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Could hydrogels and magnetic fields grow new cartilage?

October 19, 2020 By Sean Whooley

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania are touting a new way to potentially rebuild complex body tissues to fix common injuries like cartilage degeneration. Following the publication of research in Advanced Materials, those involved are suggesting that the rebuilding process for these body tissues could be done by using a magnetic field and hydrogels, according to […]

Filed Under: Orthopedics, Research & Development Tagged With: hydrogels, University of Pennsylvania

Integra touts outcomes, cost-savings in wound-healing studies

May 18, 2020 By Nancy Crotti

A pair of retrospective studies of an Integra LifeSciences (NSDQ:IART) wound-healing matrix showed positive clinical and economic results, the company announced on Friday. The studies looked at the results of complex lower extremity reconstruction using Integra’s bilayer wound matrix. The data were published in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. The bilayer wound-healing matrix is formulated to provide […]

Filed Under: Clinical Trials, Featured, Hospital Care, Surgical, Wound Care Tagged With: Integra LifeSciences, University of Pennsylvania

Pavmed’s Lucid Diagnostics enters clinical trial with U of Penn

March 2, 2020 By Sean Whooley

Pavmed (NSDQ:PAVM) announced today that its majority-owned subsidiary Lucid Diagnostics entered into a clinical trial research agreement with the University of Pennsylvania to observe its EsoCheck esophageal cell collection device. EsoCheck with “collect & protect technology” is designed to offer a less invasive, more efficient and cost-effective alternative to endoscopic biopsies when managing patients with eosinophilic […]

Filed Under: Clinical Trials, Endoscopic, Featured, Otolaryngology/Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT) Tagged With: Lucid Diagnostics, Pavmed, University of Pennsylvania

Proton therapy lowers risk of side effects for cancer patients, study says

December 26, 2019 By Sean Whooley

Findings from a new study claim that proton therapy leads to a significantly lower risk of side effects severe enough to lead to unplanned hospitalizations for cancer patients when compared to traditional radiation. Although cure rates between the proton therapy and radiation groups remain almost identical, the study conducted at the Perelman School of Medicine […]

Filed Under: Featured, Imaging, News Well, Oncology, Radiosurgery/Radiation therapy Tagged With: Hitachi, IBA Worldwide, Mevion Medical Systems, proton beam therapy, proton therapy, University of Pennsylvania, Varian Medical Systems

Could an algorithm improve breast cancer treatment?

December 20, 2019 By Sean Whooley

A study from researchers at Penn Medicine revealed that MRI and an algorithm-based field of medicine called radiomics could help characterize the heterogeneity of cancer cells in a tumor and allow for better understanding of the causes and progression of individual diseases. The study, published in Clinical Cancer Research, examines radiomics, which uses algorithms to extract […]

Filed Under: Clinical Trials, Featured, Imaging, Mammography, Oncology, Radiosurgery/Radiation therapy, Women's Health Tagged With: Breast Cancer, University of Pennsylvania

U Penn trial regrows dental pulp from baby tooth stem cells

October 18, 2018 By Fink Densford

Data from recent clinical trial out of the University of Pennsylvania suggest that the use of stem cells from a patient’s baby teeth could be used to help regrow dental pulp tissue. Results from the trial, which was conducted in China, were published in the journal Science Translational Medicine. In the trial, 40 children were […]

Filed Under: Clinical Trials, Dental, Regenerative Medicine Tagged With: University of Pennsylvania

Blood test enhances early detection of pancreatic cancer

July 12, 2017 By Sarah Faulkner

Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania have devised a biomarker panel that could enable earlier diagnosis and better treatment for patients with pancreatic cancer, according to a study published in Science Translational Medicine. Pancreatic cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer death in the U.S., the team reported, and often patients are not diagnosed until an advanced […]

Filed Under: Diagnostics, Oncology, Research & Development Tagged With: University of Pennsylvania

Do patient advocacy organizations have a conflict of interest?

March 22, 2017 By Chris Newmarker

At least 83% of U.S. patient advocacy organizations receive financial support from medical device, drug and biotechnology companies, according to new research out of the University of Pennsylvania’s Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy. The Penn research team – which included Matthew McCoy, Harald Schmidt and Ezekiel Emanuel – examined websites and annual reports for 104 organizations […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Clinical Trials, Healthcare Reform, News Well, Research & Development Tagged With: MedTech, patient advocacy, patient advocacy organizations, University of Pennsylvania

Acuitas touts lipid-nanoparticle delivery of mRNA vaccine for Zika

February 3, 2017 By Sarah Faulkner

Acuitas Therapeutics touted preliminary data that evaluated its messenger RNA vaccine for the Zika virus. The company uses a lipid-nanoparticle delivery system to introduce its mRNA vaccine into cells. The team’s work, which was published in Nature, showed that a single low-dose immunization with its vaccine triggered an immune response in animals and protected them from infection at […]

Filed Under: Drug-Device Combinations, Research & Development Tagged With: Acuitas Therapeutics, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc., University of Pennsylvania

Researchers show drug, catheter combo speeds up labor delivery

December 5, 2016 By Sarah Faulkner

Using the drug misoprostol in combination with a Foley balloon catheter to induce labor can lead to a speedier delivery, with women delivering several hours earlier than either method alone, according to research from the University of Pennsylvania. The team’s work was published in Obstetrics & Gynecology. Nearly 1 million women who deliver in the U.S. […]

Filed Under: Catheters, Clinical Trials, Drug-Device Combinations, Hospital Care, Pharmaceutical, Research & Development, Women's Health Tagged With: University of Pennsylvania

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