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GAPVAC aims to develop personalized therapeutic vaccines for cancer

A highly innovative project supported by a €6 million European Union Framework 7 (EU FP7) program grant to develop a novel class of therapeutic cancer vaccines is now under way.

4 Jul 2013

Researchers develop program to reduce hospital readmissions by more than half

When a Medicare patient heads home from the hospital, the last thing they want is to be part of the revolving door of readmission that costs the healthcare industry and Medicare billions of dollars each year.

4 Jul 2013

Professor receives grant to explore therapeutic agent, treatment method for brain cancer

The problem with cancer treatments designed to kill a tumor is that they can kill the patient's quality of life as well. Now a Florida State University College of Medicine researcher is shifting the focus from eradicating brain tumors to managing them.

4 Jul 2013

Pergamum: LL-37 Phase I/II trial meets primary end-point in patients with venous leg ulcers

Pergamum AB, a portfolio company of Karolinska Development AB, announced today that the primary safety and tolerability end-point was met in the randomized Phase I/II trial of LL-37 for treatment of venous leg ulcers.

4 Jul 2013

Texas abortion bill sent to full chamber

A Texas House committee approved sweeping abortion legislation early Wednesday, setting up a new fight on the proposal that would, along with other restrictions, ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy. The full chamber will take up the proposal early next week.

4 Jul 2013

FDA approves Orexo's Zubsolv for people suffering from opioid dependence

Orexo today announced that it has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for Zubsolv (buprenorphine/naloxone) sublingual tablet CIII.

4 Jul 2013

Employers get extra year to carry out health law coverage mandate

The Obama administration's surprise announcement will delay penalties for one year -- until after the mid-term elections -- and raises doubts about the implementation process at a crucial moment. Officials said the extension was a response to business requests for more time to navigate complex regulations.

4 Jul 2013

Royal Philips receives FDA clearance to market AlluraClarity live image guidance system in US

Royal Philips today announced that it has received 510(k) clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration to market its innovative AlluraClarity live image guidance system in the US.

From Philips Healthcare 4 Jul 2013

Adding chemotherapy after surgery for patients with advanced gastric cancer can reduce mortality risk

For patients with advanced gastric cancer, treatment with chemotherapy after surgery can reduce the risk of cancer related death by 34% over five years compared to surgery alone, researchers said at the 15th ESMO World Congress in Gastrointestinal Cancer.

4 Jul 2013

Young people who show impulsive tendencies are more prone to drinking heavily

Scientists at the University of Liverpool have shown that young people who show impulsive tendencies are more prone to drinking heavily at an early age.

4 Jul 2013

Montreal researchers discover novel research model to study auto-immune diseases

A team of researchers at the IRCM, led by Dr. Javier M. Di Noia in the Immunity and Viral Infections research division, discovered a novel research model for the study of auto-immune diseases. The Montr-al scientists are the first to find a way to separate two important mechanisms that improve the quality of antibodies. This study was featured in a recent issue of The Journal of Immunology.

4 Jul 2013

Neurosurgeon wins Ambassador for Epilepsy Award for improving clinical care for children with epilepsy

Dr. Gary Mathern, professor of pediatric neurosurgery and director of the UCLA Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery Program at Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA, was honored with the Ambassador for Epilepsy Award by the International Bureau for Epilepsy (IBE) and the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) at the 30th International Epilepsy Congress in Montreal on June 23.

4 Jul 2013

Assay identifies T cells as most capable of fighting infections and cancers

The idea of fighting infections and even cancers by inducing protective immune responses may now be a step closer to clinical practice. Researchers have removed a major obstacle to widespread use of so-called adoptive transfer therapy, in which a patient receives "killer" immune cells targeting a disease agent. Existing technologies can easily provide T cells that will recognize a specific antigen, but it has been challenging to identify individual cells most likely to succeed in fighting the disease - until now.

4 Jul 2013

Research unravels a novel means of communication that allows bacteria to resist antibiotic treatment

New research from Western University unravels a novel means of communication that allows bacteria such as Burkholderia cenocepacia (B. cenocepacia) to resist antibiotic treatment. B. cenocepacia is an environmental bacterium that causes devastating infections in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) or with compromised immune systems.

4 Jul 2013

Research highlights main factors associated with increased risk of babies born with birth defect

New research, published today in The Lancet, highlights important information for health professionals and parents about the factors which may increase the likelihood of a baby being born with a birth defect.

4 Jul 2013

3-gene signature test will improve care of kidney transplant patients

A breakthrough non-invasive test can detect whether transplanted kidneys are in the process of being rejected, as well as identify patients at risk for rejection weeks to months before they show symptoms, according to a study published in The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM).

4 Jul 2013

Research shows lower daily dose of HIV drug therapy suppresses virus

Millions more people could get access to life-saving HIV drug therapy, following a landmark study led by Australian researchers based at the Kirby Institute at the University of New South Wales (UNSW).

4 Jul 2013

Research reveals unconventional production of specialized T cells essential for balanced immune system

New findings from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital reveal an unconventional control mechanism involved in the production of specialized T cells that play a critical role in maintaining immune system balance. The research appears in the current online edition of the scientific journal Nature.

4 Jul 2013

Reading books and participating in brain-stimulating activities may preserve memory

New research suggests that reading books, writing and participating in brain-stimulating activities at any age may preserve memory. The study is published in the July 3, 2013, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

4 Jul 2013

Human gene expression mechanism opens new therapeutic strategies against neurological disease

In a study that could change the way scientists view the process of protein production in humans, University of Chicago researchers have found a single gene that encodes two separate proteins from the same sequence of messenger RNA.

4 Jul 2013

Medical News

GAPVAC aims to develop personalized therapeutic vaccines for cancer

Researchers develop program to reduce hospital readmissions by more than half

Professor receives grant to explore therapeutic agent, treatment method for brain cancer

Pergamum: LL-37 Phase I/II trial meets primary end-point in patients with venous leg ulcers

Texas abortion bill sent to full chamber

FDA approves Orexo's Zubsolv for people suffering from opioid dependence

Employers get extra year to carry out health law coverage mandate

Royal Philips receives FDA clearance to market AlluraClarity live image guidance system in US

Adding chemotherapy after surgery for patients with advanced gastric cancer can reduce mortality risk

Young people who show impulsive tendencies are more prone to drinking heavily

Montreal researchers discover novel research model to study auto-immune diseases

Neurosurgeon wins Ambassador for Epilepsy Award for improving clinical care for children with epilepsy

Assay identifies T cells as most capable of fighting infections and cancers

Research unravels a novel means of communication that allows bacteria to resist antibiotic treatment

Research highlights main factors associated with increased risk of babies born with birth defect

3-gene signature test will improve care of kidney transplant patients

Research shows lower daily dose of HIV drug therapy suppresses virus

Research reveals unconventional production of specialized T cells essential for balanced immune system

Reading books and participating in brain-stimulating activities may preserve memory

Human gene expression mechanism opens new therapeutic strategies against neurological disease

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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