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Tradeshow Talks with Keneric Healthcare

Tradeshow Talks with Keneric Healthcare at Health GB 2018.

7 May 2018

Very low carbohydrate diet may improve blood sugar control in type 1 diabetes

A new study led by researchers at Boston Children’s Hospital has shown that a very-low-carbohydrate diet can improve blood sugar control among people with type 1 diabetes.

7 May 2018

Targeted 'click-to-release' chemotherapy leads to potent antitumor activity in mice

Antibody Drug Conjugates are relatively new anti-cancer drugs. They consist of an antibody to which a cell-killing molecule (chemotherapy) is attached. Antibodies can recognize and bind to certain receptors (the 'hands' on the outside of a cell) in a very targeted way.

4 May 2018

Powered stapler use linked to reduced rates of bleeding complications in VATS lobectomy patients

Bleeding complications dropped by nearly half when surgeons used a powered stapler as opposed to a manual device in what researchers say is the first real-world assessment of the two technologies in video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for lung cancer.

4 May 2018

Brain stimulation may offer new way to prevent suicide in people with hard-to-treat depression

A specific kind of brain stimulation is effective in reducing suicidal thinking in a significant portion of people with hard-to-treat depression, according to a new CAMH study published in The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.

3 May 2018

Penn surgeons perform first ever robot-assisted complex spinal surgery for rare tumor removal

Noah Pernikoff is back to his life in New York City after becoming the first patient in the world to undergo a complex three-part, robotic-assisted surgery.

3 May 2018

Study finds no connection between weekday for lung cancer operation and patient survival

The day of the week on which a patient has a lung cancer operation has no significance for their survival. This has been demonstrated by researchers at Karolinska Institutet in a new study published in the journal Chest.

3 May 2018

Researchers study how neurostimulator can improve rehabilitation for stroke patients

Researchers at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center are among the first in the world studying how a specific type of neurostimulator can improve rehabilitation for stroke patients.

3 May 2018

Weight loss surgery may lead to long-term skeletal consequences

A new JBMR Plus review examines the negative impacts of weight loss surgery on bone health.

2 May 2018

Investigational therapy for heart failure uses patient's own cells to stimulate natural healing response

The University of Minnesota is the first institution in the state to participate in the phase III clinical trial for CardiAmp Therapy. Previous clinical studies of this therapy have been promising and have shown improvements in patients' quality of life and heart function.

2 May 2018

Lightning may pose potential danger to patients receiving deep brain stimulation

Patients receiving deep brain stimulation are warned that their neurostimulators may dysfunction when confronted by electromagnetic fields that can be generated by particular electrical devices found at work, home, and in the hospital.

2 May 2018

Researchers develop novel theranostic procedure for treating ductal pancreatic adenocarcinoma

German researchers have developed a novel diagnostic and therapeutic (theranostic) procedure for patients with ductal pancreatic adenocarcinoma, a deadly cancer with an extremely poor prognosis (five-year survival rate of less than 5 percent) and limited treatment options. The study is featured in the May issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

2 May 2018

Lymph node status after preoperative therapy determines survival of esophageal cancer patients

According to a new study, the status of lymph nodes rather than the status of the primary tumor following preoperative neoadjuvant chemotherapy or chemoradiation therapy is the most important factor that determines whether patients with locally advanced esophageal cancer will survive.

2 May 2018

Study examines effectiveness of MDMA-assisted psychotherapy in service personnel with PTSD

A new experimental study has tested the safety and effectiveness of MDMA-assisted psychotherapy in 26 service personnel with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

2 May 2018

Gene therapy offers potential cure for patients with lipoprotein lipase deficiency

During the first 18 months after treatment with ali-pogene tiparvovec, a gene therapy recently approved in Europe to treat lipoprotein lipase deficiency (LPLD), the first patient to receive the treatment had no abdominal pain or episodes of pancreatitis, following a history of 37 pancreatitis attacks.

2 May 2018

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Tradeshow Talks with Keneric Healthcare

Very low carbohydrate diet may improve blood sugar control in type 1 diabetes

Targeted 'click-to-release' chemotherapy leads to potent antitumor activity in mice

Powered stapler use linked to reduced rates of bleeding complications in VATS lobectomy patients

Brain stimulation may offer new way to prevent suicide in people with hard-to-treat depression

Penn surgeons perform first ever robot-assisted complex spinal surgery for rare tumor removal

Study finds no connection between weekday for lung cancer operation and patient survival

Researchers study how neurostimulator can improve rehabilitation for stroke patients

Weight loss surgery may lead to long-term skeletal consequences

Investigational therapy for heart failure uses patient's own cells to stimulate natural healing response

Lightning may pose potential danger to patients receiving deep brain stimulation

Researchers develop novel theranostic procedure for treating ductal pancreatic adenocarcinoma

Lymph node status after preoperative therapy determines survival of esophageal cancer patients

Study examines effectiveness of MDMA-assisted psychotherapy in service personnel with PTSD

Gene therapy offers potential cure for patients with lipoprotein lipase deficiency

Pioneering study to focus on improved care for patients undergoing cancer surgery

Study shows safety, efficacy of stem cells in treating angiitis-induced critical limb ischemia

Tradeshow Talks with Safe-T

Tradeshow Talks with Bastos Viegas

Tradeshow Talks with Health Line International Corporation

Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production

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