Clinical Research

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• Florida International University Release: Can Adults Develop ADHD? Research Says Probably Not

  10/20/2017

  Adults likely do not develop ADHD, according to new research by FIU clinical psychologist Margaret Sibley.

• Albert Einstein College of Medicine Release: Study Shows How Nerves Drive Prostate Cancer

  10/20/2017

  n a study in today's issue of Science, researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, part of Montefiore Medicine, report that certain nerves sustain prostate cancer growth by triggering a switch that causes tumor vessels to proliferate.

• Blood Journal Study: Sickle Cell Anemia Treatment Does Not Increase Malaria Risk in Africa

  10/20/2017

  The drug hydroxyurea does not appear to increase the risk of malaria infection in patients with sickle cell anemia who live in malaria-endemic regions, according to a study published online today in Blood, the Journal of the American Society of Hematology (ASH).

• ACEA Biosciences Release: Characterizing Bacteriophage-Derived Enzymes That Degrade Staphylococcus Biofilms

  10/20/2017

  Biofilms are surface-attached communities of bacterial or fungal cells that are enmeshed in an extensive extracellular matrix which makes them more resistant to both antibiotics and the immune system.

• UNH Researchers Create New Concept That Could Lead to Improved Drug Delivery

  10/20/2017

  Inspired by a color changing mechanism found in cephalopods, like squid, cuttlefish and octopus, researchers at the University of New Hampshire have conceived a design for a unique sequential cell-opening mechanism that has many potential applications from drug delivery to color altering camouflage materials.

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  Meet the Scientist Who's Trying to Grow Human Organs in Pigs

  10/20/2017

  Biologist Dr. Pablo Juan Ross is no stranger to cutting-edge tools such as CRISPR and stem cells.

• Avinger Announces First Patient Enrolled in its IDE Study of the Pantheris Image-Guided Atherectomy System for Treatment of In-Stent Restenosis

  10/20/2017

  Up to 140 patients will be enrolled in the INSIGHT trial at up to 20 U.S. and international centers.

• QIAGEN Announces High Accuracy of Bioinformatics Solutions in Women's Health Genetic Screening

  10/20/2017

  QIAGEN today announced the results of a study evaluating the accuracy of the QIAGEN Clinical Insight (QCI) solution by Counsyl, a genetic screening and genetic counseling company.

• Organovo Presents New Preclinical Data on 3D Bioprinted Human Liver Tissues for the Treatment of Inborn Errors of Metabolism at The Liver Meeting 2017 (AASLD)

  10/20/2017

  This data will be presented by Vaidehi Joshi, Scientist I, Therapeutics, at Organovo.

• Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and Edico Genome Achieve Fastest-Ever Analysis of 1,000 Genomes

  10/20/2017

  The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and Edico Genome today set a new scientific world standard in rapidly processing whole human genomes into data files useable for researchers aiming to bring precision medicine into mainstream clinical practice.

• Children's Hospital Los Angeles to Conduct Brain Imaging Research in Premature Babies to Identify Biomarkers Linked to Cognitive and Behavioral Disorders

  10/20/2017

  Natasha Leporé, PhD, a principal investigator in the Department of Radiology and Imaging at Children's Hospital Los Angeles, has been awarded $1.7 million from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering of the NIH.

• CombiMatrix to Present New Data From a Large-Scale Analysis of Genomic Abnormalities Impacting Multiple Stages of Human Growth and Development Starting from Conception through Childhood at the American Society of Human Genetics Annual Meeting

  10/20/2017

  Results from nearly 32,000 samples analyzed in this study indicate that genomic alterations decrease in frequency and severity from conception through development into childhood.

• Q BioMed Announces Identification and Production of New Proprietary Drug Candidate for Pediatric Nonverbal Disorder

  10/19/2017

  Q BioMed today that it has successfully developed a new and proprietary analog of QBM-001 in partnership with Sphaera Pharma for its intended use in pediatric developmental nonverbal disorder.

• Zogenix: High Seizure Frequency in Children With Dravet Syndrome Negatively Impacts Quality of Life, New International Caregiver Survey Finds

  10/19/2017

  The results suggest a need for more effective antiepileptic treatments.

• CytoSorbents Release: CytoSorb Usage During Valve Replacement Surgery for Infective Endocarditis Helps Stabilize Patients and May Improve Survival

  10/19/2017

  CytoSorbents highlights the largest endocarditis valve replacement study using CytoSorb published to date entitled, "Hemoadsorption treatment of patients with acute infective endocarditis during surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass - a case series".

• Myriad's GeneSight Shown to Statistically Significantly Improve Generalized Anxiety Disorder Treatment Response and Decrease Benzodiazepine Use

  10/19/2017

  The positive results were presented at the 25th World Congress of Psychiatric Genetics.

• Pixium Vision Receives Approval For First-In-Human Clinical Trial Of PRIMA, Its Miniaturized Sub-Retinal Implant

  10/19/2017

  Pixium Vision announces that its next-generation miniaturized wireless sub-retinal implant, PRIMA, received authorization from the French regulatory agency, to start a feasibility clinical study in patients with advanced dry age-related macular degeneration (dry-AMD).

• Novartis Drug Revolade Shows Long-Term Disease Control for Chronic/Persistent Immune Thrombocytopenia (ITP)

  10/18/2017

  The long term study results were published online in Blood.

• Novartis Drug Promacta Shows Long-Term Disease Control For Chronic/Persistent Immune Thrombocytopenia

  10/18/2017

  Novartis today announced long-term study results supporting the positive safety and efficacy of Promacta (eltrombopag) in adults with chronic/persistent immune (idiopathic) thrombocytopenia (ITP).

• Virginia Tech Release: Successful Treatment Of Canine Brain Tumor Offers Hope To Humans

  10/18/2017

  "Q" Bentley, a canine patient of Bush Veterinary Neurology Service (BVNS), has had a remarkable response to treatment of a glioma brain tumor. The treatment was performed through a clinical trial at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech, funded by the National Institutes of Health.