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Queen's University Belfast scientists receive international recognition for research on microneedles

Scientists from Queen's University Belfast, whose research into microneedles is taking the pain out of injections, have received international recognition from one of the world's leading pharmaceutical science journals.

20 Jan 2014

Researchers uncover how typhoid pathogen manages to evade host's immune system

The life-threatening disease typhoid fever results from the ongoing battle between the bacterial pathogen Salmonella and the immune cells of the body. Prof. Dirk Bumann's research group at the Biozentrum of the University of Basel has now uncovered how the typhoid pathogen repeatedly manages to evade the host's immune system. Their findings are published in the scientific journal "Cell Host & Microbe".

20 Jan 2014

New, "designer" dietary fiber may eliminate side effects of current IBS treatment

A newly-developed, "designer" dietary fiber with an added potential prebiotic effect may eliminate the side effects of current treatment for Irritable Bowel Syndrome which affects 10-20 percent of the population, disproportionately women.

20 Jan 2014

Research shows how architecture of brain shapes its functioning

The structure of the human brain is complex, reminiscent of a circuit diagram with countless connections. But what role does this architecture play in the functioning of the brain?

20 Jan 2014

Breakthrough technology could provide new approach for treatment of chronic wounds

A team of researchers led by an NIBIB grantee at Vanderbilt University has created a biodegradable scaffold that enables sustained, local delivery of gene-silencing factors called siRNA to promote tissue regeneration. The team recently used the scaffold to successfully deliver siRNA to mice in order to locally silence a gene normally responsible for inhibiting blood vessel formation.

20 Jan 2014

Study shows at least 2M people in England could be eligible for bariatric surgery

Two million people in England could be eligible for weight loss surgery according to new research published today by JRSM Open, the open access companion publication of the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine.

20 Jan 2014

Studies aim to address urgent need to identify possible new methods for mesothelioma treatment

Mesothelioma is a very aggressive cancer associated with asbestos exposure, which is usually diagnosed in an advanced stage. So far no therapeutic strategy has proven effective against this deadly cancer and the prognosis remains very poor with only few exceptions.

20 Jan 2014

CECAD professor receives Prof Pushpa Talwar Memorial Oration for exceptional excellence in medical mycology

Prof Cornely heads the Clinical Trials Center and the Translational Research Platform at the CECAD Excellence Cluster at the University of Cologne. In addition to his research activities, as a senior physician at the Clinic I of Internal Medicine of the Cologne University Hospital he is responsible for clinical therapies for mycological infections.

20 Jan 2014

Scientist receives grant to study biochemical fate of nanoemulsion-based food delivery systems in GI tract

Food scientist Hang Xiao of the University of Massachusetts Amherst recently received a four-year, $491,220 grant to study the biochemical fate of nanoemulsion-based food delivery systems in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, hoping to re-shape them and enhance the absorption of beneficial food components encapsulated in delivery systems.

20 Jan 2014

Researchers discover fundamental biology of calcium waves in relation to heart arrhythmias

Researchers have discovered the fundamental biology of calcium waves in relation to heart arrhythmias. The findings published this month in the January 19 edition of Nature Medicine outlines the discovery of this fundamental physiological process that researchers hope will one day help design molecularly tailored medications that correct the pathophysiology.

20 Jan 2014

Exposure to secondhand smoke increases odds of kids being readmitted to hospital for asthma

A new study shows that exposure to secondhand smoke at home or in the car dramatically increases the odds of children being readmitted to the hospital within a year of being admitted for asthma.

20 Jan 2014

New discovery provides insight into body's rejection process during transplantation

In 2009, the first face transplant was performed at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH), and lead surgeon, Dr. Bohdan Pomahac has been pioneering the procedure since.

20 Jan 2014

Poisonous bacteria may one day become useful tool for industry and environmental protection

Buried deep in the mud along the banks of a remote salt lake near Yosemite National Park are colonies of bacteria with an unusual property: they breathe a toxic metal to survive.

20 Jan 2014

Scientists develop new class of molecules that provide new way to attack bacteria resistant to antibiotics

As concerns about bacterial resistance to antibiotics grow, researchers are racing to find new kinds of drugs to replace ones that are no longer effective. One promising new class of molecules called acyldepsipeptides - ADEPs - kills bacteria in a way that no marketed antibacterial drug does - by altering the pathway through which cells rid themselves of harmful proteins.

20 Jan 2014

BUSM researcher receives grant for advancement in early detection, treatment of esophageal cancer

Tony Godfrey, PhD, associate chair of research in the department of surgery at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Boston Medical Center (BMC), was recently awarded a two-year, $225,000 grant from the DeGregorio Family Foundation for Gastric and Esophageal Cancer Research & Education.

20 Jan 2014

Medical Research News

Queen's University Belfast scientists receive international recognition for research on microneedles

Researchers uncover how typhoid pathogen manages to evade host's immune system

New, "designer" dietary fiber may eliminate side effects of current IBS treatment

Research shows how architecture of brain shapes its functioning

Breakthrough technology could provide new approach for treatment of chronic wounds

Study shows at least 2M people in England could be eligible for bariatric surgery

Studies aim to address urgent need to identify possible new methods for mesothelioma treatment

CECAD professor receives Prof Pushpa Talwar Memorial Oration for exceptional excellence in medical mycology

Scientist receives grant to study biochemical fate of nanoemulsion-based food delivery systems in GI tract

Researchers discover fundamental biology of calcium waves in relation to heart arrhythmias

Exposure to secondhand smoke increases odds of kids being readmitted to hospital for asthma

New discovery provides insight into body's rejection process during transplantation

Poisonous bacteria may one day become useful tool for industry and environmental protection

Scientists develop new class of molecules that provide new way to attack bacteria resistant to antibiotics

BUSM researcher receives grant for advancement in early detection, treatment of esophageal cancer

Hospitals with more experience caring for patients with severe sepsis achieve better outcomes

Researchers identify protein in brain that plays critical role in memory loss seen in Alzheimer's patients

Researchers conduct study to evaluate musculoskeletal pain outcomes after motor vehicle collision

Study: People with learning disabilities largely invisible within hospitals

Research may lead to potential treatment for deadly bacterial infections

Leveraging the power of automation to boost research

Automating research - solutions and best practices

How can microdialysis benefit drug development

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