January 7, 2015
(The Conversation) – An estimated 40% of clinically approved drugs fall into the category where either the natural compound itself or a modified version is the approved drug. These include statins (found in bacterial secretions) used to lower cholesterol, quinines … Read More
January 7, 2015
(Genome Web) – Genentech will sequence the whole genomes of 3,000 people from 23andMe’s Parkinson’s disease community in an effort to identify drug targets, the companies announced today. Under the terms of the deal, 23andMe will be able to conduct … Read More
January 6, 2015
(Medical Xpress) – A 12-year study of two measles-containing vaccines, published today in Pediatrics, found that seven main adverse outcomes were unlikely after either vaccine. The study, conducted by the Kaiser Permanente Vaccine Study Center, included children aged 12 to … Read More
January 6, 2015
(Associated Press) – Complications are uncommon for women undergoing test-tube fertility procedures: A new 12-year U.S. study shows the most frequent involve drugs used to stimulate ovaries, but it suggests problems are rarely fatal. Over-stimulated ovaries occurred in 154 out … Read More
January 6, 2015
(Associated Press) – When a 17-year-old Connecticut girl refused medical treatment for cancer and her mother agreed with her decision, state officials took custody of her and forced her to undergo what they called life-saving chemotherapy. The Connecticut Supreme Court … Read More
January 6, 2015
(Medical Xpress) – By adjusting the levels of a key signaling protein, researchers improved motor function and brain abnormalities in experimental animals with a form of Huntington’s disease, a severe neurodegenerative disorder. The new findings may lay the groundwork of … Read More
January 6, 2015
(Reuters) – Israel’s BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics said final results from a clinical trial of its adult stem cell treatment in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) were positive, with most patients showing a slowing in the disease’s progression. According to the ALS … Read More
January 6, 2015
(MIT Technology Review) – Now Richard Mortier at the University of Nottingham in the UK and a few pals say the increasingly complex, invasive and opaque use of data should be a call to arms to change the way we … Read More
January 6, 2015
(Medical Xpress) – Infectious diseases are one of the many health issues that worry the organizers of mass gatherings, such as the Hajj and the World Cup. Geographers’ tools of the trade can help event organizers to better plan, monitor … Read More
January 6, 2015
(Newswise) – In a groundbreaking study that provides scientists with a critical new understanding of stem cell development and its role in disease, UCLA researchers at the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research led … Read More
January 6, 2015
(The Atlantic) – California’s frail elderly and disabled residents increasingly are receiving care in their own homes, an arrangement that saves the government money and offers many people a greater sense of comfort and autonomy than life in an institution. … Read More
January 6, 2015
(The Atlantic) – Now that the hurdle of the transplanted uterus has been overcome, researchers have turned to a technology borrowed straight from sci-fi: a bioengineered uterus. Doctors in the burgeoning field of regenerative medicine produce organs and parts of … Read More
January 6, 2015
(Phys.org) – Various scientific projects performed at the Research Center for Advanced Materials (Cimav), Unit Monterrey, in the north of Mexico, aimed at one goal: the development of biomedical implants, since the ones existing in the domestic market come generally … Read More
January 6, 2015
(Phys.org) – Researchers at Oregon State University have developed a new way to selectively insert compounds into cancer cells – a system that will help surgeons identify malignant tissues and then, in combination with phototherapy, kill any remaining cancer cells … Read More
January 5, 2015
(The Telegraph) – For 11-year-old Montgomery Philip, childhood is over. Six months ago he would have been playing football with his schoolmates, but now his job is to care for his 10-monthold baby brother Jenkie. The pair are both victims … Read More
January 5, 2015
(Medical Xpress) – A new diagnostic technology may significantly improve early detection and treatment of cancer and other diseases. Via a simple blood test the method can potentially diagnose diseases such as cancer at an early stage, enable screening of … Read More
January 5, 2015
(RTE) – Belgian newspaper De Morgen reported that Frank Van Den Bleeken, who has spent the past 30 years in jail for repeated rape convictions and a rape murder, will be euthanised in prison in the north-western city of Bruges. “Euthanasia will … Read More
January 5, 2015
(Washington Post) – Now, a law has taken effect that may help Indians facing a similar tragedy. But it still may not alter Shanbaug’s condition. Last month, India adopted a landmark Supreme Court decision to allow “passive euthanasia” for patients … Read More
January 5, 2015
(Los Angeles Times) – Biomedical researchers are sure to find a lot to like about CIRM 2.0, especially Mills’ commitment to streamline the program’s grant and loan approval process for projects aimed at clinical trials of potential therapies. Reviews of … Read More
January 5, 2015
(Tech Times) – A widow is suing ABC television and a New York hospital, saying the network, without her permission, aired footage of her husband’s death in the hospital emergency room where frantic treatment failed to save him after he … Read More
January 5, 2015
(Daily Mail) – Two babies were born with incurable diseases after shocking blunders in IVF treatment that should have screened out the dangerous inherited conditions. Both mothers had gone to the same clinic to ensure they did not pass on … Read More
January 5, 2015
(Business Insider) – In the early 21st century it has become harder for drugmakers to find new cures quickly enough to replace those on which the patents are expiring. Many drugmakers, both established ones and startups, have sought salvation in … Read More
January 5, 2015
(Times of India) – Global medical tourism market will rise to $ 32.5 billion by 2019 on account of rising healthcare costs in developed countries, like the US and improved standards of healthcare technology and services in nations like India … Read More
January 5, 2015
(Medscape) – A meta-analysis covering more than one million patients with cancer has identified several factors that make these patients more likely to visit the emergency department (ED) in their last month of life. Such patients are more likely to … Read More
January 5, 2015
(Reuters) – For a small group of advanced cancer patients, using an online tool for learning about end-of-life medical decisions and developing an advance directive document did not lead to psychological distress, according to a new study. “One thing we … Read More
