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Jefferson (Philadelphia University + Thomas Jefferson University), commonly known as Thomas Jefferson University, is a private university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Weakening the defenses of antibiotic resistance

Creating a defect in tRNA molecules could weaken bacteria’s two-pronged defense and help make faster-acting antibiotics Antibiotic resistance is a major health threat, with about two million people in the U.S. getting an antibiotic-resistant infection per year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Gram negative bacteria, including types like E.coli and Salmonella, are often more

Weakening the defenses of antibiotic resistance

Positive phase 1 response to a novel vaccine for colorectal cancer

The vaccine proves safe in a small sample of human subjects, opening the way for the next phase of testing A new colorectal cancer vaccine showed positive results in the phase 1 clinical trial to demonstrate that the approach is safe. The patients treated had no signs of serious adverse events and samples of their

Positive phase 1 response to a novel vaccine for colorectal cancer

Migraines can be helped by immunotherapy

An antibody therapy against a key inflammatory molecule involved in migraines reduces the number of headaches that chronic migraine patients experience per month in a phase III trial A new study of fremanezumab, an immunotherapy that counteracts one of the molecules released during migraine, was found successful in reducing the number of days that chronic

Migraines can be helped by immunotherapy

The fourth state of matter, plasma: A technology to improve bone healing?

Tuning cold plasma can either promote or inhibit bone formation Cold plasma looks like the glow from the “Star Wars” blue light saber but this beam of energy, made of electrons that change polarity at micro-second or nanosecond speeds, could help bones heal faster, according to a study published August 11th in the Journal of

The fourth state of matter, plasma: A technology to improve bone healing?

Penn Psychologists Study Intense Awe Astronauts Feel Viewing Earth From Space

Picture Earth at the center of a frame. The planet looks unassuming, a fleck, its blue-and-white marbling stark against a black interstellar backdrop. Yet the image likely evokes some reaction. Now imagine seeing this view from space. Astronauts who experience Earth from orbit often report feelings of awe and wonder, of being transformed by what

Penn Psychologists Study Intense Awe Astronauts Feel Viewing Earth From Space

Can Vitamin A Turn Back the Clock on Breast Cancer?

Pre-cancerous cells treated with a vitamin A derivative revert into non-cancerous cells. A derivative of vitamin A, known as retinoic acid, found abundantly in sweet potato and carrots, helps turn pre-cancer cells back to normal healthy breast cells, according to research published this month in the International Journal of Oncology. The research could help explain why

Can Vitamin A Turn Back the Clock on Breast Cancer?

Blue light may fight fatigue around the clock

Researchers find blue light exposure may be a countermeasure for fatigue, during the day and night Researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) have found that exposure to short wavelength, or blue light, during the biological day directly and immediately improves alertness and performance. These findings are published in the February issue of Sleep. “Our previous

Blue light may fight fatigue around the clock

Therapy That Heats and Destroys Bone Tumors Eases Patients’ Pain

Reduced pain in 67 percent of patients who received the treatment Patients with cancer that has spread to their bones are often treated with radiation therapy to reduce pain. But if that treatment doesn’t work, or can’t be used again, a second, effective option now exists. Results of a clinical trial on the new therapy,

Therapy That Heats and Destroys Bone Tumors Eases Patients’ Pain

Promising Drug Slows Down Advance of Parkinson’s Disease and Improves Symptoms

In short, GM1 appeared to improve symptoms and with extended use, slow symptom progression. Treating Parkinson’s disease patients with the experimental drug GM1 ganglioside improved symptoms and slowed their progression during a two and a half-year trial, Thomas Jefferson Universityresearchers report in a new study published online November 28 in the Journal of the Neurological Sciences. Although

Promising Drug Slows Down Advance of Parkinson’s Disease and Improves Symptoms

Mind Reading from Brain Recordings?

The elusive goal of mapping thoughts in the human brain ‘Neural Fingerprints’ of Memory Associations Decoded Researchers have long been interested in discovering the ways that human brains represent thoughts through a complex interplay of electrical signals. Recent improvements in brain recording and statistical methods have given researchers unprecedented insight into the physical processes under-lying

Mind Reading from Brain Recordings?

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Nationally Recognized Radiation Oncologist Joins USF Health, Tampa General Hospital
on January 12, 2021 at 9:09 am
Nationally recognized radiation oncologist and researcher Richard Tuli, MD, PhD, has joined the University of South Florida Health ...
Enalare Therapeutics Completes Formation of Its Scientific Advisory Board
on January 12, 2021 at 5:03 am
Enalare Therapeutics Inc., a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to developing novel therapies for patients suffering from acute respiratory conditions, announced today that it has ...
Study Shows Identifying Empathy Is Key to Increasing Diversity in Medicine, Improved Patient Care
on January 12, 2021 at 1:57 am
Data show us that empathy is a strong predictor for a student’s clinical abilities. Using this evidence-based measure has the potential to improve healthcare outcomes while also serving as a ...
Jefferson Lab launches virtual AI Winter School for physicists
on January 11, 2021 at 10:12 pm
The U.S. Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility is exploring the expanding synergy between nuclear physics and computer science as it co-hosts together with The Catholic ...
Keeping Nurses Safe on the Frontline: Jefferson and Geisinger Commit to Joint System-wide Deployment of Workplace Violence Prevention Technology
on January 4, 2021 at 1:19 pm
Two Pennsylvania health systems renowned for their use of digital technology are jointly deploying the Strongline Staff Safety System to ...

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Promising new treatment strategy for men with drug-resistant prostate cancer
on January 12, 2021 at 6:50 am
Promising new treatment strategy for menwith drug-resistant prostate cancer New drug blocks previously undrugged proteins involved in regulating cancer growth and may help overcome drug ...
Enalare Therapeutics Completes Formation of Its Scientific Advisory Board
on January 12, 2021 at 5:03 am
Enalare Therapeutics Inc., a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to developing novel therapies for patients suffering from acute respiratory conditions, announced today that it has ...
Citing ‘Lost Confidence,’ David Barton’s Publisher Pulls Book On Jefferson
on January 5, 2021 at 4:30 am
Thomas Nelson ... of the portrait of Jefferson that Barton presented was built upon factual problems.” And yet, as Kidd, an associate history professor at Baylor University, wrote in World ...
Philadelphia projects receive $110M in state development funding
on January 4, 2021 at 8:09 am
Other projects that received money in Montgomery County included: $1 million of a requested $5 million to expand parking at Discovery ... $2 million for Thomas Jefferson University to expand ...
RMA at Jefferson and RMA of Central Pennsylvania at PinnacleHealth
on December 20, 2020 at 4:01 pm
He has been a Top Doc and featured in Philadelphia Magazine and on The Discovery Channel ... Endocrinology and Infertility at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. He is an active member of ...

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