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New public-private partnership launches major health effort to reduce cancer in San Francisco

Cancer is the leading cause of death in San Francisco and costs patients, families and taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars each year.

21 Nov 2016

Researchers discover molecular pathway that plays major role in maintaining normal kidney function

Boston University researchers, in collaboration with Centers for Therapeutic Innovation at Pfizer Inc., have discovered a novel molecular pathway needed to regulate kidney podocytes--special octopus-like cells that are critical in maintaining normal kidney function.

17 Nov 2016

TSRI scientists discover precise signaling mechanisms that regulate brain’s motor function

In new findings that could have an impact the development of therapies for a number of currently untreatable brain disorders such as Parkinson’s and Huntington’s diseases, scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have found, for the first time, that a specific signaling circuit in the brain is deeply involved in motor activity.

17 Nov 2016

Scientists discover sensor that may regulate tension in blood vessels

Physical forces like blood pressure and the shear stress of flowing blood are important parameters for the tension of blood vessels.

10 Nov 2016

Achieving equality in mental health for all

“What is the most important thing in the world? The people, the people, the people.” A beautiful Mauri translation given by Professor Dinesh Bhugra, of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA), to sum up the work of Careif and celebrate its 10 year anniversary at a recent House of Lords reception on ‘Equality in mental health for all.’

1 Nov 2016

New report puts forward recommendations aimed at speeding up access to innovative dementia medicines

A new report published by the government today (24 October), puts forward a number of recommendations aimed at speeding up the process by which the NHS implements newly developed drugs and medical procedures.

25 Oct 2016

Small RNA molecules could contribute to serious pregnancy complication, study finds

A family of small RNA molecules affects the development of cells that give rise to the placenta - an organ that transfers oxygen and nutrients from mother to fetus -- in ways that could contribute to a serious pregnancy complication, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers report.

24 Oct 2016

Novel lipid-based therapeutic shows promise for combating drug resistance in AML

Researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina Hollings Cancer Center have discovered a mechanism that confers resistance to drugs used to treat certain types of acute myeloid leukemia (AML).

24 Oct 2016

Esperite's business unit develops therapy for Crohn's disease perianal fistulas

Esperite's business unit The Cell Factory in collaboration with Women's and Children's Health Department of the University of Padua and the Padua University Hospital are developing therapies for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) using extracellular vesicles (EVs).

21 Oct 2016

FMP initiates new project for early detection of Parkinson's disease with magnetized xenon gas

A new project for the early detection of Parkinson's disease with strongly magnetized xenon gas has been initiated at FMP. The team led by physicist Leif Schröder has received a three-year grant from the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research.

20 Oct 2016

U-M investigators awarded $7.5 million NIH grant to expand chronic pain research

In order to better understand the disparity between identifiable damage and chronic pain, the National Institutes of Health has awarded $7.5 million over five years to physician-scientists at the University of Michigan Health System.

19 Oct 2016

Discovery of neuropilin 2 deficiency may lead to new therapies for edema and lymphedema

Fluid accumulation and swelling (edema) may result from the malfunctioning of regulatory processes controlling vessel permeability in the body.

14 Oct 2016

Experts develop new communication app for adult and pediatric ICU patients

The department of Intensive Care of the Radboud university medical center in Nijmegen, the Netherlands, has developed a unique communication app for adult and pediatric ICU patients, who cannot speak due to an intubation, being on a ventilator or breathing through a tracheostoma.

13 Oct 2016

Wayne State receives NIH funding to develop interventions for better asthma management in youth

A team of researchers led by Richard Slatcher, Ph.D., associate professor of psychology in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Wayne State University, has been awarded $2.74 million from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health for a project that aims to improve asthma management in youth.

13 Oct 2016

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New public-private partnership launches major health effort to reduce cancer in San Francisco

Researchers discover molecular pathway that plays major role in maintaining normal kidney function

TSRI scientists discover precise signaling mechanisms that regulate brain’s motor function

Scientists discover sensor that may regulate tension in blood vessels

Achieving equality in mental health for all

New report puts forward recommendations aimed at speeding up access to innovative dementia medicines

Small RNA molecules could contribute to serious pregnancy complication, study finds

Novel lipid-based therapeutic shows promise for combating drug resistance in AML

Esperite's business unit develops therapy for Crohn's disease perianal fistulas

FMP initiates new project for early detection of Parkinson's disease with magnetized xenon gas

U-M investigators awarded $7.5 million NIH grant to expand chronic pain research

Discovery of neuropilin 2 deficiency may lead to new therapies for edema and lymphedema

Experts develop new communication app for adult and pediatric ICU patients

Wayne State receives NIH funding to develop interventions for better asthma management in youth

Nabsys uses HD-mapping platform to produce first long-range, non-optical maps of whole human genomes

Karolinska Institutet opens research centre for regenerative medicine in Hong Kong

New method allows early detection of tooth decay using long-wavelength infrared imaging

Study finds potential therapeutic target for KRAS-driven cancers

OECD publishes novel knowledge management tools for advancing non-animal testing methods

Researchers reveal how ultrasmall nanoparticles can kill cancer cells

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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