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Fruit flies' pheromones reveal sexual attractiveness of females

Life as a fruit fly seems pretty simple: Hatch, grow, eat some fruit, find a mate, produce hundreds of tiny offspring and die -- all in a month or so.

18 Aug 2017

Research identifies new gene fusions and mutations linked to GIST tumors

Researchers at UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center, with colleagues from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Fox Chase Cancer Center, have determined that a specific region of the small bowel, called the duodenal-jejunal flexure or DJF, shows a high frequency of gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) with mutations of the NF1 gene

18 Aug 2017

Study provides evidence that oral immunotherapy may be possible cure for peanut allergy

Allergy immunotherapy company Prota Therapeutics Pty Ltd is pleased to announce results from a follow up study of the probiotic and peanut immunotherapy (PPOIT) treatment which it has licensed from the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, demonstrating long-lasting tolerance effects of treatment more than four years after the original study ended.

18 Aug 2017

MR-guided focused ultrasound continues to gain momentum in treating essential tremor patients

INSIGHTEC announced today that worldwide adoption of MR-guided focused ultrasound continues to gain momentum as Exablate Neuro patient treatment numbers surpass the 1000 mark.

18 Aug 2017

New MyoVista hsECG device launched in the European Union for early detection of heart disease

HeartSciences today announced the European launch of MyoVista high sensitivity electrocardiograph (hsECG) Testing Device, developed in response to the global unmet need for effective, low-cost, front-line screening of cardiac disease in both symptomatic and asymptomatic patients.

18 Aug 2017

FDA approves Besponsa – Pfizer’s new drug for rare form of acute lymphoblastic leukemia

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today approved Besponsa (inotuzumab ozogamicin) in the treatment of adults with relapsed or refractory B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) - a rare form of ALL.

17 Aug 2017

Peanut allergy successfully kept at bay with immune-based therapy

Australian researchers from the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute have come up with a latest study results showing that peanut allergy could be treated successfully with an immune-based therapy. This new therapy helped children allergic to peanuts eat these nuts with no reactions for up to four years. The study appeared this week in the journal Lancet Child & Adolescent Health.

17 Aug 2017

$FDA approval provides new, targeted treatment option for adults with relapsed or refractory B-cell ALL$

FDA approval provides new, targeted treatment option for adults with relapsed or refractory B-cell ALL

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Besponsa (inotuzumab ozogamicin) for the treatment of adults with relapsed or refractory B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).

17 Aug 2017

Abnormal eating schedules affect skin’s protection from harmful UV rays of the sun

Sunbathers may want to avoid midnight snacks before catching some rays. A study in mice from the O'Donnell Brain Institute and UC Irvine shows that eating at abnormal times disrupts the biological clock of the skin, including the daytime potency of an enzyme that protects against the sun's harmful ultraviolet radiation.

17 Aug 2017

Study finds link between elemental sulfur use and respiratory problems in farmworkers' children

Elemental sulfur, the most heavily-used pesticide in California, may harm the respiratory health of children living near farms that use the pesticide, according to new research led by UC Berkeley.

17 Aug 2017

Research shows probiotics can reduce incidence of sepsis in infants

A research team at the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Public Health has determined that a special mixture of good bacteria in the body reduced the incidence of sepsis in infants in India by 40 percent at a cost of only $1 per infant.

16 Aug 2017

Experts explore ways to improve safety of care for nursing home residents with dementia

By 2050, the number of people 65 and older with dementia in the United States is expected to nearly triple – from 5 million to more than 13 million – increasing the numbers in assisted living and nursing homes.

16 Aug 2017

Compounds produced by creosote bush exhibit anti-parasitic activity against pathogenic protozoa

Researchers at Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at University of California San Diego and the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have found that compounds produced by the creosote bush, a desert plant common to the Southwestern United States, exhibit potent anti-parasitic activity against the protozoa responsible for giardia infections and an amoeba that causes an often-lethal form of encephalitis.

16 Aug 2017

Protein changes essential for normal adult muscle function

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have shed light on the process that guides the maturation of newborn muscles into adult, fully functional organs.

14 Aug 2017

Study provides promising framework to anticipate drug resistance in cancer

Being able to predict the resistance or sensitivity of a tumor cell to a drug is a key success-factor of cancer precision therapy.

14 Aug 2017

FDA issues Emergency Use Authorization for multiplex Zika test

The Center for Infection and Immunity at Columbia University's Mailman School today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued an Emergency Use Authorization for the CII-ArboViroPlex rRT-PCR Test, the first multiplex assay that simultaneously tests for the presence of Zika virus, all serotypes of dengue virus, chikungunya virus, and West Nile virus, as well as a host gene that ensures the accuracy of results.

14 Aug 2017

Climbing cost of decades-old drugs threatens to break Medicaid bank

Skyrocketing price tags for new drugs to treat rare diseases have stoked outrage nationwide. But hundreds of old, commonly used drugs cost the Medicaid program billions of extra dollars in 2016 vs. 2015, a Kaiser Health News data analysis shows.

14 Aug 2017

Potential strategies to combat cardiovascular aging

Heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the U.S. and growing older is the greatest- and most inevitable- risk factor for it.

14 Aug 2017

Energy drinks among youth paving way for cocaine addictions later finds new study

It has been found that one third of college going American students eventually end up becoming cocaine addicts or have abuse problems with alcohol or prescription medications. Further one third of all college going students between ages 21 and 24 are habitual consumers of energy drinks. A new study has linked these two behaviors and noted that students who take energy drinks on a regular basis are more likely to abuse drugs or alcohol as they grow up. The study was published in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence.

14 Aug 2017

FDA warns against use of many drugs, dietary supplements due to potential contamination

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is advising consumers and health care professionals not to use any liquid drug or dietary supplement products manufactured by PharmaTech LLC of Davie, Florida, and labeled by Rugby Laboratories, Major Pharmaceuticals and Leader Brands, due to potential contamination with the bacteria Burkholderia cepacia (B. cepacia) and the risk for severe patient infection.

11 Aug 2017

Food News and Research

Fruit flies' pheromones reveal sexual attractiveness of females

Research identifies new gene fusions and mutations linked to GIST tumors

Study provides evidence that oral immunotherapy may be possible cure for peanut allergy

MR-guided focused ultrasound continues to gain momentum in treating essential tremor patients

New MyoVista hsECG device launched in the European Union for early detection of heart disease

FDA approves Besponsa – Pfizer’s new drug for rare form of acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Peanut allergy successfully kept at bay with immune-based therapy

FDA approval provides new, targeted treatment option for adults with relapsed or refractory B-cell ALL

Abnormal eating schedules affect skin’s protection from harmful UV rays of the sun

Study finds link between elemental sulfur use and respiratory problems in farmworkers' children

Research shows probiotics can reduce incidence of sepsis in infants

Experts explore ways to improve safety of care for nursing home residents with dementia

Compounds produced by creosote bush exhibit anti-parasitic activity against pathogenic protozoa

Protein changes essential for normal adult muscle function

Study provides promising framework to anticipate drug resistance in cancer

FDA issues Emergency Use Authorization for multiplex Zika test

Climbing cost of decades-old drugs threatens to break Medicaid bank

Potential strategies to combat cardiovascular aging

Energy drinks among youth paving way for cocaine addictions later finds new study

FDA warns against use of many drugs, dietary supplements due to potential contamination

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