An international research study has shown that, in animal models, type 2 insulin (IGF-II) growth factor reinforces memory and prevents forgetfulness. The results of the work, developed at the Mount Sinai Hospital…
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Expression Analysis Announces Research Acceleration Grant Focusing On Kinase Mutations And Cancer
Expression Analysis (EA) announced a jointly sponsored research grant for up to eight American Cancer Society Grantees to investigate and draw parallels between specific cancers and recurring mutations in specific kinases, using…
Blood clotting protein could be used as ‘biomarker’ for mucopolysaccharide diseases
University of Manchester scientists have shown that a protein involved in blood clotting can be used to diagnose and subsequently monitor the treatment of a group of childhood genetic diseases. In the…
Innovative Heart Attack Rapid Response Team for snow shoveling heart attacks
Loyola’s innovative Heart Attack Rapid Response Team (HARRT) is on staff 24/7 to perform emergency surgery on patients who have experienced heart attacks from shoveling snow or other causes. Loyola is the…
New concrete actions on cancer prevention in Europe
ECCO and its partners are joining forces with the European Commission and MEPs to put forward concrete actions on cancer prevention, to national and EU policymakers in Brussels on 2 February, ahead…
AVEO receives USAN, WHO generic name approval for ficlatuzumab
AVEO Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVEO) today announced that the United States Adopted Names (USAN) Council, in consultation with the World Health Organization (WHO) International Nonproprietary Names Expert Committee, has approved the use…
IDF commends Florida council for recommending SCID screening for all newborns
The Florida Genetics and Newborn Screening Program Advisory Council voted unanimously to recommend that the Department of Health screen all newborns for Severe Combined Immune Deficiency (SCID) – commonly known as bubble…
Acacia subsidiary acquires rights to prescription lens technology patent portfolio
Acacia Research Corporation (Nasdaq:ACTG) announced today that a subsidiary has acquired rights to a patent portfolio for prescription lens technology. “Acacia is rapidly becoming the leader in technology licensing and we continue…
USF Health sponsors conference on Parkinson’s disease and multiple sclerosis
Some of the country’s leading physicians and researchers in the fields of Parkinson’s disease and multiple sclerosis will gather later this month to discuss the latest advances in the diagnosis and treatment…
Physicians should contribute some efforts to improve patient safety, outcomes
Efforts to keep hospital patients safe and continually improve the overall results of health care can’t work unless medical centers figure out a way to get physicians more involved in the process….
Unmet need for new medical technologies to treat CVI and blood clots
In light of an aging population and increasing chronic vascular disease, there is a tremendous unmet need for new medical technologies to treat potentially dangerous chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) and blood clots,…
New device to treat heart hiccups
Stanford Hospitals & Clinics: “It would feel like a slight hiccup in my chest” •Atrial fibrillation, an abnormal heart rhythm, affects some 2.2 million Americans. •A new catheter has been shown to…
Inspiration presents IB1001 PK data for treatment of hemophilia B
Inspiration Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (Inspiration) today presented pharmacokinetic (PK) data on its lead product, IB1001, a recombinant factor IX (FIX) for the treatment and prevention of bleeding in individuals with hemophilia B. Results…
DHA begins the 2nd phase of primary source of verification for all health care professionals
Based on Dubai Health Authority (DHA) Strategic Objectives and in order to govern provision of healthcare services being provided by qualified and licensed professionals, the Health Regulation Department of DHA starts as…
Coordinated behavior occurs whether or not neurons are actually connected via synapses
The brain-awake and sleeping-is awash in electrical activity, and not just from the individual pings of single neurons communicating with each other. In fact, the brain is enveloped in countless overlapping electric…