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Wayne State receives NIH funding to develop interventions for better asthma management in youth

A team of researchers led by Richard Slatcher, Ph.D., associate professor of psychology in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Wayne State University, has been awarded $2.74 million from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health for a project that aims to improve asthma management in youth.

13 Oct 2016

Visual cortex plays key role in promoting plasticity of innate, spontaneous eye movements

By peering into the eyes of mice and tracking their ocular movements, researchers made an unexpected discovery: the visual cortex - a region of the brain known to process sensory information - plays a key role in promoting the plasticity of innate, spontaneous eye movements.

13 Oct 2016

Global pregnancy and obstetrics researchers to work together on health opportunities in China

A new project that will twin the expertise of pregnancy and obstetrics researchers across the world with their counterparts in China has been announced with funding from the Chinese government.

13 Oct 2016

Migrants pre-screened for TB pose negligible risk of infection, new study finds

Tuberculosis (TB) incidence in the UK has declined over the past 4 years, with fewer numbers of new migrants diagnosed with the disease. A new study, published in The Lancet finds that migrants arriving on visas to the UK from countries at high risk of TB and who were pre-screened for TB, pose a negligible risk of onwards infection, despite being at increased risk of developing TB themselves.

13 Oct 2016

Scientists develop smart drug that safely removes fat from liver and blood vessels

Scientists from the Technical University of Munich and Helmholtz Zentrum München have developed a ‘smart’ drug that safely clears the liver of fat and prevents blood vessels from clogging up.

13 Oct 2016

CarThera receives €5.7 million grant for DOME project from France’s Investments for the Future Program

CarThera, which designs and develops innovative medical devices to treat brain disorders, today announces it has received a grant of €5.7 million ($6.4m) for its DOME project.

13 Oct 2016

MediSapiens joins new research project focusing on dog genomes to advance human health

MediSapiens, a leading Finnish developer and provider of Bio-IT solutions for research and biomedicine, joins a newly established genomic research project focusing on comparing dog and human genomes to advance human health.

13 Oct 2016

Two Australian scientists receive CSL Centenary Fellowship for leukaemia and Alzheimer’s disease research

Two Australian scientists have each been awarded an AUD$1.25 million, five-year, CSL Centenary Fellowship to further research that aims to help patients beat leukaemia and examine the origins of memory to better understand Alzheimer’s disease.

13 Oct 2016

Six million investment to boost research on new antibiotics

Edith Schippers, Minister of Health, will be investing six million euros over the coming four years to boost research on new antibiotics. The programme will be set up by several different parties, including the Leiden Centre for Antimicrobial Research.

13 Oct 2016

Japanese researchers identify mechanism for hormone that limits liver fibrosis

Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) has been emerging worldwide and effective treatment, especially for liver fibrosis, is essential for improving the prognosis.

13 Oct 2016

Snus use linked to increased risk of premature death among prostate cancer patients

The smokeless tobacco product snus, which is used mainly in Sweden but also is sold in the U.S., may increase the risk that men with prostate cancer will die from their disease, and the risk that they'll die prematurely from any cause, according to a new study led by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

13 Oct 2016

URMC scientists receive award to explore new treatments for Huntington's disease

A new award from the CHDI Foundation will advance promising research that aims to slow the progression of Huntington's disease.

13 Oct 2016

New research reveals key protein involved in heart failure

A key protein that causes heart failure has been revealed through new research from a collaboration based in Kumamoto University, Japan.

13 Oct 2016

Clinical study to determine safety, efficacy of allogeneic CDCs for patients with myocardial infarction

A multi-center team of researchers are planning a clinical trial using cardiosphere-derived cells (CDCs) (a heterogeneous cluster of proliferating cardiac cells that include mesenchymal stem cells) to regenerate the tissue and improve function of the heart in patients who have suffered heart attacks (myocardial infarction, MI).

13 Oct 2016

RT-IMRI guidance improves safety, efficacy of stem cell treatment for Parkinson's disease

In a study using Real-time intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging (RT-IMRI) to guide the transplantation of induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived neurons into the brains of non-human primates modeled with Parkinson's disease, researchers found that RT-IMRI guidance not only allows for better visualization and monitoring of the procedure, but also helps cell survival.

13 Oct 2016

Purdue researchers engineer bacteriophage for detecting specific E. coli in food products

Scientists looking for traces of E. coli O157:H7 contamination in foods soon could have a new detection method on their hands - turning off the lights to see if the bacteria glow in the dark.

13 Oct 2016

Patients with hypothyroidism have nagging symptoms despite normal TSH tests, medication use

About 15 percent of the 10-12 million people in the U.S. with hypothyroidism, or an underactive thyroid, continue to feel sick despite following the standard of care recommended by the American Thyroid Association.

13 Oct 2016

IPC PAS researchers develop new polymer that may detect early stages of kidney disease

The advanced phase of acute kidney injury can be fatal in even one in two patients. Fortunately, now it will be possible to detect the disease in its initial stages, when treatment is still relatively simple and the prognosis good.

13 Oct 2016

New evolutionary analysis provides insights into how Zika virus spreads between populations

In a study published in Pathogens and Global Health, researchers have modelled the evolutionary development and diversity of the Zika virus to better understand how infection spreads between populations and how the virus reacts with the immune system.

13 Oct 2016

Minimally-invasive procedure to fix aortic aneurysm linked to increase in long-term complications

A minimally-invasive procedure to fix a life-threatening condition may be associated with an increase in long-term complications, compared to an alternative procedure.

13 Oct 2016

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Wayne State receives NIH funding to develop interventions for better asthma management in youth

Visual cortex plays key role in promoting plasticity of innate, spontaneous eye movements

Global pregnancy and obstetrics researchers to work together on health opportunities in China

Migrants pre-screened for TB pose negligible risk of infection, new study finds

Scientists develop smart drug that safely removes fat from liver and blood vessels

CarThera receives €5.7 million grant for DOME project from France’s Investments for the Future Program

MediSapiens joins new research project focusing on dog genomes to advance human health

Two Australian scientists receive CSL Centenary Fellowship for leukaemia and Alzheimer’s disease research

Six million investment to boost research on new antibiotics

Japanese researchers identify mechanism for hormone that limits liver fibrosis

Snus use linked to increased risk of premature death among prostate cancer patients

URMC scientists receive award to explore new treatments for Huntington's disease

New research reveals key protein involved in heart failure

Clinical study to determine safety, efficacy of allogeneic CDCs for patients with myocardial infarction

RT-IMRI guidance improves safety, efficacy of stem cell treatment for Parkinson's disease

Purdue researchers engineer bacteriophage for detecting specific E. coli in food products

Patients with hypothyroidism have nagging symptoms despite normal TSH tests, medication use

IPC PAS researchers develop new polymer that may detect early stages of kidney disease

New evolutionary analysis provides insights into how Zika virus spreads between populations

Minimally-invasive procedure to fix aortic aneurysm linked to increase in long-term complications

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