Magnetic stimulation may help common problem of fecal incontinence
Credit: Phil Jones, Augusta University Senior Photographer AUGUSTA, Ga. (April 1, 2020) - A low-cost, noninvasive treatment that uses the ...
Tag: Clinical Trials
Less expensive, more effective pneumonia vaccines are tested in humans
Developed by researchers at the Butantan Institute (Brazil) and Boston Children's Hospital, part of the Harvard Medical School (USA), the ...
SCTR Institute awarded $24 million to advance translational research in South Carolina
Credit: Sarah Pack, Medical University of South Carolina The South Carolina Clinical & Translational Research (SCTR) Institute, one of about ...
FDA approves first plasma therapy for Houston Methodist COVID-19 patient
Credit: Houston Methodist HOUSTON-(March 28, 2020) - Houston Methodist received FDA approval Saturday to become the first academic medical center ...
Does preterm delivery contribute to increased cardiovascular disease burden in women?
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, March 30, 2020--A new study quantifies the future economic burden of ...
Nafamostat is expected to prevent the transmission of new coronavirus infection (COVID-19)
Credit: Image: 2020 The University of Tokyo. Nafamostat mesylate (brand name: Fusan), which is the drug used to treat acute ...
New drug could potentially offer better treatment for chronic heart failure
Global effort led by the University of Alberta's Canadian VIGOUR Centre leads to potential first-in-class treatment to help reduce negative ...
UAB will test a COVID-19 vaccine candidate created by Altimmune Inc.
The testing at UAB will investigate immune responses to the vaccine in mice -- an important step before any Phase ...
Experimental medication to prevent heart disease may treat chemo-resistant ovarian cancer
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Most ovarian cancer starts in fallopian tubes. Then it sloughs from its site of ...
Destroying DNA to save the genome — study offers new insights into sepsis and its treatment
Scientists uncover a new mechanism underlying the life-threatening condition and propose a novel treatment strategy centered around cell-free chromatinCredit: Dr ...
Intense form of radiation slows disease progression in some men with prostate cancer
Highly focused radiation can cause systemic immune response for men with limited spread of prostate cancerCredit: Phuoc Tran, M.D., Ph.D. ...
Despite failures, chemo still promising against dangerous childhood brain cancer, DIPG
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center The pediatric brain cancer known as diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) is almost uniformly ...
Edmonton company Entos developing DNA vaccine against COVID-19
University of Alberta cancer researcher John Lewis's health-care biotechnology company is working on a vaccine to be delivered directly into ...
NTU scientists develop handheld, high-resolution medical imaging device
Credit: NTU Singapore NTU scientists develop handheld, high-resolution medical imaging device with potential for bedside scanning Scientists at Nanyang Technological ...
AAA announces Ph3 NETTER-2 study with Lutathera as 1st Line in advanced GEP-NET
Credit: Advanced Accelerator Applications Saint-Genis-Pouilly, France, March 25, 2020 - Advanced Accelerator Applications S.A. (AAA), a Novartis company, today announced ...
National Comprehensive Cancer Network announces addition of UCLA and UT Southwestern
Los Angeles- and Dallas-based cancer centers join alliance of leading medical institutions that create guidelines which define optimal cancer management ...
Eye blinking on-a-chip
A new approach could lead to 'cornea-on-a-chip' devices that more accurately test the effects of drugs on the human eyeCredit: ...
Study shows key factors for reducing brain damage from cardiac arrest
Osaka University-led research finds predictors of better response to extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR), which can improve blood flowCredit: Osaka University ...
$12M awarded for new COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing at USask’s VIDO-InterVac
Credit: David Stobbe for the University of Saskatchewan. As the COVID-19 outbreak continues to rapidly evolve, the federal government is ...
Telemedicine reduces mental health burden of COVID-19
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, March 23, 2020--"The Role of Telehealth in Reducing the Mental Health ...
