In the war against antibiotics, bacteria aren’t selfish. According to a new report from Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) researchers, a handful of resistant pathogens can protect an entire colony. Prevailing wisdom held that antibiotic resistance works only on an individual level: a bacterium acquires a genetic mutation that confers protection against a drug, allowing [...]

The existence of chronic Lyme disease is an issue of sharp debate within the medical community. Some health care workers who call themselves “Lyme literate” insist that chronic Lyme disease is frequently diagnosed and treated by primary care physicians. Others, however, including the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Infectious Diseases Society of America, state [...]

New bone analysis shows ancient Nubians consumed tetracycline, most likely in their beer A chemical analysis of the bones of ancient Nubians shows that they were regularly consuming tetracycline, most likely in their beer. The finding is the strongest evidence yet that the art of making antibiotics, which officially dates to the discovery of penicillin [...]

Research links chemical in widely consumed foods to skin cancer The September cover story of the nation’s leading cancer journal, “Cancer Research,” features a new study from The Hormel Institute, University of Minnesota, that links capsaicin, a component of chili peppers, to skin cancer. While the molecular mechanisms of the cancer-promoting effects of capsaicin are [...]

German scientists from Tübingen and Mainz have developed a blood test that can reliably detect gene doping even after 56 days. Scientists at the universities in Tübingen and Mainz have developed a test that can provide conclusive proof of gene doping. “For the first time, a direct method is now available that uses conventional blood [...]

Celsion Corporation (Nasdaq: CLSN), a biotechnology drug development company, announced today that it has been awarded a competitive Phase I Small Business Innovation and Research (SBIR) grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to support the proposal, “New Thermal Sensitive Carboplatin Liposomes for Cancer”. This funding will support the Company’s efforts to develop its [...]

Researchers at The University of Western Ontario have provided the first direct evidence using a biological marker, to show chronic stress plays an important role in heart attacks. Stressors such as job, marital and financial problems have been linked to the increased risk for developing cardiovascular disease including heart attack. But there hasn’t been a [...]

Compounds made from renewable materials could be used for gas storage, food technologies Sugar, salt, alcohol and a little serendipity led a Northwestern University research team to discover a new class of nanostructures that could be used for gas storage and food and medical technologies. And the compounds are edible. The porous crystals are the [...]

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have identified the molecular mechanism that makes omega-3 fatty acids so effective in reducing chronic inflammation and insulin resistance. The discovery could lead to development of a simple dietary remedy for many of the more than 23 million Americans suffering from diabetes and other [...]

Stem Cell Assurance, Inc. a leader in stem cell collection and storage services for personal applications ranging from breast augmentation and facial rejuvenation procedures to Stem Cellutrition™ (www.stemcellutrition.com) skincare products, today announced a $1M agreement with a private funding source. This source will provide consulting services as it relates to securing loans, letters of credit, [...]

The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) is providing a new dimension to its Hearts & Minds initiative, an educational program that promotes “mind and body” health practices for individuals who live with mental illness. A new “Mindfulness” section on NAMI’s Hearts and Minds website includes a 10-minute video of guided mediation, along with information [...]

Metformin, a drug commonly used to treat type 2 diabetes, shows potential in the prevention of tobacco-induced lung tumors, according to early research conducted at the National Cancer Institute (NCI). Results of this study will be published in the September issue of Cancer Prevention Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. Scott [...]

Actavis has received approval from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration to market Atomoxetine HCl capsules for the treatment of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Actavis intends to market Atomoxetine HCl in 10 mg, 18 mg, 25 mg, 40 mg, 60 mg, 80 mg and 100 mg strengths. No release date for Atomoxetine, Actavis’ generic equivalent [...]

InfraReDx, Inc., a medical device company developing intelligent cardiovascular diagnostic imaging technologies, announced that it has received 510(k) clearance from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market the LipiScan™ IVUS Coronary Imaging System. LipiScan IVUS is the first cardiac catheter to combine intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) and near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy to help cardiologists [...]

Detection of circulating and disseminated tumor cells in blood is a promising methodology to diagnose cancer dissemination or to follow up cancer patients during therapy. Today, the detection analyses of these cells are performed in medical laboratories requiring labor intensive, expensive and time-consuming sample processing and cell isolation steps. A full tumor cell detection analysis [...]