MSD launches Sivextro, first new antibiotic launched in the UK for nearly 15...
MSD (known as Merck & Co., Inc. in the US and Canada) has announced the availability in the UK of Sivextro® (tedizolid phosphate) for the treatment of acute bacterial skin and skin structure...
View ArticleMore accurate continuous glucose monitoring systems can reduce frequency of...
In silico experiments demonstrate that advanced sensor and software technology that improves the accuracy of Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) can enable better detection of dangerously low blood...
View ArticleTransgender HIV-infected women in US have poorer disease control and unmet...
A new CDC study that combines 3 years of data to produce nationally representative estimates characterizing HIV-infected adults receiving care in the U.S. shows that those who identify as transgender...
View ArticleLess extensive damage to heart muscle/therapeutic hypothermia following acute...
After an acute myocardial infarction, patients treated with rapid lowering of body temperature by combined cold saline infusion and endovascular cooling had less heart muscle damage and reduced...
View ArticleRheumatic diseases: new results from first real-world study show comparable...
Hospira, Inc., a global leader in biosimilars, has announced the results of an independent clinical study, showing patients with rheumatic diseases experienced comparable clinical effectiveness and...
View ArticleNew imaging technique pinpoints changes in brain connectivity following mTBI
A new imaging technique can identify the specific changes in neural communication that can disrupt functional connectivity across the brain as a result of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). This...
View ArticleEvidence supports therapeutic potential of plant-based terpenoids for skin...
A review of clinical studies that used terpenoids to treat a variety of dermatological diseases demonstrated that this diverse class of phytochemicals may benefit patients with actinic keratosis,...
View ArticleMedical and health care challenges for lesbian and bisexual women highlighted...
More than one third of African American lesbian or bisexual women reported a negative experience with a heathcare provider and many of those women did not seek medical care the next time they were ill,...
View ArticleHas breast milk become an Internet commodity, and not just for infants?
The practice of breast milk sharing among mothers has evolved into an Internet-based marketplace in which this valuable commodity is being bought and sold not only to feed babies, but as a “natural...
View ArticleInfant mortality rates could be lowered through improved medicine packaging...
The usage of key medicines in developing countries could be significantly increased through improved packaging appearance, a new study by the Clinton Health Access Initiative, Inc. (CHAI) and the...
View ArticleData demonstrates long term effectiveness and safety of telescope implant for...
VisionCare Ophthalmic Technologies, Inc. a developer of advanced visual prosthetic devices for the treatment of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), has announced the publication of “Long-Term...
View ArticleSuccessful model for statewide collaborative initiative to reduce avoidable...
A statewide effort led by key stakeholders in South Carolina successfully organized and implemented an evidence-based initiative aimed at improving the quality of healthcare transitions after hospital...
View ArticleBiomaterial scaffold implanted after spinal cord injury promotes nerve...
Researchers from the Mayo Clinic demonstrated that implantation of a biomaterial scaffold designed to bridge the lesion caused by a spinal cord injury creates a tissue environment more favorable for...
View ArticleNew gene therapy method provides specific, safe control of therapeutic...
Korean researchers have described a novel control system to regulate the expression of a therapeutic transgene by targeting the passenger strand of a microRNA (miR-122) linked to the transgene. The...
View ArticleSpray application of respiratory cells holds promise for tissue engineering
A new study showing the ability to apply a thin coating of viable respiratory epithelial cells to tissue engineered constructs using a commercially available spray device is especially promising for...
View ArticleAdolescents are not shy about discussing marijuana use on Twitter
More than 65% of the marijuana-related messages posted by adolescents on Twitter indicate a positive attitude toward marijuana use, and of the teens’ original tweets evaluated as part of a recent...
View ArticleNew techniques improve specificity of CRISPR/CAS9 genome editing tools
To overcome the off-target mutations that commonly occur with CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing methods, researchers at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital have developed two strategies...
View ArticleHigh-throughput approach to select subpopulations of multipotent cells for...
Rapid, large-scale screening to characterize the different subpopulations of multipotent cells that can be derived from fat tissue is an effective strategy to identify and select for specific cell...
View ArticlePositive topline results announced from brincidofovir pivotal study in animal...
Chimerix, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company developing novel, oral antivirals in areas of high unmet medical need, today announced that its investigational antiviral brincidofovir showed a survival...
View ArticleProtein identified that favors neuroprotective glial cell formation from stem...
An international team of researchers has shown that NFIX, a protein that regulates neuronal stem cell activity (NSC), also has a role in driving NSC differentiation toward oligodendrocytes, a type of...
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