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Study could lead to potential drug treatment for fighting addiction

A research team led by the University of Colorado Boulder has discovered a mechanism in the brain that is key to making cocaine seem pleasurable, a finding that could lead to a drug treatment for fighting addiction.

5 Feb 2015

Johns Hopkins researchers successfully deliver new nanoparticle gene therapy to treat glioma in rats

Despite improvements in the past few decades with surgery, chemotherapy and radiation therapy, a predictably curative treatment for glioma does not yet exist. New insights into specific gene mutations that arise in this often deadly form of brain cancer have pointed to the potential of gene therapy, but it's very difficult to effectively deliver toxic or missing genes to cancer cells in the brain.

5 Feb 2015

Study: Infant gut microbiota associated with healthy weight gain

Researchers in Singapore and UK as part of the EpiGen consortium worked together with scientists at the Nestlé Research Center, Switzerland, on a new study on the bacterial makeup of the gut (gut microbiota) of infants in Singapore. Their study reveals that the rate of bacterial colonisation of the gut is influenced by external factors such as the method of delivery and duration of gestation.

5 Feb 2015

Research findings demonstrate new approach to transform behavior of tumor cells

Inserting a specific strain of bacteria into the microenvironment of aggressive ovarian cancer transforms the behavior of tumor cells from suppression to immunostimulation, researchers at Norris Cotton Cancer Center and the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth have found.

5 Feb 2015

New studies show that treating infertility with stem cells may not be realised

Whether or not infertility can be treated with stem cells has been a matter of debate for many years.

5 Feb 2015

Study examines four risk factors that can lead families to varying degrees of hunger

Food insecurity creates a host of unhealthy consequences. The roads leading there can be very different. Understanding those differences may provide a clearer picture of hunger in families and a better way of responding to families' needs. A University of Houston study examined four risk factors for families that can lead to varying degrees of hunger.

5 Feb 2015

USF scientists develop handheld sensor to debunk fraudulent seafood species claims

Scientists at the University of South Florida's College of Marine Science have developed a handheld sensor capable of debunking fraudulent seafood species claims, helping to ensure that consumers are get what they pay for.

5 Feb 2015

Biodegradable microstructures may help repair tissue, prevent heart failure

The delivery of tiny biodegradable microstructures to heart tissue damaged by heart attack may help repair the tissue and prevent future heart failure. A team led by cardiovascular researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin bioengineered the microstructures to be the same size, shape and stiffness as adult heart muscle cells, or cardiomyocytes, with the goal of releasing biologically active peptides that act as cardioprotective agents.

5 Feb 2015

Study shows that babies born prematurely grow out of their asthma

Large-scale Danish study from the University of Copenhagen shows that premature babies grow out of the asthma which they are likely to develop in early life.

5 Feb 2015

Scripps Green Hospital treats peripheral artery disease patient using new drug-coated balloon

A doctor at Scripps Green Hospital this week became the first in California to use a new drug-coated balloon to treat peripheral artery disease in a patient since regulatory approval of the IN.PACT Admiral device in January by the Food and Drug Administration.

5 Feb 2015

Resveratrol found in red grapes, peanuts may help prevent age-related decline in memory

A compound found in common foods such as red grapes and peanuts may help prevent age-related decline in memory, according to new research published by a faculty member in the Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine.

5 Feb 2015

Three Keck Medicine scientists of USC receive $4.3 million from CIRM for stem cell research

Three scientists from Keck Medicine of the University of Southern California have won grants exceeding $4.3 million from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine for research that includes creating a temporary liver for transplant patients, finding novel ways to treat immune disorders and blood diseases and developing a new animal model for exploring diseases like heart failure, diabetes and neurodegenerative diseases.

5 Feb 2015

Howard K. Koh receives CADCA's 2015 National Leadership Award

In recognition of his significant contributions to public health and tobacco prevention, and his long-standing support of community-based drug prevention, Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA) will present Howard K. Koh M.D., M.P.H. with its 2015 National Leadership Award.

5 Feb 2015

Misonix net sales increase 36% to $5.6 million in second quarter fiscal 2015

Misonix, Inc., an international surgical device company that designs, manufactures and markets innovative therapeutic ultrasonic products for spine surgery, skull based surgery, neurosurgery, wound debridement, cosmetic surgery, laparoscopic surgery and other surgical applications, today announced financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2015, ended December 31, 2014.

5 Feb 2015

Nevro obtains new expanded MR-conditional labeling for Senza SCS system

Nevro Corp., a medical device company that has developed and commercialized an innovative, evidence-based neuromodulation platform for the treatment of chronic pain, today announced that it has received CE Mark for expanded MR-conditional labeling.

5 Feb 2015

Johns Hopkins student wins NCRC's 2015 Grand Prize

The National Collegiate Research Conference sponsored by the Harvard College Undergraduate Research Association awarded its 2015 Grand Prize to Mahima Sukumar, an undergraduate student at The Johns Hopkins University, working in the lab of Keri Martinowich, Ph.D., at the Lieber Institute for Brain Development.

5 Feb 2015

Welch Allyn partners with Nonin Medical to provide clinically-proven PureSAT SpO2 technology

Welch Allyn, a leading medical diagnostic device company that delivers pragmatic innovation at the point of care, today announced it has partnered with Nonin Medical, a leader in designing and manufacturing noninvasive medical monitoring solutions, to provide its clinically-proven PureSAT SpO2 technology.

4 Feb 2015

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Study could lead to potential drug treatment for fighting addiction

Johns Hopkins researchers successfully deliver new nanoparticle gene therapy to treat glioma in rats

Study: Infant gut microbiota associated with healthy weight gain

Research findings demonstrate new approach to transform behavior of tumor cells

New studies show that treating infertility with stem cells may not be realised

Study examines four risk factors that can lead families to varying degrees of hunger

USF scientists develop handheld sensor to debunk fraudulent seafood species claims

Biodegradable microstructures may help repair tissue, prevent heart failure

Study shows that babies born prematurely grow out of their asthma

Scripps Green Hospital treats peripheral artery disease patient using new drug-coated balloon

Resveratrol found in red grapes, peanuts may help prevent age-related decline in memory

Three Keck Medicine scientists of USC receive $4.3 million from CIRM for stem cell research

Howard K. Koh receives CADCA's 2015 National Leadership Award

Misonix net sales increase 36% to $5.6 million in second quarter fiscal 2015

Nevro obtains new expanded MR-conditional labeling for Senza SCS system

Johns Hopkins student wins NCRC's 2015 Grand Prize

Welch Allyn partners with Nonin Medical to provide clinically-proven PureSAT SpO2 technology

PRO-DEX completes acquisition of Fineline Molds

Diplomat to dispense FDA-approved IBRANCE (palbociclib) to treat metastatic breast cancer

Brain scans can predict therapeutic responses to talk therapy

Lab Matters host Harriet Gould on building a more connected lab community

The Critical Role of Sample Storage in Drug Discovery and Development

Advancing Neuroscience Research Through Collaboration and Patient-Centered Innovation

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