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Light-activated diabetes drug: an interview with Dr David Hodson

We've known about chemicals that can be light-activated for about five to ten years now. They’ve mainly all been applied to neurons and, more specifically, the retina. Nobody has ever really looked at any tissues outside of the nervous system.

5 Nov 2014

Modern bariatric surgery can cut medications in obesity patients

Patients with obesity take significantly fewer medications after weight-loss surgery than their non-surgical counterparts, and end up spending 22.4 percent less on drugs for diabetes and heart disease after four years, according to new research.

5 Nov 2014

BioElectronics to present innovative chronic pain therapy at OTC Pharma Asia Conference

BioElectronics Corporation, the maker of advanced consumer and healthcare medical devices announced today that its Executive Vice President, Dr. Deepak Kotak has been invited to present BioElectronics' innovative chronic pain therapy at the OTC Pharma Asia Conference, on Tuesday, March 3, 2015 in Singapore.

5 Nov 2014

Novo Nordisk announces re-launch of online patient support platform for people with diabetes

Novo Nordisk, a world leader in diabetes care, today announced the re-launch of Cornerstones4Care, an award-winning online patient support platform for people living with diabetes.

From Novo Nordisk 5 Nov 2014

Bluebeards Original joins with Lung Cancer Alliance to raise awareness about lung cancer

Bluebeards Original is pleased to announce that it has joined with the Lung Cancer Alliance in the month of November to help raise awareness about lung cancer and lung cancer screening. Throughout the month of November, Bluebeards Original will donate 5% of every purchase made on bluebeardsoriginal.com, while promoting lung cancer awareness on its site and through social media.

5 Nov 2014

New technology could revolutionise the way medical staff treat people with degenerative condition

A pioneering piece of technology will allow users to experience the world through the eyes of a person with Young-Onset Parkinson's disease- which could revolutionise the way carers and medical staff treat people with the degenerative condition.

5 Nov 2014

More and more elderly people are happy to accept new foods, reveals AZTI study

Elderly people are regarded as traditional consumers, but the AZTI study reveals that there are more and more elderly people who are happy to accept new foods. However, these consumers insist that the new proposals should be similar to or evoke traditional products and flavours and, at the same time, be health-enhancing, have the right nutrient profile for their age, and be flavoursome.

5 Nov 2014

Even brief workouts can reduce risk of relapse during meth withdrawal

Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have found that even brief workouts can reduce the risk of relapse in rats withdrawing from methamphetamine. In addition, the team found that exercise affected the neurons in a brain region that had never before been associated with meth withdrawal, suggesting a new direction for drug development.

5 Nov 2014

CARLINA, GenBiotech to jointly develop prolonged-release protein formulation for cartilage repair

CARLINA Technologies, a biotechnology company specialized in the development of nanomedicines, today announces the signing of a collaborative agreement with GenBiotech for the development of a prolonged-release pharmaceutical form of a protein. The resultant protein will be used in bone and cartilage repair. Financial details were not disclosed.

5 Nov 2014

New statistical test can help doctors locate seizures, make surgery more effective

A new statistical test that looks at the patterns of high-frequency network activity flow from brain signals can help doctors pinpoint the exact location of seizures occurring in the brain and make surgery more effective, according to researchers at Georgia State University and Emory University School of Medicine.

5 Nov 2014

Bowel Cancer UK emphasizes issues relating to diagnostic tests for bowel cancer

Bowel Cancer UK welcomes the comments made by Mike Richards at the National Cancer Research Institute highlighting the lack of access to diagnostic tests for bowel cancer. Bowel Cancer UK has been campaigning on this issue for some time. The latest report from the charity, “Diagnosing bowel cancer early: right test, right time,” highlights their concerns in more detail.

5 Nov 2014

UCLA study: Asthma harms more than just the lungs, may be more harmful than previously thought

Asthma may be more harmful than was previously thought, according to UCLA researchers who found that genetic damage is present in circulating, or peripheral, blood. Doctors previously thought that the genetic damage it caused was limited to the lungs.

5 Nov 2014

New type of medical imaging technology could diagnose plaques

Researchers are close to commercializing a new type of medical imaging technology that could diagnose cardiovascular disease by measuring ultrasound signals from molecules exposed to a fast-pulsing laser.

5 Nov 2014

Study suggests possible link between body fat and risk of immunotherapy toxicity

Immunotherapy that can be effective against tumors in young, thin mice can be lethal to obese ones, a new study by UC Davis researchers has found.

4 Nov 2014

Loyola study finds radiation as a risk factor for young people with meningioma

In people under age 30, radiation is a risk factor for a type of brain tumor called a meningioma, a Loyola University Medical Center study has found.

4 Nov 2014

Type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease share common risk factors

Type 2 diabetes (T2D) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) appear to have a lot in common. They share risk factors such as obesity and they often occur together. If they also share the same genetic underpinings, then doctors could devise a way to treat them together too.

4 Nov 2014

Common drug could become the future standard of care for HE patients

A common drug used to clean a person's bowels before a colonoscopy could become the future standard of care for patients with acute hepatic encephalopathy (HE), a mental disorientation problem that affects up to one in two cirrhosis patients.

4 Nov 2014

Study reports IL-37's activity in the adaptive immune system

A University of Colorado Cancer Center study published in this month's Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences describes the activity of a recently discovered communication molecule of the body's immune system, Interleukin 37 or IL-37. It has been known to limit inflammation and the current study reports its activity in the adaptive immune system: IL-37 inhibits the ability of the immune system to recognize and target new antigens.

4 Nov 2014

Gefitinib drug boosts oesophageal cancer patients' survival by up to six months

Patients with a specific type of oesophageal cancer survived longer when they were given the latest lung cancer drug, according to trial results being presented at the National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI) Cancer Conference today (Wednesday).

4 Nov 2014

Scientists uncover small set of genes critical in aging and neurodegenerative disease

Aging is the most significant and universal risk factor for developing neurodegenerative diseases, such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and Huntington's diseases. This risk increases disproportionately with age, but no one really knows why.

4 Nov 2014

Medical Condition News

Light-activated diabetes drug: an interview with Dr David Hodson

Modern bariatric surgery can cut medications in obesity patients

BioElectronics to present innovative chronic pain therapy at OTC Pharma Asia Conference

Novo Nordisk announces re-launch of online patient support platform for people with diabetes

Bluebeards Original joins with Lung Cancer Alliance to raise awareness about lung cancer

New technology could revolutionise the way medical staff treat people with degenerative condition

More and more elderly people are happy to accept new foods, reveals AZTI study

Even brief workouts can reduce risk of relapse during meth withdrawal

CARLINA, GenBiotech to jointly develop prolonged-release protein formulation for cartilage repair

New statistical test can help doctors locate seizures, make surgery more effective

Bowel Cancer UK emphasizes issues relating to diagnostic tests for bowel cancer

UCLA study: Asthma harms more than just the lungs, may be more harmful than previously thought

New type of medical imaging technology could diagnose plaques

Study suggests possible link between body fat and risk of immunotherapy toxicity

Loyola study finds radiation as a risk factor for young people with meningioma

Type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease share common risk factors

Common drug could become the future standard of care for HE patients

Study reports IL-37's activity in the adaptive immune system

Gefitinib drug boosts oesophageal cancer patients' survival by up to six months

Scientists uncover small set of genes critical in aging and neurodegenerative disease

Obesity, GLP-1s, and metabolic care

Automation in cell-based workflows

Data management challenges in scientific research

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