Clinical Research

Stem Cell Clinical Trials: Discrepancies In Data Linked To Success Of Treatment

New research looking at the success of clinical trials of stem cell therapy shows that, when trials appear to be more successful, more discrepancies in trial data are also evident. Discrepancies were defined as two (or more) reported facts that could not ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 28 2014 - 8:44pm

TGF Discovery May Help Treat Brittle Bone Disease

Brittle bone disease is a congenital disorder that results in fragile bones that break easily.   A new study in Nature Medicine showed that excessive activity of an important signaling protein in the matrix of the bone called transforming growth factor be ...

Article - News Staff - May 4 2014 - 3:00pm

Multi-Biomarker Test Identifies Patients Resistant To Pre-Surgical Chemoradiation Therapy

The esophagus carries food and liquid from the mouth to the stomach. There are two main types of esophageal cancer: adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma. The most common form of the disease in the U.S. is adenocarcinoma and is most prevalent in Cauca ...

Article - News Staff - May 6 2014 - 9:44pm

Synthetic Genomics Signs R&D Agreement To Develop Humanized Pig Organs For Transplantation

Synthetic Genomics announceda multi-year research and development agreement with Lung Biotechnology to develop humanized pig organs using synthetic genomic advances. The collaboration will focus upon developing organs for human patients in need of transpla ...

Article - News Staff - May 6 2014 - 11:08pm

Need A Bone Marrow Transplant? Soon, Your Age Might Not Matter

You've really got to hand it to all those 15-minute oil change places that dot the American landscape: they know how to pull motorists in. With their brightly colored signs and endless promotions, it’s no wonder they succeed in getting our business. W ...

Article - Kaushik J. Dave - May 8 2014 - 5:30am

Why There Are Conflicting Conclusions In 2 Bronchiolitis Studies

Children with bronchiolitis (a common respiratory tract infection that can result in hospitalization) who were treated in the emergency department showed less clinical improvement after receiving nebulized 3 percent hypertonic saline (HS) than infants who ...

Article - News Staff - May 26 2014 - 5:20pm

Why American Health Care Costs Will Go Up: Unnecessary Mammograms

Defensive medicine, to prevent malpractice claims, are far higher costs than medical personnel, but the United States shift to government health care is going to add a third component. Tests will be free and people will demand them. Dr. Alai Tan, a senior ...

Article - News Staff - May 27 2014 - 1:30pm

Crowdsourcing Helps Researchers To Challenge Supertaster Hypothesis

Can you predict how sensitive your sense of taste is by sticking your tongue out and counting the bumps? A long-standing hypothesis says this is so. But a little crowdsourcing of science- what used to be called doing a study- disproved that idea that &quo ...

Article - News Staff - May 27 2014 - 5:30pm

Two Life-Threatening Adverse Drug Reactions That Affect Skin Have High Risk Of Recurrence

Individuals who are hospitalized for the skin conditions of Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis appear to have a high risk of recurrence, according to a new study. Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) are ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 3 2014 - 3:00pm

Resveratrol Causes Pancreatic Abnormalities In Fetuses

Wine was once okay for pregnant women in moderation, then all alcohol was bad, then wine was good again because of the miracle product du jour,  resveratrol, but now it may be bad again. A new research says that when taken during pregnancy, resveratrol su ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 2 2014 - 11:00am