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Sun Pharma, Intrexon partner to develop controllable gene-based therapies for ocular diseases

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., an international specialty pharmaceutical company focused on chronic diseases, through its subsidiary, and Intrexon Corporation, a leader in synthetic biology, today announced the formation of a joint venture to develop controllable gene-based therapies for the treatment of ocular diseases that cause partial or total blindness in millions of people worldwide.

1 Oct 2013

State highlights: Calif. gov. signs bills on prescription drug abuse; Texas groups sue over parts of abortion law; Calif.'s drug Medi-Cal program probed

Gov. Jerry Brown signed two bills Friday aimed at curbing prescription drug abuse but vetoed a third that could have helped the state's medical board identify reckless doctors whose patients died on pills they prescribed (Glover and Girion, 9/27).

1 Oct 2013

Research reveals significant role of Axl receptor in progression, therapeutic resistance of AML

BerGenBio AS, an oncology biopharmaceutical company, announces that a paper entitled "Axl, a prognostic and therapeutic target in acute myeloid leukemia mediates paracrine cross-talk of leukemia cells with bone marrow stroma" by Ben-Batalla et al., has been published in Blood, the most cited peer-reviewed research journal in the field of hematology.

1 Oct 2013

MiMedx Group enters into distribution agreement with Medtronic and SpinalGraft Technologies

MiMedx Group, Inc., an integrated developer, manufacturer and marketer of patent protected regenerative biomaterials and bioimplants processed from human amniotic membrane, announced today that it has entered into a distribution agreement with Medtronic, Inc. and SpinalGraft Technologies, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Medtronic.

From Medtronic 1 Oct 2013

Standoff between a mutated gene and normal counterpart keeps certain cancer cells alive

What keeps leukemia cells alive almost forever, able to continue dividing endlessly and aggressively? New research at the Weizmann Institute suggests that, in around a quarter of all leukemias, the cancer cells rely on an internal "balance of terror" to keep going.

1 Oct 2013

Comments on shutdown: Both parties are shirking their duties; this fight may hold off health law battle on debt ceiling

Yes, defaulting on the U.S. debt would be worse than shutting down the government. But both represent such recklessly, breathtakingly, wastefully irresponsible derelictions of leadership that the people who run this town ought to be ashamed of themselves if either comes to pass.

1 Oct 2013

New approaches needed for testing cancer drugs

Research institutes, regulators and the pharmaceutical industry are urged to cooperate to develop new approaches to testing cancer drugs, in order to bring the revolution in personalised medicine to patients across Europe, says the European Society for Medical Oncology.

1 Oct 2013

IUPUI researchers awarded grant to study how staff burnout affects mental health patients

A national research funding organization dedicated to improving patient-centered outcomes in the health care system has awarded $1.5 million to a team of Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis researchers to study how staff burnout affects the treatment and progress of mental health patients.

1 Oct 2013

BGI Health to introduce NIFTY screening test to reduce miscarriages

BGI Health is marking Baby Loss Awareness Week (9-15 October) with the launch of a new non-invasive screening test for Down’s Syndrome and other conditions, which can reduce the risk of miscarriage significantly compared with other, potentially unnecessary invasive procedures, according to recent studies.

1 Oct 2013

Insulin interaction map could lead to new therapeutic targets for type 2 diabetes

A team led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute has created the first comprehensive roadmap of the protein interactions that enable cells in the pancreas to produce, store and secrete the hormone insulin. The finding makes possible a deeper scientific understanding of the insulin secretion process—and how it fails in insulin disorders such as type 2 diabetes.

1 Oct 2013

University of Sydney to host series of medicine lectures on back pain

On any given day in Australia, one quarter of the population is suffering back pain, and nearly 80 per cent of adult Australians will experience back pain some time during their lives.

1 Oct 2013

Circassia reports positive results from phase II clinical study of ToleroMune grass allergy treatment

Circassia Ltd, a specialty biopharmaceutical company focused on developing world-class immunotherapies, today announced successful results from a large phase II clinical study of its ToleroMune® grass allergy treatment (Grass-Synthetic Peptide Immuno-Regulatory Epitope [Grass-SPIRE])

1 Oct 2013

For consumers shopping for insurance on new health exchanges, a lot will be determined by where they live

People who live in states where officials were less enthusiastic about the health law's new online marketplaces will likely have to look harder to find information about them. Meanwhile, coverage costs will vary widely, not just from state to state, but sometimes between cities and regions within the same state.

1 Oct 2013

FDA grants accelerated approval to Perjeta for neoadjuvant treatment of breast cancer

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today granted accelerated approval to Perjeta (pertuzumab) as part of a complete treatment regimen for patients with early stage breast cancer before surgery (neoadjuvant setting). Perjeta is the first FDA-approved drug for the neoadjuvant treatment of breast cancer.

1 Oct 2013

Olympic athletes lose to poor dental health

Olympic athletes appear to be at an increased risk of poor dental health, an outcome that may negatively impact on their well being and also on their ability to train and perform, research shows.

1 Oct 2013

Despite long-held objections to health law, Insurers work hard to make it succeed

The Wall Street Journal looks at how these critics of the law are key to making it work. Also, Politico examines how large and small businesses are affected by Obamacare changes.

1 Oct 2013

Researchers discover how aspirin improves survival in patients diagnosed with colon cancer

Researchers believe they have discovered how aspirin improves survival in patients diagnosed with colon cancer, the 2013 European Cancer Congress (ECC2013) heard today.

1 Oct 2013

Emotion regulation training enhances efficacy of inpatient cognitive behavioral therapy for MDD

A new psychotherapeutic ingredient, emotion regulation skills training, has been found to enhance standard cognitive behavior therapy for depression in a trial published in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics.

1 Oct 2013

Preoperative statin therapy improves results for isolated CABG and AVR operations

Patients receiving statin therapy before coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery appear to have a reduced risk of post-surgical mortality, stroke, and atrial fibrillation (irregular or rapid heart rate), according to an article in the October 2013 issue of The Annals of Thoracic Surgery.

1 Oct 2013

States prepare for Medicaid coverage changes -- even those not expanding under Obamacare

States grapple with Medicaid expansion issues -- even in states like South Carolina that aren't using the health law's provision to expand coverage. In Texas, 1 million people may fall into a Medicaid "doughnut hole," and Ohio Gov. John Kasich waits to see how his push for expansion will affect his re-election chances.

1 Oct 2013

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Sun Pharma, Intrexon partner to develop controllable gene-based therapies for ocular diseases

State highlights: Calif. gov. signs bills on prescription drug abuse; Texas groups sue over parts of abortion law; Calif.'s drug Medi-Cal program probed

Research reveals significant role of Axl receptor in progression, therapeutic resistance of AML

MiMedx Group enters into distribution agreement with Medtronic and SpinalGraft Technologies

Standoff between a mutated gene and normal counterpart keeps certain cancer cells alive

Comments on shutdown: Both parties are shirking their duties; this fight may hold off health law battle on debt ceiling

New approaches needed for testing cancer drugs

IUPUI researchers awarded grant to study how staff burnout affects mental health patients

BGI Health to introduce NIFTY screening test to reduce miscarriages

Insulin interaction map could lead to new therapeutic targets for type 2 diabetes

University of Sydney to host series of medicine lectures on back pain

Circassia reports positive results from phase II clinical study of ToleroMune grass allergy treatment

For consumers shopping for insurance on new health exchanges, a lot will be determined by where they live

FDA grants accelerated approval to Perjeta for neoadjuvant treatment of breast cancer

Olympic athletes lose to poor dental health

Despite long-held objections to health law, Insurers work hard to make it succeed

Researchers discover how aspirin improves survival in patients diagnosed with colon cancer

Emotion regulation training enhances efficacy of inpatient cognitive behavioral therapy for MDD

Preoperative statin therapy improves results for isolated CABG and AVR operations

States prepare for Medicaid coverage changes -- even those not expanding under Obamacare

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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