More than a simple snack, prunes have achieved superfood status due to their known benefits on bone, digestive, and cardiovascular health. Now, two new studies add further evidence to confirm the positive role that prunes have on overall health.
Continue readingOctober is Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Breast Cancer Awareness Month is a month for promoting breast cancer awareness and the importance of research, early detection, and prevention.
Continue readingWhat Do You Know About Sickle Cell Disease?
Sickle Cell Disease is a group of inherited red blood cell disorders that affects hemoglobin, the protein that carries oxygen through the body.
Continue readingIndustry News: FDA Breakthrough Device Designation for the Phoenix ® – Revolutionary Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Therapy to Treat PTSD
The Phoenix ® is an earbud that delivers a light electrical tingle to activate your vagus nerve, which has a calming effect on the body and helps reduce the symptoms of PTSD.
Continue readingFDA Approves StrataGraft for the Treatment of Adults with Thermal Burns
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved StrataGraft for the treatment of adult patients with thermal burns containing intact dermal elements (remaining deep skin layers) for which surgical intervention is clinically indicated (also referred to as deep partial thickness burns).
Continue readingLarge clinical trial to study repurposed drugs to treat COVID-19 symptoms
The National Institutes of Health will fund a large, randomized, placebo‑controlled Phase 3 clinical trial to test several existing prescription and over-the-counter medications for people to self-administer to treat symptoms of COVID-19.
Continue readingPositive Preclinical Data for SARS-CoV-2 Nose Spray Vaccine
Intranasal administration of OMV-Spike protected against challenge with SARS-CoV-2 has significant advantages over injectables
Continue readingTracking COVID-19 Vaccine Development Efforts Across the Globe
The past year has seen the rapid global spread of SARS-CoV-2—the virus responsible for the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. While non-pharmaceutical interventions have been the mainstay of epidemic control to date, vaccination is likely to constitute the definitive, long-term defence strategy against SARS-CoV-2 morbidity, mortality, and transmission, offering the best hope of a return to normal life.
Continue readingWhat’s New in Breast Cancer Research and Treatment?
Criterium’s Academic Breast Cancer Consortium (ABRCC) is comprised of 15 renowned academic and community sites in North America, conducting translational research in Breast Cancer studies for major pharmaceutical companies who are working on the most current clinical trials for advanced treatments of breast cancer. While 2020 was a year dominated by COVID-19 news and tragedy, breast cancer research and breakthroughs can’t wait for COVID to “go away” – and research in this area continues on full-speed. Our ABRCC researchers reflect on 2020 and look ahead to 2021 with renewed hope.
Continue readingPodcast: ‘You Have to Personalize the Miracles’
For November’s Lung Cancer Awareness Month, Heather Smith and Melissa Turner share the stories of their cancer journeys. The women took very different routes to the CU Cancer Center and the world-renowned lung cancer care of Ross Camidge, MD. On this episode of the CU Anschutz 360 podcast, learn why they love everything about Dr. Camidge’s practice, especially the fact that he makes them laugh.
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