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pH comes from the term “power of Hydrogen”, or the hydrogen ion concentration present in a given solution. It helps to measure the acidity or alkalinity of a substance.

Control and Monitor Nanoparticle, Biopharmaceutical and Polymer Product Process

In this interview, Jason Lin, Application Scientist from Wyatt Technology, talks to News-Medical about the new ultraDAWN that is a breakthrough in monitoring nanoparticle biopharmaceutical and polymer product process.

From Waters | Wyatt Technology 10 Dec 2019

FAU and Georgia State collaborate to help children, families affected by addiction

About 8.7 million children live with a parent who has a substance use disorder. Addiction can have recurring and negative long-term effects on the child, the parent and the family.

10 Dec 2019

Immunotherapy more effective than chemotherapy for children, young adults with relapsed B-ALL

New findings from a clinical trial show that treatment with the immunotherapy drug blinatumomab is superior to standard chemotherapy for children and young adults with high- or intermediate-risk B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia that has relapsed.

10 Dec 2019

Risk of specific genetic translocation is higher in patients of African ancestry, shows study

Multiple myeloma is a plasma cell cancer that is more common in patients of African American descent than of European American descent.

10 Dec 2019

Study can help illuminate the ways stress and external events affect mental health

They work in a bubble of 80-hour work weeks, and 24-hour shifts. They're caring for patients for the first time, while still learning the ropes of the medical profession. The constant stress wears on their mental health.

10 Dec 2019

Combination therapy is safe and effective for older patients diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia

A study led by The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center showed that treatment combining lower doses of chemotherapy with the monoclonal antibody inotuzumab ozogamicin (INO), with or without the drug blinatumomab, is safe and effective in patients over 60 years of age who were newly diagnosed with a high-risk form of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) known as Philadelphia chromosome-negative ALL.

10 Dec 2019

Experts publish new book with recommendations to reduce Latino cancer

As U.S. Latinos face a staggering 142% projected rise in cancer cases by 2030, UT Health San Antonio leaders gathered international cancer experts to publish a new book with innovative research and recommendations to reduce Latino cancer.

9 Dec 2019

Researchers to use human bone remains for studying predictable, postmortem microbes

It's one of the most salient questions in any death investigation, and one of the first asked by both law enforcement and loved ones: Not just how, but when did a person die?

9 Dec 2019

Dead probiotic reduces age-related leaky gut in older mice, study finds

Scientists at Wake Forest School of Medicine have identified a dead probiotic that reduces age-related leaky gut in older mice. The study is published in the journal GeroScience.

9 Dec 2019

New nanoparticle innovation detects vascular calcification in atherosclerosis

Heart disease and stroke are the world's two most deadly diseases, causing over 15 million deaths in 2016 according to the World Health Organization.

9 Dec 2019

Yale study highlights the need to develop effective, less toxic approaches to treat AML patients

A new study by Yale Cancer Center researchers shows understanding treatment patterns for patients with acute myeloid leukemia is vital to develop strategies to improve outcomes.

9 Dec 2019

Wake Forest Baptist receives grant to uncover reasons for attrition in pediatric weight-loss programs

The National Institute of Nursing Research, part of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded Wake Forest Baptist Health a five-year grant worth approximately $2.97 million to study the reasons for attrition in pediatric weight-management programs and develop better ways to predict and reduce dropout rates.

9 Dec 2019

Award to help advance development of diagnostic test for necrotizing enterocolitis

The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development of the National Institutes of Health has awarded Chosen Diagnostics Inc, a spin-out company, a $299,641 Phase I Small Business Technology Transfer award.

9 Dec 2019

Study highlights benefits of Medicaid expansion for Michigan enrollees

When the state of Michigan expanded its Medicaid program to provide health coverage to more low-income residents, its leaders built special features into the plan, different from most states.

9 Dec 2019

Beckman Coulter launches new DxH 690T hematology analyzer to support mid-size labs

Beckman Coulter , a global leader in clinical diagnostics, today announced the commercial launch of its new DxH 690T hematology analyzer.

From Beckman Coulter Life Sciences - Automation and Genomics 9 Dec 2019

Thermo Fisher Scientific to accelerate genomic profiling process in hematology and oncology labs

Clinical researchers who take a traditional sequential approach to analyze myeloid malignancies, a highly heterogeneous group of disorders, face a major hurdle: a laborious and time-consuming workflow.

From Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 9 Dec 2019

Treating the whole patient essential for older people with cardiovascular disease

Geriatric conditions such as frailty and cognitive impairments may inadvertently worsen when older patients are treated in cardiac intensive care units - even as they receive excellent care for their heart attack, heart failure, valvular heart disease or pulmonary embolism, according to a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association, published today in the Association's premier journal Circulation.

9 Dec 2019

New startup aims to prevent reperfusion-related organ damage after liver transplant

Roughly 65 years ago, the first human organ transplant was successfully performed. A decade later, heart and liver transplants became possible. Now, a startup founded by researchers from the Medical University of South Carolina and elsewhere hopes to bring about the next major breakthrough.

8 Dec 2019

New technique holds promise in cancer research and science studies

A new technique reported this week in Science overcomes several limitations of typical high-throughput chemical screens conducted on cell samples. Such screens are commonly used to try to discover new cancer drugs, and in many other biomedical applications.

8 Dec 2019

Nanosize container can slip inside cells and deliver medicines, gene therapies

Scientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine report they have created a tiny, nanosize container that can slip inside cells and deliver protein-based medicines and gene therapies of any size -; even hefty ones attached to the gene-editing tool called CRISPR.

6 Dec 2019

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Control and Monitor Nanoparticle, Biopharmaceutical and Polymer Product Process

FAU and Georgia State collaborate to help children, families affected by addiction

Immunotherapy more effective than chemotherapy for children, young adults with relapsed B-ALL

Risk of specific genetic translocation is higher in patients of African ancestry, shows study

Study can help illuminate the ways stress and external events affect mental health

Combination therapy is safe and effective for older patients diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Experts publish new book with recommendations to reduce Latino cancer

Researchers to use human bone remains for studying predictable, postmortem microbes

Dead probiotic reduces age-related leaky gut in older mice, study finds

New nanoparticle innovation detects vascular calcification in atherosclerosis

Yale study highlights the need to develop effective, less toxic approaches to treat AML patients

Wake Forest Baptist receives grant to uncover reasons for attrition in pediatric weight-loss programs

Award to help advance development of diagnostic test for necrotizing enterocolitis

Study highlights benefits of Medicaid expansion for Michigan enrollees

Beckman Coulter launches new DxH 690T hematology analyzer to support mid-size labs

Thermo Fisher Scientific to accelerate genomic profiling process in hematology and oncology labs

Treating the whole patient essential for older people with cardiovascular disease

New startup aims to prevent reperfusion-related organ damage after liver transplant

New technique holds promise in cancer research and science studies

Nanosize container can slip inside cells and deliver medicines, gene therapies

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Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

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