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U of T, UHN launch Techna Institute to develop new healthcare technologies

The Techna Institute, an innovation hub poised to integrate and fast track research, development and commercialization of new healthcare technologies, launches today at University Health Network (UHN) and the University of Toronto.

10 Nov 2011

Fascin protein may play a critical transformation role in TGF beta mediated tumor metastasis

A protein called "fascin" appears to play a critical transformation role in TGF beta mediated tumor metastasis, say researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Fla., who published a study in a recent issue of the Journal of Biological Chemistry.

10 Nov 2011

Stem cell markers can aid in determining origin of pediatric sarcomas

The authors of a report in the current issue of the journal Pediatric and Developmental Pathology sought to use stem cell markers as an aid in determining the cell of origin. The expression of stem cell-associated proteins shows differences that can help identify how the tumors evolve. Eighty-one tumors were analyzed, all diagnosed in patients under 18 years old.

10 Nov 2011

Human body better at fighting gum disease when fat cells disappear

Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine researchers found the human body is better at fighting gum disease when fat cells, which trigger inflammation, disappear.

10 Nov 2011

Clinilabs to utilize NewCardio's QTinno in Phase I trial of new CNS drug

NewCardio, Inc., a cardiovascular diagnostic solutions developer, announced today that its strategic partner, Clinilabs, will utilize QTinno, NewCardio's automated cardiac safety solution, to conduct a Phase I trial of an investigational new drug under development for a central nervous system (CNS) indication.

10 Nov 2011

Medtronic initiates enrollment in Enlite Sensor study for diabetes

Medtronic, Inc. today announced a new United States investigational device exemption study to evaluate the accuracy of six-day use in adults with diabetes of its Enlite Sensor, the company's latest innovation in continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) technology for people with diabetes.

From Medtronic 10 Nov 2011

Positive results from InSeal's intravascular large bore puncture closure device trial

InSeal Medical Ltd., developer of percutaneous vascular closure devices for large bore punctures, today announced the successful treatment of three patients with its investigational intravascular large bore puncture closure device.

10 Nov 2011

New initiative to integrate and increase use of palliative care in ED

A new national initiative, IPAL-EM (Improving Palliative Care in Emergency Medicine) will integrate and increase the use of palliative care when seriously ill patients are admitted to the emergency department.

10 Nov 2011

IASO selects Inmedius Generation21 Learning Suite to improve care for obese patients

Inmedius, Inc. announces that the International Association for the Study of Obesity (IASO) has adopted its Generation21 Learning Suite to disseminate evidence-based eLearning resources to health professionals globally.

10 Nov 2011

Pennsylvania Game Commission reminds hunters to avoid hypothermia

Pennsylvania Game Commission Hunter-Trapper Education Division Chief Keith A. Snyder is reminding hunters, trappers and other outdoors enthusiasts to plan well to avoid hypothermia.

10 Nov 2011

Study: Omega-3 supplements can decrease inflammation, anxiety

A recent study gauging the impact of consuming more fish oil showed a marked reduction both in inflammation and, surprisingly, in anxiety among a cohort of healthy young people.

10 Nov 2011

PCMD researcher receives Alzheimer's Association grant to study dementia

The US-based Alzheimer's Association has awarded Dr. David Llewellyn of Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry (PCMD), University of Exeter, a prestigious two-year $100,000 New Investigator Research Grant to further his dementia research.

10 Nov 2011

Patients with Parkinson's may have increased risk of leg motor restlessness

People with Parkinson's disease may be more likely to have a movement disorder called leg motor restlessness, but not true restless legs syndrome as previous studies have suggested, according to a study published in the November 9, 2011, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

10 Nov 2011

New epigenetic therapy may treat recurrent metastatic NSCLC

Patients with recurrent metastatic non-small cell lung cancer have a morbid prognosis, but a new epigenetic therapy may have potential in this population, according to data published in Cancer Discovery, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.

10 Nov 2011

JMC launches comprehensive lung cancer program

Recruiting one of the nation's leading specialists in minimally-invasive lung and chest surgery, Jupiter Medical Center (JMC) has launched the first comprehensive program in Palm Beach and Martin counties dedicated to prevention, early detection, treatment and care of patients with lung cancer and other diseases of the chest and lung.

10 Nov 2011

Simple portable test can diagnose 'vegetative' patients with consciousness

The Coma Science Group, led by Dr Steven Laureys, has developed, along with its partners in London, Ontario, (Canada) and Cambridge (England), a portable test which will permit a simpler and less expensive diagnosis of 'vegetative' patients who still have consciousness, despite the fact that they do not have the means to express it.

9 Nov 2011

Pitt mathematicians to target symptoms of Parkinson's disease

University of Pittsburgh mathematicians have been collaborating with Pitt's School of Medicine to find ways to stop the symptoms of Parkinson's disease, thanks in part to a four-year, $1.86 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and a five-year $1.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health.

9 Nov 2011

New genetic approach to treat fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva

Scientists at Penn's Perelman School of Medicine Center for Research in FOP and Related Disorders have developed a new genetic approach to specifically block the damaged copy of the gene for a rare bone disease, while leaving the normal copy untouched.

9 Nov 2011

People with recurrent depression, chronic stress have shorter telomeres in WBCs

People with recurrent depressions or those exposed to chronic stress exhibits shorter telomeres in white blood cells. This is shown by a research team at Umeå University in a coming issue of Biological Psychiatry.

9 Nov 2011

Positive results from NeuroDerm's ND0611 Phase I/II study for advanced Parkinson's disease

NeuroDerm, Ltd. announced today the results of a Phase I/II safety and pharmacokinetic trial of ND0611, administered as an adjunct therapy to Sinemet, Sinemet CR or Stalevo, in patients with advanced Parkinson's disease.

9 Nov 2011