Translation News and Research

RSS

Vitamin D supplementation may affect intestinal barrier dysfunction associated with Crohn's disease

New research published in this month's edition of United European Gastroenterology journal suggests that supplementation with vitamin D may impact on the intestinal barrier dysfunction associated with Crohn's disease, and could have a role in the treatment of the condition.

13 Jun 2015

Ludwig Cancer Research announces opening of new branch in Lausanne, Switzerland

Ludwig Cancer Research announced today that it is opening a new Branch in Lausanne, Switzerland. The Branch will be focused primarily on applied cancer immunology and the design of novel molecular and cell-based immunotherapies. It will also develop technologies enabling the efficient, safe application of those therapies to as many patients as possible.

12 Jun 2015

Study seeks to determine environmental factors that protect against asthma, allergies

Researchers in the University of Arizona's BIO5 Institute have entered into a collaboration with Johnson & Johnson Consumer & Personal Products and Janssen Biotech Inc. to leverage foundational discovery research aimed at determining environmental factors that underlie asthma and allergies.

12 Jun 2015

Scientists and clinicians from across the UK come together to address treatment of brain tumors

In an exciting step forward to finding a cure for brain tumours, which kill more children and adults under the age of 40 than any other cancer, the national charity Brain Tumour Research brought together a group of leading brain tumour scientists and clinicians to help accelerate vital research into this devastating disease.

11 Jun 2015

QUT cancer and eye researchers named in Queen's Birthday honours

Professor Clements is honoured for her outstanding contribution to biomedical research, particularly prostate cancer research, and for her success in generating ongoing funding to support the establishment of critically-needed national medical research facilities.

10 Jun 2015

Novel virtual laboratory works to improve population health, prepare future transformational leaders

A newly published paper describes and evaluates the Indiana University Center for Health Innovation and Implementation Science, a novel virtual laboratory employing the tools of implementation science to improve population health, lower costs of its delivery and prepare the future health care transformational leaders.

9 Jun 2015

BioLight Life Sciences reports operational and financial results for Q1 2015

BioLight Life Sciences Investments, a firm that invests in, manages and commercializes biomedical innovations in ophthalmology and cancer diagnostics, today reported operational and financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2015.

1 Jun 2015

BiondVax provides update on financial results for first quarter 2015

BiondVax Pharmaceuticals Ltd., a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing immunomodulation therapies for infectious diseases, today announced its financial results for the first quarter of 2015 and provided a business update.

1 Jun 2015

HarkerBIO, AMRI sign collaborative agreement to market structure-based drug discovery services

Albany Molecular Research Inc. (NASDAQ: AMRI) announced today that it has signed a collaborative agreement with biotechnology company HarkerBIO LLC to co-market their structure-based drug discovery services to global pharmaceutical and biotechnology clients.

1 Jun 2015

Many Americans unclear whether domestic health insurance plan works outside the US

A surprising number of Americans are unclear whether their health insurance works outside the US, according to a new InsureMyTrip survey. Over twenty-five percent polled were not sure whether their domestic health insurance plan would cover any doctor or hospital visits while traveling outside the country.

25 May 2015

Microfluidic cell-squeezing device could introduce specific antigens inside immune system's B cells

MIT researchers have shown that they can use a microfluidic cell-squeezing device to introduce specific antigens inside the immune system's B cells, providing a new approach to developing and implementing antigen-presenting cell vaccines.

22 May 2015

CWRU's Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing receives grant to study multiple chronic conditions

Case Western Reserve University's Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing will begin training predoctoral and postdoctoral researchers to study people with multiple chronic illnesses in hopes of discovering better methods for managing such a complex combination of illnesses.

19 May 2015

Alnylam files clinical trial application for alpha-1 liver disease, presents data at DDW

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has announced that it has filed a Clinical Trial Application (CTA) with the U.K. Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) to initiate a Phase 1/2 clinical trial with ALN-AAT, a subcutaneously administered investigational RNAi therapeutic targeting alpha-1 antitrypsin (AAT) for the treatment of AAT deficiency-associated liver disease (alpha-1 liver disease).

19 May 2015

Non-coding RNAs in maternal food can pass through placenta to regulate fetal gene expression

In a new study published in the Protein & Cell, Chen-Yu Zhang's group at Nanjing University reports that small non-coding RNAs in maternal food can transfer through placenta to regulate fetal gene expression.

14 May 2015

Researchers devise novel method to perform NIR optical measurements of resected breast tissue

Roughly 1 in 4 women having breast conserving surgery (BCS) return to the surgical suite for further resection because of cancerous tissue left behind due to unclear margins. Investigators at the Optics in Medicine Lab at Dartmouth's Thayer School of Engineering and Norris Cotton Cancer Center, led by Brian W. Pogue, PhD and Keith Paulsen PhD, with first author and PhD candidate David M. McClatchy III, devised a novel approach to perform near infrared (NIR) optical measurements of resected breast tissue after the margins have had their traditional marking by the surgeon to preserve information about their orientation for potential follow-up surgeries.

14 May 2015

Research paves way for development of individualized immunotherapy for treating cancer

Mainz-based researchers have made significant advances with regard to the development of individualized immunotherapy strategies for treating cancer. They have managed to identify the relevant genetic changes or mutations associated with various types of cancer and have determined their individual blueprints.

13 May 2015

Mixture of two anti-EGFR antibodies clinically active in treatment-resistant colorectal cancer

Patients with advanced colorectal tumors without mutations in the RAS genes derive substantial benefit from anti-EGFR therapies; however, the disease eventually progresses, leaving these patients with few alternative therapeutic options.

11 May 2015

Small ion pump gives new hope for severe nerve pain sufferers

A small ion pump in organic electronics is giving new hope to people suffering from severe nerve pain. Researchers at Swedish Linköping University and the Karolinska Institute are the first in the world with technology that can stop pain impulses in living, freely moving rats using the body's own pain relief signals.

11 May 2015

Study sheds light on developing more targeted therapies against medulloblastoma

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have gained ground toward developing more targeted therapies for the most common childhood brain tumor.

10 May 2015

Bio-Techne's net sales increase 19% to $114.2 million in third quarter 2015

Bio-Techne Corporation today reported its financial results for the third quarter ended March 31, 2015.

From ProteinSimple 5 May 2015

Translation News and Research

Vitamin D supplementation may affect intestinal barrier dysfunction associated with Crohn's disease

Ludwig Cancer Research announces opening of new branch in Lausanne, Switzerland

Study seeks to determine environmental factors that protect against asthma, allergies

Scientists and clinicians from across the UK come together to address treatment of brain tumors

QUT cancer and eye researchers named in Queen's Birthday honours

Novel virtual laboratory works to improve population health, prepare future transformational leaders

BioLight Life Sciences reports operational and financial results for Q1 2015

BiondVax provides update on financial results for first quarter 2015

HarkerBIO, AMRI sign collaborative agreement to market structure-based drug discovery services

Many Americans unclear whether domestic health insurance plan works outside the US

Microfluidic cell-squeezing device could introduce specific antigens inside immune system's B cells

CWRU's Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing receives grant to study multiple chronic conditions

Alnylam files clinical trial application for alpha-1 liver disease, presents data at DDW

Non-coding RNAs in maternal food can pass through placenta to regulate fetal gene expression

Researchers devise novel method to perform NIR optical measurements of resected breast tissue

Research paves way for development of individualized immunotherapy for treating cancer

Mixture of two anti-EGFR antibodies clinically active in treatment-resistant colorectal cancer

Small ion pump gives new hope for severe nerve pain sufferers

Study sheds light on developing more targeted therapies against medulloblastoma

Bio-Techne's net sales increase 19% to $114.2 million in third quarter 2015

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

Latest News