STRATCOM Research News

The following is a review of diagnostics related medical research worldwide

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Research News for September 1999

Research performed at the University of Leipzig in Germany has demonstrated that testing for the S-100B protein in blood soon after a mild head injury may spot brain damage, even when imaging scans are normal. The investigators report that S-100B levels rose along with severity of brain injury (as confirmed on CT scan). Follow-up of patient outcomes 6 months after injury suggest that S-100B levels can also predict patient recovery.
Source: Neurosurgery September 1999;45.

A new HIV testing strategy - Serologic Testing Algorithm for Recent HIV Seroconversions (STARHS)developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) allows researchers to distinguish HIV infections acquired in the last 6 months from those acquired more than 6 months ago.

Nexell Therapeutics Inc. has received a National Institutes of Health (NIH) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program grant of $535,000 to develop the tumor enrichment column (TEC) into a commercial kit for the detection of breast, prostate and lung cancer micrometastases.

Diacrin in collaboration with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center have implanted fetal pig brain cells into the brain of a stroke patient with the hope that the fetal pig brain cells will replace the cells that have died as a result of the stroke. The therapy is part of a Phase 1 clinical trial.

The SENTRY Antimicrobial Surveillance Program, a worldwide tracking program that collects data on infectious disease pathogens has reported that bacterial resistance to antibiotic treatment -- particularly in respiratory tract infections -- in North and South America continues to mount at an alarming pace. Respiratory tract infections include bronchitis, sinusitis and pneumonia. The SENTRY Program is funded by the pharmaceutical industry, primarily through a grant from Bristol-Myers Squibb Company.

The following is a review of diagnostics related medical research worldwide

Research News for September 1999

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