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Clinigen, Accord Healthcare extend exclusive European clinical trial supply agreement

Clinigen Group plc, the global pharmaceutical and services company, announces that its Clinical Trial Service business has extended its exclusive European clinical trial supply agreement with Accord Healthcare. Clinigen is also offering pharma companies an ‘on demand’ service to Accord’s products, a first for the industry.

From Clinigen Group 11 Jan 2019

Researchers examine benefits of oral supplement for patients with thyroid eye disease

Fight for Sight and the Thyroid Eye Disease Charitable Trust are funding research to establish the benefits of using a type of oral supplement for UK patients with thyroid eye disease, which affects around 300,000 people in the UK.

11 Jan 2019

Federal shutdown mostly spares health coverage, but other issues loom

As the partial government shutdown drags on, about 800,000 federal employees who work for the shuttered agencies — and their families — are facing the reality of life without a paycheck.

11 Jan 2019

Calcium specks could be key prognostic marker of heart disease in South Asians

Specks of calcium in the heart's artery walls could be an important prognostic marker of early cardiovascular disease in South Asians and may help guide treatment in this population, according to a study by researchers at UC San Francisco.

11 Jan 2019

Study raises hopes for new approaches to treat osteoporosis

A handful of brain cells deep in the brain may play a surprising role in controlling women's bone density, according to new research by UC San Francisco and UCLA scientists.

11 Jan 2019

Emergency medical responders confront racial bias

A recent study out of Oregon suggests emergency medical responders — EMTs and paramedics — may be treating minority patients differently from the way they treat white patients.

11 Jan 2019

Sexual abuse and bullying related to smoking dependence and binge eating

People who ever suffered bullying or sexual abuse have a lower quality of life similar to those living with chronic conditions like heart disease, diabetes, depression or severe anxiety, a new study from the University of Adelaide has found.

11 Jan 2019

Study finds specific function of HIV protein that slows viral spread in early stages of infection

A study from a Massachusetts General Hospital research team has identified the specific function of a protein found in HIV and related viruses that appears to slow down viral spread in the earliest stages of infection.

11 Jan 2019

Scientists develop monoclonal antibodies combinations that protect animals from Ebola viruses

Scientists from academia, industry, and government have developed a combination of monoclonal antibodies that protected animals from all three Ebola viruses known to cause human disease. Their work is described in two companion studies published online in the journal Cell Host & Microbe.

11 Jan 2019

Regenstrief scientist visits CMS to create access to better care for Americans with dementia

A Regenstrief scientist is calling on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to create access to better care for the 20 million Americans affected by Alzheimer's disease and related dementias - both patients and their caregivers.

11 Jan 2019

Missing GP appointments is associated with early death

Missing GP appointments is associated with early death, and those with long-term mental health conditions are at particular risk.

11 Jan 2019

Clinical evidence firmly confirms the HIV Undetectable = Untransmittable concept

In recent years, an overwhelming body of clinical evidence has firmly established the HIV Undetectable = Untransmittable concept as scientifically sound, say officials from the National Institutes of Health.

11 Jan 2019

Sensors incorporated with nanomaterials offer greater sensitivity and accuracy

Electrochemical sensors and biosensors allow researchers to measure small quantities of chemicals or physico-chemical parameters in experimental settings.

11 Jan 2019

Sleep Research Society selects four outstanding scientists as recipients of 2019 SRS awards

The Sleep Research Society has selected four outstanding sleep and circadian scientists as recipients of the 2019 Sleep Research Society awards, which recognize excellence in sleep and circadian research.

11 Jan 2019

Study shows an unusual mechanism could have thwart the invasion of human genome by junk DNA

In the January 7th edition of Communications Biology, researchers at InsideOutBio argue that an unusual form of DNA with a reverse twist may have helped thwart the invasion of the human genome by junk DNA.

11 Jan 2019

TUM researcher shares her latest findings about microplastic

After early reports of microplastic pollution in our oceans and beaches sounded the alarm, the global scientific community intensified its focus into this area.

11 Jan 2019

Unconventional T cells may account for failure of IL-17 inhibition in rheumatoid arthritis

Spondyloarthritis is one of the most common types of chronic joint inflammation affecting nearly 1-2% of the Western population.

10 Jan 2019

UMN Medical School research uncovers how to treat diastolic heart failure

Research out of University Minnesota Medical School and published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation Insight uncovers what causes diastolic heart failure and how it can be treated.

10 Jan 2019

Expression of a molecule in blood cells inversely predicts appearance of subclinical atherosclerosis

Earlier detection of cardiovascular disease is a step closer thanks to the findings of a research team at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares led by Francisco Sánchez-Madrid and Pilar Martín.

10 Jan 2019

Research suggests possible way to improve survival in African-Americans undergoing liver transplant

Among African-American adults undergoing liver transplant to treat liver cancer, patients whose organ donor was also African-American lived significantly longer than those with a racially unmatched donor, report authors of a new study using national data.

10 Jan 2019

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Clinigen, Accord Healthcare extend exclusive European clinical trial supply agreement

Researchers examine benefits of oral supplement for patients with thyroid eye disease

Federal shutdown mostly spares health coverage, but other issues loom

Calcium specks could be key prognostic marker of heart disease in South Asians

Study raises hopes for new approaches to treat osteoporosis

Emergency medical responders confront racial bias

Sexual abuse and bullying related to smoking dependence and binge eating

Study finds specific function of HIV protein that slows viral spread in early stages of infection

Scientists develop monoclonal antibodies combinations that protect animals from Ebola viruses

Regenstrief scientist visits CMS to create access to better care for Americans with dementia

Missing GP appointments is associated with early death

Clinical evidence firmly confirms the HIV Undetectable = Untransmittable concept

Sensors incorporated with nanomaterials offer greater sensitivity and accuracy

Sleep Research Society selects four outstanding scientists as recipients of 2019 SRS awards

Study shows an unusual mechanism could have thwart the invasion of human genome by junk DNA

TUM researcher shares her latest findings about microplastic

Unconventional T cells may account for failure of IL-17 inhibition in rheumatoid arthritis

UMN Medical School research uncovers how to treat diastolic heart failure

Expression of a molecule in blood cells inversely predicts appearance of subclinical atherosclerosis

Research suggests possible way to improve survival in African-Americans undergoing liver transplant

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