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Boys more likely to receive HPV4 vaccine if their mothers receive flu shots, study finds

Boys are more likely to receive the quadrivalent human papillomavirus vaccine if their mothers receive flu shots or Pap screenings, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published in the American Journal of Public Health.

19 Jul 2013

FDA approves Janssen Biotech's SIMPONI ARIATM for infusion for active rheumatoid arthritis

Janssen Biotech, Inc. announced today the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of SIMPONI ARIATM (golimumab) for infusion for the treatment of adults with moderately to severely active rheumatoid arthritis in combination with methotrexate.

19 Jul 2013

Ensemble Therapeutics announces initiation of drug discovery collaboration with Alexion subsidiary

Ensemble Therapeutics, a biotechnology company developing Ensemblins, a novel class of small molecule therapeutics with the potential to modulate targets typically addressed by biologics, today announced the initiation of a drug discovery collaboration with a subsidiary of Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc., the global biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing life-transforming therapies for patients with life-threatening, ultra-rare disorders.

18 Jul 2013

Audentes Therapeutics closes $30 million Series A financing

Audentes Therapeutics, Inc., a recently founded biotechnology company dedicated to the development of innovative treatments for rare muscle diseases, today announced the closing of a $30 million Series A financing.

18 Jul 2013

Kolltan signs research agreement with CHOP for novel therapeutic approaches for neuroblastoma

Kolltan Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a privately held biopharmaceutical company, today announced a license and research agreement with The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia to commence a collaboration with Yaël Mossé, M.D, an internationally recognized clinician and scientist for her work studying the causes and novel therapeutic approaches for the treatment of children diagnosed with neuroblastoma.

18 Jul 2013

First Edition: July 18, 2013

Today's headlines include reports about the House vote to delay the health law's mandates as well as advance coverage of President Barack Obama's Thursday speech in which he touts the overhaul's benefits.

18 Jul 2013

Oncodesign receives AAALAC certification for Dijon-based research center

Oncodesign, a contract research laboratory for the discovery of new anticancer therapies, today announces that its Dijon-based research center has received AAALAC certification.

18 Jul 2013

Plague detection through anti-carbohydrate antibodies could lead to rapid diagnosis

Even today, the lives of humans and animals are claimed by plague. A new antibody-based detection method can be used to reliably and sensitively identify plague in patient serum and other biological samples.

18 Jul 2013

Study brings new hope for patients with metastatic prostate cancer

A study of a new radiotherapeutic drug published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine brings fresh hope for a particular group of cancer patients that otherwise suffer and ultimately die from the disease -- those with prostate cancer that has spread to their bones and has failed to be controlled by hormone deprivation drugs.

18 Jul 2013

New report reveals how people's interaction with pets, kitchens influences foodborne illness

Understanding what people do in their kitchens and why will inform thinking about how to reduce the burden from illness caused by food prepared and eaten at home, according to a new report by University of Hertfordshire researchers on behalf of the Food Standards Agency.

18 Jul 2013

Research: Vegetarian athletes can stay competitive with balanced plant-base diets

A balanced plant-based diet provides the same quality of fuel for athletes as a meat-based diet, provided vegetarians seek out other sources of certain nutrients that are more commonly found in animal products, according to a presentation at the 2013 Institute of Food Technologists Annual Meeting & Expo.

18 Jul 2013

Human filariasis research: an interview with Professor Mark Taylor, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

Filariasis refers to a group of diseases caused by parasitic worms, which are transmitted by blood feeding insects. Two species infect the lymphatic and blood systems causing lymphatic filariasis, which in some people can lead to gross swelling of the limbs and 'elephantiasis'.

18 Jul 2013

States, feds continue to scramble on health exchanges, Medicaid expansion

The Obama administration hires a credit reporting agency to verify the incomes of people who apply for federal subsidies to buy health insurance. Meanwhile, Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon signs a bill that could make it more difficult to do enrollment outreach there, as federal officials consider ways to implement the law in states led by officials opposed to it.

18 Jul 2013

CHOP-led research increases numbers of patients who could be treated with gene therapy

Gene therapy researchers have produced a bioengineered decoy that fools the immune system and prevents it from mistakenly defeating the benefits delivered by a corrective gene.

18 Jul 2013

Health law computer database 'hub' links 7 agencies, spurs privacy concerns

A computer system designed to determine which Americans get what subsidies to help them buy health coverage will be hugely important to the success or failure of Obamacare, Bloomberg reports. And new federal data show doctors have filed more than 190 million prescriptions electronically.

18 Jul 2013

Viewpoints: Running out of money in old age; GOP favors the Pentagon over Americans' health care; Texas Senator's support on abortion stand doesn't reflect American attitudes

Nearly half of all Americans will outlive their assets, dying with practically no money at all. Even more worrisome, that's true even among households that met the traditional standards for secure retirement income. ... The results can be measured in more than merely dollars and cents. [MIT Economist James] Poterba's paper found that this group is "disproportionately in poor health," in part because they have no resources to cover medical expenses outside Medicare. Most shocking, many of these households were considered to have entered retirement in good financial shape; they didn't count on outliving their plans (Michael Hiltzik, 7/16).

18 Jul 2013

Scientists develop iKnife that helps surgeons identify cancerous tissues

Scientists have developed an "intelligent knife" that can tell surgeons immediately whether the tissue they are cutting is cancerous or not.

18 Jul 2013

Study shows positive impact of using music as personal coping method for cancer patients

Very few treatments or therapies endured by cancer patients can be described as pleasant, but a study published in Arts & Health shows the positive impact of using music as a personal coping method when faced with the disease.

18 Jul 2013

Discovery provides evidence that genetic defect responsible for Down syndrome can be suppressed

Scientists at the University of Massachusetts Medical School are the first to establish that a naturally occurring X chromosome "off switch" can be rerouted to neutralize the extra chromosome responsible for trisomy 21, also known as Down syndrome, a genetic disorder characterized by cognitive impairment.

18 Jul 2013

Mandate matters: Examining the relationship between the health law's employer and individual mandates

The Associated Press reports that delaying the enforcement of the employer mandate may undermine the individual mandate, too, while the National Journal reports on a study weighing which of these provisions has the most weight.

18 Jul 2013

Research News and Research

Boys more likely to receive HPV4 vaccine if their mothers receive flu shots, study finds

FDA approves Janssen Biotech's SIMPONI ARIATM for infusion for active rheumatoid arthritis

Ensemble Therapeutics announces initiation of drug discovery collaboration with Alexion subsidiary

Audentes Therapeutics closes $30 million Series A financing

Kolltan signs research agreement with CHOP for novel therapeutic approaches for neuroblastoma

First Edition: July 18, 2013

Oncodesign receives AAALAC certification for Dijon-based research center

Plague detection through anti-carbohydrate antibodies could lead to rapid diagnosis

Study brings new hope for patients with metastatic prostate cancer

New report reveals how people's interaction with pets, kitchens influences foodborne illness

Research: Vegetarian athletes can stay competitive with balanced plant-base diets

Human filariasis research: an interview with Professor Mark Taylor, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

States, feds continue to scramble on health exchanges, Medicaid expansion

CHOP-led research increases numbers of patients who could be treated with gene therapy

Health law computer database 'hub' links 7 agencies, spurs privacy concerns

Viewpoints: Running out of money in old age; GOP favors the Pentagon over Americans' health care; Texas Senator's support on abortion stand doesn't reflect American attitudes

Scientists develop iKnife that helps surgeons identify cancerous tissues

Study shows positive impact of using music as personal coping method for cancer patients

Discovery provides evidence that genetic defect responsible for Down syndrome can be suppressed

Mandate matters: Examining the relationship between the health law's employer and individual mandates

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