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Raw and cooked gingers reduce pain associated with muscle injury by 24%: Reed's

Reed's, Inc., maker of the top-selling sodas in natural food stores nationwide, commented today on a recent study in The Journal of Medicine that both raw and cooked ginger reduce pain associated with muscle injury by about 24%, compared with placebo. The study was supported by the McCormick Science Institute.

10 Jun 2010

Scientists develop plastic antibody that works in bloodstream of living animal

Scientists are reporting the first evidence that a plastic antibody - an artificial version of the proteins produced by the body's immune system to recognize and fight infections and foreign substances - works in the bloodstream of a living animal. The discovery, they suggest in a report in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, is an advance toward medical use of simple plastic particles custom tailored to fight an array of troublesome "antigens."

10 Jun 2010

Spectranetics plans multi-center, randomized clinical trial program for in-stent restenosis

The Spectranetics Corporation today announced its clinical trial plans related to the treatment of in-stent restenosis (ISR) in arteries above the knee, which remains a major unsolved medical problem. There is no device currently cleared or approved by the FDA to treat ISR.

10 Jun 2010

MicroConstants adds second Waters Xevo TQ MS system

MicroConstants, Inc., a bioanalytical and pharmacokinetic-specialty Contract Research Organization (CRO) in San Diego, California, announces the continued expansion of its bioanalytical capacity through the addition of a second Waters Xevo TQ MS system. The CRO has also appointed a new East Coast business development manager to actively pursue new business opportunities in that region.

10 Jun 2010

Pitchers who are morning types appear to have advantage over evening types: Study

A Major League Baseball pitcher's natural sleep preference might affect how he performs in day and night games, according to a research abstract that will be presented Wednesday, June 9, 2010, in San Antonio, Texas, at SLEEP 2010, the 24th annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies LLC.

10 Jun 2010

Baylor Institute of Immunology Research receives nearly $35M as grants in 2009

Even in an economy that's proved devastating to charitable giving and government grants, the Baylor Institute of Immunology Research (BIIR), a component of Baylor Research Institute (BRI), has managed to buck the trend: BIIR received grants totaling nearly $35 million in 2009.

10 Jun 2010

LAB Research completes development of novel drug investigation model

LAB Research Inc., a Canadian-based global non-clinical contract research organization, today announced that it has recently completed development of a novel drug investigation model focused on biodistribution and pharmacokinetic of biologics.

10 Jun 2010

Researchers differentiate human stem cells to become heart cells with cardiomyopathy

Researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have for the first time differentiated human stem cells to become heart cells with cardiomyopathy, a condition in which the heart muscle cells are abnormal. The discovery will allow scientists to learn how those heart cells become diseased and from there, they can begin developing drug therapies to stop the disease from occurring or progressing. The study is published in the June 9th issue of Nature.

10 Jun 2010

New study finds propofol poses low risk for children undergoing research-driven imaging studies

A new study finds that propofol, a well-known anesthesia medication, has a low occurrence of adverse events for children undergoing research-driven imaging studies. The study, led by a pediatric anesthesiologist now at Children's National Medical Center, showed a low incidence of adverse events and no long term complications when propofol was used to sedate children for imaging studies that require them to be still for long periods of time.

10 Jun 2010

Study suggests potential of ARC man-made compound in combination with Abbott's ABT-737 for cancer

Adding a second agent may make a new, experimental anti-cancer drug effective against a wide range of cancers, researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine have found.

10 Jun 2010

Ipsilateral PVI failure in patients with CLI predicts poor outcome after LEB: Study

Prior failed ipsilateral percutaneous vascular intervention in patients with critical limb ischemia predicts poor outcome after lower extremity bypass, according to a study from the 64th Vascular Annual Meeting presented by the Society for Vascular Surgery.

10 Jun 2010

Earlier school start times associated with increased teenage car crash rates: Research abstract

Earlier school start times are associated with increased teenage car crash rates, according to a research abstract that will be presented Wednesday, June 9, 2010, in San Antonio, Texas, at SLEEP 2010, the 24th annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies LLC.

10 Jun 2010

AASLD recommends surveillance in patients with cirrhosis who are at high risk of developing HCC

A study conducted by researchers at the Baylor College of Medicine found that fewer than 20% of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma preceded by cirrhosis were monitored for the development of cancer. Full findings of this study are published in the July issue of Hepatology, a journal of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases .

10 Jun 2010

Sleep corrects drift in color perception that occurs during wakefulness: Research

Color perception drifts away from neutrality during wakefulness and is restored during sleep, suggests a research abstract that will be presented Wednesday, June 9, 2010, in San Antonio, Texas, at SLEEP 2010, the 24th annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies LLC.

10 Jun 2010

People who smoke immediately after waking may be at risk for lung cancer: Study

People who smoke their first cigarette within minutes after waking up have much higher levels of cotinine, a by-product of nicotine when processed by the body, than those who wait to smoke, regardless of the number of cigarettes smoked.

10 Jun 2010

Today's multi-touch systems may lead people to MSD: Researchers

The evolution of computer systems has freed us from keyboards and now is focusing on multi-touch systems, those finger flicking, intuitive and easy to learn computer manipulations that speed the use of any electronic device from cell phones to iPads. But little is known about the long-term stresses on our bodies through the use of these systems.

10 Jun 2010

Cognitive-behavioral, skills-based treatment intervention program shows promise for teenagers with IBD

Disease is a private matter to many of us. For many reasons, we want to keep it to ourselves, and no cluster of disorders challenges patients' need for privacy more than inflammatory bowel disease.

10 Jun 2010

Texas Tech signs worldwide license agreement for metallo-beta-lactamase inhibitors with RI Scientific

Officials at Texas Tech University System's Office of Technology Commercialization announced Wednesday (June 9) the signing of an exclusive worldwide license agreement for a chemical additive called an aptamer that makes certain existing antibiotics viable against antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

10 Jun 2010

New findings may help researchers design drugs that can prevent HIV

Researchers at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine and University of Nebraska Medical Center have created a three-dimensional picture of an important protein that is involved in how HIV -- the virus responsible for AIDS -- is produced inside human cells. The picture may help researchers design drugs that can prevent HIV from reproducing.

10 Jun 2010

Protagen, Bayer Schering Pharma close cooperation contract for biomarker discovery in Endometriosis

Protagen AG, a specialist for in-vitro diagnostics and GMP-compliant protein analysis, and Bayer Schering Pharma AG, a global leading specialty pharmaceuticals company, announced today the closing of a cooperation contract for discovery of novel biomarkers in Endometriosis.

10 Jun 2010

Medical Research News

Raw and cooked gingers reduce pain associated with muscle injury by 24%: Reed's

Scientists develop plastic antibody that works in bloodstream of living animal

Spectranetics plans multi-center, randomized clinical trial program for in-stent restenosis

MicroConstants adds second Waters Xevo TQ MS system

Pitchers who are morning types appear to have advantage over evening types: Study

Baylor Institute of Immunology Research receives nearly $35M as grants in 2009

LAB Research completes development of novel drug investigation model

Researchers differentiate human stem cells to become heart cells with cardiomyopathy

New study finds propofol poses low risk for children undergoing research-driven imaging studies

Study suggests potential of ARC man-made compound in combination with Abbott's ABT-737 for cancer

Ipsilateral PVI failure in patients with CLI predicts poor outcome after LEB: Study

Earlier school start times associated with increased teenage car crash rates: Research abstract

AASLD recommends surveillance in patients with cirrhosis who are at high risk of developing HCC

Sleep corrects drift in color perception that occurs during wakefulness: Research

People who smoke immediately after waking may be at risk for lung cancer: Study

Today's multi-touch systems may lead people to MSD: Researchers

Cognitive-behavioral, skills-based treatment intervention program shows promise for teenagers with IBD

Texas Tech signs worldwide license agreement for metallo-beta-lactamase inhibitors with RI Scientific

New findings may help researchers design drugs that can prevent HIV

Protagen, Bayer Schering Pharma close cooperation contract for biomarker discovery in Endometriosis

How can microdialysis benefit drug development

Global and Local Efforts to Take Action Against Hepatitis

Addressing Important Cardiac Biology Questions with Shotgun Top-Down Proteomics

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