ maturation

Any expectant mother will tell you that she wants her baby's organs to develop properly in the womb. What she may not realize, however, is that a child's internal organs continue to develop for months and years after birth. This critical period is full of cellular changes that transform the organization and function of most tissues. But the exact mechanisms underlying postnatal organ maturation are still a mystery.

5 Nov 2015

Malaria parasite hides undetected in the liver for long time before reawakening to cause disease

Eliminating malaria in the Asia-Pacific could prove more challenging than previously thought, with new research showing that most childhood malaria infections in endemic areas are the result of relapsed, not new, infections.

5 Nov 2015

Johnson & Johnson signs definitive agreement to purchase Novira Therapeutics

Johnson & Johnson today announced a definitive agreement to acquire Novira Therapeutics, Inc., a privately held, clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapies for curative treatment of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection.

4 Nov 2015

Elderly women should take more vitamin D supplementation during the wintertime, suggests researchers

Osteoporosis is one of the chief reasons why the elderly often suffer broken bones from relatively minor injuries. Postmenopausal women in particular experience a relatively rapid loss in bone mass due to a reduced concentration of oestrogen, which is responsible for strong bone growth during youth. Maintaining bone mass requires physical exercise and vitamin D, which is mainly produced in the skin with the help of UVB radiation. This is why, especially in the wintertime, many elderly women are prescribed a vitamin D supplement by their doctor to maintain bone mass.

4 Nov 2015

New clinical trial uses aggressive treatment method for patients with pancreas cancer

Pancreas cancer remains one of the deadliest cancers worldwide. In the United States, it accounts for only three percent of all diagnosed cancers but it causes almost seven percent of all cancer deaths. A pancreas cancer diagnosis often comes after age 50 and after the cancer has spread, making it difficult to remove surgically.

4 Nov 2015

Study provides novel insight into the evolution of hepatitis A virus and how it spreads to humans

Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are part of an international team led by the University of Bonn, Germany, who have found a link between the origin of hepatitis A virus (HAV) and small mammals.

4 Nov 2015

Approval to start trial of Videregen's replacement trachea technology

The INSPIRE consortium, led by Videregen Ltd, has received approval from the MHRA1 to start a UK clinical trial with its tissue engineered replacement trachea.

3 Nov 2015

Alnylam presents positive ongoing phase 2 open-label extension data for Patisiran and Revusiran

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has announced new results from its ongoing Phase 2 open-label extension (OLE) studies with patisiran and revusiran, investigational RNAi therapeutics targeting transthyretin (TTR) for the treatment of TTR-mediated amyloidosis (ATTR amyloidosis).

3 Nov 2015

HIV, Ebola appear to be of animal origin

The hepatitis A virus can trigger acute liver inflammation which generally has a mild course in small children but which can become dangerous in adults.

3 Nov 2015

Winners of 'Scopus Awards Romania 2015' announced

Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, has announced the winners of the "Scopus Awards Romania 2015" in two categories: Research Excellence and Journal Excellence. These awards were launched for the first time in Romania and aim to showcase good practice in research to inspire and further motivate the Romanian research community.

3 Nov 2015

Liver News and Research

Man dies after developing tapeworm tumors

Accuray announces installation of CyberKnife M6 and TomoTherapy Systems at FALP Cancer Institute in Chile

Higher insulin levels linked to worse prognosis in advanced breast cancer

GHIT Fund invests $10.7 million to fight malaria, TB, leishmaniasis and dengue

Liquid biopsy provides physicians with up-to-date information about patient's cancer

Researchers identify mechanisms underlying postnatal organ maturation

Malaria parasite hides undetected in the liver for long time before reawakening to cause disease

Johnson & Johnson signs definitive agreement to purchase Novira Therapeutics

Elderly women should take more vitamin D supplementation during the wintertime, suggests researchers

New clinical trial uses aggressive treatment method for patients with pancreas cancer

Study provides novel insight into the evolution of hepatitis A virus and how it spreads to humans

Approval to start trial of Videregen's replacement trachea technology

Alnylam presents positive ongoing phase 2 open-label extension data for Patisiran and Revusiran

HIV, Ebola appear to be of animal origin

Winners of 'Scopus Awards Romania 2015' announced

Duke University mathematicians developing ways to help doctors predict tumor growth

Rice scientists solve long-standing mystery about hemophilia protein

Cancer DNA in patient's bloodstream could help deliver personalized treatment for liver cancer

Stem cell transplantation may offer viable treatment for Alzheimer's disease patients

Low-dose occupational radiation exposure increases solid cancer risk

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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