Using stool samples and dietary surveys from Hmong women living in Minneapolis, researchers from the University of Minnesota decided to see if the gut microbiome—the colony of bacteria that dwells in our intestinal tracts—might play a role in immigrants’ obesity rates. In addition to Hmong immigrants, they recruited a group Czytaj więcej…
If you are changing careers after age 40, you should know something about the late Dr. Paul Burgett, the beloved former vice president and provost of my alma mater, the University of Rochester. During a visit to the university in 2016, he shared, “You are only limited by your imagination.” Czytaj więcej…
AbbVie and Roche aim to drive further into the chronic lymphocytic leukemia market, and they’re pairing their newer drugs to do it. On Wednesday, the drugmakers said a combination of AbbVie’s Venclexta and Roche’s Gazyva had cut the risk of disease worsening or death against the standard-of-care combo Gazyva plus the Czytaj więcej…
How far is AbbVie willing to go to fend off the new Humira biosimilars in Europe? Quite far, apparently, judging by the enormous discount it offered to win a government contract. Humira biosims only launched in Europe in mid-October, and AbbVie is already showing it plans to fight back. Through a Czytaj więcej…
AdhereTech, a seven-year-old digital health startup focused on smart pill bottles and medication adherence, has raised a round of growth equity funding, its first since 2014. The company didn’t disclose the amount of the investment, which came from New York-based Argentum. The company has deals with six top 30 pharma Czytaj więcej…
Just a short while after securing a CE Mark for its second generation device, Abbott has been granted FDA clearance for FreeStyle LibreLink, a companion mobile app for its 10 to 14-day CGM. The launch adds a long-awaited feature for US users that’s been available for some time in Europe: Czytaj więcej…
She could hear her beautiful baby crying but was frozen in the doorway unable to move. The crying got worse and she knew that unless she comforted the infant soon the baby would be inconsolable, and yet her feet wouldn’t move. She didn’t look at the cot but the floor Czytaj więcej…
The hill that is the beating heart of Hallerndorf is called the Kreuzberg. Walkable from five different villages, the hilltop features three large beer gardens, a brewery, and a church. At the base of the hill is another large beer garden connected to another brewery. The villages themselves feature more Czytaj więcej…
Sometimes it can be nerve-wracking organizing team-building events. Some activities can fall flat, leaving participants groaning and unwilling to get involved, but when done well, these sessions can add a lot of value to meeting or training – while letting everyone have some fun at the same time. Here are Czytaj więcej…
Jeremiah Rodriguez, CTVNews.ca Published Wednesday, October 31, 2018 4:39PM EDT Last Updated Wednesday, October 31, 2018 8:37PM EDT One college prankster is getting plenty of laughs online after she slipped into a creepy skin-tight bodysuit and freaked out other students across her university campus. In the minute-and-a-half compilation video, a Czytaj więcej…