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Fayetteville Walks to End Multiple Sclerosis in April

Posted: Published on February 24th, 2015

FAYETTEVILLE -- Walk MS: Northwest Arkansas 2015 will be held Saturday, April 18 at Lake Fayetteville. Hosted by the National MS Society, this event aims to raise awareness and funds to support Arkansans affected by Multiple Sclerosis. More than 3,700 Arkansans have been diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, and more than 11,200 Arkansans are affected in some way by the disease. This year, Walk MS has set a goal of $56,000 to support research, assistance and treatment for people living with MS. Walk MS: Northwest Arkansas is a crucial fundraising and awareness event that contributes to the Societys overall mission, says Ray Mack, National MS Society Vice President of Development for Arkansas. We are thankful for the continued support of our corporate partners, volunteers and participants who are committed to the Societys vision of a world free of MS. Together we can achieve the Societys mission to stop disease progression, restore function and end MS forever. This event is one of dozens taking place nationwide this year. Since its founding in 1988, Walk MS has raised over $870 million, helping over 2.3 million people worldwide living with MS. Walk MS: Northwest Arkansas 2015 is a family-friendly, fully accessible event. On-site registration … Continue reading →

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Hormone Replacement Therapy and Ovarian Cancer Risk

Posted: Published on February 24th, 2015

If you happen to be a woman beginning to experience problems related to hormone levels (i.e. with menopause), you may have noticed the commercials out there for Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) to help alleviate symptoms. There is a story out there that after the analysis of over fifty studies, experts are seeing a distinct link between HRT and a forty percent increased risk of ovarian cancer (specifically the epithelial and endometrioid ovarian cancers). Many women begin receiving HRT to combat the hot flashes, night sweats, vaginal symptoms, and discomfort during sex that crop up in menopausal women. This latest research, however, shows it definitely may not be the risk to start HRT. In addition to this ovarian cancer link, previous research has found HRT to cause greater risks of heart disease, stroke, blood clots, and breast cancer. The ovarian cancer link was found in those women currently being treated with HRT and those who had in the last five years. It was also noted that women who utilized HRTs supposed benefits for at least five years were likely to still be at increased risk of ovarian cancer ten years later. The one silver lining is that once HRT is stopped, … Continue reading →

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Global Cell Culture Protein Surface Coating Market 2015-2019 with Becton, Dickinson and Company, Corning, EMD …

Posted: Published on February 24th, 2015

DUBLIN, Feb. 24, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/wjbvsf/global_cell) has announced the addition of the "Global Cell Culture Protein Surface Coating Market 2015-2019" report to their offering. The Global Cell Culture Protein Surface Coating market to grow at a CAGR of 12.91% over the period 2014-2019 Cell culture protein surface coating is a procedure in which the cell culture surfaces are coated with proteins or extracellular matrix components to enhance the adhesion and proliferation of the cells in vitro. The following are the different types of available proteins: human-derived proteins, animal-derived proteins, plant-derived proteins, and synthetic proteins. Proteins such as fibronectin, laminin, collagen, vitronectin, and osteopontin are used for cell culture protein surface coating. Protein surface coating helps in the growth of various types of cells such as endothelial, epithelial, fibroblasts, leukocytes, myoblasts and muscle cells, neurons, and CHO cell lines. Cell culture protein surface coating provides improved adhesion, proliferation, and rapid growth of cells during isolation and cultivation. The growing use of animal-free synthetic protein surface coatings is one key trend emerging in this market. The demand for animal-free synthetic protein surface coatings has increased because of their importance in the production of biopharmaceuticals and other therapeutic applications. According … Continue reading →

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Personalized medicines potential grows. But what signals real progress?

Posted: Published on February 24th, 2015

This post is sponsored by the MidAmerica Healthcare Venture Forum. The table is set for jaw-dropping growth in the genomics/personalized medicine/precision medicine space. Pick your favorite news item. Is it the presidents new plan? The big investments out of JP Morgan? Or, most recently, the breakthrough decision by the FDA around 23andMe and other genetic testing kits? Its not about whether personalized medicine has arrived. Its here. Now its about not getting lost in the hype and focusing on what matters. Thats why weve assembled a strong cast of clinicians and innovators at the MidAmerica Healthcare Venture Forum on March 10-11 in Chicago who will keep us on track and explain how to maximize the potential of personalized medicine. MedCitys Meghana Keshavan will lead a discussion exploring not only what the next milestones are for the industry but also where the biggest opportunities are and what areas of personalized medicine need the most support. Join us in Chicago and youll hear from the following panelists: New funding and fresh attention bring new opportunities. The worst-case scenario for precision medicine is for investors, entrepreneurs and other healthcare leaders to squander it by getting lost amidst the hype and euphoria. Our panel … Continue reading →

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Addiction can also be compulsion, gambling study shows

Posted: Published on February 24th, 2015

Researchers from Yale University have found new evidence for a link between obsessive compulsive spectrum disorder and aperathological gambling, perhaps due to genetic factors. Building off of previous research that suggested a link between addictive behavior and pathological gambling, this study is part of an ongoing effort to further classify gambling addiction on an impulse-to-compulsion spectrum. The central question of the debate is: To what extent do pathological gamblers have impulse-control problems as opposed to a compulsion to gamble? This study adds evidence that there is an element of compulsive behavior for some pathological gamblers. We were trying to understand the relation between pathological gambling and other disorders, said Yale professor of psychiatry at the School of Medicine and the papers senior author Marc Potenza. There has been some debate in the literature about how best to consider pathological gambling whether it might fall along the impulsive-compulsive spectrum or be thought of as an addiction without the drug. The researchers performed a twin study, using the Vietnam Era Twin Registry a compiled list of male twin veterans of the Vietnam War to study both genetic explanations of pathological gambling and its connection with latent obsessive-compulsive behavior. Twin studies allow researchers … Continue reading →

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Stem cellrecruiting hydrogels based on self-assembling peptides for tissue regeneration

Posted: Published on February 24th, 2015

Figure 1. Stem CellRecruiting Hydrogels Based on Self-Assembling Peptides The Materials for Biomaterials session Best Contribution Award presented by Steve Zinkle goes to Yongmee Jung, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, for the oral presentation Self-assembling peptide nanofiber coupled with neuropeptide substance P for stem cell recruitment. As a winner of the above Materials Today Asia Contribution Award, Yongmee Jung and Soo Hyun Kim discuss their work with us. Stem cellbased therapy in regenerative medicine may be one of the best approaches for wound healing and tissue regeneration. Many studies have shown that the trophic effects of transplanted stem cells enhance the treatment of lung, liver, and skin injuries, as well as myocardial infarction [1]. However, although stem cell transplantationincluding cell isolation and cell culture in vitroresults in a good prognosis, there are some limitations, such as high cost, invasiveness, the shortage of cell sources, and the risk of tumorigenesis [2]. To overcome these limitations, technologies for recruiting endogenous stem cells to the site of injury may provide another promising approach, mimicking in situ tissue regeneration by the bodys own wound healing process. Unlike cell-based therapies, this strategy does not need outside cell sources or in vitro cell manipulation. Host … Continue reading →

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Kyoto University Hospital to open iPS cell therapy center in 2019

Posted: Published on February 24th, 2015

Kyoto University Hospital says it will open a center to conduct clinical studies on induced pluripotent stem cell therapies in 2019 year. Officials said the 30-bed ward will test the efficacy and safety of the therapies on volunteer patients. The hospital aims to break ground at the site next February and complete construction by September 2019. As an iPS cell research hub, we hope to apply (the cells) to groundbreaking therapies and make developments in the field of drug discovery, the hospital said in a statement Monday. Ongoing research on iPS cells at Kyoto University includes turning the cells into dopamine-releasing neurons for transplant into patients with Parkinsons disease, and creating a formulation of platelets that helps blood to clot. Professor Shinya Yamanaka, who shared the 2012 Nobel Prize in medicine, leads the existing iPS cell research center at Kyoto University. View original post here: Kyoto University Hospital to open iPS cell therapy center in 2019 … Continue reading →

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Man gains sight with bionic eye

Posted: Published on February 24th, 2015

Allen Zderad was recently able to see his wife of 45 years for the first time in a decade. The Minnesota man seemed to burst into simultaneous laughter and tears as he caught a glimpse of her with his new "bionic eye." Zderad, who is 68, has retinitis pigmentosa, a degenerative eye disease that began to progress at a rapid pace 20 years ago. The disease causes deterioration of the part of the retina that turns light into vision, and eventually leads to total blindness. Now with the help of a recently developed medical device, Zderad's vision of the world has changed. He's one of just a handful of people in the world to get the "bionic eye" device known as Second Sight Argus II retinal prosthesis system. Zderad's was implanted by Dr. Raymond Iezzi of the Mayo Clinic. "It's pulsing light, it's not like regular vision where it's constant," Zderad told his wife and the Mayo Clinic medical team. "It's the flash, and I've got to be able to interpret the changes in that shape." The Second Sight Argus II doesn't completely restore vision, but with specially-equipped glasses the patient can see light, and therefore the contours and silhouettes … Continue reading →

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Video: Blind Man Sees Wife Again For First Time In 10 Years With Bionic Eyes

Posted: Published on February 24th, 2015

February 23, 2015 2:34 PM CBS SF Bay (con't) Affordable Care Act Updates: CBSSanFrancisco.com/ACA Health News & Information: CBSSanFrancisco.com/Health (CBS SF) A Minnesota grandfather burst into laughter after seeing his wife for the first time in a decade last week with help from a bionic eye implant. Allen Zderad, 68, suffers from retinitis pigmentosa, a degenerative disease that often causes blindness. He hasnt even some of his ten grandchildren in the last 10 years, according to a statement from Mayo Clinic. The former 3M employee turned out to be the ideal patient for the first clinical trial at Mayo Clinicinvolving a bionic eye implant that works by sending light wave signals to the optic nerve, bypassing the damaged retina all together. Hes now just a handful of people in the world to get the eye implant known as Second Sight II retinal prosthesis system. VIDEO: Read more from CBS News. Link: Video: Blind Man Sees Wife Again For First Time In 10 Years With Bionic Eyes … Continue reading →

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Bionic eye implant lets a blind man see his wife for the first time in 10 years

Posted: Published on February 24th, 2015

By Brian Koerber2015-02-23 16:42:58 UTC Allen Zderad is finally able to see his wife for the first time in more than a decade. Nearly 20 years ago, the 68-year-old Minnesotan's vision began deteriorating. He was diagnosed with a degenerative eye disease called retinitis pigmentosa, a condition that currently has no effective treatment or cure, according to the Mayo Clinic. After 10 years, he had lost nearly all eyesight. However, a clinical trial using a system called Second Sight has given Zderad the ability to see shapes, make out human forms and even see his own reflection in a window. The video above shows the device working for the first time, as Zderad reaches out for his wife. "It's crude, but it's significant," Zderad said in the video. "It'll work." Zderad was the first ideal patient for the clinical trial, which the Mayo Clinic describes as a "bionic eye implant that sends light wave signals to the optic nerve, bypassing the damaged retina. A tiny wafer-like chip was embedded in his right eye, wires attached in a surgical procedure in January, then two weeks later, the rest of the prosthetic device set in glasses was activated." "It's a bionic eye in … Continue reading →

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