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Reducing antioxidant levels in the colon may have positive effect on GI inflammation

A new study finds that lowering the levels of an antioxidant in the colon has an unexpectedly positive effect on gastrointestinal (GI) inflammation. The paper is published ahead of print in the American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology.

28 Sep 2017

PolyU develops first-of-its-kind FHSCS tailor-made for local catering establishments

Hong Kong is renowned as the culinary capital of Asia, with local catering establishments of unique styles providing great varieties of Eastern and Western dishes cooked in different ways.

28 Sep 2017

Researchers develop new method to create endocytosis on demand

A solution to the problem of creating endocytosis on demand is being compared to 'hotwiring' a car. A team at Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, has managed to trigger clathrin-mediated endocytosis in the lab. They did it by using a chemical rapamycin which diffuses in to the cell allowing them to trigger endocytosis to occur all over the cell.

28 Sep 2017

Early babies more likely to have poor physical fitness throughout life

Babies born even a few weeks early are more likely to have poor physical fitness throughout life, University of Queensland researchers have found

28 Sep 2017

Research suggests natural remedy for sleep problems in young people

A collaborative research project involving James Cook University and the University of Queensland indicates high rates of sleep problems continuing through teenage years and into early adulthood - but also suggests a natural remedy.

28 Sep 2017

University of Hawaii researcher receives $6.3 million grant for trivalent Ebola vaccine development

University of Hawaii vaccine researcher Axel Lehrer, PhD, has received a nearly $6.3 million grant to test whether the Ebola vaccine formula he has developed will protect against two additional viruses in the same family.

28 Sep 2017

Women referred to HPV center more often have suffered from psychiatric conditions, research shows

New research from Aarhus University shows that women who are referred to an HPV center more often have had psychiatric medicine prescribed or been hospitalized for psychiatric conditions up to five years before they received the vaccine.

28 Sep 2017

UM SOM study finds intriguing relationship between sleep, cognition and kynurenine compound

More than 3.2 million Americans suffer from schizophrenia; about 100,000 people are newly diagnosed every year. The disease includes a wide range of symptoms including visual and auditory hallucinations, cognitive problems and motivational issues.

28 Sep 2017

Novartis partners with UC Berkeley to pursue 'undruggable' disease targets

Novartis has joined forces with researchers from the University of California, Berkeley, to develop new technologies for the discovery of next-generation therapeutics, pursuing the vast number of disease targets in cancer and other illnesses that have eluded traditional small-molecule compounds and are considered "undruggable."

28 Sep 2017

Study identifies possibility of umbilical cord-derived stem cells in treating heart failure

A new study published in the American Heart Association Journal Circulation Research suggests that stem cells derived from umbilical cord show promise in treating heart failure.

28 Sep 2017

Participants show great interest in WHINN - Week of Health and Innovation 2017

Health innovation. Things are looking good in terms of the number of participants at the 2017 WHINN - Week and Health and Innovation knowledge festival.

28 Sep 2017

New way of tagging exosomes could have long term benefits in treatment of life-threatening conditions

The development of a new technique for labelling the body’s own transporters – exosomes - could have long term benefits in the treatment of life-threatening medical conditions, including cancer.

28 Sep 2017

METTLER TOLEDO’s updated UV/VIS spectrophotometers can perform color measurements, automation

The updated UV/VIS Excellence spectrophotometers from METTLER TOLEDO can now measure spectra and color simultaneously, streamlining analyses.

28 Sep 2017

Titan Medical’s SPORT Surgical System makes world debut at Florida Hospital Nicholson Center

Titan Medical Inc., a medical device company focused on the design, development and commercialization of a robotic surgical system for application in minimally invasive surgery (MIS), and Florida Hospital Nicholson Center announce the installation of Titan Medical’s SPORT Surgical System at the hospital’s training facility in Celebration, Florida.

28 Sep 2017

ClaroNav’s surgical navigation system receives FDA clearance

ClaroNav is pleased to announce that it has received FDA 510(K) clearance from the Food and Drug Administration to market and sell NaviENT in the United States. NaviENT had previously been granted CE mark for the European market and Health Canada approval for the Canadian market in 2016.

28 Sep 2017

Patients have to wait for over 10 days to secure GP appointment in Greater London, study finds

Research by ZoomDoc, a GP on-demand service, has found that patients on average have to wait for over 10 days to see a GP in Greater London if they look for an appointment on Wednesday.

28 Sep 2017

METTLER TOLEDO’s First-Defect-Stop Guide shows how lean management concepts can be applied to the lab

Lean Management techniques applied to the laboratory have been shown to improve quality and efficiency.

From Mettler-Toledo International Inc. 28 Sep 2017

Surgical screws being developed from donated human bone material

Biomechanics from TU Graz, are developing surgical screws from donated human bone material for foot and jaw surgery together with surgebright, a start-up from Linz, Austria.

28 Sep 2017

Why glaring quality gaps among nursing homes are likely to grow if Medicaid is cut

Nursing homes that rely the most on Medicaid tend to provide the worst care for their residents — not just the people covered by the program but also those who pay privately or have Medicare coverage.

28 Sep 2017

Experts call for greater focus on effective screening methods to help save lives from digestive cancers

Experts from United European Gastroenterology (UEG), presenting at the European Digestive Cancer Days Conference in Prague today, are calling on European governments to focus their efforts on developing early diagnosis techniques, in order to save thousands of lives from digestive cancers including a more targeted approach to ensure at risk patients don’t ‘slip through the early-detection net’.

28 Sep 2017

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Reducing antioxidant levels in the colon may have positive effect on GI inflammation

PolyU develops first-of-its-kind FHSCS tailor-made for local catering establishments

Researchers develop new method to create endocytosis on demand

Early babies more likely to have poor physical fitness throughout life

Research suggests natural remedy for sleep problems in young people

University of Hawaii researcher receives $6.3 million grant for trivalent Ebola vaccine development

Women referred to HPV center more often have suffered from psychiatric conditions, research shows

UM SOM study finds intriguing relationship between sleep, cognition and kynurenine compound

Novartis partners with UC Berkeley to pursue 'undruggable' disease targets

Study identifies possibility of umbilical cord-derived stem cells in treating heart failure

Participants show great interest in WHINN - Week of Health and Innovation 2017

New way of tagging exosomes could have long term benefits in treatment of life-threatening conditions

METTLER TOLEDO’s updated UV/VIS spectrophotometers can perform color measurements, automation

Titan Medical’s SPORT Surgical System makes world debut at Florida Hospital Nicholson Center

ClaroNav’s surgical navigation system receives FDA clearance

Patients have to wait for over 10 days to secure GP appointment in Greater London, study finds

METTLER TOLEDO’s First-Defect-Stop Guide shows how lean management concepts can be applied to the lab

Surgical screws being developed from donated human bone material

Why glaring quality gaps among nursing homes are likely to grow if Medicaid is cut

Experts call for greater focus on effective screening methods to help save lives from digestive cancers

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