UCLA receives $20 million to establish Goodman –Luskin Microbiome Center
Key takeawaysA $20 million gift from Andrea and Donald Goodman and Renee and Meyer Luskin will fund a new center at UCLA focused on the microbiome and its effect on health.Investigators at the new center will study the microbiome’s role in disease prevention and the body’s immune response.The enterprise will be led by Elaine Hsiao, UCLA ’s De Logi Professor of Biological Sciences.Among the most promising areas of scientific inquiry is the study of the human microbiome and its effect on health. To fuel more rapid progress in this field, Andrea and Donald Goodman and Renee and Meyer Luskin have made a $20 million g...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - February 15, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Janssen Data at ASCO GU Support Ambition to Transform Treatment of Prostate and Bladder Cancer Through Precision Medicine and Early Intervention
RARITAN, N.J., February 13, 2023 – The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson today announced plans to present more than 20 abstracts featuring seven oncology therapies from its robust portfolio and pipeline at the annual American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Genitourinary (GU) Cancers Symposium, taking place in San Francisco on February 16-18. Building on more than a decade of leadership in the development of medicines for people diagnosed with GU cancers, Janssen will present data demonstrating its ambition to advance patient-centered treatment through precision medicine, real-world evidence a...
Source: Johnson and Johnson - February 13, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
UW spinout raises over $5M to target neuromuscular diseases
Myosana's first target is Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a genetic disorder that leads to muscle degeneration. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - January 31, 2023 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Rick Morgan Source Type: news
My Animal Review: A Queer Werewolf Romance With Bite
Learn More LGBTQ+ audiences have a long history of connecting with horror fiction's monsters. There are many reasons for this, ranging from the genre's legacy of queer representation (however problematic that representation may be) to the metaphorical potency of its sympathetic outsiders. "My…#jacquelinecastel #vhs #salvörmenuez #stephenmchattie #charlesfhalpenny #harrisonwhalpenny #heidivonpalleske #corylipman #paramount #sundancefilmfestival (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 30, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Rockville biotech RegenxBio launches clinical trial in muscular dystrophy
It's one of a series of treatments RegenxBio is developing as it aims to bring multiple products to market by 2025. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - January 24, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Sara Gilgore Source Type: news
Mike Pompeo Mocks Sympathetic Media Coverage for Jamal Khashoggi in New Book: No ‘Saudi Arabian Bob Woodward’
AP Photo/John Locher Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo used his new book to frown on the sympathetic media attention Jamal Khashoggi got after he was murdered on Mohammed bin Salman’s orders. NBC News got an early look at Pompeo’s upcoming memoir Never Give an Inch: Fighting for the America I…#apphoto #johnlocher #mikepompeo #jamal #khashoggi #mohammedbinsalmans #pompeos #trump #saudi #crown (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Rockville biotech RegenxBio launches clinical trial in muscular dystrophy
It's one of a series of treatments the company is developing as it aims to bring multiple products to market by 2025. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - January 23, 2023 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Sara Gilgore Source Type: news
Jonathan Majors ‘ Homoerotic, Roided-Out Bodybuilder Drama ’Magazine Dreams’ Stuns Sundance
After weeks of earsplitting buzz over Jonathan Majors’ Sundance drama “Magazine Dreams,” the dumbbells have finally dropped. As a deeply troubled – yet still sympathetic – aspiring bodybuilder, Majors dazzled Park City’s Eccles Theater on Friday night, earning a standing ovation. Writer-director…#magazinedreams #parkcitys #elijahbynum #killianmaddox #haleybennett #taylourpaige #killian #joker #taxidriver #lastblackman (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Ministers must invest in Environment Agency staff or communities will be at long-term risk
Thousands of Environment Agency staff who play a vital role in protecting communities across England will walk out today (Wednesday) as they strike over pay for the first time*, says UNISON.
River inspectors, flood forecasting officers, coastal risk management officers, sewage plant attendants and staff at the Thames Barrier are among those escalating their industrial action after refusing to do voluntary overtime in the run up to and during the festive period**.
Under-pressure staff say they’ve voted to strike over pay because over the years the government’s failure to fund the Environment Agency properly ha...
Source: UNISON meat hygiene - January 18, 2023 Category: Food Science Authors: Anthony Barnes Tags: News Press release environment agency Source Type: news
Santhera and ReveraGen Announce FDA Acceptance of New Drug Application for Vamorolone in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Pratteln, Switzerland, and Rockville, MD, USA, January 9, 2023– Santhera Pharmaceuticals (SIX: SANN) and ReveraGen BioPharma, Inc announce that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted the new drug application (NDA) for... (Source: Drugs.com - New Drug Applications)
Source: Drugs.com - New Drug Applications - January 9, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
Criminal Minds: Best Spencer Reid Episodes Ranked - Looper
Learn More CBS' "Criminal Minds" gives viewers a slate of extraordinarily sympathetic characters bursting with complex pasts, dazzling heroism, and shocking secrets. High up on the list is Spencer Reid (Matthew Gray Gubler), an incredibly intelligent FBI agent and the youngest member of the…#charleshaid #janelynch #catadams #owensavage #michaelhogan #finnwittrock #karendavid #tobiashankel #ajcook #greenlight (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 8, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How Leaders and Their Teams Flourish Through Continuing Education
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. After likely spending years in college and excitedly anticipating a professional life, it's easy to be sympathetic to an entrepreneur's hesitancy about returning to the classroom. But being excellence-and stability-driven, like it or…#benjaminfranklin #bachelor #tonyrobbins #linkedin (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 8, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Diabetes Link Found for Fuchs Corneal Endothelial Dystrophy Diabetes Link Found for Fuchs Corneal Endothelial Dystrophy
In a case-control study of about 149,000 US military veterans, risk factors for Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy included diabetes, female sex, European ancestry, and other comorbidities.First Look (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - January 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology News Source Type: news
Long-term test-retest reliability of the vestibular/ocular motor screening for concussion in child athletes: a preliminary study - Moran RN, Bretzin AC.
The Vestibular/Ocular Motor Screening (VOMS) is a sport-related concussion screening tool that assesses vestibular ocular reflex (VOR) and oculomotor symptom provocation. Long-term test-retest reliability of the VOMS over multiple athletic seasons has not ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 4, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
