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IUPUI researcher receives $2.85 million grant to find ways to improve bone strength

A $2.85 million National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases-funded study at IUPUI will advance understanding of how bone cells sense and respond to mechanical force, one of the cues the skeleton relies on to regulate its strength.

21 Jan 2019

Hepatitis C-infected patients with a history of liver cancer can be treated with antivirals

A large, multi-center study refutes earlier suggestions that antiviral drugs for treating hepatitis C may lead to a higher recurrence of liver cancer.

18 Jan 2019

Immune checkpoint inhibitors induce rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases

Checkpoint inhibitor therapy is a form of cancer treatment immunotherapy currently under research. The therapy targets immune checkpoints, key regulators of the immune system that stimulate or inhibit its actions, which tumors can use to protect themselves from attacks by the immune system.

18 Jan 2019

New guidelines to make swallowing safer for people in Australian nursing homes

The ability to eat and drink are things most Australians take for granted. That’s why Speech Pathology Australia is an active participant in an international initiative that is working to make swallowing safer for people in Australian hospitals and nursing homes.

18 Jan 2019

New resource-based approach to improve HIV care in low- and middle-income countries

A practical resource-based public health approach for the rapid initiation of antiretroviral therapy in HIV-infected individuals living in low- and middle-income countries could save thousands of lives, according to an Essay published January 15 in the open-access journal PLOS Medicine by Mark Tenforde of the University of Washington School of Medicine, and colleagues.

18 Jan 2019

Scientists develop new gene therapy that prevents axon destruction in mice

Nerve axons serve as the wiring of the nervous system, sending electrical signals that control movement and sense of touch.

18 Jan 2019

Rapid resistance gene sequencing technology can hasten identification of antibiotic-resistant bacteria

Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine say they have added to evidence that rapid resistance gene sequencing technology can accurately speed the identification of specific antibiotic-resistant bacteria strains that sicken and kill some patients.

18 Jan 2019

Innovative ‘light’ method demonstrates positive results in fight against malignant tumors

A team of scientists from the National University of Science and Technology "MISIS", the Moscow Technological University and the Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University has experimentally proved the effectiveness of the formerly suggested "light" method in oncotherapy.

18 Jan 2019

Combination therapy shows high efficacy in treating people with leishmaniasis and HIV

The results of clinical trials conducted in Ethiopia by the Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative, in partnership with Médecins Sans Frontières, the University of Gondar, and Addis Ababa University, open the way for more effective and safer treatments for people with both HIV and visceral leishmaniasis, a group of patients who have historically suffered from poor treatment options.

18 Jan 2019

UCLA researchers demonstrate new technique to develop cancer-fighting T cells

A study by UCLA researchers is the first to demonstrate a technique for coaxing pluripotent stem cells -- which can give rise to every cell type in the body and which can be grown indefinitely in the lab -- into becoming mature T cells capable of killing tumor cells.

18 Jan 2019

Scientists discover a dramatic pattern of bone growth in female mice

UCLA and UC San Francisco life scientists have discovered a dramatic pattern of bone growth in female mice -- research that could potentially lead to stronger bone density in women and new treatments for osteoporosis in older women.

18 Jan 2019

Automated texts lead to improved outcomes after total knee or hip replacement surgery

An automated text messaging system increases patient engagement with home-based exercise and promotes faster recovery after total knee or hip replacement surgery, reports a study in the January 16, 2019 issue of The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery.

18 Jan 2019

New nuclear medicine method could improve detection of primary and metastatic melanoma

A new nuclear medicine method for detecting malignant melanoma, one of the most aggressive skin cancers, has been successfully tested for the first time in humans and could improve detection of both primary and metastatic melanoma.

18 Jan 2019

Novel targeted drug delivery system improves conventional cancer treatments

A team of researchers, affiliated with UNIST has recently introduced a novel targeted drug delivery system that can improve the pharmacological and therapeutic properties of conventional cancer treatments.

17 Jan 2019

Blood vessels can now be created perfectly in a petri dish

Researchers have now successfully created perfect blood vessels in the labs and this may be a huge step in benefitting people with diabetes and other conditions. The report of the procedure appears in a study titled, “Human blood vessel organoids as a model of diabetic vasculopathy,” published in the latest issue of the journal Nature.

17 Jan 2019

Therapy News and Research

IUPUI researcher receives $2.85 million grant to find ways to improve bone strength

Hepatitis C-infected patients with a history of liver cancer can be treated with antivirals

Immune checkpoint inhibitors induce rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases

New guidelines to make swallowing safer for people in Australian nursing homes

New resource-based approach to improve HIV care in low- and middle-income countries

Scientists develop new gene therapy that prevents axon destruction in mice

Rapid resistance gene sequencing technology can hasten identification of antibiotic-resistant bacteria

Innovative ‘light’ method demonstrates positive results in fight against malignant tumors

Combination therapy shows high efficacy in treating people with leishmaniasis and HIV

UCLA researchers demonstrate new technique to develop cancer-fighting T cells

Scientists discover a dramatic pattern of bone growth in female mice

Automated texts lead to improved outcomes after total knee or hip replacement surgery

New nuclear medicine method could improve detection of primary and metastatic melanoma

Novel targeted drug delivery system improves conventional cancer treatments

Blood vessels can now be created perfectly in a petri dish

New anti-inflammatory compound acts as 'surge protector' to reduce cancer growth

Study reveals potential pathway for endothelial cells to avoid apoptosis

Yeast model may pave way for development of novel therapies for metabolic disorders

First international consensus on the diagnosis and management of fibromuscular dysplasia

Neck-strengthening exercises can protect athletes from concussions

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Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

Advancing Intracellular Delivery with LumiPore®

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