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FDA accepts Chiasma's NDA filing for octreotide capsules for treatment of adult patients with acromegaly

Chiasma, Inc., a U.S. late-stage biopharmaceutical company, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has accepted for filing the Company's New Drug Application (NDA) for the marketing and sale of octreotide capsules, an oral drug proposed for the maintenance therapy of adult patients with acromegaly.

17 Aug 2015

Bionik Laboratories reports net loss for second quarter 2015

Bionik Laboratories Corp., a pioneering medical device and robotics company developing technologies and solutions for individuals with neurological disorders, announced today its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2015.

17 Aug 2015

Commercial non-invasive brain stimulation device impairs cognitive performance

People show impaired memory after receiving low intensity electrical stimulation administered to the frontal part of the brain by a commercial, freely available, device. Psychologists Laura Steenbergen and Lorenza Colzato, with their colleagues at the Leiden Institute of Brain and Cognition and fellow researchers from the Max Planck Institute on Human Development, published their findings in Experimental Brain Research.

17 Aug 2015

Unituxin (dinutuximab) granted EC Marketing Authorisation for treatment of childhood neuroblastoma

United Therapeutics Corporation announced today that the European Commission (EC) has granted Marketing Authorisation for Unituxin (dinutuximab) for the treatment of high-risk neuroblastoma in patients aged 12 months to 17 years, who have previously received induction chemotherapy and achieved at least a partial response, followed by myeloablative therapy and autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT).

17 Aug 2015

Researchers reveal how migrating tumour cells produce protein that helps set up home in bones

Cancer cells that migrate to the bone acquire a unique trait: They start to express the protein cathepsin K. Researchers from the University of Freiburg and the BIOSS Centre for Biological Signalling Studies have now solved why it is important for the migrating cells to produce this protein.

17 Aug 2015

LSTM's CMNH raises funds for Ebola-hit maternal health facilities in Sierra Leone

Earlier this year LSTM's Centre for Maternal and Newborn Health (CMNH) cycled 4,247 miles to raise funds for urgently needed medical equipment for maternal health facilities in Sierra Leone which have been affected by the Ebola outbreak.

17 Aug 2015

New research reveals effects of age on sleep quality

The elderly are doing something right. New research into the effects of age on sleep suggests our older community sleep less, but report better quality sleep, and feel more awake during the day.

17 Aug 2015

Scientists partner to create liver-on-chip device that mimics human physiology

Safety evaluation is a critical part of drug and cosmetic development. In recent years there is a growing understanding that animal experiments fail to predict the human response, necessitating the development of alternative models to predict drug toxicity.

17 Aug 2015

Breastfeeding may lead to substantial reduction in common infections among Indigenous babies

Promoting breastfeeding could lead to a substantial reduction in common infections and even deaths that are more common in Indigenous infants than non-Indigenous infants, a new study suggests.

17 Aug 2015

Nitrogen oxides affect pollen of common ragweed plant

Pollen of the common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) has higher concentrations of allergen when the plant is exposed to NO2 exhaust gases, according to findings of scientists of Helmholtz Zentrum München. In addition, the study published in the journal 'Plant, Cell & Environment' indicates the presence of a possible new allergen in the plant.

17 Aug 2015

Determining the dynein-dynactin complex structure: an interview with Dr Gabriel C. Lander

This is a macromolecular assembly is made up of two components, dynein and dynactin, that works to move molecular cargo (organelles, RNA, vesicles, proteins, viruses) along microtubule highways within our cells.

16 Aug 2015

New study examines how race and gender relate to Medicare Part D's coverage gap

Medicare Part D provides help to beneficiaries struggling with the cost of prescriptions drugs, but the plan's coverage gap hits some populations harder than others, particularly African-Americans age 65 and older. Reaching, or even approaching, the gap affects access to medication and influences whether those medications are taken as prescribed.

15 Aug 2015

Study looks at infant mortality rates of extremely preterm infants

About 500,000 babies are born premature in the United States each year, according to the U.S. National Library of Medicine. Those infants, born before 37 weeks of gestation, will likely deal with the threat of numerous complications or even death.

15 Aug 2015

Medicare patients in rural settings have lower rates of post-discharge follow-up care

Medicare patients in rural areas have lower rates of follow-up care after leaving the hospital--which may place them at higher risk of emergency department (ED) visits and repeat hospitalizations, according to a study in the September issue of Medical Care.

15 Aug 2015

PTSD not associated with increased risk for cancer, find BUSM researchers

In the largest study to date that examines Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) as a risk factor for cancer, researchers from Boston University School of Medicine, have shown no evidence of an association.

15 Aug 2015

New study explores impact of climate change on human health

Researchers at Columbia University's National Center for Disaster Preparedness and the University of Washington have published a new study focused on the public health implications of climate change. The article explores climate change impacts on human health in the U.S. Gulf Coast and has implications for this and other coastal regions that are particularly vulnerable to climate change.

14 Aug 2015

Kentucky researcher awarded NCI grant to study potential link between obesity and breast cancer

The National Cancer Institute recently awarded a $750,000 grant to University of Kentucky researcher Fredrick Onono to study the potential link between obesity and breast cancer.

14 Aug 2015

UT Arlington, UNTHSC researchers develop user-friendly system alerts for people with sleep apnea

Masks worn by those with sleep apnea can leak at night and be so uncomfortable that they often drive users away from treatment. But a new system being developed by researchers at UNT Health Science Center and The University of Texas at Arlington could make it easier for the estimated 18 million people with sleep apnea to get a good night's rest.

14 Aug 2015

Women's Medicine Collaborative awarded NIH grant to study link between placenta and sleep abnormalities

The National Institutes of Health has awarded $2.7 million to the Women's Medicine Collaborative to study the placenta and its function to determine whether changes in the placenta are linked to sleep abnormalities.

14 Aug 2015

ADM Tronics' revenues up 69% in first quarter of fiscal year 2016

ADM Tronics Unlimited, Inc., a technology-based developer and manufacturer of innovative technologies and products, today announced results for its first quarter ended June 30, 2016 of Fiscal Year 2016.

14 Aug 2015

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FDA accepts Chiasma's NDA filing for octreotide capsules for treatment of adult patients with acromegaly

Bionik Laboratories reports net loss for second quarter 2015

Commercial non-invasive brain stimulation device impairs cognitive performance

Unituxin (dinutuximab) granted EC Marketing Authorisation for treatment of childhood neuroblastoma

Researchers reveal how migrating tumour cells produce protein that helps set up home in bones

LSTM's CMNH raises funds for Ebola-hit maternal health facilities in Sierra Leone

New research reveals effects of age on sleep quality

Scientists partner to create liver-on-chip device that mimics human physiology

Breastfeeding may lead to substantial reduction in common infections among Indigenous babies

Nitrogen oxides affect pollen of common ragweed plant

Determining the dynein-dynactin complex structure: an interview with Dr Gabriel C. Lander

New study examines how race and gender relate to Medicare Part D's coverage gap

Study looks at infant mortality rates of extremely preterm infants

Medicare patients in rural settings have lower rates of post-discharge follow-up care

PTSD not associated with increased risk for cancer, find BUSM researchers

New study explores impact of climate change on human health

Kentucky researcher awarded NCI grant to study potential link between obesity and breast cancer

UT Arlington, UNTHSC researchers develop user-friendly system alerts for people with sleep apnea

Women's Medicine Collaborative awarded NIH grant to study link between placenta and sleep abnormalities

ADM Tronics' revenues up 69% in first quarter of fiscal year 2016

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