New Jefferson study may redefine how a chronic auto-immune disease is diagnosed
PHILADELPHIA New research from Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience (JHN) may redefine how Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP) is diagnosed. Eduardo De Sousa, M.D., assistant professor of Neurology at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, and director of t...Highmark Inc. Recognizes Exceptional Employee Volunteers with Jefferson Awards for Public Service
Awards given for going above and beyond in community service efforts PITTSBURGH, April 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Highmark Inc. has recognized 12 of its employee volunteers with a Jefferson Award for Public Service for going above and beyond the call of duty in their community service efforts. A corp...Convenient Care Association, Jefferson Medical College Certify Member Convenient Care Clinics
Retail Clinic Members Meet Strict Quality and Safety Standards MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- The Convenient Care Association (CCA), the retail clinic industry's member-based organization, today announced to its Board of Directors that its member clinics are certified and in complianc...Different type of colon cancer vaccine reduces disease spread, Jefferson scientists show
(PHILADELPHIA) Taking advantage of the fact that the intestines have a separate immune system from the rest of the body, scientists at the Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson in Philadelphia have found a way to immunize mice against the development of metastatic disease. Reporting online Tuesday...Blocking signaling protein prevents prostate cancer spread, Jefferson scientists find
(PHILADELPHIA) Researchers at the Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson in Philadelphia have shown that by blocking a signaling protein, they can prevent prostate cancer cells from metastatic dissemination. The work opens the door to future studies examining the protein as a target for therapies aimed...Monitoring blood flow helps improve prostate biopsies, Jefferson researchers report
(PHILADELPHIA) Using a special ultrasound technique to spot areas of blood flow in the prostate gland may substantially reduce the number of unnecessary biopsies, according to a new study by urologists and radiologists at the Jefferson Prostate Diagnostic Center and the Kimmel Cancer Center at Jef...Traditional herbal medicine kills pancreatic cancer cells, Jefferson researchers report
(PHILADELPHIA) An herb used in traditional medicine by many Middle Eastern countries may help in the fight against pancreatic cancer, one of the most difficult cancers to treat. Researchers at the Kimmel Cancer at Jefferson in Philadelphia have found that thymoquinone, an extract of nigella sativa...New Bisphenol A Study Is of Very Limited Relevance to Human Health
...ed online June 17 by the journal Biology of Reproduction. The study was co-authored by Heather B. Patisaul and Heather B. Adewale of NCSU and Wendy N. jefferson and Retha R. Newbold of NIEHS. "The American Chemistry Council (ACC) and its member companies have long-supported research to advance scientific...Discovery of Marker for Colon Stem Cells Could Shed Light on What Drives Tumor Growth
...is a very important tool for future research," said Boman, M.D., Ph.D., M.S.P.H., and F.A.C.P., who is also a professor of Medical Oncology at Thomas jefferson University . "Finding a better way to identify, isolate, and track colon cancer stem cells moves us one step closer to understanding what drives tumo...Freezing Kidney Cancer: Hot Treatment Should Be New Gold Standard for Destroying Small Tumors
...odriguez, Johns Hopkins University--urology, Baltimore, Md.; and Z. Cizman, jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pa., SIR 34th Annual Scientific Meeting March 7-1...ns University--vascular and interventional radiology, Baltimore, Md., and jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pa., SIR 34th Annual Scientific Meeting March 7...Exercise Helps Prevent Age-Related Brain Changes in Older Adults
...w that exercise may reduce age-related changes in brain vasculature and blood flow," said presenter Feraz Rahman, M.S., currently a medical student at jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia. "Other studies have shown that exercise prevents cognitive decline in the elderly. The blood vessel and flow differen...Neuronascent, Inc. Receives Multiple Fundings for Its Neurogenesis Therapeutic Programs
...s and Economic Development Challenge Investment Program; Maryland Industrial Partnerships in collaboration with University of Maryland, Baltimore; and jefferson Corner Group I, LLC, a member-managed angel fund located in Charlottesville, Virginia designed to capitalize on the growth in entrepreneurial activity...Elderly spinal cord injuries increase five-fold in 30 years, Jefferson neurosurgeons find
The number of spinal cord injuries among senior citizens (age 70 and above) has increased five times in the past 30 years, as compared with younger spinal cord injury patients, researchers at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and Jefferson's Regional Spinal Cord Injury Center of the Delaware Val...Immune cell communication key to hunting viruses, Jefferson immunologists show
Immunologists at the Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia have used nanotechnology to create a novel "biosensor" to solve in part a perplexing problem in immunology: how immune system cells called killer T-cells hunt down invading viruses. They found that surprisin...Jefferson receives $1.7 million grant to study stem cells in intervertebral discs of the spine
... (PHILADELPHIA) Scientists at jefferson Medical College have received a five-year, $1.7 mi...he Cell and Tissue Engineering Graduate Program at jefferson Medical College of Thomas jefferson University. "As a major cause of lost productivi...Jefferson researcher awarded Landenberger Foundation grant for ALS research
...PHIA Piera Pasinelli, Ph.D., co-director of the Frances and Joseph Weinberg Unit for ALS Research at the Farber Institute for Neurosciences at Thomas jefferson University was recently awarded a Margaret Q. Landenberger Research Foundation grant to identify why drug therapies that showed promise in Amyotrophic...AIUM presents 2009 William J. Fry Memorial Lecture award
...D, currently serves as a professor of radiology at jefferson Medical College and Thomas jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,...udent education for the Department of Radiology at jefferson Medical College and Thomas...Researchers find pathway and enzyme unique to tularemia organism
... collaborated with researchers at the Burnham Institute for Medical Research, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas and Thomas jefferson University in a study that discovered that Francisella tularensis makes an essential metabolic molecule, nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD), us...Gene therapy reversed heart damage in heart failure
... a recent study conducted by researchers at Thomas jefferson University's Center for Translational Medicine. Th...rector of the Center for Translational Medicine at jefferson Medical College of Thomas jefferson University. Dr. Koch's research team carried out t...Jefferson Department of Surgery announces new pancreas tumor registry
...ross Professor and Chair, Department of Surgery at jefferson Medical College of Thomas jefferson University, announces the establishment of the new jefferson Pancreas Tumor Registry (JPTR). "The purpose of...US Senate confirms Clemson University engineering Dean Esin Gulari to National Science Board
...r, LIGO Laboratory, California Institute of Technology; Ray Bowen, president emeritus, Texas A&M University; and Douglas Randall, professor and Thomas jefferson Fellow, University of Missouri, Columbia. ...Quantros ACE Helps East Jefferson General Hospital Achieve Best-in-Class Performance
New Case Study Details Productivity Gains, Process Improvements Realized with Quantros Accreditation and Compliance Excellence Solution San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) July 21, 2009 -- Quantros, a leading provider of safety and quality software and professional services solut...DecisionQ Partners With Thomas Jefferson University to Reveal Insights for Cancer Therapy
Partnership integral piece of consortium recently awarded five-year, $6.7 million Susan G. Komen for the Cure Promise Grant WASHINGTON, April 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Thomas Jefferson University's Kimmel Cancer Center has partnered with DecisionQ , a leader in predictive analytics and machin...Ten Top Latin American Scientists Named 2009 Pew Fellows in the Biomedical Sciences
... Chile Veronica Eisner, Ph.D. Laboratory of Gyorgy Hajnoczky, M.D., Ph.D. Thomas jefferson University Mitochondria and muscular disease Ramon A. Jorquera, Ph.D. Laboratory of J. Troy Li...Multiple Vimpat(R) (lacosamide) Studies Presented at American Epilepsy Society Annual Meeting
...n 3, December 8, 2008, 8:00 - 9:00 am (Poster 3.256) Michael Sperling, MD, David Rudd, PharmD, David Hebert, PhD, Pamela Doty, PhD Thomas jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA; SCHWARZ BIOSCIENCES, Inc., (a member of the UCB Group), Research Triangle Park, NC, United States Evaluat...