Medical Research News
Focus on the latest clinical studies, reports, findings, programs and standards covering a wide spectrum of medical and health issues. This section highlights research into human populations and includes information about research facilities, funding, resources and public policy.
University Innovation and Entrepreneurship Showcase on Capitol Hill Spotlights Startup Company AEIOU Scientific Born Out of Federally-Funded Research at Ohio University
AEIOU Scientific, a startup commercializing innovative research conducted at Ohio University, was featured at The University Innovation and Entrepreneurship Showcase April 10 on Capitol Hill. Its noninvasive device is intended to improve diagnosis of osteoporosis. Hosted by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities and the Association of American Universities, the event spotlights twenty startup companies using federally funded, university-based research. - April 11, 2019 - AEIOU Scientific LLC
Manufacture of 3D Printed Titanium Orthopedics Partners with Biomedical Engineering Program
Tangible Solutions, Inc., Contract Manufacturer of 3D Printed Orthopedics Implants for Orthopedic OEMs and Cedarville University’s Biomedical Engineering Program have partnered to further develop 3D printing titanium for Medical Orthopedics. - April 06, 2019 - Tangible Solutions, Inc.
Dogs Prove There is a Scent Associated to Epileptic Seizures
A collaborative study between a French research team of the University of Rennes and an Indiana-based service dog organization, Medical Mutts, showed that dogs are able to detect an odor collected from patients during an epileptic seizure. These results will open a large field of research on the... - March 29, 2019 - Medical Mutts Service Dogs Inc
Survivors Ask FDA to Ban Textured Breast Implants Due to Rare Cancer Link; Dr. Neil J. Zemmel, Richmond Aesthetic Surgery, Respected Plastic Surgeon Agrees
A Plastic Surgeon who diagnosed one of the earliest known cases of Breast Implant Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma says the risks are too high with textured breast implants. - March 27, 2019 - Richmond Aesthetic Surgery
International Standards and Guidelines for Neonatal Lung Ultrasound by a Group of International Experts from Oasis Publishers
An international standards and Guidelines for Neonatal Lung Ultrasound titled, “Protocol and Guidelines for Point-of-Care Lung Ultrasound in Diagnosing Neonatal Pulmonary Diseases Based on International Expert Consensus” was published recently in the Journal of Visualized Experiments... - March 25, 2019 - Oasis Publishers
Huntington Study Group Achieves 100th Credentialed Research Site Milestone
The Huntington Study Group (HSG), a world leader in spearheading research and conducting clinical trials in Huntington disease (HD), is excited to announce that it has credentialed Inland Northwest Research, LLC as the 100th HSG site in North America. “On behalf of myself and our site, I... - March 25, 2019 - Huntington Study Group
Arteric Explores Current Uses of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning to Accelerate Digital NPP Engagement for Biotechnology and OTC Brands
Arteric Shares Case Studies with Life Science Leaders, Illustrating Methods to Increase the Relevance and Authority of Brand Content. - March 14, 2019 - Arteric
New Low-Height, Low-Frequency Vibration Isolation Platform Adapts to Space Constraints in Critical Micro- and Nano-Microscopy
At just 2-1/4 inches in height, while isolating vibrations as low as 1 hertz, the new completely-passive Negative-Stiffness tabletop vibration isolation platform – developed by Minus K Technology – provides the industry’s thinnest low-height, low-frequency isolator for optimizing space in critical microscopy and laboratory applications. - March 14, 2019 - Minus K Technology Inc.
HCA Healthcare/HealthONE’s Swedish Medical Center Offers Free Hip Seminar
It’s not hip to live in pain. Are you living with hip pain? Join expert orthopedic surgeon John Schwappach, MD, FACS, to learn about how to alleviate your pain and get you back to the activities you once enjoyed without pain. Dr. Schwappach will discuss causes of hip pain as well as diagnosis... - March 14, 2019 - HCA HealthONE Swedish
Best Health Care Website to be Named by Web Marketing Association in 23rd Annual WebAward Competition
The 23rd annual international WebAward Competition for Web site development at www.webaward.org is now accepting entries. The WebAwards is the standards-defining competition that sets benchmarks for 96 industries, including healthcare, healthcare provider, medical, medical equipment, biotechnology and pharmaceutical websites, based on the seven criteria of a successful web site. The deadline for Healthcare websites to enter to is May 31, 2019. - March 12, 2019 - Web Marketing Association
HCA/HealthONE’s Presbyterian/St. Luke’s is First Hospital in Colorado to Offer Percutaneous Creation of AV Dialysis Fistula Using a Newly-Approved FDA Device
In June 2018, the FDA approved two devices - Ellipsys and WavelinQ - for the percutaneous creation of an arteriovenous anastomosis to create a dialysis fistula. Presbyterian/St. Luke’s Medical Center is the first hospital in Colorado to offer this procedure to patients. The FDA approved... - March 11, 2019 - Presbyterian/St. Luke's Medical Center
Youth Charity MyShoolROCKS Receives Grand Challenges Exploration Grant for Groundbreaking Research in Global Health and Development
MySchoolROCKS is the winner of a Grand Challenges Exploration Grant - an initiative funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. - March 08, 2019 - MySchoolROCKS
The Role of Cortisol in Positive Psychological Conditions: Dr. Lai’s Brilliant and Insightful Research Work from Oasis Publishers
The research papers titled, “Optimism, positive affectivity, and salivary cortisol,” “Humor attenuates the cortisol awakening response in healthy older men” and “Loneliness and Diurnal Salivary Cortisol in Emerging Adults” are written by Julian Chuk Ling Lai. - March 08, 2019 - Oasis Publishers
Spine Care Technologies Inc. and Intelligent Product Solutions (IPS) Announce Strategic Alliance
Spine Care Technologies Inc. announces a strategic alliance with an award-winning global product design and development company headquartered in New York. - March 05, 2019 - Spine Care Technologies
TPA Network is Pleased to Announce the Creation of a Research Facility for the Self-Funded Industry
TPA Network is pleased to announce the establishment of an industry-focused research consortium to assess the value of emerging medical technologies and health innovations; an initiative that is being met with great interest and support by many leading reinsurance, technology and professional services companies. - March 04, 2019 - TPA Network, Inc.
In Color Announces the Release of a New Book, "The Medical Cannabis Primer," a Must Read for Patients and Healthcare Professionals
Book publisher, In Color has released another great volume, "The Medical Cannabis Primer." This compendium by Ruth D. Fisher, PhD, provides easy-to-understand, comprehensive information about medicinal cannabis for patients and healthcare professionals. The book: Helps users and... - March 02, 2019 - In Color
National MALS Foundation Established to Provide Hope and Support for Those Suffering with Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome (MALS)
Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome is a rare disease that causes chronic abdominal pain in both children and adults. MALS can have significant consequences to the overall well-being of patients; moreover, it can impair a patient's quality of life. The National MALS foundation is a non-profit 501(c)(3) whose vision is to see a future in which MALS patients receive a timely diagnosis and comprehensive supportive medical care. - February 27, 2019 - National Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome Foundation
The American Association on Health and Disability's (AAHD) Call to Action to Promote the All of Us Research Program to People with Disabilities
The American Association on Health and Disability (AAHD) Announces a Call to Action to People with Disabilities to Get Involved in the All of Us Research Program. - February 19, 2019 - American Association on Health and Disability
A Study of Human Instincts in the 21st Century Revealed Interesting Points on Overpopulation by Eric R. Pianka from Oasis Publishers
A research paper entitled, “Can Human Instincts Be Controlled?” written by Eric R. Pianka encapsulates the holistic study of human instincts. According to the Cambridge dictionary, instinct is a natural ability that helps one decide what to do or how to act without thinking or it can... - February 15, 2019 - Oasis Publishers
Super Brush Receives ISO 13485:2016 Certification
Super Brush LLC, a manufacturing leader in foam swabs and applicators announced today that the company has earned ISO 13485:2016 certification for its quality management system. ISO 13485:2016 certification ensures an organization, such as Super Brush, can consistently meet applicable customer,... - February 15, 2019 - Super Brush LLC
Human Lives Can be Saved Using Novel Multifunctional Platform - an Active Hydraulic Ventricular Attaching Support System (ASD) by Xiaohui Zhou from Oasis Publishers
Research paper published by Xiaohui Zhou entitled “Cardiac support device (ASD) delivers bone marrow stem cells repetitively to epicardium has promising curative effects in advanced heart failure.” Zhou’s work is directly related to heart failure (HF), “a common and... - February 14, 2019 - Oasis Publishers
Sanyal Biotechnology Hires IQVIA / BuzzeoPDMA DEA Compliance Group
Sanyal Bio has expanded into pre-clinical and clinical contract research on cannabinoids. Sanyal Bio currently holds a DEA Schedule 1 Import License for Cannabis Extracts and THC, with applications pending for Research, Analytical and Manufacturing licenses. IQVIA's DEA Compliance group is well-respected for their expertise and Sanyal Bio looks forward to working with this reputable group going forward. - February 13, 2019 - Sanyal Biotechnology
HCA Healthcare/HealthONE’s Swedish Medical Center Hosts Burn Survivor Reunion
Swedish Medical Center serves the south Denver metro area as a Level I trauma facility with a dedicated burn and reconstructive center. - February 09, 2019 - HCA HealthONE Swedish
Academy Medical and Skye Biologics Partner to Strengthen Offering in Federally Funded Medical Facilities
Academy Medical is pleased to announce that Skye Biologics, a national leader in biotechnology, have joined forces to bring validated BioECM tissue biologics to the Department of Veteran’s Affairs (VA), Department of Defense, and Department of Health and Human Services medical centers across the country. - February 07, 2019 - Academy Medical
ALPCO Announces January 2019 Young Investigator Award Recipient of Its Diabetes Research Travel Grant
ALPCO awards its January 2019 Diabetes Research Travel Grant to Lisa Volpatti at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. - February 05, 2019 - ALPCO
New Hybrid Genome Assembly Technology Likely to Reshape Gene (DNA) Sequencing Market by Sam Ma from Oasis Publishers
A team from the Kunming Institute of Zoology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences led by Prof. Ya-Ping Zhang & Prof. Zhanshan (Sam) Ma developed a novel hybrid genome assembly technique for the latest third-generation DNA sequencing technologies (3GS). The technique can significantly lower the... - February 05, 2019 - Oasis Publishers
Broadening the Targeting Range of Cas9: a Chimeric Way Developed by Xie and Ma from Oasis Publishers
Dr. Zhen Xie and Dr. Dacheng Ma published a research work titled, “Engineer chimeric Cas9 to expand PAM recognition based on evolutionary information.” In this study, a group of chimeric Cas9 (cCas9) variants were generated. This was done by “replacing the key region in the PAM... - February 05, 2019 - Oasis Publishers
€15 Million Microbiome Research Project to Prevent Liver Failure - Led by Prof. Jonel Trebicka, EF-CLIF and concentris research management - Kicks Off in Barcelona
22 European institutions join forces to tackle end-stage liver disease and liver failure with personalized microbiome-based treatment strategies. - February 04, 2019 - concentris research management GmbH
BUHLMANN Diagnostics Corp. Announces New Distribution Agreement with Meridian Biosciences, Inc.
BUHLMANN Diagnostics Corp. has embarked on a new partnership with Meridian Bioscience, Inc. for the distribution of the 510(k) cleared, BÜHLMANN fCAL® ELISA, an in vitro diagnostic assay intended for the quantitation of calprotectin in human stool. - January 31, 2019 - BUHLMANN Diagnostics Corp
Technological Advances in Diabetes Care is Saving Lives
Regional Taking Control Of Your Diabetes conference provides Seattle area people with diabetes and medical professionals with up-to-date information on diabetes breakthroughs. - January 29, 2019 - Taking Control Of Your Diabetes
Padres Pedal The Cause Reaches $10 Million Raised for Local Cancer Research
$2.9 million raised in 2018 brings grand total to more than $10 million since 2013. - January 25, 2019 - Padres Pedal The Cause
The Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation Funds 9 New Research Grants in 2019
The Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation announces its new 2019 grantees in the fight against pediatric cancer. - January 17, 2019 - Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation
Author Shares a Deeply Personal Story About His Depression, Attempted Suicide, Loneliness and Incel Thoughts in a New Book to Promote Men’s Mental Health Issues
To help fellow men feel comfortable sharing their mental health issues, a new book exposes the turbulent life of one man who had previous mental illness. - January 16, 2019 - Zelpha Comics and Publishing Ltd.
Global OrthoBiologic Expands Its Operation Under the Name Global REGENERATIVE Group (GRG)
Global OrthoBiologic has announced today that it will expand its operation under the name Global REGENERATIVE Group (GRG) with headquarters to remain in Miami, Florida (globalregenerative.group) and will consist of 4 divisions, which will operate independently – Trade, Academy, Care and Finance. - January 16, 2019 - Global Regenerative Group
Leona W. Ayers, M.D. Honored as a Most Influential Business Professional for 2019 by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication
Leona W. Ayers, M.D. of Dublin, Ohio has been honored as a Most Influential Business Professional for 2019 by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide for her outstanding achievements and high level of success for over 40 years in the fields of education and medical research. About Leona W. - January 16, 2019 - Strathmore Worldwide
Event Launches New Info on Celiac, Autoimmunity and Wheat-Related Disorders
A special two-day event, featuring a dream team of global leaders focused on the growing epidemic of wheat-related disorders, celiac disease, autoimmunity and how to support medical professionals, healthcare service providers and the public at large. The "International Symposium on Wheat-Related Disorders" is being broadcast globally. - January 04, 2019 - theDr.com
Cure Dystonia Now and National Spasmodic Dysphonia Association Announce a New Grant to Validate Tool for Spasmodic Dysphonia
Cure Dystonia Now (CDN) and the National Spasmodic Dysphonia Association (NSDA) announced a new grant designed to validate an outcome measurement protocol for use with spasmodic dysphonia (SD), a neurological voice disorder. - December 19, 2018 - National Spasmodic Dypshonia Association
Be the Difference Foundation to Raise Money for 12 Ovarian Cancer Clinical Trials
Be The Difference Foundation has launched its 12 Clinical Trials for Christmas campaign, an effort to provide clinical trials for 12 women battling ovarian cancer. Be The Difference Foundation’s 12 Clinical Trials for Christmas campaign not only raises money to cover the cost of a clinical... - December 07, 2018 - Be the Difference Foundation
GeneFluidics Selected as One of Five Finalists for Antimicrobial Resistance Diagnostic (AMR) Challenge Step 2
GeneFluidics is the only group selected for both NIAID antimicrobial resistance diagnostics projects (https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/nih-funds-nine-antimicrobial-resistance-diagnostics-projects) and as finalists for the NIH AMR Challenge Step 2 (https://dpcpsi.nih.gov/AMRChallenge/Finalists). - December 05, 2018 - GeneFluidics Inc.
Delk Enterprises, Inc. Acquires Interest in the International Peptide Society (IPS)
Venture capital firm announces transaction in online digital platform, investment to lead to strategic growth in the integrative medical space. - November 23, 2018 - International Peptide Society
A Landmark Research on Human Proteasome for Pathogenesis of Multiple Myeloma and Neurodegenerative Diseases
A team of researchers from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School (Boston, USA) and Peking University (Beijing, China) led by Dr. Youdong Mao have brought about a landmark research that provides the sharpest 3D “motion picture” of human 26S proteasome functioning in atomic... - November 19, 2018 - TheScientificNews
A New Discovery in the Use of Ultrasounds to Diagnose Neonatal Lung Diseases with Higher Accuracy and Reliability Than the Chest X-Ray by Dr. Liujing from Oasis Publisher
This evidence-based research recommendation and resource by Dr. Liujing MD, Ph.D gives an oration to an unmet need by summarizing the best practices for the use and applications of "Lung Ultrasound in Diagnosis of Lung diseases in Newborn Infants" to encapsulate objective data - an... - November 10, 2018 - Oasis Publishers
"Molecular Immunity: A Chronology of 60-Years of Discovery," a Book by Kendall A. Smith from Oasis Publishers
Kendall A. Smith, M.D. is a professor of Medicine and Immunology in the Weil Medical College of Cornell University. Dr. Smith undertook clinical training in Medicine at Yale-New Haven Hospital. Subsequently, his unswerving focus led him to pursue an investigative career, which was pivoted on... - November 10, 2018 - Oasis Publishers
Bad Cholesterol May be Our Best Friend by Uffe Ravnskov from Oasis Publishers
Uffe Ravnskov and his team from Oasis Publishers announces ground-breaking research findings that counters the basic argument or general belief that bad cholesterol leads to heart diseases. Cholesterol is a fatty lipid found in all cells in our body and it is vital for the normal functioning of... - November 03, 2018 - Oasis Publishers
HCA/HealthONE’s Swedish Medical Center Hosts Shave Off Event for Prostate Cancer Research
Swedish Medical Center, located in Englewood, Colorado, joins Bishops Cuts/Color Highlands Ranch to raise money for prostate cancer research through the TUCC Foundation. - November 01, 2018 - HCA HealthONE Swedish
HealthONE’s Presbyterian/St. Luke’s Medical Center Opens Enrollment for a Prospective Multicenter Study on Functional Outcomes Following Metastatic Bone Cancer Surgery
HealthONE’s Presbyterian/St. Luke’s Medical Center’s (P/SL) Institute for Limb Preservation, in partnership with the Sarah Cannon Cancer Institute (Sarah Cannon), opened enrollment for a prospective multicenter study on functional outcomes following metastatic bone cancer... - October 31, 2018 - Presbyterian/St. Luke's Medical Center
Creative Enzymes Has Launched New Product Called Pectolyase
Creative Enzymes has announced today that they had just launched a new product called Pectolyase, and declared that they had spent much time on the research and development for the completion of this product because it can greatly accelerate fruit juice filtration and promote clarification in fruit... - October 31, 2018 - Creative Enzymes
Dr. Firshein Speaks on Ovarian Health and Natural Alternatives to Hormone Replacement Therapy
Dr. Richard Firshein, world-renowned pioneer and leading expert in the fields of Integrative and Preventative Medicine, will be speaking tonight at Maison Beljanski presents Healthy Tuesdays: Ovarian Health. His presentation will focus on ovarian health and natural alternatives to Hormone Replacement Therapy. - October 30, 2018 - Dr. Richard Fiorshein
Professional Sports Offers Lessons for Healthcare in Creating Raving Fans
Keynote at Oliver Wyman Health Redefined Event to Explore How Data-Driven Consumer Insights Drive Better Customer Experience While Improving the Bottom Line. - October 29, 2018 - NextHealth Technologies
2018 (10th) International Conference on Stem Cells Will Commence in Beijing, China
2018 (10th) international conference on stem cells will be held in Beijing on November 9, 2018 and concluded on November 10, 2018. Based on the experience of the previous nine sessions of stem cell clinic and transformation, this conference will focus on stem cell reprogramming and regenerative... - October 28, 2018 - Creative Enzymes