Viruses thrive in big families, in sickness and in health

06-Aug-2015 - The BIG LoVE (Utah Better Identification of Germs-Longitudinal Viral Epidemiology) study, led by scientists at the University of Utah School of Medicine, finds that each bundle of joy puts the entire household at increased risk for infection with viruses that cause colds, flu, and other ...

Insulin's potential to treat dementia outlined in new study

Researchers showed how insulin reaches and acts in the brain to mitigate memory loss

06-Aug-2015 - Researchers at the UW Medicine, Veteran's Administration Puget Sound and Saint Louis University have made a promising discovery that insulin delivered high up in the nasal cavity goes to affected areas of brain with lasting results in improving memory. "Before this study, there was very little ...

Chiral Technologies Acquires Diffinity Genomics

06-Aug-2015 - Chiral Technologies, part of Daicel Corporation, announces the acquisition of the assets of Diffinity Genomics®. Diffinity Genomics has developed novel technology for the purification of nucleic acids, which formed the foundation for their products in DNA purification markets. The Diffinity ...

New Stem Cell Delivery Method Shows Promise for Treating End Stage Heart Failure

30-Jul-2015 - A new clinical trial to test how a high dose of stem cells delivered via a method called “retrograde coronary sinus infusion” affects end stage heart failure patients is showing promising results. The method involves giving the cells backwards (retrograde) through the heart through the main vein ...

Plant light sensors came from ancient algae

30-Jul-2015 - The light-sensing molecules that tell plants whether to germinate, when to flower and which direction to grow were inherited millions of years ago from ancient algae, finds a new study from Duke University.The findings are some of the strongest evidence yet refuting the prevailing idea that the ...

In lab tests, new therapy slows spread of deadly brain tumor cells

30-Jul-2015 - The rapid spread of a common and deadly brain tumor has been slowed down significantly in a mouse model by cutting off the way some cancer cells communicate, according to a team of researchers that includes UF Health faculty.The technique improved the survival time for patients with glioblastoma ...

Intercept Pharmaceuticals Appoints Richard Kim as Senior Vice President, Commercial Head of U.S.

23-Jul-2015 - Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced the appointment of Richard Kim as Senior Vice President, Commercial Head of U.S.Mr. Kim most recently served as General Manager, Hepatitis C, Worldwide Commercialization at Bristol-Myers Squibb, where he led the worldwide strategy and commercialization ...

Phagelux Announces Acquisition of Omnilytics

22-Jul-2015 - Phagelux, Inc., a leading anti-bacterial company, announced the purchase of OmniLytics, Inc., headquartered in Salt Lake City, a pioneer in the research and development of bacteriophage solutions for pathogen control in the fields of agriculture, food and water safety, and sanitation. ...

Making 'miniature brains' from skin cells to better understand autism

20-Jul-2015 - A larger head size -- or macrocephaly -- is seen in many children with severe autism spectrum disorder (ASD). A new stem cell study of these children by Yale School of Medicine researchers could help predict ASD and may lead to new drug targets for autism treatment. The findings are published in ...

Gene Fuels Age-Related Obesity and Diabetes

15-Jul-2015 - Practically everyone gets fatter as they get older, but some people can blame their genes for the extra padding. Researchers have shown that two different mutations in a gene called ankyrin-B cause cells to suck up glucose faster than normal, fattening them up and eventually triggering the type ...