Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy (ACGT) takes on solid tumor cancers
Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy (ACGT), the nation's only charitable organization dedicated exclusively to funding cancer cell and gene therapy research, is proud to announce...
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Six proposals receive seed funds to develop medical devices for children
Credit: Vifant, LLC The Philadelphia Pediatric Medical Device Consortium (PPDC) has announced its latest round of seed grants to companies developing medical devices for children....
Just two weeks’ inactivity can trigger diabetic symptoms in vulnerable patients: Research
Credit: JD Howell, McMaster University HAMILTON, ON, July 31, 2018 - Just two weeks without much activity can have a dramatic impact on health from...
Translational Hypertension Symposium to explore guideline implementation strategies, research
The second annual University of Utah Translational Hypertension Symposium assembles national experts in hypertension treatment and research, and will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 19,...
Researchers predict distribution of rat lungworm, now and into future
Credit: R. Rollins A recent study by University of Hawai'i at Mānoa researchers revealed that Angiostrongylus cantonensis, the rat lungworm, is widespread in the Hawaiian...
Red-blood-cell ‘hitchhikers’ offer new way to transport drugs to specific targets
Credit: Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania PHILADELPHIA - A new drug-delivery technology which uses red blood cells (RBCs) to shuttle nano-scale drug carriers,...
Women and lupus — Tackling the debilitating connection
Credit: University of Houston The chronic inflammatory disease systemic lupus erythematosus (known as SLE or lupus), is about nine times more common in women than...
Diabetes risk higher among LGBQ teens than heterosexual teens, study finds
Credit: Northwestern University CHICAGO --- Lesbian, gay, bisexual and questioning youth are more likely to develop Type 2 diabetes, be obese and engage in less...
NJ researchers investigate effects of dietary nitrate on cognitive function in veterans
Credit: Kessler Foundation Glenn Wylie, DPhil, and Jorge Serrador, PhD, have won an award from the Rutgers Brain Health Institute (BHI). The grant funds a...
Implants made by computer-aided design provide good results in patients with rare chest muscle deformity
July 31, 2018 - For patients with Poland syndrome - a rare congenital condition affecting the chest muscle - computer-aided design (CAD) techniques can be...
845-Page analytical report on the longevity industry in the UK released
Credit: Biogerontology Research Foundation Tuesday, July 31, 2018, London, UK: The Biogerontology Research Foundation announces the publication of a new analytical report titled Longevity Industry...
Artificial intelligence system created at UNC-Chapel Hill designs drugs from scratch
An artificial-intelligence approach created at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Eshelman School of Pharmacy can teach itself to design new drug molecules...
How chronic infections can outsmart the immune system
(Institut national de la recherche scientifique - INRS) Second leading cause of death by parasitic infection, visceral leishmaniasis takes advantage of a mechanism to sustain...
Patients opt for 3D simulation for breast augmentation — but it doesn’t improve outcomes
July 31, 2018 - Three-dimensional image simulation is popular among women planning breast augmentation surgery. But while this evolving technology may enhance communication, it doesn't...
Blood samples used to investigate adaptive repair mechanisms of transplanted kidneys
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - July 31, 2018 - Researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center have shown that gene expression analysis of blood samples taken from...
