- Next-generation sequencing could help find answers behind misunderstood pediatric diseases
- Results are now available within a day or two
- Costs of genomic sequencing have dropped dramatically
Category Archives: Health
Insys Therapeutics on the rise
In the three months since Chandler, Arizona based Insys Therapeutics had its initial public offering Insys stock has been on the rise with a gain of over 120% from its original offering price. Continue reading
TGen’s ‘Medical Miracle’ — now wheelchair-free — celebrates 13th birthday
Shelby Valint, following TGen genomic sequencing, able to walk and talk, even run and dance; urges public to help other children like herContinue reading
UA Researchers Explore Root of Diabetic Retinal Damage
The UA’s Erika Eggers has received an Innovative Award from the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation to identify the early mechanisms of diabetic retinal damage.Continue reading
UACC Physician Awarded Fellowship for Phase III Clinical Trial
Soham Puvvada, MD, awarded prestigious Coltman Fellowship
A University of Arizona Cancer Center physician/scientist has been awarded a major fellowship to conduct research on a potential new drug combination to improve outcomes for lymphoma patients.Continue reading
Nearly 450 Innovative Medicines in Development For Neurological Disorders
WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 30, 2013) – America’s biopharmaceutical research companies are developing 444 new medicines to prevent and treat neurological disorders, according to a new report released today by the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA).Continue reading
Learning from a Virus: Keeping Genes Under Wraps
By studying how a virus that infects most people at some point in their lives packages its genetic material during infection, an international collaboration of researchers has made discoveries that help scientists better understand virus-host interactions and may open new avenues for therapies.Continue reading
How Strong Is Arizona’s Health-Care Safety Net?
Center for Rural Health to Study Arizona’s Health-Care Safety Net System Under the Affordable Care Act. Continue reading
Putting the Brakes on Inflammation
Researchers have uncovered a signal that prevents the immune system from spinning out of control. The findings could help develop more effective therapies for autoimmune disorders, allergies, chronic inflammation and cancer.Continue reading
Without fair payment, biomedical innovation cannot make it the last mile.
Biomedical innovations in the area of molecular diagnostics are the framework for a new golden age of medicine. Unfortunately, a hurdle on the path from discovery to development to delivery could block these life sustaining and life saving innovations from getting to the patient.Continue reading