Sanford Health Seeks Cure For Type 1 Diabetes

Sanford Health leaders announced the focus of the Sanford Project is curing type 1 diabetes via the body's natural ability to regenerate beta cells. Identified as the attack on one of the greatest health concerns of our time, Sanford Health is dedicating health research resources to cure type 1 diabetes, also known as juvenile diabetes.

Modified Technique Further Reduces Lung Surgery Pain

A simple variation in a surgical technique developed at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) to reduce acute and chronic pain following lung surgery further reduces pain and helps return patients to normal activity quicker than the previous technique, according to a study published in the June issue of the Annals of Thoracic Surgery.

New Guidelines For Treating Resistant Hypertension

Resistant hypertension, blood pressure that remains above goal despite taking three antihypertensive medications or high blood pressure that is controlled but requires four or more medications to do so, may benefit from specialized diagnostic and therapeutic treatment by health care providers according to guidelines issued by the American Heart Association and co-authored by UAB physicians.

MRI Useful And Reliable In Surgical Planning Of Patients With Rectal Cancer

3T MRI can accurately stage, and help surgeons plan sphincter-sparing surgery in patients with rectal cancer, according to a recent study conducted by researchers at Qilu Hospital of Shandong University in Shandong, China.

Ending Cervical Cancer Featured At Summit; QIAGEN CEO Issues A Call To Global Women Leaders

QIAGEN was featured this week for its efforts to eliminate cervical cancer at the 14th annual Global Summit of Women in Hanoi, Vietnam. CEO Peer Schatz came to this prominent international platform to issue a call to other leaders in business, NGOs and governments to join him and campaign to create a cervical-cancer-free world.

Brain Stem Cells Can Be Awakened, Say Schepens Scientists

Scientists at Schepens Eye Research Institute have identified specific molecules in the brain that are responsible for awakening and putting to sleep brain stem cells, which, when activated, can transform into neurons (nerve cells) and repair damaged brain tissue.

Rosetta Genomics And M. D. Anderson To Develop A MicroRN Based Diagnostic Test To Identify Risk Of Recurrence Of Lung Cancer

Rosetta Genomics, Ltd. (NASDQ: ROSG), a leader in the development of microRNA-based diagnostic and therapeutic products, announced a research collaboration with The University of Texas M. D.

Salmonella In Garden Birds Responsive To Antibiotics

Scientists at the University of Liverpool have found that Salmonella bacteria found in garden birds are sensitive to antibiotics, suggesting that the infection is unlike the bacteria found in livestock and humans.Salmonella is increasingly resistant to antibiotics and can sometimes go undetected in animals, which increases the risk of the infection being spread to humans.

Synvista Therapeutics Reports Results Of Three Phase 2 Clinical Trials Of SYI-2074 In Diabetic Patients With Cardiovascular Disease

Synvista Therapeutics, Inc. (Amex: SYI) announced data from three Phase 2 trials (Trials 201a, 201 and 203) of SYI-2074 in Type 2 diabetic patients.

Improving Cancer Diagnosis And Support Services For Asian Patients

There is a need to remove the major ethnic inequalities which still exist in access to cancer services and outcomes, according to the latest edition of Science & Public Affairs.