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Study identifies possibility of umbilical cord-derived stem cells in treating heart failure

A new study published in the American Heart Association Journal Circulation Research suggests that stem cells derived from umbilical cord show promise in treating heart failure.

28 Sep 2017

New way of tagging exosomes could have long term benefits in treatment of life-threatening conditions

The development of a new technique for labelling the body’s own transporters – exosomes - could have long term benefits in the treatment of life-threatening medical conditions, including cancer.

28 Sep 2017

Patients have to wait for over 10 days to secure GP appointment in Greater London, study finds

Research by ZoomDoc, a GP on-demand service, has found that patients on average have to wait for over 10 days to see a GP in Greater London if they look for an appointment on Wednesday.

28 Sep 2017

Surgical screws being developed from donated human bone material

Biomechanics from TU Graz, are developing surgical screws from donated human bone material for foot and jaw surgery together with surgebright, a start-up from Linz, Austria.

28 Sep 2017

UTHealth’s bioinformatician receives $5.8 CPRIT grant to sort out cancer data for finding cures

In keeping with the shift in cancer research from data generation to data analysis, bioinformatician W. Jim Zheng, Ph.D., of The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston has been awarded a five-year, $5.8 million Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas grant to sort out information that could lead to cancer cures.

28 Sep 2017

TV in the bedroom can cause poor performance and addiction

A recent study has shown that children with a TV or video game system in their bedroom did not do as well in school, were more likely to become obese, and were at greater risk of addiction.

28 Sep 2017

Achieving treatment targets of National HIV/AIDS Strategy would prevent new infections and deaths

An analysis led by a team of Massachusetts General Hospital investigators shows that achieving the treatment targets of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy by 2020 not only would prevent hundreds of thousands of new infections and deaths but also would demonstrate excellent value.

28 Sep 2017

Research findings can lead to new treatment for patients with fatal glandular cancer

A new combination of existing drugs has been shown to block the cancer gene behind a fatal form of glandular cancer, adenoid cystic carcinoma. The findings from the Sahlgrenska Academy can lead to new treatment for patients with this disease relatively soon.

28 Sep 2017

Researchers test way to stop or slow cardiac fibrosis after heart injury

Early research results suggest scientists might be on to a way to preserve heart function after heart attacks or for people with inherited heart defects called congenital cardiomyopathies.

28 Sep 2017

New way of tagging exosomes could have long term benefits in treatment of life-threatening conditions

The development of a new technique for labeling the body’s own transporters – exosomes - could have long term benefits in the treatment of life-threatening medical conditions, including cancer.

28 Sep 2017

Northumbria researcher develops new, faster and safer way to diagnose Ebola virus

A new, faster and safer way of diagnosing the Ebola virus has been developed by an academic from Northumbria University, Newcastle.

28 Sep 2017

Tübingen researchers win two ERC Starting Grants

Tübingen research has attracted a further two Starting Grants from the European Research Council. Palaeoanthropologist Dr. Radu Iovita of the Institute for Early Prehistory and Quaternary Ecology undertakes large-scale survey and new excavations in Kazakhstan in his project "A Silk Road in the Palaeolithic: Reconstructing Late Pleistocene Hominin Dispersals and Adaptations in Central Asia (PALAEOSILKROAD)".

28 Sep 2017

Drug approved to treat parasitic infections also exerts anti-tumor effect on EOC cells

Osaka Researchers, in partnership with other Japanese and U.S. scientists, report a new gene target, KPNB1, for treatment against epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC).

28 Sep 2017

NTU Singapore, KAIST scientists discover new mechanism that causes Parkinsonian symptoms

Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore and the Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology have identified a new mechanism that causes the hallmark symptoms of Parkinson's disease, namely tremors, rigidity, and loss of voluntary movement.

28 Sep 2017

Family, friends play key role in helping people with childhood-onset disabilities attain quality employment

Family and close friends play an integral role in helping people with childhood-onset disabilities attain quality employment as adults, a new study from Oregon State University has found.

28 Sep 2017

Researchers discover new class of molecules that may protect brain from injury or diseases

Research led by Nicolas Bazan, MD, PhD, Boyd Professor and Director of the Neuroscience Center of Excellence at LSU Health New Orleans, has discovered a new class of molecules in the brain that synchronize cell-to-cell communication and neuroinflammation/immune activity in response to injury or diseases.

28 Sep 2017

Gene editing technique helps uncover potential new drug targets for KRAS-driven cancers

Cancers driven by mutations in the KRAS gene are among the most deadly. For decades, researchers have tried unsuccessfully to directly target mutant KRAS proteins as a means to treat tumors.

28 Sep 2017

Study suggests optimal length of opioid pain prescriptions for common surgical procedures

Findings from an analysis that included more than 200,000 patients who underwent common surgical procedures suggests that the optimal length of opioid pain prescriptions is four to nine days for general surgery procedures, four to 13 days for women's health procedures, and six to15 days for musculoskeletal procedures, according to a study published by JAMA Surgery.

28 Sep 2017

Rogue messengers can negatively affect the body's immune system response against cancer

Researchers from Trinity College Dublin have made a discovery around treatment-resistant breast cancer that may turn the phrase, 'don't shoot the messenger', on its head. The scientists have found that cell to cell messengers released by cancer cells which are not responding to treatment, can negatively affect the body's immune system response against cancer.

28 Sep 2017

Study: Breast cancer clinical trials fail to establish control arm that meets current standard of care

Historically, randomized controlled trials have served as the state-of-the-art method for determining the efficacy and safety of new, innovative treatment regimens for patients with cancer and other diseases.

28 Sep 2017

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Study identifies possibility of umbilical cord-derived stem cells in treating heart failure

New way of tagging exosomes could have long term benefits in treatment of life-threatening conditions

Patients have to wait for over 10 days to secure GP appointment in Greater London, study finds

Surgical screws being developed from donated human bone material

UTHealth’s bioinformatician receives $5.8 CPRIT grant to sort out cancer data for finding cures

TV in the bedroom can cause poor performance and addiction

Achieving treatment targets of National HIV/AIDS Strategy would prevent new infections and deaths

Research findings can lead to new treatment for patients with fatal glandular cancer

Researchers test way to stop or slow cardiac fibrosis after heart injury

New way of tagging exosomes could have long term benefits in treatment of life-threatening conditions

Northumbria researcher develops new, faster and safer way to diagnose Ebola virus

Tübingen researchers win two ERC Starting Grants

Drug approved to treat parasitic infections also exerts anti-tumor effect on EOC cells

NTU Singapore, KAIST scientists discover new mechanism that causes Parkinsonian symptoms

Family, friends play key role in helping people with childhood-onset disabilities attain quality employment

Researchers discover new class of molecules that may protect brain from injury or diseases

Gene editing technique helps uncover potential new drug targets for KRAS-driven cancers

Study suggests optimal length of opioid pain prescriptions for common surgical procedures

Rogue messengers can negatively affect the body's immune system response against cancer

Study: Breast cancer clinical trials fail to establish control arm that meets current standard of care

Exploring the nanoscale: How AFM is transforming cosmetic science

Innovating Texture and Culture in Plant-Based Foods

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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