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Scientists awarded $1.3 million grant to study relationship between traumatic brain injury and dementia

The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded a team of scientists and physicians from leading health care institutions across Phoenix a $1.3 million grant over three years to study traumatic brain injury and its relationship to dementia.

4 Oct 2017

Novel agents appear to halt growth and progression of Ewing sarcoma

When combined with an already FDA-approved chemotherapy, a novel agent developed by researchers at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, appears to halt the ability of Ewing sarcoma to grow and progress.

4 Oct 2017

Study identifies inadvertent consequences of sepsis care programs

Healthcare experts have long known the benefits of integrated sepsis care programs, yet less information has been published on potential unintended consequences of these programs.

3 Oct 2017

Psychology research: Stress reduces our ability to predict new dangers

Being under stress diminishes our abilities to predict new dangers that we face, a team of psychology researchers finds. Its work runs counter to the conventional view that stress enhances our ability to detect and adjust to these changing sources of threat.

3 Oct 2017

Flat-fee primary care helps fill niche for Texas’ uninsured

Darrell Kenyon had been punting for years on various medical issues — fatigue, headaches, mood swings. The 43-year-old uninsured carpenter was particularly worried about his blood pressure, which ran high when he checked it at the grocery store. Then he heard about a different type of physician practice, one that provided regular primary care for a monthly fee.

3 Oct 2017

Researchers look for ways to prevent chemotherapy-induced cognitive impairment

Of the 14 million cancer survivors in the United States, a significant number experience a serious side effect called chemotherapy-induced cognitive impairment (CICI). While easily recognized, little is known about the etiology of this condition, also known informally as "chemo brain."

3 Oct 2017

NIH-funded study to evaluate treatment options for newborns with opioid withdrawal syndrome

The National Institutes of Health is funding a new study to evaluate treatment options for newborns with opioid withdrawal syndrome, a condition caused by exposure to opioids during pregnancy.

3 Oct 2017

Rapid, sensitive genetic test successfully detects some aggressive types of pancreatic cancer

A genetic test developed at UPMC proved highly sensitive at determining which pancreatic cysts are most likely to be associated with one of the most aggressive types of pancreatic cancer, UPMC and University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine scientists reported in Gut, the journal of the British Society of Gastroenterology.

3 Oct 2017

Alterations in circulating tumor DNA associated with response to checkpoint inhibitors

The number of alterations detected in the DNA collected from blood samples (liquid biopsies) of cancer patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors was associated with response to the treatment.

3 Oct 2017

NsXeR protein: A new optogenetic tool to control muscle and neuronal cells

Scientists have examined a protein that will find application in optogenetics and could be used to control muscle and neuronal cells. The paper on the light-sensitive NsXeR protein of the xenorhodopsin class was published in Science Advances by the international team of researchers from MIPT, Research center Jülich, and Institut de Biologie Structurale.

30 Sep 2017

Proscia’s new product optimized for digital clinical workflows in anatomic pathology labs

Proscia announced today the launch of a new product optimized for digital clinical workflows in anatomic pathology labs. This new platform is set to transform the clinical use of digital pathology in commercial and hospital labs

30 Sep 2017

Rainin pipettes and TerraRack pipette tip racks enabling dog breeders to ensure health of their animals

METTLER TOLEDO’s Rainin pipettes and TerraRack pipette tip racks are helping Paw Print Genetics in Spokane, USA, to offer a canine carrier screening service, enabling dog breeders to ensure the health of their animals.

From Mettler-Toledo International Inc. 30 Sep 2017

GM mosquitoes can have altered microbiota that suppresses human malaria-causing parasites

WHAT: Using genetically modified (GM) mosquitoes to reduce or prevent the spread of infectious diseases is a new but rapidly expanding field of investigation.

30 Sep 2017

Researchers develop new surgical screws from human bone material

To heal broken bones using medical help, the surgical method of choice for decades have been metal screws, mainly made of titanium or stainless steel. During and after the healing process, these metal screws are seen by the body as disturbing foreign bodies and often have to be removed in a further unpleasant surgical intervention.

30 Sep 2017

Participants show great interest in WHINN - Week of Health and Innovation 2017

Health innovation. Things are looking good in terms of the number of participants at the 2017 WHINN - Week and Health and Innovation knowledge festival.

28 Sep 2017

METTLER TOLEDO’s First-Defect-Stop Guide shows how lean management concepts can be applied to the lab

Lean Management techniques applied to the laboratory have been shown to improve quality and efficiency.

From Mettler-Toledo International Inc. 28 Sep 2017

Surgical screws being developed from donated human bone material

Biomechanics from TU Graz, are developing surgical screws from donated human bone material for foot and jaw surgery together with surgebright, a start-up from Linz, Austria.

28 Sep 2017

Research findings can lead to new treatment for patients with fatal glandular cancer

A new combination of existing drugs has been shown to block the cancer gene behind a fatal form of glandular cancer, adenoid cystic carcinoma. The findings from the Sahlgrenska Academy can lead to new treatment for patients with this disease relatively soon.

28 Sep 2017

Researchers test way to stop or slow cardiac fibrosis after heart injury

Early research results suggest scientists might be on to a way to preserve heart function after heart attacks or for people with inherited heart defects called congenital cardiomyopathies.

28 Sep 2017

BD launches first automated phenotypic test for CPO detection

BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), a leading global medical technology company, today announced the launch of the first automated phenotypic test to detect and classify carbapenemase-producing organisms (CPO).

From BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) 28 Sep 2017

Laboratory News and Research

Scientists awarded $1.3 million grant to study relationship between traumatic brain injury and dementia

Novel agents appear to halt growth and progression of Ewing sarcoma

Study identifies inadvertent consequences of sepsis care programs

Psychology research: Stress reduces our ability to predict new dangers

Flat-fee primary care helps fill niche for Texas’ uninsured

Researchers look for ways to prevent chemotherapy-induced cognitive impairment

NIH-funded study to evaluate treatment options for newborns with opioid withdrawal syndrome

Rapid, sensitive genetic test successfully detects some aggressive types of pancreatic cancer

Alterations in circulating tumor DNA associated with response to checkpoint inhibitors

NsXeR protein: A new optogenetic tool to control muscle and neuronal cells

Proscia’s new product optimized for digital clinical workflows in anatomic pathology labs

Rainin pipettes and TerraRack pipette tip racks enabling dog breeders to ensure health of their animals

GM mosquitoes can have altered microbiota that suppresses human malaria-causing parasites

Researchers develop new surgical screws from human bone material

Participants show great interest in WHINN - Week of Health and Innovation 2017

METTLER TOLEDO’s First-Defect-Stop Guide shows how lean management concepts can be applied to the lab

Surgical screws being developed from donated human bone material

Research findings can lead to new treatment for patients with fatal glandular cancer

Researchers test way to stop or slow cardiac fibrosis after heart injury

BD launches first automated phenotypic test for CPO detection

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