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New research-based pharmaceutical industry report provides insights on how to slow down antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and boost antibiotic R&D

Eleven IFPMA member companies are involved in the development of new antibiotics. There are currently 34 antibacterial compounds in development (19 molecules and 15 vaccines). Eight compounds are undergoing the final stages of demonstrating their efficacy, quality, and safety (phase 3 clinical trials)...

30 Apr 2015

Urine profiles provide clues to how obesity causes disease

Scientists have identified chemical markers in urine associated with body mass, providing insights into how obesity causes disease...

30 Apr 2015

Keynote 24 study explores investigational approach to treating lung cancer

Lung cancer impacts the lives of millions of people worldwide. In nearly 40 percent of people diagnosed with lung cancer, it has metastasized, or spread to other areas of the body, making it difficult to treat. Immunotherapy is a type of therapy that uses the body's own immune system to help fight cancer. Immunotherapy may help the body's immune system target cancer cells.

30 Apr 2015

MR Solutions demonstrates preclinical multi-modality imaging systems in Toronto

UK-based MR Solutions will be demonstrating its latest commercially available cryogen-free multi-modality preclinical MRI imaging systems at the 23rd Annual Meeting of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM)...

From MR Solutions 30 Apr 2015

Ortho-ATI™ long term study showing effectiveness for tennis elbow published in prestigious American Journal of Sports Medicine

The publication provides evidence of the durability and long term positive effect of Orthocell’s Ortho-ATI™ tendon regeneration treatment for degenerate tendon injuries...

30 Apr 2015

Use of fresh whole blood from single donors may reduce complications in pediatric heart surgery patients

Using fresh whole blood from single donors is better than using component blood from multiple donors in pediatric heart surgery patients, according to an article in the May 2015 issue of The Annals of Thoracic Surgery.

30 Apr 2015

DePuy Synthes, Stryker, Zimmer and Medtronic dominate global orthopedic device market

Kalorama Information said that four companies, including DePuy Synthes, Stryker, Zimmer and Medtronic, lead the Orthopedic Device Market. These four device firms captured approximately 70.4% of total revenues for 2014 for the global orthopedic device market.

30 Apr 2015

HeartWare International's revenue increases 5% to $70.0 million in first quarter 2015

HeartWare International, Inc., a leading innovator of less invasive, miniaturized circulatory support technologies that are revolutionizing the treatment of advanced heart failure, today announced revenue of $70.0 million for the first quarter ended March 31, 2015, a five percent increase compared to $66.5 million in revenue for the same period of 2014.

30 Apr 2015

Neurocrine reports net loss of $1.2 million for first quarter 2015

Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. today announced its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2015. For the first quarter of 2015, the Company reported a net loss of $1.2 million, or $0.01 loss per share, compared to a net loss of $11.8 million, or $0.17 loss per share, for the same period in 2014.

30 Apr 2015

Scientists reveal mechanism by which embryos receive nutrition in early stages of pregnancy

The mechanism by which embryos receive nutrition during the first 11 weeks of pregnancy has been revealed by University of Manchester scientists.

30 Apr 2015

Scientists test effectiveness of new method for treating COPD

Scientists at Helmholtz Zentrum München have succeeded in testing the effectiveness of new approaches for treating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) on ex vivo 3D human lung tissue cultures (3D-LTCs). The results have now been published in the European Respiratory Journal.

30 Apr 2015

Microsoft's Kinect games controller hacked to relieve Parkinson's symptom

Scientists at Brunel University London have developed a system for Parkinson's sufferers to counter two of the most common and distressing symptoms of the degenerative disease.

30 Apr 2015

Neonatal abstinence syndrome on the rise in U.S.

The number of infants born in the United States with drug withdrawal symptoms, also known as neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS), nearly doubled in a four-year period. By 2012, one infant was born every 25 minutes in the U.S. with the syndrome, accounting for $1.5 billion in annual health care charges, according to a new Vanderbilt study published in the Journal of Perinatology.

30 Apr 2015

Pancreatic cancer rates higher in countries with less sunlight

Writing in the April 30 online issue of the Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine report pancreatic cancer rates are highest in countries with the least amount of sunlight. Low sunlight levels were due to a combination of heavy cloud cover and high latitude.

30 Apr 2015

UTHealth scientists use new methods to explore naturally occurring 'knockout humans'

Researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston are helping to make precision medicine a reality by sequencing entire exomes of people to assess chronic disease risk and drug efficacy. The results of a study on this topic were published in Nature Genetics on Monday.

30 Apr 2015

Research News and Research

New research-based pharmaceutical industry report provides insights on how to slow down antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and boost antibiotic R&D

Urine profiles provide clues to how obesity causes disease

Keynote 24 study explores investigational approach to treating lung cancer

MR Solutions demonstrates preclinical multi-modality imaging systems in Toronto

Ortho-ATI™ long term study showing effectiveness for tennis elbow published in prestigious American Journal of Sports Medicine

Use of fresh whole blood from single donors may reduce complications in pediatric heart surgery patients

DePuy Synthes, Stryker, Zimmer and Medtronic dominate global orthopedic device market

HeartWare International's revenue increases 5% to $70.0 million in first quarter 2015

Neurocrine reports net loss of $1.2 million for first quarter 2015

Scientists reveal mechanism by which embryos receive nutrition in early stages of pregnancy

Scientists test effectiveness of new method for treating COPD

Microsoft's Kinect games controller hacked to relieve Parkinson's symptom

Neonatal abstinence syndrome on the rise in U.S.

Pancreatic cancer rates higher in countries with less sunlight

UTHealth scientists use new methods to explore naturally occurring 'knockout humans'

ITIM-containing receptor crucial for development of acute myeloid leukemia

Gender equality associated with safer sexual practices among young HIV-positive South African women

New technologies for preventing preterm labor, inducing labor process heading to marketplace

UC Davis professor awarded $2.88 million NCI grant for breast CT research and development

Dr. Philipp Scherer to receive prestigious Banting Medal for Scientific Achievement from ADA

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