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Researchers awarded grant to advance testing of experimental heroin vaccine

Researchers at the U.S. Military HIV Research Program at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research and SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, N.Y., have been awarded a grant to advance an experimental heroin vaccine through Phase I/IIa clinical trials to assess both its safety and its efficacy against a morphine challenge.

17 Oct 2018

Study to explore bioethics of brain organoids

Research scientists around the world are now able to investigate the structural, cellular, and developmental intricacies of the human brain using bioengineered stem cell-based models called organoids.

16 Oct 2018

New findings reveal potential cellular players in tumor microenvironment

New findings presented today by CytoReason reveals possible new cellular players in the tumor microenvironment that could impact the treatment process for the most in-need patients - those who have already failed to respond to ipilimumab (anti-CTLA4) immunotherapy.

16 Oct 2018

Environmental conditions may drive development of multiple sclerosis

A new Tel Aviv University study finds that certain environmental conditions may precipitate structural changes that take place in myelin sheaths in the onset of multiple sclerosis. Myelin sheaths are the "insulating tape" surrounding axons; axons carry electrical impulses in neurons.

16 Oct 2018

Men who conform to 'the man box' more likely to consider suicide and violence

An Australian first study involving 1000 men aged 18 to 30 has found those who conform to traditional definitions of manhood - dubbed 'the man box' - are twice as likely to consider suicide and seven times more likely to be violent towards others.

16 Oct 2018

Simple, inexpensive test quickly detects antibiotic-resistant 'superbugs'

When you get sick, you want the right treatment fast. But certain infectious microbes are experts at evading the very anti-bacterial drugs designed to fight them.

16 Oct 2018

Interactive robot helps older people exercise and detects underlying health problems

According to the latest report on the evolution of worldwide population submitted by the United Nations, 13% of today's population is over 60 years of age; and by 2050 this percentage will almost double, reaching 25%.

16 Oct 2018

New smart watch algorithms can accurately monitor wearers' sleep patterns

New algorithms take advantage of multiple smart watch sensors to accurately monitor wearers' sleep patterns.

16 Oct 2018

Zebrafish study uncovers molecular 'brake' that helps control eye lens development

How different cells in a multicellular organism acquire their identities remains a fundamental mystery of development. In the eye, for example, the lens contains two cell types - lens epithelial cells and lens fiber cells -- the first of which differentiates into the second as an animal matures.

16 Oct 2018

Purdue researchers develop new chemical process to find better drug 'fits' for patients

When a medication doesn't "fit" the body quite right, the results can be devastating. Such is the case for thalidomide, which was prescribed in the 1950s and 1960s as a sedative or hypnotic, even for pregnant women.

16 Oct 2018

Study: Only 59% of young adults undergoing surgery are fluid responsive

Cheetah Medical, a Massachusetts-based leader in non-invasive fluid management devices, today announced study results leveraging Cheetah Medical technology were presented at the American Society of Anesthesiologists ANESTHESIOLOGY 2018 annual meeting in San Francisco, held from October 13-17.

16 Oct 2018

Rice University chemist wins big award to study small surfaces

It's one thing to start a chemical reaction and get a result, but it's quite another thing to watch it in progress. Rice University chemist Matt Jones wants to see it happen.

16 Oct 2018

Scientists use virtual reality to show how people's perception of food can be altered by surroundings

Humans not only relish the sweet, savory and saltiness of foods, but they are influenced by the environment in which they eat. Cornell University food scientists used virtual reality to show how people's perception of real food can be altered by their surroundings, according to research published in the Journal of Food Science.

16 Oct 2018

Study pinpoints new marker that can predict Crohn’s disease subtype

Crohn's disease, a chronic inflammatory condition of the intestinal tract, has emerged as a global disease, with rates steadily increasing over the last 50 years.

16 Oct 2018

‘EinsteinVision’ that improves hand-eye coordination of surgeons introduced at Harefield Hospital

Patients in London are benefiting from ‘quicker, more accurate’ surgical procedures following the introduction of a ‘pioneering’ and ‘progressive’ 3D camera system which improves the hand-eye coordination of surgeons.

From B. Braun Melsungen AG 15 Oct 2018

Potential 'early warning markers' for sepsis discovered

A multi-site research collaboration supported by a Technology Strategy Board Grant has shown that immune response signatures could be used as an early warning test for the serious condition sepsis in patients attending emergency departments with suspected infection.

15 Oct 2018

Researchers identify basic relationships of cell cycle and cellular senescence in the placenta

Working with researchers from Stanford University and St. Anna Children's Cancer Research, researchers from Jürgen Pollheimer's laboratory at the Medical University of Vienna's Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology have now, for the first time, identified basic relationships of the cell cycle and cellular senescence in the human placenta.

15 Oct 2018

Researchers demonstrate integrated technique to control production of cell therapeutics

Researchers have demonstrated an integrated technique for monitoring specific biomolecules - such as growth factors - that could indicate the health of living cell cultures produced for the burgeoning field of cell-based therapeutics.

15 Oct 2018

NAM special publication outlines steps to ensure interoperability of health care systems

While health care has made great strides in recent years with the proliferation of electronic health records, establishment of regional health information exchanges, and development of data exchange standards and interfaces, interoperability among health care technologies remains very limited, says a new National Academy of Medicine special publication.

15 Oct 2018

Global health innovation system fails to deliver affordable treatments to patients, says report

NHS patients are being let down by a global health innovation system which fails to deliver the treatments they need at prices that government can afford, according to a new report led by Professor Mariana Mazzucato, Director of the UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose, in collaboration with STOPAIDS, Global Justice Now and Just Treatment.

15 Oct 2018

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Researchers awarded grant to advance testing of experimental heroin vaccine

Study to explore bioethics of brain organoids

New findings reveal potential cellular players in tumor microenvironment

Environmental conditions may drive development of multiple sclerosis

Men who conform to 'the man box' more likely to consider suicide and violence

Simple, inexpensive test quickly detects antibiotic-resistant 'superbugs'

Interactive robot helps older people exercise and detects underlying health problems

New smart watch algorithms can accurately monitor wearers' sleep patterns

Zebrafish study uncovers molecular 'brake' that helps control eye lens development

Purdue researchers develop new chemical process to find better drug 'fits' for patients

Study: Only 59% of young adults undergoing surgery are fluid responsive

Rice University chemist wins big award to study small surfaces

Scientists use virtual reality to show how people's perception of food can be altered by surroundings

Study pinpoints new marker that can predict Crohn’s disease subtype

‘EinsteinVision’ that improves hand-eye coordination of surgeons introduced at Harefield Hospital

Potential 'early warning markers' for sepsis discovered

Researchers identify basic relationships of cell cycle and cellular senescence in the placenta

Researchers demonstrate integrated technique to control production of cell therapeutics

NAM special publication outlines steps to ensure interoperability of health care systems

Global health innovation system fails to deliver affordable treatments to patients, says report

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Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

Advancing Intracellular Delivery with LumiPore®

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