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Hesperos receives SBIR grant to create ‘human-on-a-chip’ model to mimic Alzheimer's disease

Hesperos, Inc., announced today the receipt of a NIH Phase I Small Business Innovation Research grant from the National Institutes of Health National Institute on Aging to help create a new multi-organ "human-on-a-chip" model that can realistically mimic the biology of Alzheimer's Disease and the effects of potential new therapies under realistic human physiological conditions.

29 Aug 2018

USPTO awards two more patent allowances to Glytec for its insulin optimization system

The United States Patent and Trademark Office has awarded Glytec two more patent allowances acknowledging the unique characteristics of its disruptive innovations.

29 Aug 2018

Scientists discover potential treatment for Alzheimer’s disease

Scientists discovered a modified version of an immune cell receptor called a toll-like receptor that could be used as a treatment for Alzheimer’s disease.

29 Aug 2018

Fertility preservation bill allows cancer patients to have their own biological children

Illinois cancer patients no longer have to choose between costly life-saving treatments and preserving their ability to one day have their own biological children, thanks to a fertility preservation bill signed Aug. 27 by Gov. Bruce Rauner at Northwestern Medicine Prentice Women's Hospital.

29 Aug 2018

Researchers uncover why some cancers grow faster than others

University of Toronto researchers have uncovered why some cancers grow faster than others. The team led by Liliana Attisano, Professor in U of T's Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, has identified a protein called NUAK2, which is produced by cancer cells to boost their proliferation and whose presence in tumors is associated with poor disease prognosis.

29 Aug 2018

Lack of protein in father's diet can impact long-term health of his offspring

New research has shown that a lack of protein in a father's diet affects sperm quality which can have a direct impact on the long-term health of their offspring.

29 Aug 2018

Researchers develop new software to improve success rates for image guided CRT

A team of specialists from King's College London, St Thomas' Hospital, and Siemens Healthineers have recently published details of a novel approach to lead placement during image guided cardiac resynchronization therapy.

29 Aug 2018

New rapid imaging protocol quickly and cheaply detects heart ailments for people in Peru

A newly developed rapid imaging protocol quickly and cheaply diagnosed heart ailments in patients in Peru, according to new research in Journal of the American Heart Association, the Open Access Journal of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.

29 Aug 2018

Researchers discover reason why many bladder cancer patients do not respond to immunotherapy

Mount Sinai researchers have discovered that a particular type of cell present in bladder cancer may be the reason why so many patients do not respond to the groundbreaking class of drugs known as PD-1 and PD-L1 immune checkpoint inhibitors, which enable the immune system to attack tumors.

29 Aug 2018

Conscious feelings stem from bodily sensations

Humans constantly experience an ever-changing stream of subjective feelings that is only interrupted during sleep and deep unconsciousness.

29 Aug 2018

Wis. board will again cover state workers seeking transgender treatment

In a surprising reversal, a Wisconsin board has voted to again offer insurance coverage to transgender state employees seeking hormone therapy and gender confirmation surgery.

29 Aug 2018

Dectin-1 pathway could be important new target for treatment of candidiasis, study shows

Candida albicans infection (candidiasis) can cause skin, genital, or oral pain. Many studies have attempted to understand the source of pain in candidiasis; none have provided a clear explanation, until now.

29 Aug 2018

Earwax, of all things, poses unrecognized risk in long-term care

Of all the indignities that come with aging, excessive earwax may be the most insidious.

29 Aug 2018

British Heart Foundation launches unique £30 million global cardiovascular challenge

The British Heart Foundation is today launching the Big Beat Challenge, a unique research funding award that will bring together world-leading researchers and innovators to identify and solve any of the biggest problems in heart and circulatory disease.

29 Aug 2018

Novel sensor could allow doctors to remotely monitor recovery of patients

A self-powered sensor developed at the University of Waterloo could allow doctors to remotely monitor the recovery of surgical patients.

29 Aug 2018

New Best-Match algorithm increases relevant searches in large biomedical literature database

Results sorted by relevance, instead of date, provide an improved experience for users of PubMed, the world’s largest biomedical literature database, according to a study publishing August 28 in the open access journal PLOS Biology by Zhiyong Lu and colleagues at the National Library of Medicine/National Center for Biotechnology Information, which develops and maintains PubMed.

29 Aug 2018

Researchers discover mechanism that steers growth of cancer cells in melanoma and liver cancer

Melanoma and liver cancer are becoming more widespread in Europe and the US. Whilst both diseases progress very differently, they are among the types of cancer which are most likely to be fatal in the Western world.

29 Aug 2018

Developing a Flexible X-ray Detector

In this interview, Dr. Imalka Jayawardena from the University of Surrey talks about the development of a flexible X-ray detector that will help clinicians analyze X-ray images and deliver targeted doses of radiation when using X-rays as a treatment.

29 Aug 2018

Ketamine's acute antidepressant effect requires opioid system activation, finds study

A new study appearing online today from the American Journal of Psychiatry finds that ketamine's acute antidepressant effect requires opioid system activation, the first time that a receptor site has been shown in humans to be necessary for any antidepressant's mechanism of action.

29 Aug 2018

New study suggests chemotherapy may cause early menopause in women with lung cancer

A new study suggests chemotherapy may cause acute amenorrhea leading to early menopause in women with lung cancer.

29 Aug 2018

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Hesperos receives SBIR grant to create ‘human-on-a-chip’ model to mimic Alzheimer's disease

USPTO awards two more patent allowances to Glytec for its insulin optimization system

Scientists discover potential treatment for Alzheimer’s disease

Fertility preservation bill allows cancer patients to have their own biological children

Researchers uncover why some cancers grow faster than others

Lack of protein in father's diet can impact long-term health of his offspring

Researchers develop new software to improve success rates for image guided CRT

New rapid imaging protocol quickly and cheaply detects heart ailments for people in Peru

Researchers discover reason why many bladder cancer patients do not respond to immunotherapy

Conscious feelings stem from bodily sensations

Wis. board will again cover state workers seeking transgender treatment

Dectin-1 pathway could be important new target for treatment of candidiasis, study shows

Earwax, of all things, poses unrecognized risk in long-term care

British Heart Foundation launches unique £30 million global cardiovascular challenge

Novel sensor could allow doctors to remotely monitor recovery of patients

New Best-Match algorithm increases relevant searches in large biomedical literature database

Researchers discover mechanism that steers growth of cancer cells in melanoma and liver cancer

Developing a Flexible X-ray Detector

Ketamine's acute antidepressant effect requires opioid system activation, finds study

New study suggests chemotherapy may cause early menopause in women with lung cancer

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