FDA providing $2 million in new grants for natural history studies in rare diseases
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Washington, DC - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced the availability of $2 million in research grants to fund natural history studies in rare diseases. The aim is to collect data on how specific rare diseases progress in individuals over time so that knowledge can inform and support product development and approval. This will be the first time the FDA will provide funding through its Orphan Products Grants to conduct these types of studies for rare diseases.
Immune cells don't always ward off carbon nano invaders
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Ann Arbor, Michigan - Scientists at the University of Michigan have found evidence that some carbon nanomaterials can enter into immune cell membranes, seemingly going undetected by the cell's built-in mechanisms for engulfing and disposing of foreign material, and then escape through some unidentified pathway.
American Heart Association Comment on Sugary Drink Consumption Report from CDC
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Dallas, Texas - Nancy Brown, CEO of the American Heart Association:
Accessibility and Affordability of Diabetes Medications
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Alexandria, Virginia - The American Diabetes Association supports high-quality diabetes therapies that are available and affordable for all people with diabetes.
New heart disease research on women
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Dallas, Texas - The annual women’s issue of Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, an American Heart Association journal, focuses on research promoting the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of heart disease in women – the No. 1 killer of women in the United States.
NIH uses photon-counting CT scanner in patients for the first time
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Washington, DC - The Clinical Center at the National Institutes of Health is investigating the potential use of a new generation of a computerized tomography (CT) scanner, called a photon-counting detector CT scanner, in a clinical setting. The prototype technology is expected to replicate the image quality of conventional CT scanning, but may also provide health care specialists with an enhanced look inside the body through multi-energy imaging. Patients could receive a minimum amount of radiation, while the maximal amount of information needed would be delivered to health care providers.
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