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First suicide attempts in youth more lethal than previously realized

First suicide attempts are more lethal than previously realized, reports a study of children and adolescents published in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

4 Oct 2018

Alnylam announces positive results from Phase 1/2 study of lumasiran for treating primary hyperoxaluria-1

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc., the leading RNAi therapeutics company, announced today updated positive results from its Phase 1/2 clinical study of lumasiran, an investigational, subcutaneously administered RNAi therapeutic targeting glycolate oxidase for the treatment of primary hyperoxaluria type 1.

4 Oct 2018

MD Anderson and Cyclacel announce strategic alliance to evaluate novel drugs for hematological malignancies

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals, Inc., today announced a three-year strategic alliance agreement that will enable clinical evaluation for safety and efficacy of three Cyclacel medicines in patients with hematological malignancies, including chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), acute myeloid leukemia (AML), myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) and other advanced leukemias.

4 Oct 2018

Basis announces the launch of new model for mental health

Basis, a company offering an innovative approach to taking care of your mental health, announced today the launch of its new service designed to bring evidence-based support to more people.

4 Oct 2018

Vaxart to present new data from Phase 2 Challenge Study of H1 influenza oral tablet vaccine

Vaxart, Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing oral recombinant vaccines that are administered by tablet rather than by injection, announced it will present new data from the Phase 2 Challenge Study of its H1 influenza oral tablet vaccine at IDWeek 2018 in San Francisco on Saturday, October 6, 2018.

4 Oct 2018

Triangular-shaped neurons found in the brain help us recognize and categorize food

Brain regions best known for recognizing the potential horror of a hurricane also help us recognize, appreciate and categorize our food, scientists report.

4 Oct 2018

Appetite-suppressant drug reduces diabetes risk and increases remission rates of blood sugar

New research presented at this year's annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes in Berlin, Germany, and published in The Lancet, shows that the appetite-suppressant drug lorcaserin decreases risk of developing diabetes and increases the rates of remission of high blood sugar.

4 Oct 2018

Without safety net of kids or spouse, ‘elder orphans’ need fearless fallback plan

It was a memorable place to have an "aha" moment about aging. Peter Sperry had taken his 82-year-old father, who'd had a stroke and used a wheelchair, to Disney World. Just after they'd made their way through the Pirates of the Caribbean ride, nature called. Sperry took his father to the bathroom where, with difficulty, he changed the older man's diaper.

4 Oct 2018

Weight loss drug reduces risk of diabetes in patients with pre-diabetes, finds study

At the 2018 Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes, Brigham and Women's Hospital investigators from the Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction Study Group presented diabetes-related findings from CAMELLIA-TIMI 61, a clinical trial of overweight and obese patients designed to test lorcaserin, a weight loss drug manufactured by the trial's sponsor, Eisai Inc.

4 Oct 2018

Hugs may buffer against deleterious consequences of interpersonal conflict

Receiving hugs may buffer against deleterious changes in mood associated with interpersonal conflict, according to a study published October 3rd in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Michael Murphy of Carnegie Mellon University, along with co-authors Denise Janicki-Deverts and Sheldon Cohen.

4 Oct 2018

HORIBA Medical’s new HELO fully automated hematology platform installed at Torbay Hospital

HORIBA UK Ltd, Medical announces the first global installation of its new HELO high throughput fully automated hematology platform in Torbay Hospital.

From HORIBA Medical 4 Oct 2018

HalioDx announces availability of Brightplex, a high capacity IHC multiplex technology

HalioDx, an immuno-oncology company pioneering the immunological diagnosis of cancers, announces the availability of Brightplex, a novel high capacity IHC multiplex technology enabling multiple biomarkers to be analyzed on a single FFPE slide.

4 Oct 2018

Wits doctors transplant liver from HIV positive mother to her child with end-stage liver disease

This was the ethical dilemma faced by doctors at Wits Donald Gordon Medical Centre to save a child's life.

4 Oct 2018

Scientists design new methodology of motor assessment for patients with acquired brain injury

Researchers from Universidad Politécnica de Madrid and Hospital Instituto Guttman have developed a new methodology of motor assessment of patients with acquired brain injury that improves the current neurorehabilitation models.

4 Oct 2018

Viruses shown to cause bowel dysfunction and abdominal pain

Viruses known to target the central nervous system may also affect neurons of the digestive tract, causing bowel dysfunction and abdominal pain.

4 Oct 2018

Bradford and GE Healthcare collaborate to build new AI-powered hospital Command Center in Europe

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is collaborating with GE Healthcare to build a Command Center - like an air traffic control - at the Bradford Royal Infirmary, UK. A first of its kind in Europe, the Command Center will transform how care is delivered and organized as the number of patients at the hospital continues to increase.

4 Oct 2018

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First suicide attempts in youth more lethal than previously realized

Alnylam announces positive results from Phase 1/2 study of lumasiran for treating primary hyperoxaluria-1

MD Anderson and Cyclacel announce strategic alliance to evaluate novel drugs for hematological malignancies

Basis announces the launch of new model for mental health

Vaxart to present new data from Phase 2 Challenge Study of H1 influenza oral tablet vaccine

Triangular-shaped neurons found in the brain help us recognize and categorize food

Appetite-suppressant drug reduces diabetes risk and increases remission rates of blood sugar

Without safety net of kids or spouse, ‘elder orphans’ need fearless fallback plan

Weight loss drug reduces risk of diabetes in patients with pre-diabetes, finds study

Hugs may buffer against deleterious consequences of interpersonal conflict

HORIBA Medical’s new HELO fully automated hematology platform installed at Torbay Hospital

HalioDx announces availability of Brightplex, a high capacity IHC multiplex technology

Wits doctors transplant liver from HIV positive mother to her child with end-stage liver disease

Scientists design new methodology of motor assessment for patients with acquired brain injury

Viruses shown to cause bowel dysfunction and abdominal pain

Bradford and GE Healthcare collaborate to build new AI-powered hospital Command Center in Europe

Robot could become the 'weapon' of choice for detecting and treating prostate cancer

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Discovery opens door to new therapies for type 1 diabetes

Australia will soon become the first country to eradicate cervical cancer

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