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Study supports use of EndoBarrier Therapy for patients with type 2 diabetes and obesity

GI Dynamics, Inc. today announced findings from a new meta-analysis which describes the increasingly robust efficacy and safety profile of EndoBarrier Therapy, an endoscopically-delivered device therapy approved for the treatment of type 2 diabetes and obesity.

3 Dec 2013

TxCell receives Manufacturing Accreditation from ANSM for cell therapy production site in France

TxCell SA, a biotechnology company developing innovative, personalized cell-based immunotherapies using antigen-specific regulatory T-cells (Ag-Tregs) for chronic inflammatory and autoimmune diseases, announces today that it received a Manufacturing Accreditation delivered by the French National Agency for Drug Safety. The status has been received for its cell therapy production site in Besançon, France.

3 Dec 2013

Axon Sports, GSK Human Performance Lab partner to boost the brains of elite athletes

Axon Sports, a wholly owned subsidiary of Cogstate Limited, has today announced that it has formed a partnership with the GSK Human Performance Lab, a world-class research facility focused on elite human performance.

3 Dec 2013

Policy makers urge EU governments to address stroke prevention in national health plans

Coinciding with the World Health Organization (WHO) European Ministerial Conference on the Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases in Turkmenistan, MEPs, patient and physician representatives are today meeting at the European Parliament to highlight that urgent national action is required to prevent stroke.

3 Dec 2013

Toshiba launches single-panel RADREX-I wireless X-ray system

To offer healthcare providers affordable X-ray technology that performs efficient exams, Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. is introducing a new single-panel RADREX™-i Wireless digital radiographic (DR) X-ray system (FDA cleared).

3 Dec 2013

Europe needs to plan for future probabilities of extreme weather, reports EASAC

Europe needs to plan for future probabilities of extreme weather. Heat waves, floods and storms do not respect national frontiers, so there is a need for action at both national and EU levels.

3 Dec 2013

CUMC researchers make new breakthrough in regenerative medicine

As fast-growing biotech company Rainbow Coral Corp. works to deliver new cutting-edge treatments in the field of regenerative medicine, a major new breakthrough could soon lead to growing new lungs for patients in a laboratory.

3 Dec 2013

EORTC hosts joint session with ESTRO to focus on latest developments in soft tissue sarcoma treatment

The EORTC will host a joint session with ESTRO at ESTRO 33 focusing on current developments in soft tissue sarcoma treatment. It will take place from 14:30- 16:00 on Monday, 07 April 2014 in Vienna, Austria and will be co-chaired by Professors Jean-Yves Blay of the Centre Leon Berard in Lyon, France and past EORTC President and Philippe Maingon of the Centre Georges-Fran-ois-Leclerc in Dijon, France, and Chair of the EORTC Radiation Oncology Group.

3 Dec 2013

New video series provides tips and information to help seniors lead safer, healthier lives

To kick off the holiday season, Emeritus Senior Living has launched a video series that provides valuable tips and information to help seniors – and those who love and care for them – lead safer and healthier lives.

3 Dec 2013

EU pledges over $500 million to fight AIDS, TB and malaria

The European Union today announced at the Global Fund's Replenishment Conference in Washington, DC, new support of over US $500 million to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria for the 2014-2016 period. The conference takes place just one day after World AIDS Day.

3 Dec 2013

Bariatric surgery can potentially reverse type 2 diabetes

Although obesity is a notoriously difficult disease to treat conservatively, there is hope. Board-certified bariatric surgeon Michael Feiz, MD, FACS recommends weight loss surgery as a solution for morbidly obese adults who want to get healthy once and for all.

3 Dec 2013

Toshiba’s MR technologies improve patient care, diagnostic accuracy

Clinicians can utilize MRI to diagnose more conditions with Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc.'s advanced applications for its Vantage Titan™ MR systems.

3 Dec 2013

UAB Medicine introduces Web-based learning and continuing medical education for physicians

UAB Medicine, in collaboration with BroadcastMed, Inc. has launched MD Learning Channel, an online resource that enables medical professionals worldwide to tap into the knowledge and expertise of University of Alabama at Birmingham physicians.

3 Dec 2013

New brain connectivity study finds striking differences in the neural wiring of men and women

A new brain connectivity study from Penn Medicine published today in the Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences found striking differences in the neural wiring of men and women that's lending credence to some commonly-held beliefs about their behavior.

3 Dec 2013

Conjuring up visual image in mind has corresponding effect on size of pupils

Conjuring up a visual image in the mind - like a sunny day or a night sky - has a corresponding effect on the size of our pupils, as if we were actually seeing the image, according to new research.

3 Dec 2013

Patients with RA today have easier time with daily living than patients diagnosed two decades ago

New research reveals that patients with rheumatoid arthritis today have an easier time with daily living than patients diagnosed two decades ago. According to results of the study published in Arthritis Care & Research, a journal of the American College of Rheumatology, anxiety, depressed mood and physical disability have been cut in half over the last 20 years. Researchers believe a reduction in disease activity is partly responsible for this positive change.

3 Dec 2013

Medical News

Study supports use of EndoBarrier Therapy for patients with type 2 diabetes and obesity

TxCell receives Manufacturing Accreditation from ANSM for cell therapy production site in France

Axon Sports, GSK Human Performance Lab partner to boost the brains of elite athletes

Policy makers urge EU governments to address stroke prevention in national health plans

Toshiba launches single-panel RADREX-I wireless X-ray system

Europe needs to plan for future probabilities of extreme weather, reports EASAC

CUMC researchers make new breakthrough in regenerative medicine

EORTC hosts joint session with ESTRO to focus on latest developments in soft tissue sarcoma treatment

New video series provides tips and information to help seniors lead safer, healthier lives

EU pledges over $500 million to fight AIDS, TB and malaria

Bariatric surgery can potentially reverse type 2 diabetes

Toshiba’s MR technologies improve patient care, diagnostic accuracy

UAB Medicine introduces Web-based learning and continuing medical education for physicians

New brain connectivity study finds striking differences in the neural wiring of men and women

Conjuring up visual image in mind has corresponding effect on size of pupils

Patients with RA today have easier time with daily living than patients diagnosed two decades ago

Toshiba's new ultrasound technology depicts blood flow with more detail and accuracy

Lung volume reduction surgery: A great option for patients with severe emphysema

Study explores social and emotional impact of Tourette syndrome in secondary schools

Seminar on Affordable Care Act to be held in Texas on Dec 12

Advancing Motor Neuron Disease Diagnosis with Non-Invasive Ultrasound and AI

How agentic AI is reshaping laboratory workflows

Fourier 80: bringing benchtop NMR systems to the laboratory

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