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Released: 6-Oct-2020 9:00 AM EDT
Hijacking cancer cells with a virus while blocking cells’ antiviral defenses could knock out mesothelioma
Sbarro Health Research Organization (SHRO)

A study exploring a new combination of therapeutic agents has recently been published in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences, describing dl922-947, an oncolytic adenovirus, and AZD1775, an inhibitor of the DNA damage checkpoint kinase WEE1, and their possible efficacy to treat MPM.

Released: 6-Oct-2020 7:00 AM EDT
Reproductive Hormone May Curb COVID-19 Inflammation, Prevent ‘Cytokine Storm’
American Physiological Society (APS)

Researchers have used “omics” data containing genetic profiles of drugs to identify the hormone oxytocin as a possible treatment for COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2).

Released: 5-Oct-2020 7:30 PM EDT
Study Shows Antibiotics May be Viable Treatment Option for Appendicitis
Henry Ford Health

Every year more than 250,000 people undergo surgery for appendicitis, making it one of the 20 most common surgeries performed in the United States. In the largest randomized U.S. study of appendicitis published today in the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers from Henry Ford Health System and 24 other sites around the U.S. report that seven in 10 patients who received antibiotics avoided surgery and that patients who took antibiotics for symptom relief fared no worse in the short term than those who underwent surgery.

Released: 5-Oct-2020 5:20 PM EDT
University of Oklahoma Biomedical Engineering Professor Conducts Study to Develop Booster with Potential to Improve Eventual COVID-19 Vaccine
University of Oklahoma, Gallogly College of Engineering

A study to determine the effectiveness of the drug IP-00 in producing immune responses as a booster for the eventual vaccine for COVID-19 is being conducted by researchers in the Biophotonics & ImmunoEngineering Laboratory, led by Professor Wei R. Chen in the Stephenson School of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Oklahoma. The OU researchers are collaborating with Immunophotonics, Inc., St. Louis, Missouri, on the study.

Released: 5-Oct-2020 3:50 PM EDT
Pioneering research shows the benefits and risks of treating appendicitis with antibiotics instead of surgery
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Results of a first-of-its-kind clinical trial shed light on when antibiotics instead of surgery might be the better choice for treating appendicitis in some patients, according to results from the national Comparing Outcomes of Antibiotic Drugs and Appendectomy (CODA) trial published today in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Released: 5-Oct-2020 3:40 PM EDT
Diagnosing COVID-19 in just 30 minutes
Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)

The year 2020 can be summarized simply by one word - COVID-19 - as it was the culprit that froze the entire world. For more than 8 months so far, movement between nations has been paralyzed all because there are no means to prevent or treat the virus and the diagnosis takes long.

   
Released: 5-Oct-2020 3:30 PM EDT
Fred Hutch opens COVID-19 Clinical Research Center
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

SEATTLE — Oct. 5, 2020 — Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center announced the opening of the COVID-19 Clinical Research Center, or CCRC. Funded by philanthropic donations and public/private partnerships, the CCRC is one of the first stand-alone facilities in the nation designed to test novel interventions to treat and prevent COVID-19.

28-Sep-2020 2:15 PM EDT
Cannabis use prompts need for more anesthesia during surgery, increases pain and postoperative opioid use, study shows
American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA)

Not only might cannabis users require more anesthesia during surgery than non-users, they may have increased pain afterwards and use higher doses of opioids while in the hospital, suggests first-of-its kind research being presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY® 2020 annual meeting.

Released: 5-Oct-2020 12:30 PM EDT
Eppendorf Americas Moves Headquarters To Massachusetts
Eppendorf

Eppendorf, a leading life science company, announces that its Americas Market Region Commercial headquarters officially moved from Hauppauge, NY to Framingham, MA.

Released: 5-Oct-2020 11:00 AM EDT
ACS Clinical Congress 2020 | Virtual Press Activities Schedule
American College of Surgeons (ACS)

The American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress 2020 (Oct. 3-7) is a virtual-only event. Here’s the listing of next week’s activities for media attendees.

   
Released: 5-Oct-2020 11:00 AM EDT
Antibiotics treat appendicitis as well as an appendectomy in the short term for most patients
American College of Surgeons (ACS)

Seven of 10 adults with appendicitis can safely avoid surgical removal of their appendix (appendectomy) for at least several months by receiving a course of antibiotics.

1-Oct-2020 7:05 PM EDT
Benefits, risks seen with antibiotics-first for appendicitis
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

Antibiotics may be a good choice for some, but not all, patients with appendicitis, according to results from the Comparing Outcomes of Drugs and Appendectomy (CODA) trial.

Released: 5-Oct-2020 5:00 AM EDT
Positive Data Reported in a MultinationalClinical Trial Investigating New Treatment of Niemann-Pick disease Type C
IntraBio

A multinational clinical trial of for the treatment of Niemann-Pick disease Type C (NPC) demonstrated a statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in symptoms, functioning, and quality of life in both primary and topline secondary endpoints for both pediatric and adult patients with NPC.

28-Sep-2020 1:05 PM EDT
Artificial intelligence can predict patients at highest risk for severe pain, increased opioid use after surgery
American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA)

Artificial intelligence (AI) used in machine learning models can predict which patients are at highest risk for severe pain after surgery, and help determine who would most benefit from personalized pain management plans that use non-opioid alternatives, suggests new research being presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY® 2020 annual meeting.

Released: 3-Oct-2020 10:00 AM EDT
Study shows need for balance in post-surgery opioid prescribing guidelines
American College of Surgeons (ACS)

New research presented at the virtual American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress 2020 reports that opioid guidelines may be missing a small group of patients that need a greater level of pain control.

28-Sep-2020 11:50 AM EDT
Significant decline in prescription opioid abuse seen among Americans at last
American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA)

Almost 20 years into the opioid epidemic, there finally is evidence of significant and continual decreases in the abuse of these risky pain medications, according to an analysis of national data being presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY® 2020 annual meeting.

Released: 2-Oct-2020 4:45 PM EDT
Users of blood pressure medicine have a lower risk of dying from influenza and pneumonia
Aarhus University

Drugs to lower blood pressure of the type ACE inhibitors or angiotensin II receptor blockers reduce the mortality rate of influenza and pneumonia.

Released: 1-Oct-2020 1:35 PM EDT
UB awarded grant to help pharmacies build community health worker programs
University at Buffalo

University at Buffalo researchers have received a grant from the Community Pharmacy Foundation to help add community health workers to pharmacies to better connect patients to critical services and lower health care costs.

28-Sep-2020 11:30 AM EDT
Yale Trial Validates Immunotherapy Treatment for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Yale Cancer Center/Smilow Cancer Hospital

The immunotherapy drug atezolizumab improves survival over standard chemotherapy for many patients with newly diagnosed non-small cell lung cancer, according to a new study led by Yale Cancer Center researchers.



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