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St. Jude scientists develop interactive tool to advance understanding of mutations that fuel pediatric cancer

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have developed a web application and data set that gives researchers worldwide a powerful interactive tool to advance understanding of the mutations that lead to and fuel pediatric cancer. The freely available tool, called ProteinPaint, is described in today's issue of the scientific journal Nature Genetics.

30 Dec 2015

Discovery Laboratories initiates AEROSURF phase 2b clinical trial in premature infants with RDS

Discovery Laboratories, Inc., a biotechnology company focused on developing aerosolized KL4 surfactant therapies for respiratory diseases, today announced that it has initiated its AEROSURF phase 2b clinical trial in premature infants 26 to 32 weeks gestational age (GA) receiving non-invasive nasal continuous positive airway pressure (nCPAP) for respiratory distress syndrome (RDS).

29 Dec 2015

Seventeen organizations use HPN's software suit of care coordination tools

Heritage Provider Network, the nation's leading physicians' organization, is pleased to announce that seventeen organizations are now using its internally developed software suit of care coordination tools known as "QHMO." The organizations utilizing the suite of software products include leading hospital systems, a number of health plans, as well as a number of other physicians' organizations.

29 Dec 2015

Presence of myopia significantly affects muscles used in focusing lens of the eye

The presence of myopia, or nearsightedness, significantly affects the muscles used in focusing the lens of the eye--a finding with important implications for the development of "accommodating" implanted intraocular lenses (IOLs) that can adjust to different visual distances, reports a study in the January issue of Optometry and Vision Science, official journal of the American Academy of Optometry.

29 Dec 2015

Body can control pathogen-induced inflammatory response, find Georgia State researchers

The body can control inflammatory response triggered by invasions of microbial pathogens, such as bacteria and viruses, a discovery that could lead to the development of new therapeutic agents for uncontrolled inflammation, according to researchers at Georgia State University.

29 Dec 2015

E-cigarettes damage cells in ways that could lead to cancer

Adding to growing evidence on the possible health risks of electronic cigarettes, a lab team at the Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System tested two products and found they damaged cells in ways that could lead to cancer. The damage occurred even with nicotine-free versions of the products.

29 Dec 2015

CMU researchers develop new method to survey learning-related changes in synapse properties

Carnegie Mellon University researchers have developed a new approach to broadly survey learning-related changes in synapse properties. In a study published in the Journal of Neuroscience and featured on the journal's cover, the researchers used machine-learning algorithms to analyze thousands of images from the cerebral cortex. This allowed them to identify synapses from an entire cortical region, revealing unanticipated information about how synaptic properties change during development and learning.

29 Dec 2015

Julphar's DEXCOM G4 PLATINUM CGM system now available in GCC

The Julphar revolutionary real-time continuous glucose monitoring device (CGM), DEXCOM G4 PLATINUM is now available in UAE, KSA, Kuwait and Oman and will soon be available in Qatar, Bahrain and Lebanon. With this unique technology, diabetic patients can easily and conveniently monitor their glucose level around the clock.

28 Dec 2015

Vision Medical’s SmartGraft receives Best Hair Restoration Award for 2016

SmartGraft by Vision Medical, Inc., the world's leading developer of hair restoration equipment was awarded the first ever Best Hair Restoration Award for 2016 by THE Aesthetic Guide.

26 Dec 2015

BIDMC, Pan American Health Organization partner to advance eHealth in Latin America, Caribbean

The Division of Clinical Informatics at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) / World Health Organization have signed a framework agreement to collaborate in supporting the advancement of eHealth in Latin America and the Caribbean. BIDMC efforts will be led by Director of Global Health Informatics Yuri Quintana, PhD.

26 Dec 2015

ZJSTIC, insurance industry leaders invest over $2M to support Anpac's CDA technology

Anpac Bio-Medical Science Co., Ltd., Chief Executive Officer Dr. Chris Yu announced that Venture Capital (VC) Firm, Shanghai Zhangjiang Science &Technology Investment Corporation (ZJSTIC), as well as private investors related to the insurance industry, have again invested over $2 Million to support Anpac's "Cancer Differentiation Analysis" (CDA) technology.

26 Dec 2015

Microencapsulation method can help overcome challenges in pancreatic islet transplantation

A microencapsulation method, developed by OIST researchers, can help to overcome major challenges in pancreatic islet transplantation.

26 Dec 2015

Ultrafast near-infrared lasers deliver gene therapy to treat macular degeneration

Millions of adults over age 50 struggle each year with vision loss caused by damage to the retina or common macular degeneration.

24 Dec 2015

Personalized respiratory-motion system enables more precise lung cancer imaging

Lung cancer patients know that precise medical imaging can help a surgeon eradicate tumors and preserve healthy tissue.

24 Dec 2015

Pacemaker Induced Transient Asynchrony could help slow down progression of heart failure

Johns Hopkins has demonstrated in animals that applying a pacemaker's mild electrical shocks to push the heart in and out of normal synchronized contraction for part of each day may be an effective way to slow down the progression of heart failure, a disorder that afflicts millions of Americans.

24 Dec 2015

Computers could discover future drugs

The drugs of tomorrow may be discovered by computers. A proof-of-concept study published December 23 in Cell Systems demonstrates that with the right input of data about infectious yeast, a machine algorithm can learn to identify combinations of existing and previously unknown compounds that can work together as antifungal agents.

24 Dec 2015

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St. Jude scientists develop interactive tool to advance understanding of mutations that fuel pediatric cancer

Discovery Laboratories initiates AEROSURF phase 2b clinical trial in premature infants with RDS

Seventeen organizations use HPN's software suit of care coordination tools

Presence of myopia significantly affects muscles used in focusing lens of the eye

Body can control pathogen-induced inflammatory response, find Georgia State researchers

E-cigarettes damage cells in ways that could lead to cancer

CMU researchers develop new method to survey learning-related changes in synapse properties

Julphar's DEXCOM G4 PLATINUM CGM system now available in GCC

Vision Medical’s SmartGraft receives Best Hair Restoration Award for 2016

BIDMC, Pan American Health Organization partner to advance eHealth in Latin America, Caribbean

ZJSTIC, insurance industry leaders invest over $2M to support Anpac's CDA technology

Microencapsulation method can help overcome challenges in pancreatic islet transplantation

Ultrafast near-infrared lasers deliver gene therapy to treat macular degeneration

Personalized respiratory-motion system enables more precise lung cancer imaging

Pacemaker Induced Transient Asynchrony could help slow down progression of heart failure

Computers could discover future drugs

Computer model analyses social networks to identify new ways to treat cancer

New biopsy system shows promise for early detection of colorectal cancer

CTA scans with reduced amount of contrast medium and radiation dose still provide good image quality

Bioactive glass may help prolong life of composite tooth fillings

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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