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Guardian Research Network, Molecular Health to provide therapeutic clinical trial access to cancer patients

The Guardian Research Network and Molecular Health have announced a collaboration designed to provide therapeutic clinical trial access and molecular diagnostic decision support to the majority of cancer patients living in U.S. communities.

29 May 2015

Second phase of Nutrition Facts Education Campaign launched in Canada

The Honourable Tony Clement, President of the Treasury Board, on behalf of the Honourable Rona Ambrose, Minister of Health, today launched the second phase of the Nutrition Facts Education Campaign (NFEC) to help Canadians make more informed food choices for themselves and their families.

29 May 2015

Measuring kidney function and damage may help predict people at risk for heart disease

Simple measures of kidney function and damage may be just as good at predicting who is at risk for heart failure and death from heart attack and stroke as traditional tests of cholesterol levels and blood pressure, new Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health-led research suggests.

29 May 2015

Can-Fite BioPharma reports Q1 2015 financial results, provides updates on drug development programs

Can-Fite BioPharma Ltd., a biotechnology company with a pipeline of proprietary small molecule drugs being developed to treat inflammatory diseases, cancer and sexual dysfunction, today reported financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and updates on its drug development programs.

29 May 2015

Federal funding constraints may jeopardize nation's research enterprise, undermine patient care

Constraints in federal funding, compounded by declining clinical revenue, jeopardize more than the nation's research enterprise.

29 May 2015

Maetrics, Medical Cluster host innovative conference in Zurich, Switzerland

Maetrics, a leading international consulting firm focused on the life sciences sector, wrapped up a successful conference, "The cost of non-compliance -- How new regulation is reshaping the Medical Technology industry," today in Zurich.

29 May 2015

MIT, UCSD researchers use probiotics to detect cancer in the liver

Engineers at MIT and the University of California at San Diego have devised a new way to detect cancer that has spread to the liver, by enlisting help from probiotics — beneficial bacteria similar to those found in yogurt.

29 May 2015

New EU Clinical Trials Regulation may prove to be challenging for cancer research in Europe

The European Society for Medical Oncology, in collaboration with the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer, expressed their views on the EU Clinical Trials Regulation in an official position paper recently published in Annals of Oncology.

29 May 2015

New research shows wide variation in organ donation rates across the country

More than 123,000 Americans are currently waiting for lifesaving organ transplants, but 21 patients die each day because there aren't enough organs to go around. New research shows wide variation in the number of eligible organ donors whose loved ones consent to organ donation across the country.

29 May 2015

RI-MUHC researchers receive $1.5 million to develop glutamate biosensor platform for brain diseases

In the human brain and retina, glutamate is an important messenger that carries information from one neuron to another. The level of glutamate transmitted between neurons is crucial to cell communication: too high and neurons die, too low and the information is not communicated properly. In either case this can contribute to neurological diseases including stroke, glaucoma, and Alzheimer's.

29 May 2015

Breakthrough in machine learning could revolutionize medical screening methods

A breakthrough in machine learning has also brought about a "game changer" for the science of metabolomics - and will hasten the development of diagnostic and predictive tests for Alzheimer's, cancer, diabetes and numerous other conditions, leading to improved prevention and treatment.

29 May 2015

New MSU research finds that use of tablets can help older adults cross the 'digital divide'

One way to help the elderly cross what's known as the "digital divide" is the use of tablets, those smaller, lighter, easy-to-use computers that seem to be taking the place of laptops.

29 May 2015

Scientists reveal why lone kidney gets bigger when the other one is lost

Scientists have found an explanation for the century-old observation that if you end up with just one kidney, the lone organ gets bigger.

29 May 2015

Differences in brain expression of RORA protein levels may lead to sex bias in autism

George Washington University researcher Valerie Hu, Ph.D., has found an important sex-dependent difference in the level of RORA protein in brain tissues of males and females. Specifically, females without autism have a slightly higher level of RORA in the frontal cortex of the brain than males without autism, while the levels of the protein are comparably lower in the brain of both males and females with autism.

29 May 2015

Amgen announces AMG 416 Phase 3 results for treatment of secondary hyperparathyroidism in CKD patients

Amgen today announced pooled data from two pivotal Phase 3, global, randomized, placebo-controlled trials evaluating AMG 416, a novel calcimimetic, for the treatment of secondary hyperparathyroidism in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) receiving hemodialysis.

29 May 2015

New TB-Profiler tool to find appropriate drugs for TB patients may improve likelihood of cure

Finding out what drugs can be used to treat a patient with tuberculosis (TB) can be sped up by days or weeks, thanks to a new free online tool. The new TB-Profiler tool, developed by a team of scientists led by Dr Taane Clark at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, analyses and interprets genome sequence data to predict resistance to 11 drugs used for the treatment of TB.

29 May 2015

Study explores efficacy of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors in reducing depressed mood

Many have recently questioned the efficacy of the most common antidepressant medications, the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). The conclusion that these drugs are ineffective is however partly based on a misinterpretation of the outcome of the clinical trials once conducted to demonstrate their efficacy. This was the finding of a study conducted by researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy.

29 May 2015

SDSU researchers awarded NIH grant to understand how autism plays out across the lifespan

In the public consciousness, autism spectrum disorder only affects children. In truth, ASD is a lifelong condition. But how it affects older adults is a gaping unknown in autism research. Now, a new and significant grant from the National Institutes of Health will help researchers at San Diego State University understand how the disorder plays out across the lifespan.

29 May 2015

Lilly Diabetes Alliance, Boehringer Ingelheim to present study results at ADA’s Scientific Sessions

The presentation of 35 abstracts will demonstrate the breadth and depth of the Boehringer Ingelheim and Eli Lilly and Company Diabetes alliance portfolio at the 75th American Diabetes Association's (ADA) Scientific Sessions® in Boston, June 5-9.

29 May 2015

Researchers identify gaps in collective knowledge regarding trauma-related disorders

As clinicians and researchers begin to grasp the great toll of unrecognized and under-treated trauma to not only individuals, but society at large, recognition of the need to better diagnose and treat trauma related disorders is intensifying.

29 May 2015

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Guardian Research Network, Molecular Health to provide therapeutic clinical trial access to cancer patients

Second phase of Nutrition Facts Education Campaign launched in Canada

Measuring kidney function and damage may help predict people at risk for heart disease

Can-Fite BioPharma reports Q1 2015 financial results, provides updates on drug development programs

Federal funding constraints may jeopardize nation's research enterprise, undermine patient care

Maetrics, Medical Cluster host innovative conference in Zurich, Switzerland

MIT, UCSD researchers use probiotics to detect cancer in the liver

New EU Clinical Trials Regulation may prove to be challenging for cancer research in Europe

New research shows wide variation in organ donation rates across the country

RI-MUHC researchers receive $1.5 million to develop glutamate biosensor platform for brain diseases

Breakthrough in machine learning could revolutionize medical screening methods

New MSU research finds that use of tablets can help older adults cross the 'digital divide'

Scientists reveal why lone kidney gets bigger when the other one is lost

Differences in brain expression of RORA protein levels may lead to sex bias in autism

Amgen announces AMG 416 Phase 3 results for treatment of secondary hyperparathyroidism in CKD patients

New TB-Profiler tool to find appropriate drugs for TB patients may improve likelihood of cure

Study explores efficacy of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors in reducing depressed mood

SDSU researchers awarded NIH grant to understand how autism plays out across the lifespan

Lilly Diabetes Alliance, Boehringer Ingelheim to present study results at ADA’s Scientific Sessions

Researchers identify gaps in collective knowledge regarding trauma-related disorders

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