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Researchers awarded $6.4 million grant to identify causes of neurodevelopmental disorders in children with CHDs

As advances in medicine are giving rise to growing numbers of children who are surviving severe heart defects, a phenomenon is emerging that is catching parents and healthcare providers off-guard. Over half of these children also have a seemingly unrelated disability: neurodevelopmental disorders. Some have severe cognitive and motor deficits that arise early.

25 Aug 2015

MAT introduces ECO-flow DYNAMIC Screenless UCV Canopy for modern operating theatres

Medical Air Technology (MAT) understands that operating theatres are changing. As technology advances, and the possibilities of what can be achieved within the sterile environment expand, new designs are needed to accommodate new expectations.

25 Aug 2015

Boston Scientific receives CE Mark on MRI conditional labeling for CRT-D and ICD systems

Boston Scientific Corporation has received CE Mark on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) conditional labeling for the current family of EL (Extended Longevity) and MINI implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) and the X4 cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator (CRT-D) systems. This revised labeling ensures that future patients and those already implanted with these systems are able to undergo MRI scans if indicated.

25 Aug 2015

Inovalon signs definitive agreement to acquire Avalere Health

Inovalon, a leading technology company providing advanced, cloud-based data analytics and data-driven intervention platforms to the healthcare industry, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Avalere Health, Inc., a leading provider of data-driven advisory services and business intelligence solutions to the pharmaceutical and life sciences industry.

25 Aug 2015

Ascendis Pharma's total revenue decreases 50% to €1.9 million in second quarter 2015

Ascendis Pharma A/S, a clinical stage biotechnology company that applies its innovative TransCon technology to address significant unmet medical needs, today announced financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015.

25 Aug 2015

ulrich medical USA plans to increase workforce to meet the growing demands of spine implant business

ulrich medical USA, Inc. today announced plans to significantly increase its U.S. workforce in order to accommodate for the increasing demands of its dynamic spine implant business. Fueled by four consecutive years of profitable, double-digit growth and twenty percent year-to-date growth, the company is investing in its future and expanding across multiple functional areas within North America.

25 Aug 2015

Veritas Genetics obtains CE mark approval for myBRCA genetic screening test

Boston-based Veritas Genetics, a pioneer in accessible genetic screening for disease prevention and early detection, received its first European CE mark approval for the company's hereditary breast and ovarian cancer genetic screening test, myBRCA. Veritas introduced myBRCA, which sequences BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes using proprietary gene-targeting technology and Next Generation Sequencing, in North America in May 2015.

25 Aug 2015

Regen BioPharma implements gene silencing technology in killing cancer stem cells

Regen BioPharma Inc. reported today the successful implementation of its gene silencing technology, covered by patent # 8,263,571, in killing cancer stem cells.

24 Aug 2015

Esperance, MD Anderson form strategic alliance to accelerate development of anti-cancer candidate EP-100

Esperance Pharmaceuticals Inc. today announced that it has entered into a strategic alliance agreement with MD Anderson Cancer Center to accelerate the clinical development of its lead anti-cancer candidate EP-100 for the treatment of ovarian cancer and to collaborate on preclinical studies of EP-100 as a treatment for breast cancer.

24 Aug 2015

Variation in genetic mechanism increases fat storage and drives obesity

A specific gene region has long been suspected of contributing to obesity in humans but the precise mechanisms behind this were previously unclear. Now, researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Harvard Medical School and other partners have been able to show that a single genetic alteration in this region reduces thermogenesis (fat burning), instead increasing lipid storage.

24 Aug 2015

European chestnut leaves contain ingredients with power to disarm deadly staph bacteria

Leaves of the European chestnut tree contain ingredients with the power to disarm dangerous staph bacteria without boosting its drug resistance, scientists have found.

24 Aug 2015

New ASU-POSTECH collaboration aims to discover biological molecules for health care, renewable energy research

The Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University and Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, South Korea, have announced a partnership that will catalyze discoveries with a major impact on health care and clean energy applications.

24 Aug 2015

Stanford University launches new professional education course

Imagine a world where health care is personalized, diseases are treated or even prevented before they become debilitating, and doctor's visits include regular reviews of individual genetic profiles. These are just some of the possibilities at the intersection of healthcare and genomics.

24 Aug 2015

Three projects that focus on improving global health win DEBUT Challenge

Three unique projects focused on improving global health won the National Institutes of Health's Design by Biomedical Undergraduate Teams (DEBUT) Challenge. The winners showed exemplary initiative in designing tools for a less expensive, portable device to monitor HIV treatment, a new surgical clamp to treat drooping eyelids, and a low-cost patient monitor.

24 Aug 2015

Berg and University of Miami extend partnership to battle cardiac dysfunction, heart failure

Berg, a Boston-based biopharmaceutical company, and the University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine are extending its collaboration to battle cardiac dysfunction and heart failure. According to the American Heart Association, cardiovascular disease is the leading global cause of death, accounting for 17.3 million deaths per year, a number that is expected to grow to more than 23.6 million by 2030.

23 Aug 2015

DST Systems completes acquisition of Wealth Management Systems

DST Systems, Inc., a global provider of strategically unified data management, business processing, and customer communication solutions, today announced it has completed the previously announced acquisition of retirement plan rollover specialist Wealth Management Systems Inc.

23 Aug 2015

Novel synthetic DNA vaccine induces protective immunity against MERS virus in animal study

A novel synthetic DNA vaccine can, for the first time, induce protective immunity against the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) coronavirus in animal species, reported researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

21 Aug 2015

Loyola University Medical Center first in Illinois to offer new, noninvasive test for heart disease

Loyola University Medical Center is the first and only hospital in Illinois to offer a new, noninvasive technology to test for coronary artery disease.

21 Aug 2015

Wyss Institute scientists develop improved blood-cleansing therapeutic device to treat sepsis

Last year, a Wyss Institute team of scientists described the development of a new device to treat sepsis that works by mimicking our spleen. It cleanses pathogens and toxins from blood circulating through a dialysis-like circuit. Now, the Wyss Institute team has developed an improved device that synergizes with conventional antibiotic therapies and that has been streamlined to better position it for near-term translation to the clinic.

21 Aug 2015

AbVitro launches PairMe Grant Challenge to provide access to AbPair technology

AbVitro Inc., an immuno-oncology discovery company, today announced access to its AbPairTM technology by launching the "PairMe Grant Challenge."

20 Aug 2015

Technology News and Research

Researchers awarded $6.4 million grant to identify causes of neurodevelopmental disorders in children with CHDs

MAT introduces ECO-flow DYNAMIC Screenless UCV Canopy for modern operating theatres

Boston Scientific receives CE Mark on MRI conditional labeling for CRT-D and ICD systems

Inovalon signs definitive agreement to acquire Avalere Health

Ascendis Pharma's total revenue decreases 50% to €1.9 million in second quarter 2015

ulrich medical USA plans to increase workforce to meet the growing demands of spine implant business

Veritas Genetics obtains CE mark approval for myBRCA genetic screening test

Regen BioPharma implements gene silencing technology in killing cancer stem cells

Esperance, MD Anderson form strategic alliance to accelerate development of anti-cancer candidate EP-100

Variation in genetic mechanism increases fat storage and drives obesity

European chestnut leaves contain ingredients with power to disarm deadly staph bacteria

New ASU-POSTECH collaboration aims to discover biological molecules for health care, renewable energy research

Stanford University launches new professional education course

Three projects that focus on improving global health win DEBUT Challenge

Berg and University of Miami extend partnership to battle cardiac dysfunction, heart failure

DST Systems completes acquisition of Wealth Management Systems

Novel synthetic DNA vaccine induces protective immunity against MERS virus in animal study

Loyola University Medical Center first in Illinois to offer new, noninvasive test for heart disease

Wyss Institute scientists develop improved blood-cleansing therapeutic device to treat sepsis

AbVitro launches PairMe Grant Challenge to provide access to AbPair technology

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