Houston, Texas – Rice University researchers have developed a rapid, accurate test for diagnosing malaria that is significantly faster and easier to use than traditional tests. The advancement has the potential to improve patient outcomes, especially in rural regions with limited health care resources. Malaria remains a significant global health...
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LONDON, England – Walking at a speed of 4 or more km an hour is linked to a significantly lower risk of type 2 diabetes, suggests a pooled data analysis of the available evidence, published online in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. And the faster the speed above 4...
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida scientists have discovered why a paralyzing brain disorder speeds along more rapidly in some patients than others — a finding that may finally give researchers an entry point toward an effective treatment for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, often referred to as ALS or Lou Gehrig’s...
Nashville, Tennessee – Among adult patients with severe sickle cell disease (SCD), favorable outcomes were reported with use of a modified transplantation procedure, according to results from a multicenter study presented at the 65th American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting & Exposition in December 2023. Although the use of...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today approved an imaging drug known as Cytalux (pafolacianine), which is attracted to ovarian cancer tissue and illuminates it when exposed to fluorescent light, allowing surgeons to more easily find and more precisely remove the cancer. Physicians at the Center for Precision Surgery in the Abramson Cancer Center...
HERSHEY, Pa. — In 2003, the first year of her fellowship in pediatric oncology, two of Giselle Saulnier Sholler’s first three patients had died from neuroblastoma, closely matching the 30% survival rate expected at the time for high-risk neuroblastoma. She knew research was the only way to change these outcomes....
MIAMI, Florida — DermaSensor Inc. announces FDA clearance for its real-time, non-invasive skin cancer evaluation system. For the first time, the 300,000 primary care physicians in the U.S. can now be equipped to provide quantitative, point-of-care testing for all types of skin cancer. Better identifying skin cancer in a primary...
Washington DC — FDA announced a pilot program, Support for clinical Trials Advancing Rare disease Therapeutics (START), intended to support development of novel drug and biological products for rare diseases. The agency is establishing a pilot program for a limited number of sponsors, intended to allow for more regular communication...
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — Genentech, Inc. a member of the Roche Group, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted, under Priority Review, the company’s supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) for Xolair® (omalizumab) for the reduction of allergic reactions, including anaphylaxis, that may occur with...
New York, NY – An iron-binding drug that is already approved for treatment of other diseases could provide a novel way to attack ovarian tumors, according to a new study led by Weill Cornell Medicine researchers. The preclinical study, which combined the analysis of human ovarian tumors and animal models...