December 15, 2019 They isolated the toxin from the venom of the Australian black rock scorpion and dubbed it WaTx (wasabi receptor toxin). The researchers probed the toxin and discovered that it triggers TRPA1 by forcing its way into nerve cells. That makes it different from most compounds, which have to endure much more complex … Read more
December 10, 2019 As a GACCF Ambassador, Mandela will use her voice to advocate for GACCF’s work in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). She will also educate the public about GACCF’s mission to educate physicians and medical specialists who work in the field of oncology and highlight the foundation’s role in treating cancer in these … Read more
December 05, 2019 The disease models comprise microglia — the immune cells of the brain — as well as neurons. They are the work of a collaboration between researchers at Aspen Neuroscience in La Jolla, California, the New York Stem Cell Foundation Research Institute and San Diego-based Summit for Stem Cell. The team created them … Read more
December 03, 2019 The clinical trial of the company’s HemoCare Hemodialysis System for the administration of home hemodialysis will involve up to 70 patients at 10 sites, CVS said. Home hemodialysis helps facilitate longer, more frequent dialysis treatments compared to in-center treatments, according to the company. CVS officials said the clinical trial for the home dialysis … Read more
November 28, 2019 More than 550 medication disposal units across the country nation are now searchable on Google Maps using a computer or mobile device, Rite Aid announced in July. Users can type or say “medication disposal near me,” and the software will show the closest locations. “We are constantly looking for additional ways to … Read more
November 26, 2019 Residents in family medicine earn the lowest salary at an average of $57,400 — a trend that continues post-residency, according to the latest Medscape report on resident salaries and debt. While there is not such a wide discrepancy in residents’ salaries based on specialty, that is not the case after residency. After … Read more
November 21, 2019 In two (2) studies published in the journal Circulation, scientists at Boston Children’s built what could be the first human tissue model of catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (CPVT), a potentially lethal form of arrhythmia that’s triggered by exercise or sudden emotional stress. Using that model, they developed a gene therapy procedure that … Read more
November 19, 2019 After the researchers blocked ghrelin signaling in rats, they observed that the animals showed signs of impaired memory, they reported at the annual meeting of the Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior. That led the USC team to hypothesize that ghrelin may also help control memory. Ghrelin is produced mainly in the … Read more
November 14, 2019 Working as part of the Yale University-Mayo Clinic Center of Excellence in Regulatory Science and Innovation (CERSI), the FDA has identified the need for alternative heart failure endpoints. Improving mortality and reducing hospitalizations are gold-standard endpoints for clinical trials; however, attempts to demonstrate the efficacy of drugs against those yardsticks are confounded … Read more
November 13, 2019 Merck initiated the idea, and a collection of players coordinated by humanitarian aid organization Direct Relief have now moved to proof-of-concept missions. They developed and flew a drone with a temperature-controlled payload over the waters around the Bahamas. “This successful pilot demonstrates the potential of innovative unmanned aerial vehicles technology to aid … Read more