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Inadequate treatment strategies make cancer patients suffer unnecessarily: Survey

Further results from the European Survey of Breakthrough Cancer Pain were presented for the first time today at the 6th Research Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care in Glasgow.

11 Jun 2010

InVitria launches ITSE Animal-Free recombinant, defined cell culture media supplement

InVitria announced the launch of ITSE Animal-Free™, a recombinant and defined cell culture media supplement that provides the ingredients essential for high performance cell culture. ITSE Animal-Free provides a solution for maximizing performance in a consistent and animal-free system. Insulin and transferrin supplements are commonly used in cell culture to reduce the amount of serum, such as fetal bovine serum (FBS), required to optimize performance.

11 Jun 2010

Scientist succeeds in producing replica of human collagen from tobacco plants

A scientist at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem's Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment has succeeded in producing a replica of human collagen from tobacco plants - an achievement with tremendous commercial implications for use in a variety of human medical procedures.

11 Jun 2010

Multiple risk factors in Scottish people linked to low income status

Almost the entire adult population of Scotland (97.5%) are likely to be either cigarette smokers, heavy drinkers, physically inactive, overweight or have a poor diet

11 Jun 2010

New study data on distal aortic perfusion for thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair

The vascular surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in Boston have traditionally repaired thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms (TAA) with a clamp and sew (CS) technique that includes neuro-protective adjuncts like epidural cooling and aggressive intercostal reconstruction (IC) to prevent spinal cord ischemia.

11 Jun 2010

Telomere length can act as stopwatch to predict progression of leukaemia: Research

Scientists have pinpointed key changes to the telomeres in the cells of leukaemia patients which could play a crucial role in the earliest stages of the disease, according to research published online in the journal Blood.

11 Jun 2010

Cellular response plays a key role in wound healing

Researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago have discovered that an unexpected cellular response plays an important role in breaking down and inhibiting the formation of excess scar tissue in wound healing.

11 Jun 2010

Protein IL-10 removes Escherichia coli K1 bacterium from blood and reverses brain damage

A team of researchers at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA), along with colleagues from the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California and the Universite Auvergne, France, have discovered an important role for a small, naturally occurring protein called interleukin-10 (IL-10) in removing bacteria from the blood of infected mice and reversing damage to the brain.

11 Jun 2010

CTT's Calmare Pain Therapy Treatment shows promise against CIPN

Competitive Technologies, Inc. today announced the presentation of results from a study that shows the successful treatment of patients suffering from pain associated with chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy using CTT's Calmare Pain Therapy Treatment. A three-hour discussion led by principal investigator, Thomas J. Smith, M.D., Endowed Chair of Palliative Care Research and Medical Director of the Thomas Palliative Care Unit Virginia Commonwealth University's Massey Cancer Center, at the American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting, cited results of the study.

11 Jun 2010

Study demonstrates p53 protein becomes activated during gamete formation

Protein p53 is known as the guardian of the genome since it is basic for the genome's integrity by preventing the accumulation of mutations originating either by the cell's own mechanisms or by the action of external agents.

11 Jun 2010

Hospital cutbacks may risk quality and safety of health care delivery

During past recessions, the financial stability of hospitals seemed to be nearly indestructible. But researchers at the University of Michigan Health System and St. Joseph Mercy Health System say the current national economic crisis may be an exception.

11 Jun 2010

NADHS organizes second annual Oral Cancer walk

For the second year, the Nashville Area Dental Hygienists' Society (NADHS) has organized a successful walk to promote oral cancer awareness for a disease that affects so many, yet so few know about. Hundreds of Nashville locals gathered for the "Boot Scootin' for Oral Cancer Screening II" event that recently took place at Nashville's Centennial Park to raise disease awareness, and funds for the Non-Profit Oral Cancer Foundation (OCF).

11 Jun 2010

VA selects IRIS to provide communication system for notifying federal employees on H1N1 vaccinations

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has selected TechRadium's IRIS to provide a cloud-computing-based, interoperable communications system for notifying key federal employees of when H1N1 vaccinations are available for them.

11 Jun 2010

Sleep may improve complex motor-learning task

Your performance of a complex motor-learning task such as "Guitar Hero" may improve after sleep, suggests a research abstract that will be presented Wednesday, June 9, 2010, in San Antonio, Texas, at SLEEP 2010, the 24th annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies LLC.

11 Jun 2010

Parents may influence gender-based differences in children

The differences in mothers' and fathers' interactions with their children, particularly in play situations, may influence toddlers' associations of specific behaviors with male and female genders

11 Jun 2010

U.S. is quickly losing ground as global leader in medical innovation: Study

The United States is quickly losing ground as the global leader in medical innovation and must pursue coordinated action at the highest levels of government to ensure U.S. competitiveness, create high-paying jobs and find cures to costly and life-threatening diseases, according to a new study prepared by Battelle.

11 Jun 2010

$Cell Therapeutics presents data on PIX301 trial of Pixuvri for relapsed or refractory, aggressive NHL$

Cell Therapeutics presents data on PIX301 trial of Pixuvri for relapsed or refractory, aggressive NHL

Cell Therapeutics, Inc. today reported exploratory analyses of the data at study completion from the Company's pivotal PIX301 trial of Pixuvri, the first randomized controlled trial in patients with relapsed or refractory, aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

11 Jun 2010

Researchers to provide real-time analyses on potential disease threats during World Cup

Two Canadian researchers will be keeping a close eye on what hundreds of thousands of soccer fans take to the World Cup in South Africa _ and what they potentially bring home.

11 Jun 2010

SBUMC uses RapidArc radiotherapy technology to treat cancer patients

A breakthrough external beam radiotherapy technology that is fast, precise, and has optimal dose delivery to targeted tumors while limiting damage to surrounding normal tissue, is the latest radiotherapy weapon that cancer specialists are using at Stony Brook University Medical Center to treat patients.

11 Jun 2010

Today's fathers play an active role in children's lives

Many of today's dads are more involved in the day-to-day lives of their children, says Heidi Sallee, M.D., assistant professor of pediatrics at Saint Louis University.

11 Jun 2010

Medical News

Inadequate treatment strategies make cancer patients suffer unnecessarily: Survey

InVitria launches ITSE Animal-Free recombinant, defined cell culture media supplement

Scientist succeeds in producing replica of human collagen from tobacco plants

Multiple risk factors in Scottish people linked to low income status

New study data on distal aortic perfusion for thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair

Telomere length can act as stopwatch to predict progression of leukaemia: Research

Cellular response plays a key role in wound healing

Protein IL-10 removes Escherichia coli K1 bacterium from blood and reverses brain damage

CTT's Calmare Pain Therapy Treatment shows promise against CIPN

Study demonstrates p53 protein becomes activated during gamete formation

Hospital cutbacks may risk quality and safety of health care delivery

NADHS organizes second annual Oral Cancer walk

VA selects IRIS to provide communication system for notifying federal employees on H1N1 vaccinations

Sleep may improve complex motor-learning task

Parents may influence gender-based differences in children

U.S. is quickly losing ground as global leader in medical innovation: Study

Cell Therapeutics presents data on PIX301 trial of Pixuvri for relapsed or refractory, aggressive NHL

Researchers to provide real-time analyses on potential disease threats during World Cup

SBUMC uses RapidArc radiotherapy technology to treat cancer patients

Today's fathers play an active role in children's lives

Real-time Raman monitoring for pharmaceutical hot melt extrusion

Synthetic Psychedelics: A Growing Public Health Concern

How the Vutara VXL simplifies single-molecule imaging

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