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Gut microbes may play important role in exacerbated post-dieting weight gain

Following a successful diet, many people are dismayed to find their weight rebounding - an all-too-common phenomenon termed "recurrent" or "yo-yo" obesity.

5 Dec 2016

MUSC researchers harness cutting-edge technology to uncover new role for pericytes during stroke

Pericytes are the primary locus of matrix-mellaproteinase-9-dependent (MMP-9) capillary damage and blood leakage during ischemia, according to preclinical findings reported by Medical University of South Carolina investigators in an article published online on November 14, 2016 by The Journal of Neuroscience.

5 Dec 2016

Project to help those living with HIV launched by Beckman Coulter

Beckman Coulter Life Sciences is launching an international HIV/AIDS award at the 2016 conference for the African Society for Laboratory Medicine (ASLM) being held in Cape Town, South Africa (December 3 to 8).

From Beckman Coulter Diagnostics 5 Dec 2016

Research unlocks potential new therapies for inflammatory diseases

Macrophages are frontline cells in our immune system. They detect microbial invaders and also tissue injury and then mount an appropriate response needed to clear the infection and repair the damaged tissue.

5 Dec 2016

New report estimates global burden of cancer cases and deaths in 2015

In 2015, there were an estimated 17.5 million cancer cases around the globe and 8.7 million deaths, according to a new report from the Global Burden of Disease Cancer Collaboration published online by JAMA Oncology.

5 Dec 2016

New study urges caution in use of mannitol challenge test for asthma

A new study urges caution in the use of the mannitol challenge test for asthma in non-clinical settings.

5 Dec 2016

Bedfont Scientific signs OEM deal with Laborie for Gastrolyzer range of breath monitors

Laborie, has signed an OEM agreement with Bedfont Scientific for their Gastrolyzer range of hydrogen and methane breath monitors.

From Bedfont® Scientific Ltd 5 Dec 2016

Bedfont Scientific teams up with GPs to implement FeNO testing to improve asthma care

Figures released from the 2014 National Records of Scotland show that 122 people died from an asthma attack the previous year.

From Bedfont® Scientific Ltd 5 Dec 2016

Bedfont Scientific’s Gastrolyzer monitors can help detect IBS through simple breath test

April is IBS awareness month and for the IBS Network's 25th Anniversary show, they are highlighting IBS from the patient's perspective.

From Bedfont® Scientific Ltd 5 Dec 2016

New drug treatment can override genetic fault that causes choroideremia

Researchers with funding from Fight for Sight have demonstrated that a new drug treatment for cystic fibrosis and Duchenne muscular dystrophy can override a genetic fault that causes choroideremia – a severe blinding disorder.

5 Dec 2016

CBD oil may reduce frequency and severity of seizures in patients with epilepsy, UAB study shows

Cannabidiol oil, also known as CBD oil, reduces the frequency and severity of seizures in children and adults with severe, intractable epilepsy, according to findings presented by researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham at the American Epilepsy Society 70th Annual Meeting.

5 Dec 2016

$Combination treatment produces better outcomes in erythropoietin-refractory MDS patients, study shows$

Combination treatment produces better outcomes in erythropoietin-refractory MDS patients, study shows

Patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) suffer from a reduction in the number of different types of blood cells, including red blood cells leading to the development of anemia.

4 Dec 2016

Hemophilia B patients produce near-normal levels of clotting factor IX after gene therapy, study shows

Researchers are reporting the highest and most sustained levels to date of the essential blood-clotting factor IX in patients with the inherited bleeding disorder hemophilia B.

4 Dec 2016

Clonal hematopoiesis may help predict cancer patients at risk for fatal form of leukemia

Patients successfully treated for breast, colon and other cancers can go on to develop an often-fatal form of leukemia, sometimes years after completion of treatment, due to a genetic mutation leading to secondary malignancies known as therapy-related myeloid neoplasms (t-MNs).

4 Dec 2016

Handful of nut consumption each day linked to reduced risk for wide range of diseases

A large analysis of current research shows that people who eat at least 20g of nuts a day have a lower risk of heart disease, cancer and other diseases.

4 Dec 2016

ACS approves $1.7 million funding for new research grants to Yale University

The American Cancer Society, the largest non-government, not-for-profit funding source of cancer research in the United States, has approved funding for three new research grants totaling over $1.7 million to investigators at Yale University.

2 Dec 2016

Study reveals new way to improve stability of common protein drugs

Gaining access to important biopharmaceuticals needed to treat illnesses and autoimmune diseases is one of the biggest obstacles developing countries face.

2 Dec 2016

Genetic differences between brain cancer cells and normal tissues could offer clues to tumor behavior

Two recently discovered genetic differences between brain cancer cells and normal tissue cells -- an altered gene and a snippet of noncoding genetic material -- could offer clues to tumor behavior and potential new targets for therapy, Johns Hopkins scientists report.

2 Dec 2016

New FDA-approved drug helps patients fight against late-stage lung cancer

A new drug has been approved by the FDA in the fight against lung cancer. Tecentriq is being used by patients like Cornelius Bresnan, who had late-stage cancer.

2 Dec 2016

Auditory deficits in people with schizophrenia linked to dysfunctional brain receptors

The inability to hear subtle changes in pitch, a common and debilitating problem for people with schizophrenia, is due to dysfunctional N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) brain receptors, according to a study by Columbia University Medical Center researchers.

2 Dec 2016

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Gut microbes may play important role in exacerbated post-dieting weight gain

MUSC researchers harness cutting-edge technology to uncover new role for pericytes during stroke

Project to help those living with HIV launched by Beckman Coulter

Research unlocks potential new therapies for inflammatory diseases

New report estimates global burden of cancer cases and deaths in 2015

New study urges caution in use of mannitol challenge test for asthma

Bedfont Scientific signs OEM deal with Laborie for Gastrolyzer range of breath monitors

Bedfont Scientific teams up with GPs to implement FeNO testing to improve asthma care

Bedfont Scientific’s Gastrolyzer monitors can help detect IBS through simple breath test

New drug treatment can override genetic fault that causes choroideremia

CBD oil may reduce frequency and severity of seizures in patients with epilepsy, UAB study shows

Combination treatment produces better outcomes in erythropoietin-refractory MDS patients, study shows

Hemophilia B patients produce near-normal levels of clotting factor IX after gene therapy, study shows

Clonal hematopoiesis may help predict cancer patients at risk for fatal form of leukemia

Handful of nut consumption each day linked to reduced risk for wide range of diseases

ACS approves $1.7 million funding for new research grants to Yale University

Study reveals new way to improve stability of common protein drugs

Genetic differences between brain cancer cells and normal tissues could offer clues to tumor behavior

New FDA-approved drug helps patients fight against late-stage lung cancer

Auditory deficits in people with schizophrenia linked to dysfunctional brain receptors

Building quality into drug development for safer, faster medicines

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A new method to measure intracellular water in biological systems

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