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Study examines capabilities, limits of fMRI brain scans for detecting memories

Brain scans are increasingly able to reveal whether or not you believe you remember some person or event in your life. In a new study presented at a cognitive neuroscience meeting today, researchers used fMRI brain scans to detect whether a person recognized scenes from their own lives, as captured in some 45,000 images by digital cameras.

17 Apr 2013

University of Alberta researcher develops polymer platform technology for targeted drug delivery

A University of Alberta researcher is thinking small to find innovative ways to improve the delivery of drugs that can be more easily administered with fewer side-effects.

17 Apr 2013

Pneumococcal vaccine: an interview with Graham Clarke, CEO ImmBio

The pathogen that we are talking about is called streptococcus pneumoniae. That is a fairly common bacteria and if you did a nasal swab you would find that quite a lot of people have this bacterium living in their nasal passages.

16 Apr 2013

FDA finds violations at 28 drug compounding pharmacies

The FDA has found safety violations at 28 of 29 compounding pharmacies that are supposed to be producing sterile drugs.

16 Apr 2013

Death of heart tissue could be prevented with new medicines, say TUSM scientists

A major factor in the advance of heart disease is the death of heart tissue, a process that a team of scientists at Temple University School of Medicine's Center for Translational Medicine think could be prevented with new medicines.

15 Apr 2013

Changing parameters used to deliver RF treatment greatly affects size of resulting heat lesion

Changing the parameters used to deliver radiofrequency treatment greatly affects the size of the resulting heat lesion, researchers reported today in a study expected to deliver greater precision and more treatment options in interventional pain management.

15 Apr 2013

Gold nano-bullets to defeat cancer

Cutting edge research into an experimental therapy that deploys nano-particles of gold in the fight against cancer earned an Alberta high school student, 16, top national honours today in the 2013 "Sanofi BioGENEius Challenge Canada" (SBCC).

11 Apr 2013

Virginia Tech scientists provide new evidence that biofilms are at work in survival of Salmonella

Virginia Tech scientists have provided new evidence that biofilms - bacteria that adhere to surfaces and build protective coatings - are at work in the survival of the human pathogen Salmonella.

11 Apr 2013

Conference on Malignant Hyperthermia to be held in Orlando

Learn the basics on how recognize, diagnose, and treat Malignant Hyperthermia by attending at the "MH Let's Save a Life" conference where patients sit side by side with healthcare professionals, students, and families learning about MH from experts affiliated with MHAUS on June 8, 2013 from 10 am - 4 pm at Orlando Regional Medical Center located in Orlando, FL.

11 Apr 2013

Transient electronics relieve pain, fight infection and dissolve harmlessly

Scientists today described key advances toward practical uses of a new genre of tiny, biocompatible electronic devices that could be implanted into the body to relieve pain or battle infection for a specific period of time, and then dissolve harmlessly.

9 Apr 2013

Researchers show for first time that brain can control core body temperature

A team of researchers led by Associate Professor Maria Kozhevnikov from the Department of Psychology at the National University of Singapore Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences showed, for the first time, that it is possible for core body temperature to be controlled by the brain.

9 Apr 2013

Study offers new insights into how nervous system processes hot and cold temperatures

A study from the University of North Carolina School of Medicine offers new insights into how the nervous system processes hot and cold temperatures. The research led by neuroscientist Mark J. Zylka, PhD, associate professor of cell biology and physiology, found an interaction between the neural circuits that detect hot and cold stimuli: cold perception is enhanced when nerve circuitry for heat is inactivated.

9 Apr 2013

GlaxoSmithKline opens new facility in Philadelphia's Navy Yard Corporate Center

GlaxoSmithKline officially opened its new double LEED® platinum certified facility in Philadelphia's Navy Yard Corporate Center today, ushering in a new era of how people work in Philadelphia.

8 Apr 2013

NeuroBlate Thermal Therapy System safe for treating recurrent glioblastoma, study shows

The first-in-human study of the NeuroBlate Thermal Therapy System finds that it appears to provide a new, safe and minimally invasive procedure for treating recurrent glioblastoma, a malignant type of brain tumor.

6 Apr 2013

Advocates, community leaders to participate in Keep the Promise on HIV/AIDS March and Rally today

Hundreds of advocates and community leaders are expected to participate in the "Keep the Promise on HIV/AIDS" March and Rally on Saturday, April 6th beginning at 12:00 noon in Cadman Plaza Park in Brooklyn, New York.

6 Apr 2013

New tool can help improve ultrasound treatment for soft tissue injuries

A new tool developed at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL), the UK's National Measurement Institute, could help improve the quality of ultrasound treatment for soft tissue injuries such as muscle strains and ligament damage.

4 Apr 2013

Bioglass help human bone to regenerate, find UPV/EHU researchers

Jose Ramon Sarasua and Aitor Larra-aga, researchers in the materials engineering department of the UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country, have been studying new materials or implants that are of interest in medicine and in helping to mend bones, in particular.

3 Apr 2013

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Study examines capabilities, limits of fMRI brain scans for detecting memories

University of Alberta researcher develops polymer platform technology for targeted drug delivery

Pneumococcal vaccine: an interview with Graham Clarke, CEO ImmBio

FDA finds violations at 28 drug compounding pharmacies

Death of heart tissue could be prevented with new medicines, say TUSM scientists

Changing parameters used to deliver RF treatment greatly affects size of resulting heat lesion

Gold nano-bullets to defeat cancer

Virginia Tech scientists provide new evidence that biofilms are at work in survival of Salmonella

Conference on Malignant Hyperthermia to be held in Orlando

Transient electronics relieve pain, fight infection and dissolve harmlessly

Researchers show for first time that brain can control core body temperature

Study offers new insights into how nervous system processes hot and cold temperatures

GlaxoSmithKline opens new facility in Philadelphia's Navy Yard Corporate Center

NeuroBlate Thermal Therapy System safe for treating recurrent glioblastoma, study shows

Advocates, community leaders to participate in Keep the Promise on HIV/AIDS March and Rally today

New tool can help improve ultrasound treatment for soft tissue injuries

Bioglass help human bone to regenerate, find UPV/EHU researchers

Washington Post examines how mobile technologies are transforming remote parts of Africa

HAP caused by exposure to biomass fuels increases mortality risk

New concept to fight microorganisms can promote stronger immune system

Revolutionizing Life Science: An Interview with SCIEX on ASMS, the SCIEX 7500+ System, and AI-Driven Quantitation

From Discovery Biology to ELRIG Chair

Breathing New Life into Diagnostics: Plasmion's SICRIT Technology

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