Credit: Monash University Melbourne researchers have designed a single drug that delivers a lethal “one-two” punch to several types of blood cancer in preclinical studies and could lead to improved treatments. The collaboration between medicinal chemists, laboratory and clinician scientists at Monash University and Peter MacCallum Cancer Center developed a single drug that works like […]
JAMESTOWN – Collins Aerospace hosted a blood drive with Vitalant on Aug. 8 at Collins Aerospace which helped collect a total of 46 units of blood products for patients in need. Thirty-nine individuals volunteered to donate blood, and 34 individuals were able to donate at the Vitalant blood drive on Aug. 8. Ten donors also […]
Kausik Ray, MBChB, MDCredit: BAIM Institute Data from an analysis of the landmark CLEAR Outcomes trial suggests bempedoic acid could prove useful in the treatment algorithms for statin-intolerant patients with diabetes mellitus. Results of the study, which were presented at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress 2023, indicate use of bempedoic acid significantly reduced […]
AMSTERDAM – Resverlogix Corp. (‘Resverlogix’) (TSX: RVX) today announced that new guidelines published by the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) reflect unmet need in the reduction of cardiovascular risk in patients with type 2 diabetes, and highlight the opportunity for apabetalone to benefit this high-risk population. New emphasis on combining multiple drugs with proven cardiovascular […]
Aug 30 (Reuters) – Rock duo Royal Blood began its life in the southern English coastal resort of Worthing, but says it feels at home in the United States, where it will tour its fourth full length album to be released on Friday. Formed in 2011, the band initially struggled to get a gig in […]
#inform-video-player-1 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } #inform-video-player-2 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } SAN CARLOS, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Aug 30, 2023– Glycomine, Inc., a biotechnology company focused on developing new therapies for orphan diseases, announced the presentation of summary findings from its ongoing natural history study at the Society for the Study of Inborn […]
More than half of all heart attacks and strokes are avoidable, a new global study has found. The Global Cardiovascular Risk Consortium – an international team, including scientists from six Australian research bodies – found that more than half of cardiovascular diseases worldwide are linked to five factors. All of these factors are a result […]
Researchers have developed a blood test that detects Parkinson’s disease, potentially establishing a way to help diagnose the condition before nervous system damage worsens. A new blood-based diagnostic test would be a major advancement for Parkinson’s disease, which afflicts 10 million people worldwide and is the second-most common neurodegenerative disease after Alzheimer’s. Led by a […]
AUSTIN, Texas – Austin Public Health is reporting the death of a Travis County resident after developing an illness caused by an amebic meningitis infection. The resident became ill after swimming in Lake Lake Lyndon B. Johnson (LBJ) in August. “Although these infections are very rare, this is an important reminder that there are microbes present in natural […]
The human immune system is adaptive, remembering past infections and training itself to guard against future similar infections. But what happens when people have compromised immune systems due to chronic conditions, aging, or medications that decrease immunity as a side effect? In such cases, people can get opportunistic infections, so called because the germs causing […]