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Mike and Alice Jackson announce $1 million pledge to support NSU's cancer research

For Mike and Alice Jackson, cancer is personal; so much so that they are joining with Nova Southeastern University researchers in the fight against one of the nation's deadliest diseases. The Jacksons announced today a $1 million personal pledge to support NSU's cancer research.

12 Nov 2015

Sausages With Antioxidants From Berries To Prevent Cancer

An EU-funded research project is to make sausages, patties and other meat products healthier in the future.

11 Nov 2015

Advances in nanofilter technology may lead to surgically implantable, artificial kidney

Research that could lead to the development of a surgically implantable, artificial kidney, was presented at ASN Kidney Week 2015 November 3-8 at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, CA.

11 Nov 2015

Medical experts, business leaders to explore healthcare system at Digital Health Summit at CES 2016

The driving forces behind the exponential growth of the multi-billion dollar digital health space will be examined at the 7th annual Digital Health Summit, a Living in Digital Times production at CES 2016.

11 Nov 2015

BU researcher gets prestigious fellowship to launch new project for people with dementia

A Bournemouth University researcher has been awarded a prestigious fellowship to launch a health and wellbeing project for people with dementia.

11 Nov 2015

Florida Institute finalizes funding agreement with Genetic Networks

The Florida Institute for the Commercialization of Public Research (the Institute) announced today that it has finalized a funding agreement with Genetic Networks, a Miami based company with technology developed at the University of Miami.

11 Nov 2015

Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center selects Aprima EHR

Aprima Medical Software announced today that Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center has selected Aprima EHR (electronic health record) to implement throughout the ambulatory clinics of the hospital system.

11 Nov 2015

Juniper Pharmaceuticals’ third quarter product revenues increase 22% to $7.2 million

Juniper Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a women's health therapeutics company, today announced financial results for the three months ended September 30, 2015.

11 Nov 2015

Betalin launches new EMP technology that could transform diabetes treatment

Betalin Therapeutics, a biotech company specializing in tissue engineering for curing diabetes, introduces the Engineered Micro Pancreas (EMP), a novel technology that provides significant levels of glucose-regulated insulin secretion over extended periods of time.

11 Nov 2015

Research opens door for developing biomarker tests to detect cancers early

Biomarkers, which allow diseases to be diagnosed and staged based on relatively non-invasive blood tests, have been identified for several types of cancers, but for most cancers remain elusive. Now, research conducted at the RIKEN Center for Life Science Technologies in Japan and the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research in Australia has identified a large number of genes that are upregulated in many different types of cancer, opening the door for developing biomarker tests that could be used to detect cancers early, allowing for prompt treatment.

10 Nov 2015

Purple Button mobile app helps HMC achieve overall goal of improving patient safety, quality

CRG Medical officially announced today the implementation of the ONC for IT award winning Purple Button mobile patient safety application at HMC. The Purple Button, powered by CRG Medical, supports the KB Core High Reliability Patient Safety Evaluation System and has been instrumental in assisting HMC toward their overall goal of improving patient safety, quality and satisfaction.

10 Nov 2015

New Haven Pharmaceuticals' DURLAZA drug delivers sustained antiplatelet control for full 24 hours

New Haven Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced new study data that shows the company's FDA-approved drug DURLAZA delivers sustained antiplatelet control for a full 24-hour period in high-risk patients.

10 Nov 2015

SKYGEN USA announces launch of Hylis Pharmacy Solutions

Citing a need to bring skyrocketing pharmacy costs under control, SKYGEN USA, the umbrella brand for a distinguished family of benefit management companies and technology solutions for health payers and healthcare organizations, today announced the launch of Hylis Pharmacy Solutions.

10 Nov 2015

Deep, uniform exome coverage in one day

Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT), introduces its new xGen® Exome Research Panel v1.0 for insightful analysis of the human exome via next generation sequencing.

From Integrated DNA Technologies 10 Nov 2015

VISERA 4K UHD endoscopy system gives surgeons 4x resolution

Olympus launches the VISERA 4K UHD system across the UK. Surgeons will benefit from particularly sharp images thanks to integration of 4K Ultra HD technology.

From Evident - Medical and Surgical 10 Nov 2015

New vaccine appears to be more effective in reducing 'bad' LDL cholesterol

A new cholesterol-lowering vaccine leads to reductions in 'bad' LDL cholesterol in mice and macaques, according to research published in Vaccine. The authors of the study, from the University of New Mexico and the National Institutes of health in the United States, say the vaccine has the potential to be a more powerful treatment than statins alone.

10 Nov 2015

Ambulances deployed at temporary locations can reduce response time, save lives

Ambulances deployed at temporary locations that can be changed depending on the time of day and accident statistics can reduce response time and may save lives on the way to the hospital. Researchers at Sahlgrenska University studied fluid deployment of ambulances in Shiraz, Iran.

10 Nov 2015

Public policy needed to reduce stem cell tourism, say experts

The continued marketing and use of experimental stem cell-based interventions inside and outside the United States is problematic and unsustainable, according to a new paper by science policy and bioethics experts at Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy and Wake Forest University.

10 Nov 2015

PAREXEL expands market access and clinical evidence services

PAREXEL International Corporation, a leading global biopharmaceutical services provider, today announced expanded evidence-based services for biopharmaceutical products.

10 Nov 2015

St. Jude and Scripps Research Institute scientists help launch Human Dark Proteome Initiative

Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) and other institutions today announced the launch of the Human Dark Proteome Initiative (HDPI). The initiative aims to accelerate research into biology’s “invisible mass” to provide novel insights into cell function and a new frontier in drug discovery.

9 Nov 2015

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Mike and Alice Jackson announce $1 million pledge to support NSU's cancer research

Sausages With Antioxidants From Berries To Prevent Cancer

Advances in nanofilter technology may lead to surgically implantable, artificial kidney

Medical experts, business leaders to explore healthcare system at Digital Health Summit at CES 2016

BU researcher gets prestigious fellowship to launch new project for people with dementia

Florida Institute finalizes funding agreement with Genetic Networks

Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center selects Aprima EHR

Juniper Pharmaceuticals’ third quarter product revenues increase 22% to $7.2 million

Betalin launches new EMP technology that could transform diabetes treatment

Research opens door for developing biomarker tests to detect cancers early

Purple Button mobile app helps HMC achieve overall goal of improving patient safety, quality

New Haven Pharmaceuticals' DURLAZA drug delivers sustained antiplatelet control for full 24 hours

SKYGEN USA announces launch of Hylis Pharmacy Solutions

Deep, uniform exome coverage in one day

VISERA 4K UHD endoscopy system gives surgeons 4x resolution

New vaccine appears to be more effective in reducing 'bad' LDL cholesterol

Ambulances deployed at temporary locations can reduce response time, save lives

Public policy needed to reduce stem cell tourism, say experts

PAREXEL expands market access and clinical evidence services

St. Jude and Scripps Research Institute scientists help launch Human Dark Proteome Initiative

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

Advancing Intracellular Delivery with LumiPore®

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