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Silicon dioxide coated rust nanoparticles to fight cervical cancer

The next big thing in medical diagnostics could be minutes particles of rust, iron oxide, coated with the material from which sand is formed, silicon dioxide. These magnetic nanoparticles, a mere 29 to 230 nanometers across, can be used to trap antibodies to the virus that causes cervical cancer and to the bacteria that causes potentially lethal diarrhea.

1 Feb 2011

Study finds E2F5 transcription factor commonly overexpressed in primary human HCC

E2F5 is a member of the E2F transcription factor family, and plays a key role in cell growth and proliferation. Overexpression of E2F5 has been reported in various human cancers, but not in liver cancer, and its biological implication is largely unknown. It is not known whether E2F5 plays a tumor suppressor role or an oncogenic role.

1 Feb 2011

Media outlets examine challenges facing Pakistan six months after floods

Six months after monsoon flooding hit Pakistan, the U.N. reports that about 4 million people remain without temporary or permanent shelter, VOA News reports.

1 Feb 2011

IASLC publishes new international multidisciplinary classification for lung adenocarcinoma

Three of the world's top lung associations have published a new international multidisciplinary classification of lung adenocarcinoma, the first revision to the classification in six years.

1 Feb 2011

Current prevention efforts delay but do not prevent HCV among injection drug users

A recent 20-year study of injection drug users (IDUs) in Baltimore found a significant decline in new cases of HIV infection but only a slight decline in new cases of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. The findings suggest that efforts to curb blood-borne transmission of these viral infections have had success but must be expanded against the highly transmissible HCV.

1 Feb 2011

Brain scans can predict smokers' behavior change: New study

Brain scans showing neural reactions to pro-health messages can predict if you'll keep that resolution to quit smoking more accurately than you yourself can. That's according to a new study forthcoming in Health Psychology, a peer-reviewed journal.

1 Feb 2011

Tonsillectomy increases risk of pediatric obesity

Tonsillectomy is the most common major surgical procedure performed in children. Children who undergo the surgical removal of their tonsils (tonsillectomy), with or without the removal of their adenoids (adenoidectomy), are at increased risk for becoming overweight after surgery, according to new research published in the February 2011 issue of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery.

1 Feb 2011

Researchers propose new classification system for SOD

Sphincter of Oddi dysfunction is a pathological syndrome that is usually classified into the biliary type or the pancreatic type according to the Milwaukee criteria.

1 Feb 2011

U.K., Gates Foundation announce extra funding for global polio eradication as WEF wraps up

U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron and Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, on Friday at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, announced "extra financing for polio eradication, easing a shortfall in funding that hinders a global effort to stop the crippling virus," Bloomberg reports.

1 Feb 2011

News briefs from February issue of journal Chest

New research shows that vitamin D deficiency is prevalent among patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD), with the largest prevalence seen in patients with concurrent connective tissue disease (CTD).

1 Feb 2011

Scientists create 'reporter mouse' to close gap between kidney injury and diagnosis

The current check for kidney disease is a simple blood test for serum creatinine, but it can take longer than two days for this metabolite to accumulate to levels that are significant enough to indicate kidney damage - and by then it may be too late to intervene.

1 Feb 2011

Generics companies weigh in on biological drugs, the Wall Street Journal reports

Generic drug makers are expecting copies of complex biological drugs to become a multi-billion dollar market in the near future.

1 Feb 2011

Quest Diagnostics to repurchase 15.4M shares from GSK affiliate

Quest Diagnostics Incorporated today announced that it had agreed to repurchase at a negotiated price 15.4 million shares of its common stock from its largest shareholder, an affiliate of GlaxoSmithKline plc (GSK). Subsequent to the transaction, GSK will no longer hold any shares of common stock of Quest Diagnostics.

From Quest Diagnostics 1 Feb 2011

New study finds link between race and treatment delay in women with breast cancer

At a time when access to prompt treatment might affect survival, a large new study finds that African-American and Hispanic women newly diagnosed with breast cancer often face delays in care of more than a month.

1 Feb 2011

Health Canada approves Microsulis Medical's Accu2i percutaneous microwave tissue ablation system

Microsulis Medical Limited, the leading company in microwave technology for medical devices, today announced that it has received approval from Health Canada for the Acculis Accu2i percutaneous microwave tissue ablation system for the coagulation of soft tissue during surgical procedures.

1 Feb 2011

ACC introduces new chromogenic endotoxin detection system

Associates of Cape Cod, Inc., (ACC) is proud to introduce its NEW CHROMOGENIC ENDOTOXIN DETECTION SYSTEM incorporating the enhanced Pyrochrome® chromogenic reagent and the new-to-market Pyros Kinetix® Flex Incubating Kinetic tube reader. This system offers our customers diverse options for conducting endotoxin testing.

1 Feb 2011

Research sheds new light on venous thromboembolism following liver resections

Patients undergoing liver surgery have long been considered to be at low risk of venous thromboembolism. However, pulmonary embolism has recently emerged as an increasingly frequent and potentially fatal complication following liver resections.

1 Feb 2011

Positive results from NRM8499 phase I clinical study in patients with Alzheimer's disease

BELLUS Health announced today the results of the phase I clinical study for NRM8499, a prodrug of tramiprosate, intended for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease.

1 Feb 2011

Valeant announces binding agreement to acquire PharmaSwiss for euro 350 million

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. and PharmaSwiss S.A. announced today that they have signed a binding agreement for Valeant to acquire PharmaSwiss, a privately-owned branded generics and over-the-counter pharmaceutical company based in Zug, Switzerland for euro 350 million.

1 Feb 2011

Mayo Clinic opens new center to deliver optimal health care solutions

Mayo Clinic announced the launch of a new initiative focused on creating new and improved approaches to delivering health care. The Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery will design, implement, measure and disseminate high-value health care best practices with initial focus areas that include wellness and the prediction, prevention, and management of chronic diseases.

1 Feb 2011

Medical News

Silicon dioxide coated rust nanoparticles to fight cervical cancer

Study finds E2F5 transcription factor commonly overexpressed in primary human HCC

Media outlets examine challenges facing Pakistan six months after floods

IASLC publishes new international multidisciplinary classification for lung adenocarcinoma

Current prevention efforts delay but do not prevent HCV among injection drug users

Brain scans can predict smokers' behavior change: New study

Tonsillectomy increases risk of pediatric obesity

Researchers propose new classification system for SOD

U.K., Gates Foundation announce extra funding for global polio eradication as WEF wraps up

News briefs from February issue of journal Chest

Scientists create 'reporter mouse' to close gap between kidney injury and diagnosis

Generics companies weigh in on biological drugs, the Wall Street Journal reports

Quest Diagnostics to repurchase 15.4M shares from GSK affiliate

New study finds link between race and treatment delay in women with breast cancer

Health Canada approves Microsulis Medical's Accu2i percutaneous microwave tissue ablation system

ACC introduces new chromogenic endotoxin detection system

Research sheds new light on venous thromboembolism following liver resections

Positive results from NRM8499 phase I clinical study in patients with Alzheimer's disease

Valeant announces binding agreement to acquire PharmaSwiss for euro 350 million

Mayo Clinic opens new center to deliver optimal health care solutions

Advancing Motor Neuron Disease Diagnosis with Non-Invasive Ultrasound and AI

How agentic AI is reshaping laboratory workflows

Fourier 80: bringing benchtop NMR systems to the laboratory

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