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Cytori Therapeutics Q2 2009 financial results

Total revenues were $8.5 million and $10.5 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009, respectively, compared to $1.4 million and $2.4 million for the same periods in 2008. As part of Cytori’s Olympus partnership, the Company recognized $7.3 million in development revenue in the second quarter of 2009, due mostly to the completion of enrollment in the cardiovascular disease clinical safety and feasibility studies.

From Evident Corporation - Life Sciences 10 Aug 2009

Gtx, Inc. reports Q2 2009 results

GTx, Inc. (Nasdaq: GTXI) today reported financial results for the second quarter of 2009. The net loss for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2009 was $11.3 million and $22.6 million, respectively, compared with a net loss of $13.2 million and $26.0 million for the same periods in 2008. At June 30, 2009 GTx had cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments of $68.9 million.

10 Aug 2009

Indiana University researchers participate in American Sociological Association's annual meet

Dozens of Indiana University researchers are participating in the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association. Below are examples of some of the studies.

10 Aug 2009

New kind of “molecular condom” to protect women from AIDS

University of Utah scientists developed a new kind of “molecular condom” to protect women from AIDS in Africa and other impoverished areas. Before sex, women would insert a vaginal gel that turns semisolid in the presence of semen, trapping AIDS virus particles in a microscopic mesh so they can’t infect vaginal cells.

10 Aug 2009

Separating fact from fiction in health care debate

The battle over health care is sparking claims on both sides, but many of the assertions being made twist the facts and others are outright false, says the editor of a Web site that tracks the claims.

10 Aug 2009

Need to rethink pros and cons of limb-sparing surgery and amputation

Limb-sparing surgery, which has been taking the place of amputation for bone and soft tissue sarcomas of the lower limb in recent years, may not provide much or even any additional benefit to patients according to a new review. The analysis, published in the September 15, 2009 issue of CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, indicates that patients and physicians should rethink the pros and cons of limb-sparing surgery and amputation.

10 Aug 2009

ISI to host eSolutions Conference in September 2009

Image Solutions Inc. (ISI), a leading provider of electronic submissions management and publishing solutions for the life sciences industry, has unveiled a prestigious line-up of speakers for its annual eSolutions Conference in Barcelona, Spain, this September to support an agenda aimed at reinventing the regulatory function.

10 Aug 2009

Sharing prescription advice among adolescents can have dangerous repercussions

What if a teenager with acne who is taking Accutane - a drug linked to birth defects - gives some to her friend, who is pregnant but does not yet realize it? Unfortunately, this is a realistic scenario.

10 Aug 2009

Bob Monkhouse on a Twitter campaign for prostate cancer awareness

Bob Monkhouse, who was brought back to life by The Communications Agency to raise awareness (and a few bob) for the Prostate Cancer Research Foundation, is now twittering from beyond the grave.

10 Aug 2009

Secretary Sebelius announces Senate confirmation of Dr. Francis Collins as Director of NIH

HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today that the United States Senate unanimously confirmed Dr. Francis Collins as the next Director of the National Institutes of Health.

10 Aug 2009

Obama: Opposition health claims 'simply not true'

Wasington Post: "President Obama decried Saturday what he called the 'outlandish' claims by critics of his plans for health-care reform as he continued to ratchet up his personal rhetoric in support of the changes he hopes to make. In his weekly Internet and radio address, the president pushed back against claims 'that reform will promote euthanasia, cut Medicaid, or bring about a government takeover of health care. That's simply not true.'" (Shear 8/8).

9 Aug 2009

Discovery of 'marker' molecule offers hope for liver cancer test

Cancer Research UK scientists have discovered a 'marker' molecule which could pinpoint when liver cells start to become cancerous, reveals research published in Science*.

9 Aug 2009

Chemists rationally design inhibitors against an RNA molecule that causes myotonic muscular dystrophy

Chemists at the University at Buffalo have used rational drug design to synthesize small, cell-permeable molecules that are effective in vitro against two common types of myotonic muscular dystrophy, a result that has implications for potentially curing muscular dystrophy, as well as other diseases.

9 Aug 2009

Psychologists say longer lives can still lead to happier years

As more people live well into their 80s and 90s, it's reassuring to know that most people get happier as they age and exert more emotional control than younger adults, according to researchers who spoke at the 117th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association.

9 Aug 2009

Psychology of weight regulation - eating, exercise, and body image

Childhood obesity has quadrupled in the last 40 years, which may mean today's children become the first generation to have a shorter lifespan than their parents, a leading obesity expert told the American Psychological Association on Saturday.

9 Aug 2009

Cost-effectiveness of Cetuximab in metastatic colorectal cancer

From a health-care system perspective, it may be more efficient to use the drug cetuximab only in colorectal cancer patients whose tumors have a wild-type KRAS gene, according to a study published online August 7 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

9 Aug 2009

Maltreated young adults not receiving needed mental health services

Mental health problems among young adults suspected of being maltreated as youths often go untreated as they transition to adulthood, according to a study by researchers at RTI International.

9 Aug 2009

Expert available on recent FDA analysis of TNF blockers

Lloyd J. Old, M.D., is Director of the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research (LICR) New York Branch. He is also Director of the Cancer Research Institute (CRI) Scientific Advisory Council, Director of the CRI/LICR Cancer Vaccine Collaborative, and Director of the CRI Cancer Vaccine Consortium. He has been a Member of the National Academy of Sciences since 1978.

9 Aug 2009

Democrats get an earful on health care

Marsha Trotter from Pike County, Ala., expresses her concerns to Alabama freshman Rep. Bobby Bright at a town hall meeting. The retired teacher said she fears that new health care plans would require her to meet with a government board to discuss end-of-life options. "Now that's my life and my business, and I don't want the government in it," she said. (Debbie Elliott/NPR)

9 Aug 2009