Circulating tumor cells, which play a crucial role in cancer metastasis, have been known to science for more than 100 years, and researchers have long endeavored to track and capture them. Now,…
Scientists sequence Clostridium botulinum genome that produces neurotoxin
Scientists on the Norwich Research Park have sequenced the genome of a novel strain of Clostridium botulinum, one of the most dangerous pathogens known to man. The strain produces an unusual botulinum…
Excelsior medical’s SwabFlush receives FDA 510(k) clearance
Excelsior Medical Corporation announced today that it has received FDA 510(k) clearance for SwabFlush™, its latest product for the vascular access and infection control markets. SwabFlush is the only IV catheter flush…
New study reveals role of INK4, ARF proteins in Burkitt’s lymphoma
Burkitt’s lymphoma is one of the most aggressive tumors affecting humans. Multiple alterations in genes that regulate cell proliferation rate explain its aggressive behavior. A new study reveals new molecular insights into…
FDA clears Breathe BT-V2S ventilator for COPD disease management
Breathe Technologies, Inc., a manufacturer of innovative technology solutions for people with respiratory conditions, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), announced today that it has received FDA clearance for use of the…
Alliqua completes transdermal pain patch initial in vitro study for treatment of PHN
Alliqua, Inc. (OTCBB: ALQA) (FWB: HL1) (“Alliqua”), an advanced biomedical products company focused on the development and manufacturing of proprietary drug delivery and liver health technologies, announced today the successful completion of…
hUCBs and MenSCs transplant may offer future therapeutic benefit for AD, stroke, ALS
Transplanting stem cells derived from umbilical cord blood cells and menstrual blood cells may offer future therapeutic benefit for those suffering from stroke, Alzheimer’s disease, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), says a…
Novel Gene Therapy Shows That Clearing Toxic Proteins Inside Brain Cells Prevents Plaque Formation Outside Neurons
Gene therapy that boosts the ability of brain cells to gobble up toxic proteins prevents development of Alzheimer’s disease in mice that are predestined to develop it, report researchers at Georgetown University…
Two studies show how laminin plays a central role in breast cancer development
Laminin, long thought to be only a structural support protein in the microenvironment of breast and other epithelial tissues, is “famous” for its cross-like shape. However, laminin is far more than just…
Dementia Risk Is Higher In People With Both Stroke And Irregular Heartbeat
Stroke patients who also suffer from an irregular heartbeat are at double the risk of developing dementia, according to a new study by the University of East Anglia (UEA). Published tomorrow in…
New Lupus drug marching towards approval
A new drug for lupus from the Human Genome Sciences Inc is all set to get clearance in the US this week. If all goes through, this drug will offer patients the…
FDA says no cause for alarm on vaccines for meningitis and pneumonia
According to US health officials there are no reports that arouse new safety concerns over two children’s vaccines that have been suspended in Japan following the deaths of four babies. The researchers…
Down’s syndrome could be detected in mother’s blood test
European researchers have devised a blood test that could help pregnant women avoid the invasive procedures now used to diagnose Down syndrome prenatally and make the diagnosis with 100% accuracy. The study…
Reducing Blood-Clot Risk In Trauma Patients
Martin Schreiber, M.D., of Oregon Health & Science University, received a research grant worth nearly $700,000 from the National Trauma Institute (NTI) to study a method that could more accurately determine how…
Brain Enzyme Enhances, Erases Long-Term Memories In Rats, Has Potential To Treat Anxiety, Memory Disorders
Even long after it is formed, a memory in rats can be enhanced or erased by increasing or decreasing the activity of a brain enzyme, say researchers supported, in part, by the…