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New study unlocks hope for immunotherapy in metastatic prostate cancer

Immunotherapy has been disappointing as a prostate cancer treatment, but a new Columbia study suggests that the powerful treatments have potential when the disease starts to spread.

12 Dec 2023

Bottlenecks in Nucleic Acid Extraction: A Multi-Industrial approach with HiMedia Labs

An interview with Dr. Rajas Warke, Director of Molecular Biology and virology at HiMedia Labs.

From Himedia Laboratories Private Limited 12 Dec 2023

PharmaKure and Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) announce partnership to advance research in Alzheimer’s Disease diagnosis

Research partnership aims to build strong pharma and academic collaborations in sharing data and clinical samples to develop biomarker-based diagnostics for Alzheimer’s Disease.

12 Dec 2023

SolasCure demonstrates proof-of-concept in Phase lla safety trial of Aurase Wound Gel

SolasCure today announced the results of its proof-of-concept, first-in-human, Phase IIa safety study.

From SolasCure 12 Dec 2023

Addressing health inequalities: REP-EQUITY toolkit aims for fairer research representation

Researchers created the REP-EQUITY toolbox for capturing an equitable and representative sample for health research studies.

12 Dec 2023

Research reimagined: Online platform empowers patients and professionals to set rare disease priorities

Patients with rare diseases have traditionally been the subjects of medical research. However, in recent years, their role has begun to shift from 'research participants' to 'experts with a lived experience', with some being involved in study planning, design and interpretation.

11 Dec 2023

New antibody combination shows 'surprising' results in high-risk follicular lymphoma trial

Researchers conducting a Phase 2 clinical trial at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine say a new combination of antibody therapies produced a 'surprisingly high' response rate in patients with high-risk follicular lymphoma, a type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

11 Dec 2023

Tirzepatide maintains weight loss and improves cardiometabolic health in SURMOUNT-4 trial

The current class of anti-obesity drugs is proving remarkably effective at removing excess pounds. However, a phase 3 randomized clinical trial led by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian found that people who stopped taking the medication regained much of that weight within a year.

11 Dec 2023

Study reveals new mechanism by which rotavirus induces diarrhea

Rotavirus causes gastroenteritis, a condition that includes diarrhea, deficient nutrient absorption and weight loss. Severe cases result in approximately 128,000 deaths annually in infants and children worldwide.

11 Dec 2023

Study finds tree nuts as snack alternative boost metabolic health in young adults

Study found that replacing typical carbohydrate snacks with tree nuts in young adults' diets for 16 weeks improves metabolic health, with females showing reduced waist circumference and lipid biomarkers, and males enhanced insulin sensitivity, without other dietary changes.

11 Dec 2023

Survival rates of black patients with leukemia soar with modern therapies

Non-Hispanic Black patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) are living longer, now that new therapies are available, according to a study presented by researchers from the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine and Penn Medicine's Abramson Cancer Center at the 65th American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting and Exposition.

11 Dec 2023

Ketogenic diet proved to be effective at controlling polycystic kidney disease

It's official: The ketogenic diet proved to be effective at controlling polycystic kidney disease (PKD) in the first randomized controlled clinical trial of ketogenic metabolic therapy for PKD.

11 Dec 2023

Personalized treatment for leukemia results in longer life and fewer side effects

Personalized treatment for the most common form of adult leukemia helps patients survive for longer and stay in remission, a phase III trial has found.

11 Dec 2023

Lymphatic fluid from surgical drains could inform more precise treatments for head and neck cancer

Lymphatic fluid from surgical drains, which is usually tossed in the trash, is a treasure in the hands of University of Pittsburgh and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis researchers who found that this liquid could inform more precise treatments for patients with head and neck cancer caused by human papillomavirus (HPV).

11 Dec 2023

UMSOM receives $29 million research award to improve health outcomes in people who inject opioid drugs

University of Maryland School of Medicine Dean Mark T. Gladwin, MD, announced today that the school will receive a $29 million research award over four years from the National Institutes of Health to lead a multicenter trial that aims to improve health outcomes in people who inject opioid drugs and are hospitalized with infectious complications of their drug use.

11 Dec 2023

UC San Diego Health completes purchase of Alvarado Hospital Medical Center

On December 11, 2023, UC San Diego Health successfully completed the purchase of Alvarado Hospital Medical Center from Prime Healthcare.

11 Dec 2023

Quizartinib extends life and enhances wellbeing for AML patients with key mutation

In a study led by researchers at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, patients recently diagnosed with a common and aggressive form of acute myeloid leukemia reported having improved quality of life when a newly approved drug was part of the treatment plan.

11 Dec 2023

Medicine News and Research

New study unlocks hope for immunotherapy in metastatic prostate cancer

Bottlenecks in Nucleic Acid Extraction: A Multi-Industrial approach with HiMedia Labs

PharmaKure and Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) announce partnership to advance research in Alzheimer’s Disease diagnosis

SolasCure demonstrates proof-of-concept in Phase lla safety trial of Aurase Wound Gel

Addressing health inequalities: REP-EQUITY toolkit aims for fairer research representation

Research reimagined: Online platform empowers patients and professionals to set rare disease priorities

New antibody combination shows 'surprising' results in high-risk follicular lymphoma trial

Tirzepatide maintains weight loss and improves cardiometabolic health in SURMOUNT-4 trial

Study reveals new mechanism by which rotavirus induces diarrhea

Study finds tree nuts as snack alternative boost metabolic health in young adults

Survival rates of black patients with leukemia soar with modern therapies

Ketogenic diet proved to be effective at controlling polycystic kidney disease

Personalized treatment for leukemia results in longer life and fewer side effects

Lymphatic fluid from surgical drains could inform more precise treatments for head and neck cancer

UMSOM receives $29 million research award to improve health outcomes in people who inject opioid drugs

UC San Diego Health completes purchase of Alvarado Hospital Medical Center

Quizartinib extends life and enhances wellbeing for AML patients with key mutation

Pandemic stressors overwhelm genetic resilience to depression in college students

Colombian family's Alzheimer's anomaly offers insights into disease pathogenesis and prevention

UB research identifies key mechanism in infantile cystinosis

Sensing a Healthier Future

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

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