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Gelesis reports completion of treatment for last patient in pivotal GLOW study

Gelesis, Inc., a biotechnology company developing a novel category of therapies to safely induce weight loss, improve glycemic control, and treat other chronic diseases related to the gastrointestinal (GI) pathway, is pleased to report today that the last patient has completed treatment in the pivotal GLOW (Gelesis Loss Of Weight) Study.

12 Jul 2017

Study supports natural authenticity of high-purity stevia plant-based sweeteners

New research published in the International Journal of Food Science and Technology found steviol glycosides are not altered during the extraction and purification process to make high-purity stevia extract.

12 Jul 2017

New non-toxic elements can replace harmful lead-containing materials in electronic products

Most smartphones and other electrical or electronic products contain small amounts of lead, which doesn't sound like a big problem on its own. But when there are many billions of such products, either in daily use or gone astray, the total sums up to very large amounts of lead - which is a toxic heavy metal.

12 Jul 2017

Study finds fewer than half the children receive epinephrine prior to arriving at ED

Anyone suffering a severe allergic reaction (anaphylaxis) should receive epinephrine as quickly as possible. A new study showed that even kids who were prescribed an epinephrine auto injector didn't receive the life-saving medication when they needed it.

12 Jul 2017

Social and emotional learning programs continue to benefit children years later

Social and emotional learning programs for youth not only immediately improve mental health, social skills, and learning outcomes but also continue to benefit children years later, according to new research from UBC, University of Illinois at Chicago and Loyola University.

12 Jul 2017

Simple model may help forecast future migraine attacks by measuring daily stress

A new model based on measuring stress from daily hassles may help forecast future migraine headache attacks in those who develop them frequently.

12 Jul 2017

New study links hepatic inflammation to western diet

A new study in The American Journal of Pathology reports that mice fed a Western diet, which is high in fat and sugar, resulted in hepatic inflammation, especially in males. Moreover, liver inflammation was most pronounced in Western diet-fed male mice that also lacked farnesoid x receptor (FXR), a bile acid receptor.

12 Jul 2017

UNC-Chapel Hill researchers find undesirable issues with widely-used drug screening tool

A widely used screening tool deployed in the early phases of drug discovery to weed out undesirable compounds is wrong so often it can't be trusted on its own, according to scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

11 Jul 2017

Research opens possibilities for effectively guiding stem cells to repair brain damage

Electric fields can be used to guide neural stem cells transplanted into the brain towards a specific location. The research, published July 11 in the journal Stem Cell Reports, opens possibilities for effectively guiding stem cells to repair brain damage.

11 Jul 2017

AI and deep learning can help visualize human bias in complex systems

Since 2015 artificially-intelligent systems surpassed human accuracy in many tasks including image recognition, voice recognition, autonomous driving and strategy games such as GO. Early experiments such as Beauty.

11 Jul 2017

Study finds key physical difference in the brains of people with PTSD

The part of the brain that helps control emotion may be larger in people who develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after brain injury compared to those with a brain injury without PTSD, according to a study released today that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's Sports Concussion Conference in Jacksonville, Fla., July 14 to 16, 2017.

11 Jul 2017

UIC researchers identify enzyme that triggers corneal inflammation

One of the symptoms of herpes simplex virus-1 infection of the eye is lingering inflammation of the cornea – the clear outer layer of the eyeball.

11 Jul 2017

Study shows potential of whole genome sequencing and AI to help clinicians scale precision oncology

In a study published today in the July 11, 2017 issue of Neurology Genetics, an official journal of the American Academy of Neurology, researchers at the New York Genome Center, The Rockefeller University and other NYGC member institutions, and IBM have illustrated the potential of IBM Watson for Genomics to analyze complex genomic data from state-of-the-art DNA sequencing of whole genomes.

11 Jul 2017

Ocular microbiome trains developing immune system to ward off pathogens, study shows

Bugs in your eyes may be a good thing. Resident microbes living on the eye are essential for immune responses that protect the eye from infection, new research shows.

11 Jul 2017

UAB improves dry eye treatment with development of new guidelines and expansion of clinic

Clinical practice and research of dry eye relief in the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Optometry is progressing with the development and release of new guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of dry eye, as well as the expansion of services offered by the UAB Dry Eye Relief Clinic.

11 Jul 2017

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Gelesis reports completion of treatment for last patient in pivotal GLOW study

Study supports natural authenticity of high-purity stevia plant-based sweeteners

New non-toxic elements can replace harmful lead-containing materials in electronic products

Study finds fewer than half the children receive epinephrine prior to arriving at ED

Social and emotional learning programs continue to benefit children years later

Simple model may help forecast future migraine attacks by measuring daily stress

New study links hepatic inflammation to western diet

UNC-Chapel Hill researchers find undesirable issues with widely-used drug screening tool

Research opens possibilities for effectively guiding stem cells to repair brain damage

AI and deep learning can help visualize human bias in complex systems

Study finds key physical difference in the brains of people with PTSD

UIC researchers identify enzyme that triggers corneal inflammation

Study shows potential of whole genome sequencing and AI to help clinicians scale precision oncology

Ocular microbiome trains developing immune system to ward off pathogens, study shows

UAB improves dry eye treatment with development of new guidelines and expansion of clinic

New DNA-based vaccine protects testes, sperm from Zika-related damage in mouse models

Study links heart failure biomarker to tumors observed in rare genetic diseases

Tulane University receives $12 million NIH grant to develop drug and vaccine against Lassa fever

Mayo Clinic researchers describe medical costs of falls in adults with transfemoral amputation

Modified skin biopsy could provide faster and better diagnosis of inherited, fatal nerve disease

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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