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Autism is caused in part by CNVs: Study

An international consortium of researchers from more than 70 universities, including the University of Utah, has reported that a study of nearly 2,300 people supports the growing consensus that autism is caused in part by rare genetic changes called copy number variants.

10 Jun 2010

$15 million sanctioned for replacement of school gas heaters not enough say organizations

The State Government of NSW has decided upon a $15 million replacement of nearly 100 school gas heaters especially targeting cold climate areas of NSW. The New South Wales Teachers Federation said in a statement that they will be urging the government to expand the programme to other areas replacing the unflued gas heaters in schools.

9 Jun 2010

Medicalis launches Coordinated Imaging Care Solution

Medicalis Corporation announced today the launch of its Coordinated Imaging Care Solution (CICS), an integrated technology platform that provides clinical decision support, e-ordering, and extensive quality tracking that enables comparative effectiveness in medical imaging. The solution provides the broadest set of quality indicators specifically related to medical imaging available.

9 Jun 2010

Cyntellect launches Stem Cell Colony Purification Application

Cyntellect, Inc., a privately-held life sciences company commercializing products to advance the study of cell biology, stem cell research, biopharmaceutical production, and drug discovery, announced today the commercial availability of its Stem Cell Colony Purification Application powered by the LEAP™ Cell Processing Workstation.

9 Jun 2010

Synteract joins Medidata's ASPire to Win channel partner program

Medidata Solutions, a leading global provider of SaaS-based clinical development solutions, today announced that Synteract has joined Medidata's ASPire to Win® channel partner program. A full-service contract research organization (CRO) with an increasing global presence and extensive experience working with emerging biotech, pharmaceutical and medical device sponsors, Synteract will offer services around Medidata Rave®, the market-leading electronic data capture (EDC) and clinical data management (CDM) solution.

9 Jun 2010

NIH awards Aestus $2M SBIR grant for clinical trials of treatment for chronic neuropathic pain

Aestus Therapeutics, Inc. announced that it has been awarded a $2 million Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The grant, from the NIH's National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), will fund clinical trials of Aestus's novel, first-in-class treatment for chronic neuropathic pain.

9 Jun 2010

Vemma kicks off second annual fundraising campaign for Children's Miracle Network

Vemma's second annual fundraising campaign for Children's Miracle Network kicks off this summer, June 1 - August 31, 2010. Funds raised will contribute to medical care, research and education throughout a network of 170 children's hospitals and foundations. Vemma NEXT, the company's liquid children's supplement, will play a key role in the fundraising effort.

9 Jun 2010

University Health Systems of Eastern Carolina licensed A.D.A.M. health tools for their hospital websites

A.D.A.M., Inc., a leading provider of health information and benefits technology solutions announced today that University Health Systems of Eastern Carolina has licensed the A.D.A.M. Multimedia Encyclopedia, Heart Center, and other A.D.A.M. health tools for eight of their hospital websites. The A.D.A.M. health information allows the system to provide more robust online health and wellness information to the counties served by the hospital system, and empowers people within those communities to lead healthier lives.

9 Jun 2010

Regeneron's ARCALYST prevents gout attacks in Phase 3 study of patients initiating allopurinol therapy

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced that a Phase 3 study in gout patients initiating allopurinol therapy to lower their uric acid levels showed that ARCALYST (rilonacept), also known as IL-1 Trap, prevented gout attacks, as measured by the primary endpoint of the number of gout flares per patient over the 16 week treatment period.

9 Jun 2010

Home Run Challenge: PCF, MLB and MLBPA partner to raise funds for prostate cancer research

Major League Baseball players are putting their bats to work once again to help strike out prostate cancer as part of the Prostate Cancer Foundation's 14th Annual Home Run Challenge. The Home Run Challenge, a partnership between the Prostate Cancer Foundation, Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association, begins today and runs through Father's Day, June 20, 2010.

9 Jun 2010

Researchers receive funding to study care processes in patients beginning dialysis

Researchers at the University of Cincinnati and the Cincinnati Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center have received funding to study the care processes that lead to placement of arteriovenous fistulas in patients beginning dialysis.

9 Jun 2010

Sonomax signs MOU with ETS for $750,000 Industrial Research Chair

Sonomax Technologies Inc. signs a memorandum of understanding with the École de Technologie Supérieure (ETS) of the Université du Québec to create a five-year renewable $750,000 Industrial Research Chair to conduct unprecedented development of advanced in-ear technologies.

9 Jun 2010

Scientists develop algorithm to predict gene sequence of kinases

Kinexus Bioinformatics Corporation, a world-leader in molecular communications research, announced major advancements in its PhosphoNET KnowledgeBase for the study of cell signalling systems. This free resource to the scientific community now features data on more than 92,000 human phosphorylation sites, including their occurrence in over 20 other diverse species, and identification of the protein kinases that target these regulatory sites.

9 Jun 2010

Repligen's fiscal 2010 total revenue decreases to $20,971,000

Repligen Corporation today reported results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2010, ended March 31, 2010. Total revenue for the year was $20,971,000 compared to total revenue of $29,362,000 for fiscal year 2009 ended March 31, 2009.

9 Jun 2010

HHS Secretary statement on new study that underscores urgency for reducing HAIs in ASCs

"Today, the Journal of the American Medical Association published a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, which underscored the urgency behind the Obama Administration's efforts to reduce healthcare-associated infections.

9 Jun 2010

Enavail to build new cGMP facility in Abilene Life Sciences Accelerator

Enavail, LLC, a particle engineering company founded on pioneering drug delivery research from the University of Texas at Austin, announced today the company's plans for the construction of a new state-of-the-art current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) facility in the Abilene Life Sciences Accelerator (ALSA). The Enavail facility will be the first of its kind in the West Texas region.

9 Jun 2010

Accuray forms strategic alliance with Siemens

Accuray, a global leader in the field of radiosurgery, today announced that it has formed a strategic alliance with Siemens. The strategic alliance is expected to extend the global sales reach for Accuray's CyberKnife Robotic Radiosurgery System while creating a research-and-development alliance aimed at developing and commercializing innovative new technologies and products.

9 Jun 2010

RCSI scientists make breakthrough in understanding human adaptation to high altitude environments

A group of top international scientists including geneticists from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland has made a breakthrough in understanding human adaptation to high altitude environments.

9 Jun 2010

Personality traits influence reproductive success

The reproductive success of both men and women is influenced by our personality traits, according to new research from the University of Sheffield.

9 Jun 2010

New report compares U.S. and European funding for research related to synthetic biology

A new analysis by the Synthetic Biology Project at the Woodrow Wilson Center found that the U.S. government has spent around $430 million on research related to synthetic biology since 2005, with the Department of Energy funding a majority of the research. By comparison, the analysis indicated that the European Union and three individual European countries – the Netherlands, United Kingdom, and Germany – had spent approximately $160 million during that same period.

9 Jun 2010

Research News and Research

Autism is caused in part by CNVs: Study

$15 million sanctioned for replacement of school gas heaters not enough say organizations

Medicalis launches Coordinated Imaging Care Solution

Cyntellect launches Stem Cell Colony Purification Application

Synteract joins Medidata's ASPire to Win channel partner program

NIH awards Aestus $2M SBIR grant for clinical trials of treatment for chronic neuropathic pain

Vemma kicks off second annual fundraising campaign for Children's Miracle Network

University Health Systems of Eastern Carolina licensed A.D.A.M. health tools for their hospital websites

Regeneron's ARCALYST prevents gout attacks in Phase 3 study of patients initiating allopurinol therapy

Home Run Challenge: PCF, MLB and MLBPA partner to raise funds for prostate cancer research

Researchers receive funding to study care processes in patients beginning dialysis

Sonomax signs MOU with ETS for $750,000 Industrial Research Chair

Scientists develop algorithm to predict gene sequence of kinases

Repligen's fiscal 2010 total revenue decreases to $20,971,000

HHS Secretary statement on new study that underscores urgency for reducing HAIs in ASCs

Enavail to build new cGMP facility in Abilene Life Sciences Accelerator

Accuray forms strategic alliance with Siemens

RCSI scientists make breakthrough in understanding human adaptation to high altitude environments

Personality traits influence reproductive success

New report compares U.S. and European funding for research related to synthetic biology

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