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Genetic testing benefits youngest epilepsy patients, study finds

Because of genetic testing, Orion Maynard's parents knew the cause of his epilepsy weeks after he was born.

3 Aug 2017

Scientists propose therapeutic strategy to suppress formation of hereditary bony tumors

Patients with multiple hereditary exostoses (MHE)--a rare disease that causes the growth of multiple benign bone tumors -- have limited treatment options.

3 Aug 2017

Researchers identify gaps in management of children with obstructive sleep-disordered breathing

Although sleep apnea is typically considered a condition affecting adults, breathing problems during sleep in children are common and may affect their health and behavior.

3 Aug 2017

Researchers develop potential stem cell treatment for several lung conditions

A team of scientists from the UNC School of Medicine and North Carolina State University has developed promising research towards a possible stem cell treatment for several lung conditions, such as idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and cystic fibrosis -- often-fatal conditions that affect tens of millions of Americans.

3 Aug 2017

Study finds high rates of drug resistance to urinary tract infections in Bangladesh

Organisms causing urinary tract infections (UTI) are increasingly proving to be ineffective or showing resistance to drugs that are used to kill the germs. This phenomenon has been increasing worldwide, especially to commonly used antimicrobials (drugs) in children.

3 Aug 2017

Sheffield scientists discover that simple arthritis drug could help treat blood cancer sufferers

Blood cancer sufferers could be treated with a simple arthritis drug, scientists at the University of Sheffield have discovered.

3 Aug 2017

Botulinum neurotoxin type X holds potential to open up new field of toxin therapeutics

Botulinum toxins are currently used on more than 80 medical conditions including Muscle spasms, Overactive bladder, Chronic migraine, Cervical dystonia, Sweating and Cerebral Palsy (CP).

3 Aug 2017

Optimizing beer’s shelf life using benchtop EPR

The main challenges in optimizing beer shelf life is that most manufacturers can only perform accelerated shelf life testing on packaged beer. So, it's almost impossible to determine where in the process you've had a positive or a negative impact on the freshness of the beer.

From Bruker BioSpin Division 3 Aug 2017

In-depth tumor sequencing reveals key molecular drivers of metastatic cancers

Five hundred cancer patients are getting an in-depth look at their genomes as part of a new clinical study that is revealing some of the key molecular drivers of metastatic cancers.

3 Aug 2017

Injectable ART may have same effectiveness as standard oral treatments

Antiretroviral therapy (ART) intramuscularly administered may have the same effectiveness as current oral treatments.

3 Aug 2017

Statins prescribed to less than 50% of stroke patients across the US, says study

A new research published in the Open Access Journal of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association - Journal of the American Heart Association - suggests that, prescriptions for statins, a type of cholesterol-lowering medication, are received by less than a half of the stroke patients discharged from the hospital across the nation.

3 Aug 2017

Biologic substance APOSEC shows promise for healing dermal wounds

APOSEC is a substance obtained from white blood corpuscles and was developed by a research group led by thoracic surgeon Hendrik Jan Ankersmit, Head of the Christian Doppler Laboratory for Cardiac and Thoracic Diagnosis and Regeneration at MedUni Vienna.

3 Aug 2017

Research News and Research

Genetic testing benefits youngest epilepsy patients, study finds

Scientists propose therapeutic strategy to suppress formation of hereditary bony tumors

Researchers identify gaps in management of children with obstructive sleep-disordered breathing

Researchers develop potential stem cell treatment for several lung conditions

Study finds high rates of drug resistance to urinary tract infections in Bangladesh

Sheffield scientists discover that simple arthritis drug could help treat blood cancer sufferers

Botulinum neurotoxin type X holds potential to open up new field of toxin therapeutics

Optimizing beer’s shelf life using benchtop EPR

In-depth tumor sequencing reveals key molecular drivers of metastatic cancers

Injectable ART may have same effectiveness as standard oral treatments

Statins prescribed to less than 50% of stroke patients across the US, says study

Biologic substance APOSEC shows promise for healing dermal wounds

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

Tiny molecule in the immune system could help develop cure for common cold

Animal robots could bring positive benefits for people with dementia, Griffith study shows

IDT introduces first Cas9 enzyme variant that greatly reduces off-target effects in CRISPR genome editing

BioTek launches next-generation 800 TS microplate reader and 50 TS washer

Study shows new method for repairing disease-causing mutation in human embryos

Researchers deliver knock-out blow to different types of cancer

Mango intake exerts beneficial effects in progression and severity of IBD

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