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Leicester to support chronic lung disease sufferers globally
“We will work with health care professionals and patients to develop a form of rehabilitation that will be acceptable to all those involved."
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Successful kidney transplants from hepatitis C infected individuals
Transplantation followed by antiviral therapy cured hepatitis C in 100 percent of patients receiving kidneys from infected donors...
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Understanding current CFR 21.11 and data integrity requirements
8 August 2018 | By SUEZ
The US FDA and European Commission have defined regulations relating to the submission of electronic records in lieu of paper documents, for submission, inspection, and archiving purposes. When ageing analytical equipment is to be replaced 21CFR Part 11 and EU Annex 11 are also topics of discussion. Common questions from…
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Sensitive blood tests diagnose heart attacks sooner than conventional methods
The ‘new’ test is one currently used in Europe, however the US Food and Drug Administration have recently given approval for the high-sensitivity troponin test...
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Stem cells to grow new immune system in Crohn’s disease patients
A phase III clinical trial looks to use a patients own stem cells to treat the debilitating disease...
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Nano-optic endoscope penetrates deep tissue at high resolution
The images captured by the nano-optic endoscope shows cellular structures in fruit flesh clearly, and tissue layers and fine glands in sheep...
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Epigenetic qPCR tool detects disease in newborns
The alternative method uses epigenetic quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) assays and successfully detects a larger number of PIDs...
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FDA approves new treatment for rare adrenal gland tumours
“Patients will now have an approved therapy that has been shown to decrease the need for blood pressure medication and reduce tumour size in some patients.”
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Stroke imaging technology could reduce potential for brain damage
The researchers suggest that stroke patients may be able to avoid CT scans or the emergency department, and go directly the angiosuite...
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‘Perfect’ polymer pill proves it can deliver
The crystal structure was found to have a half-life of 24 hours and could last in the bloodstream for more than 96 hours...
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Saliva diagnostics: Will saliva translate into a real diagnostic tool?
Saliva has been used to measure stress hormones, enzyme levels and cancer mutations...
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Diabetes drugs aid macrophages to control inflammation
Dr Lazar’s team identified that TZDs, while working for PPAR gamma, promoted the metabolism of glutamine, an amino acid...
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Why are BACE inhibitors failing clinical trials?
Researchers are now looking to identify if BACE1 is involved in adult hippocampal neurogenesis, and responsible for the brains ability to repair itself...
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Metrohm acquires B&W Tek
Metrohm AG from Herisau, Switzerland and B&W Tek from Newark in Delaware, USA are pleased to announce the acquisition of B&W Tek’s Spectroscopy Solution Business, B&W Tek LLC, as well as several overseas subsidiaries. This acquisition contributes to the strategic growth of Metrohm enhancing the company’s capabilities to further develop…
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Protein kinase C-alpha inhibitor reverses destructive nephritis
Inhibiting protein kinase C-alpha was shown to be a pivotal step towards restoring the damage done by nephritis...
