Osiris Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: OSIR) today announced that Health Canada has requested additional information in support of the Company’s application for approval of Prochymal, a stem cell therapy, for the treatment of…
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Collaborative Drug Discovery receives additional grant for TB drug research
Collaborative Drug Discovery, Inc. (CDD) today announced that the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has extended its previous grant to CDD to create a novel database to spark collaborative efforts to discover…
Leading Candidate Vaccine Shows Long-Lasting Protection Against Malaria In Young African Children
The lead candidate malaria vaccine (RTS,S/AS01E) provides young African children with sustained protection against malaria for at least 15 months after vaccination, making it a very promising public-health intervention with the potential…
Study reports long-term complications in childhood survivors of bacterial meningitis
Nearly half of children who survive an episode of bacterial meningitis experience persistent behavioral, intellectual, or other complications, reports a study in the January issue of The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal®. The…
Better understanding of rotational motion in living cells may help researchers study causes of deadly diseases
Advancements in understanding rotational motion in living cells may help researchers shed light on the causes of deadly diseases, such as Alzheimer’s, according to Ning Fang, an associate scientist at the U.S….
ITM scientists to combat tapeworm infection using drugs
The Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp increases its fight in Congo against the pork tapeworm, in spite of its name also a human parasite, causing epilepsy. The ITM scientists have worked for…
FDA clears Nanosphere’s RV+ test for detection of respiratory viruses
Nanosphere, Inc., a leader in the development and commercialization of advanced molecular diagnostics systems, announced today FDA 510(k) clearance for the Verigene® Respiratory Virus Plus Nucleic Acid Test (RV+) on the Verigene®…
News outlets examine reaction to WHO plan to contain drug-resistant malaria
In follow-up coverage of the WHO’s announcement Wednesday of a plan to contain the spread of artemisinin-resistant malaria, news outlets examined the scope of the problem, reactions to the plan and speculations…
Acne Bug Could Be The Cause Of Your Infections
Previously, researchers thought the detection of P. acnes at the site of these infections was due to contamination from the skin. For example, an infection at a site within the body after…
Study Sheds New Light On River Blindness Parasite
The team found that a bacterium inside the worm acts as a ‘disguise’ for the parasite, resulting in the immune system reacting to it in an ineffective way. The bacteria protect the…
BioCryst reports positive results from peramivir Phase 3 study in influenza
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:BCRX) today announced top-line results from one of its two Phase 3 studies of intravenous (i.v.) peramivir for the treatment of patients hospitalized with influenza, and provided an update…
New discovery has brought dream of transforming measles virus against cancer
When most people in the developed world think of measles, what comes to mind is only a dim memory of a vaccination at a pediatrician’s office. But while childhood vaccination has virtually…
New research paper reveals key lessons about origins of 2009 H1N1 pandemic
How Swine Flu Overturned the Understanding of Pandemic Outbreaks. As H1N1 ‘Swine Flu’ returns to the national headlines a new research paper reveals the key lessons about the origins of the 2009…
FDA’s determination of equivalency validates Neogen’s rapid test for Salmonella enteritidis
Neogen Corporation (Nasdaq: NEOG) today announced that its rapid test for Salmonella enteritidis (SE) has been determined by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to be equivalent to the FDA’s traditional…
Scientists Explain Link Between Chlamydia And Ectopic Pregnancy
Women who have had chlamydia are at greater risk of an ectopic pregnancy because of a lasting effect of the infection. A new study provides evidence for the first time of how…