FDA Actions Reissued EUAs: The FDA reissued EUAs revising which types of respirators can be decontaminated for reuse. Availability and Capability of Non-Invasive Monitoring Devices: The FDA issued new guidance that expands the availability and capability of non-invasive monitoring devices. This guidance replaces…
First Human Ancestors Breastfed for Longer Than Contemporary Relatives
By analyzing the fossilized teeth of some of our most ancient ancestors, a team of scientists led by the universities of Bristol (UK) and Lyon (France) has discovered that the first humans significantly breastfed their infants for longer periods, revealing insights…
How Memories Form and Fade
Why is it that you can remember the name of your childhood best friend that you haven’t seen in years yet easily forget the name of a person you just met a moment ago? In other words, why are some memories…
Designing a Blood Test That Can Predict Lifespan
The ability to predict how long someone is likely to live would help doctors tailor treatment plans. A new study looking at biomarkers in the blood concludes that more accurately estimating mortality might soon be possible. As it stands, doctors can…
Chemists’ Breakthrough in Synthesis Advances a Potent Anti-cancer Agent
It’s a feat three decades in the making: Harvard University chemists have achieved what a new paper calls a “landmark in drug discovery” with the total synthesis of halichondrin. Known to be a potent anti-cancer drug therapy agent in mouse studies,…
Analyzing Metagenome Helps Understand the Role of Bacterial Species in Crohn’s Disease
Research Overview on the Gut Metagenome Research on gut metagenome of patients with Crohn’s disease elucidates how it influences the taxonomic and functional composition of intestinal microbiota. Among the most common changes are the decrease in the diversity of beneficial microbes…
NIH Study Implicates Hyperactive Immune System in Aging Brain Disorders
In a study of fruit flies, NIH scientists suggested that the body’s immune system may play a critical role in the damage caused by aging brain disorders. The results are based on experiments in which the researchers altered the activity of…
Stem Cell-Based Phase I Trial to Repair Spinal Cord Injuries Produces Encouraging Results
Writing in the June 1 issue of Cell Stem Cell, researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine report that a first-in-human phase I clinical trial in which neural stem cells were transplanted into participants with chronic spinal cord…
Clinical Research in Ecuador | Diversity in Hispanic Community Involvement
Why Is Diversity Important? FDA Action Plan In 2012 the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act was published. Most of this FDA Action plan is based to encourage researchers to include safety and effectiveness data by demographic subgroups, including…
Bio-sensing Contact Lens Could Someday Measure Blood Glucose, Other Bodily Functions
Transparent biosensors embedded into contact lenses could soon allow doctors and patients to monitor blood glucose levels and a host of other telltale signs of disease without invasive tests. Scientists say the bio-sensing lenses, based on technology that led to the…