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TargetCancer awards significant grant for research into rare cancer of the bile duct

TargetCancer, a non-profit organization dedicated to funding research for rare and lesser known cancers, has awarded a significant grant to a leading researcher of gastrointestinal cancers and has established research fellowships through Harvard Medical School.

11 Feb 2011

New trial tests surgery for Type 2 diabetes

A new clinical trial at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center is among the first to test surgery specifically for Type 2 diabetes. The aim of the study is to understand whether surgery can control diabetes, as well or even better than the best medical treatment available today. This is the first study of its kind open to patients who are overweight or mildly obese.

11 Feb 2011

Athersys' MultiStem cell therapy provides multiple benefits in preclinical models of ischemic stroke

Medical researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) presented new research results at the American Heart Association International Stroke Conference that demonstrated how MultiStem-, a novel stem cell therapy being developed by Athersys, Inc. provided multiple benefits when administered in preclinical models of ischemic stroke.

11 Feb 2011

Seven-year study demonstrates clear benefits of fetal surgery to treat spina bifida in babies

Results of a landmark, seven-year National Institutes of Health-funded trial, Management of Myelomeningocele Study (MOMS), demonstrate clear benefit for babies who undergo fetal surgery to treat spina bifida, the most common birth defect in the central nervous system.

11 Feb 2011

Viral infection of Leishmania leads to increased pathogenicity

A parasite and a virus may be teaming up in a way that increases the parasite's ability to harm humans, scientists at the University of Lausanne in Switzerland and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis report this week in Science.

11 Feb 2011

Minnesota makes progress in reducing tobacco usage and exposure to secondhand smoke

Findings from the latest Minnesota Adult Tobacco Survey (MATS), published today in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, show that Minnesota is continuing to make progress in reducing tobacco use and exposure to secondhand smoke. The study is the most thorough and accurate source of information about tobacco use in Minnesota.

11 Feb 2011

Study finds too low drug concentrations used for treatment of children with TB

The realization of medically treating different children uniquely may start with one of the deadliest diseases in existence: tuberculosis.

11 Feb 2011

African leaders meet in Rwanda to discuss capacity building

A two-day summit of the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) in the Rwandan capital, Kigali, concluded on Wednesday with African leaders calling for stronger "efforts in building capacity that goes beyond achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) target of 2015," the New Times reports.

11 Feb 2011

£160,000 award to devise anti-microbial collar to prevent bacterial infections associated with broken bones

Orthopaedic experts at The University of Nottingham are hoping to reduce the rate of infections that often occur in the pinning of broken bones by developing a special collar to counter dangerous microbes.

11 Feb 2011

Perrigo to settle patent litigation relating to Minoxidil foam

Perrigo Company today announced that it has agreed to settle its Hatch-Waxman litigation relating to Minoxidil foam brought by Stiefel Research Australia Pty. Ltd., a GSK Company. Under the terms of the settlement, Perrigo can launch in the U. S., a generic version of Men's Rogaine® Foam on March 1, 2012, or earlier under certain circumstances.

11 Feb 2011

Family planning funds targeted by GOP

The new Congress also continues to be embroiled in battles surrounding the issue of abortion restrictions, which GOP house lawmakers have made a priority.

11 Feb 2011

Kraft Foods announces launch of new gum containing vitamins B6, B12

Great taste, long lasting, and a new boost of flavor. Kraft Foods, the maker of Stride, The Ridiculously Long Lasting Gum, today announced the launch of Stride SPARK, a new gum containing vitamins B6 and B12.

11 Feb 2011

Scientists develop novel treatment strategy for multiple myeloma

Scientists at Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center have developed a novel treatment strategy for multiple myeloma that pairs two targeted agents to kill cancer cells. The study's findings, published in today's edition of the journal "Blood," are the first to demonstrate the synergistic, anti-myeloma effects of this combination regimen both in vitro and in vivo.

11 Feb 2011

Calorie Control Council: Study showing association between diet soft drink, stroke risk is critically flawed

The Calorie Control Council stated today that research findings presented during a poster session at the International Stroke Conference claiming an association between diet soft drink consumption and increased risk of stroke and heart attack are critically flawed.

11 Feb 2011

Times of India examines dengue vaccine trials

India could soon become a site for clinical trials to evaluate the effectiveness of a dengue vaccine, the Times of India reports. According to the drug controller general of India, vaccine maker Sanofi Pasteur recently submitted a proposal to test the vaccine to the country.

11 Feb 2011

Rite Aid raised $4.9M in funds for Children's Miracle Network Hospitals in 2010

Rite Aid raised $4.9 million in 2010 for Children's Miracle Network Hospitals. The money raised by Rite Aid funds life-saving medical care, research, education and outreach programs at 117 Children's Miracle Network Hospitals in the communities Rite Aid serves.

11 Feb 2011

New findings of drug recently identified to prevent stroke in patients with AF published in NEJM

New findings from a McMaster University-led study of a drug recently identified to prevent stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation have been published in the high-impact New England Journal of Medicine today.

11 Feb 2011

Viewpoints: Sebelius on empowering states; NY Times on insurance mandate; WSJ on 'next repeal target'

As governor of Kansas, I saw up close the urgent need for health-care reform. I heard it when factory owners told me their biggest concern was not manufacturing costs but rising insurance premiums, and when families said they felt like hostages to insurance companies that could deny or cancel coverage with little accountability.

11 Feb 2011

Neuralstem updates progress of ongoing clinical trial of spinal cord stem cells in treatment of ALS

Neuralstem, Inc. updated the progress of its ongoing Phase I human clinical trial of the company's spinal cord stem cells in the treatment of ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig's disease) at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.

11 Feb 2011

Intellikine, PKD Foundation to investigate novel therapies for patients with PKD

Intellikine, a leader in the development of small molecule drugs targeting the PI3K/mTOR pathway, and the PKD Foundation today announced a collaboration to investigate novel, orally-available small molecule kinase inhibitors of the TORC1 and TORC2 complexes as a potential treatment for patients with polycystic kidney disease.

11 Feb 2011

Research News and Research

TargetCancer awards significant grant for research into rare cancer of the bile duct

New trial tests surgery for Type 2 diabetes

Athersys' MultiStem cell therapy provides multiple benefits in preclinical models of ischemic stroke

Seven-year study demonstrates clear benefits of fetal surgery to treat spina bifida in babies

Viral infection of Leishmania leads to increased pathogenicity

Minnesota makes progress in reducing tobacco usage and exposure to secondhand smoke

Study finds too low drug concentrations used for treatment of children with TB

African leaders meet in Rwanda to discuss capacity building

£160,000 award to devise anti-microbial collar to prevent bacterial infections associated with broken bones

Perrigo to settle patent litigation relating to Minoxidil foam

Family planning funds targeted by GOP

Kraft Foods announces launch of new gum containing vitamins B6, B12

Scientists develop novel treatment strategy for multiple myeloma

Calorie Control Council: Study showing association between diet soft drink, stroke risk is critically flawed

Times of India examines dengue vaccine trials

Rite Aid raised $4.9M in funds for Children's Miracle Network Hospitals in 2010

New findings of drug recently identified to prevent stroke in patients with AF published in NEJM

Viewpoints: Sebelius on empowering states; NY Times on insurance mandate; WSJ on 'next repeal target'

Neuralstem updates progress of ongoing clinical trial of spinal cord stem cells in treatment of ALS

Intellikine, PKD Foundation to investigate novel therapies for patients with PKD

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