Flu vaccine and erectile dysfunction drugs to treat cancer?
May 23, 2018
Researchers from Ottawa have found that a combination of a flu vaccine and erectile dysfunction drug was able to reduce the number of cancer metastases
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Electronic nose sniffs out breast cancer
April 26, 2018
Scientists have recently developed methods to detect breast cancer by measuring a patient’s breath and urine. They used electronic nose gas sensors for breath, along
Finalists for the 2018 animal welfare award announced
March 20, 2018
The Janet Wood Innovation Award finalists were recently announced, recognizing individuals who created novel products that improve the welfare of laboratory animals. The award, a
Elderly patients missing out on minimally invasive procedures
March 6, 2018
Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) has proven benefits over “open surgery”: fewer complications, shorter hospitalization, lower rates of readmission and mortality, and lower health care costs. Unfortunately,
Artificial intelligence better than rats at detecting toxic chemicals
February 22, 2018
Millions of animals — mainly rats and mice — are used every year as surrogates for humans in toxicology testing. Regulatory bodies often require such
Promoting more humane animal research
January 12, 2018
As part of Parsemus Foundation’s commitment to animal welfare, we’re proud to be a new sponsor of the Janet Wood Innovation Award, which supports the
Vasalgel highlighted in list of reproductive advances
December 27, 2017
Vasalgel made the Daily Beast’s list of the medical advances in 2017 that “are going to not only dramatically transform how we think about the
Improved health with new treatment regimen for adrenal insufficiency
December 22, 2017
If you or someone you know has adrenal insufficiency, you probably understand how difficult it is to regulate glucocorticoid replacement therapy. That’s because the body
Being transparent about… less transparency
December 13, 2017
Usually, the development of a medical device happens out of the public eye, but in our case, we have shared information with the public and
Simple treatment for chemotherapy pain
November 14, 2017
Individuals undergoing chemotherapy often suffer from side effects, including pain or numbness in the hands and feet (called chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy). Sometimes it is so
