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Cycling champion Cadel Evans takes part in cutting edge cardiopulmonary research

As the first Australian to win the Tour de France, cycling champion Cadel Evans has already pedalled his way into our hearts. Now he is taking part in world-leading cardiopulmonary research – by pedalling inside an MRI scanner.

11 Nov 2013

Risk of dangerous bloodstream infections can be reduced in newborns with central venous catheters

A new study led by Johns Hopkins Children's Center investigators shows that clinicians can reduce the risk of dangerous bloodstream infections in newborns with central venous catheters by ending use of the device as soon as possible, rather than waiting for signs of infection.

11 Nov 2013

Patients' quality of life negatively affected by perceived discrimination, mistrust in health care

Perceived discrimination and mistrust in health care can negatively affect patients' quality of life, according to a study that will be presented at ASN Kidney Week 2013 November 5-10 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, GA.

11 Nov 2013

Treatment with rheumatoid arthritis drug saved transplanted kidney and achieved remission

A drug approved for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis may also turn out to be the first targeted therapy for one of the most common forms of kidney disease, a condition that almost inevitably leads to kidney failure.

11 Nov 2013

Findings demonstrate potential new therapeutic approach to treat fibrotic diseases

A team of scientists that includes Saint Louis University researchers has identified a new way to intervene in the molecular and cellular cascade that causes fibrosis - a condition where the body's natural process of forming scars for wound healing goes into overdrive and causes diseases.

11 Nov 2013

Adequate vitamin D levels vital for maintaining the health of kidney transplant recipients

Adequate vitamin D levels are important for maintaining kidney transplant recipients' health, according to a study that will be presented at ASN Kidney Week 2013 November 5-10 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, GA.

10 Nov 2013

Tissue scarring may help develop new treatments for patients with damaged organs

Patients with damaged organs could be helped by new treatments after scientists have discovered how tissues scar.

10 Nov 2013

New zebrafish technique finds potential treatments for multiple diseases

Skeletal muscle has proved to be very difficult to grow in patients with muscular dystrophy and other disorders that degrade and weaken muscle. Researchers at Boston Children's Hospital's Stem Cell Program now report boosting muscle mass and reversing disease in a mouse model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy, using a "cocktail" of three compounds identified through a new rapid culture system. Adding the same compounds to stem cells derived from patients' skin cells, they then successfully grew human muscle cells in a dish.

8 Nov 2013

Northwestern Medicine receives $12 million to continue organ transplant research with stem cells

An innovative Northwestern Medicine- research program investigating if stem cells may be the key to allowing organ transplant patients to stop taking immunosuppressive drugs has received $12 million in research funding. The grant will allow researchers to finish Phase II of the clinical trials and begin Phase III.

8 Nov 2013

Life-saving bone marrow transplants may also cure peanut allergies

Not only can bone marrow transplants be life-saving for children with acute lymphocytic leukemia, they may also cure peanut allergies. According to research presented during the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology's Annual Scientific Meeting, a 10-year-old boy no longer had a peanut allergy after undergoing a bone marrow transplant.

8 Nov 2013

Michael Kors gifts $3M to Weill Cornell Medical College to support immunology research

Award-winning fashion designer Michael Kors has dedicated his career to designing luxury American sportswear. Now, with a $3 million gift to Weill Cornell Medical College, one of America's most recognized faces in fashion is seeking to significantly help advance human health.

8 Nov 2013

UC researchers receive FDA grant to study generic tacrolimus in high-risk transplant patients

Transplant researchers at the University of Cincinnati have received a grant from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to study the safety and efficacy of a generic immunosuppressive drug in high-risk transplant patients.

7 Nov 2013

Utah pathologist receives prestigious Packard Foundation award for research on good bacteria

Bacteria have a bad reputation, but University of Utah pathologist June L. Round, Ph.D., likes to look at their good side-and for the second time this year she's received a prestigious national award to aid her research into bacteria that actually are good for human health.

7 Nov 2013

SDSU receives $8.5M NIH grant to develop new heart treatments using stem cells

The National Institutes of Health has awarded a prestigious Program Project Grant totaling more than $8.5 million over five-years to San Diego State University to better understand how the heart heals and ways stem cells can help the heart repair itself.

6 Nov 2013

Imaginative play with medically themed toys may improve recovery in chronically ill children

New research finds that chronically ill children celebrate a successful recovery. It's through their imaginative play with medically themed toys. Laura Nabors, an associate professor of human services in the University of Cincinnati College of Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services (CECH), will present new research on Tuesday, Nov. 5, at the American Public Health Association's (APHA) 141st Annual Meeting and Expo in Boston.

6 Nov 2013

One Lambda gets CE mark approval in Europe for C1qScreen assay

One Lambda Inc., part of Thermo Fisher Scientific and a leading producer of in vitro diagnostic products for the human leukocyte antigen transplant community, has received CE mark approval in Europe for its C1qScreen assay.

6 Nov 2013

Research roundup: States struggling with Medicaid expansion "complex issues"

We conducted a secondary analysis of data (2005 to 2010) from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey. ... Comparisons were made between 2 groups to reflect likely movements in insurance status after the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act implementation: (1) the uninsured who will be Medicaid eligible afterward versus Medicaid insured, and (2) the uninsured who will be Medicaid ineligible afterward versus the privately insured. ...

4 Nov 2013

Simple tool to identify patients at risk of engaging in "medication tradeoffs" after liver transplantation

Researchers at Northwestern University and Emory University propose a simple tool to identify patients who are at risk of engaging in "medication tradeoffs." The study authors address the problem of patients with financial hardship who make the regular choice of meeting basic needs such as buying food rather than paying for medications after receiving a liver transplant.

4 Nov 2013

VG Life Sciences' peptide awarded US patent for HIV treatment

The United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued on October 15, 2013 Patent No.: US 8,557,764 covering the VG Life Sciences' peptide VG1177 for treating HIV infection.

31 Oct 2013

Viropharma announces financial results for third quarter 2013

ViroPharma Incorporated reported today its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2013. Net sales were $113 million for the third quarter ended September 30, 2013, as compared to $91 million in the same three months of 2012.

31 Oct 2013

Transplant News and Research

Cycling champion Cadel Evans takes part in cutting edge cardiopulmonary research

Risk of dangerous bloodstream infections can be reduced in newborns with central venous catheters

Patients' quality of life negatively affected by perceived discrimination, mistrust in health care

Treatment with rheumatoid arthritis drug saved transplanted kidney and achieved remission

Findings demonstrate potential new therapeutic approach to treat fibrotic diseases

Adequate vitamin D levels vital for maintaining the health of kidney transplant recipients

Tissue scarring may help develop new treatments for patients with damaged organs

New zebrafish technique finds potential treatments for multiple diseases

Northwestern Medicine receives $12 million to continue organ transplant research with stem cells

Life-saving bone marrow transplants may also cure peanut allergies

Michael Kors gifts $3M to Weill Cornell Medical College to support immunology research

UC researchers receive FDA grant to study generic tacrolimus in high-risk transplant patients

Utah pathologist receives prestigious Packard Foundation award for research on good bacteria

SDSU receives $8.5M NIH grant to develop new heart treatments using stem cells

Imaginative play with medically themed toys may improve recovery in chronically ill children

One Lambda gets CE mark approval in Europe for C1qScreen assay

Research roundup: States struggling with Medicaid expansion "complex issues"

Simple tool to identify patients at risk of engaging in "medication tradeoffs" after liver transplantation

VG Life Sciences' peptide awarded US patent for HIV treatment

Viropharma announces financial results for third quarter 2013

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