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AMO Pharma raises $25 million in private equity financing

AMO Pharma Limited, a privately held biopharmaceutical company focusing on debilitating diseases with limited or no treatment options, announced today that the company has raised $25 million in private equity financing from Woodford Investment Management.

30 Sep 2015

$Study suggests that high-volume nursing facilities better for hip fracture patients$

Study suggests that high-volume nursing facilities better for hip fracture patients

There isn't a lot of information available to help family caregivers choose the best skilled nursing facility for an elderly loved one who breaks a hip, but a new study suggests a potentially useful quality indicator: the facility's number of hip fracture patients during the prior year.

30 Sep 2015

Moral distress is unique in ED setting, finds ENA study

A first-of-its-kind study from Emergency Nurses Association, published online in the Journal of Emergency Nursing, finds that moral distress in the emergency department is an experience distinct to those working in that specific environment, compared to nurses in other specializations.

30 Sep 2015

Depression and suicide risk screening can help healthcare providers prevent suicides in teens

A new paper from nursing researchers with The University of Texas at Arlington and Texas Woman's University finds that depression and suicide risk screening can assist healthcare providers in preventing suicides in teens.

30 Sep 2015

Leading cancer researchers address eight 'big questions'

Leading cancer researchers address eight of the "big questions" facing the field as part of the inaugural issue of Trends in Cancer, published by Cell Press.

30 Sep 2015

Brain prosthesis may help individuals suffering from memory loss

Researchers at USC and Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center have developed a brain prosthesis that is designed to help individuals suffering from memory loss.

30 Sep 2015

Unique combination opens up novel applications in nano-engineering

Scientists from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet in Munich have developed a new class of molecular motors that rotate unidirectionally at speeds of up to 1 kHz when exposed to sunlight at room temperature.

30 Sep 2015

Aelan Cell Technologies, Gladstone Institutes partner to study stem cell rejuvenation

Aelan Cell Technologies today announced they have entered into an agreement with the Gladstone Institutes to further its studies on stem cell rejuvenation. This effort will be led by Meenakshi Gaur, Ph.D. of Aelan Cell Technologies and Kathryn Ivey, Ph.D. of the Gladstone Institutes.

30 Sep 2015

New, unique method to measure shopping addiction

A group of researchers at the Faculty of Psychology at the University of Bergen (UiB) have developed a new and unique method to measure shopping addiction: The Bergen Shopping Addiction Scale.

30 Sep 2015

Saint Louis University receives NIH grant to investigate development of new drugs to treat bone diseases

David Griggs, Ph.D., director of biology at Saint Louis University's Center for World Health & Medicine, has received a $1 million R01 grant from the National Institutes of Health to investigate the development of what could be a new class of drugs to treat bone diseases.

30 Sep 2015

Stony Brook Children's Hospital follows pain management protocols to treat pain in pediatric patients

Stony Brook Children's Hospital clinicians follow pain management protocols to proactively, preemptively, and consistently treat pain in each and every pediatric patient. Known as the Ouchless Approach to Pediatric Medicine, Margaret McGovern, MD, PhD, Physician-in-Chief, describes it as the cornerstone of treatment for pediatric patients at Stony Brook Children's.

30 Sep 2015

New test identifies viruses that infect people and animals

A new test detects virtually any virus that infects people and animals, according to research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, where the technology was developed.

30 Sep 2015

Study raises hope for reducing life-threatening respiratory problems in infants

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have a lead on reducing life-threatening respiratory problems in infants born to women who develop the liver disorder intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP).

30 Sep 2015

New gene therapy approach to treating DMD reduces symptoms, extends life span in mouse model

A gene therapy approach to treating the progressive muscle wasting disorder Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) that does not replace the mutated DMD gene but instead delivers the gene for ITGA7, a protein in skeletal muscle, led to reduced symptoms and significantly extended life span in a mouse model of severe DMD. Over-expression of ITGA7 did not elicit an immune reaction, further supporting its potential as a novel treatment for DMD, according to a new study published in Human Gene Therapy, a peer-reviewed journal from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers.

30 Sep 2015

Better support can improve shopping experience for individuals with intellectual disabilities

Better support can greatly improve the supermarket shopping experience for people with intellectual (learning) disabilities, a study by an independent self-advocacy group reveals.

30 Sep 2015

'Housing First' approach may not reduce obesity problems for homeless people with mental illness

The "Housing First" approach of giving homeless people with mental illness a place to live without any preconditions such as sobriety or enrollment in a psychiatric treatment program has many benefits. But losing weight isn't one of them.

30 Sep 2015

AIBS study shows how peer-review setting impacts discussion time and outcomes

The American Institute of Biological Sciences has published findings from research it conducted on the relationship between panel discussion and scoring in teleconference and face-to-face scientific peer-review panels. The study, part of AIBS' Science of Peer Review initiative, appears in the journal BMJ Open.

30 Sep 2015

Glowing protein may replace fiber optic cable as light source in optogenetics research

Optogenetics has taken neuroscience by storm in recent years because the technique allows scientists to study the brain conveniently in animals, activating or inhibiting selected groups of neurons at the flip of a switch. Most often, scientists use a fiber optic cable to deliver light into the brain.

30 Sep 2015

Researchers develop a technique that uses platelet membranes to coat anticancer drugs

Researchers have for the first time developed a technique that coats anticancer drugs in membranes made from a patient's own platelets, allowing the drugs to last longer in the body and attack both primary cancer tumors and the circulating tumor cells that can cause a cancer to metastasize. The work was tested successfully in an animal model.

30 Sep 2015

Collaborative approach may speed discovery of new preventive treatments for Alzheimer's disease

The future success of Alzheimer's prevention research could depend on the ability of researchers from different clinical trials to build collaborative relationships that facilitate the sharing of information, resources and expertise that may speed the discovery of new preventive treatments, according to leading Alzheimer's researchers who published a Perspectives article, "CAP--advancing the evaluation of preclinical Alzheimer disease treatments," online today in Nature Reviews Neurology.

30 Sep 2015

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AMO Pharma raises $25 million in private equity financing

Study suggests that high-volume nursing facilities better for hip fracture patients

Moral distress is unique in ED setting, finds ENA study

Depression and suicide risk screening can help healthcare providers prevent suicides in teens

Leading cancer researchers address eight 'big questions'

Brain prosthesis may help individuals suffering from memory loss

Unique combination opens up novel applications in nano-engineering

Aelan Cell Technologies, Gladstone Institutes partner to study stem cell rejuvenation

New, unique method to measure shopping addiction

Saint Louis University receives NIH grant to investigate development of new drugs to treat bone diseases

Stony Brook Children's Hospital follows pain management protocols to treat pain in pediatric patients

New test identifies viruses that infect people and animals

Study raises hope for reducing life-threatening respiratory problems in infants

New gene therapy approach to treating DMD reduces symptoms, extends life span in mouse model

Better support can improve shopping experience for individuals with intellectual disabilities

'Housing First' approach may not reduce obesity problems for homeless people with mental illness

AIBS study shows how peer-review setting impacts discussion time and outcomes

Glowing protein may replace fiber optic cable as light source in optogenetics research

Researchers develop a technique that uses platelet membranes to coat anticancer drugs

Collaborative approach may speed discovery of new preventive treatments for Alzheimer's disease

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