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Grace introduces ProVance Pre-packed Protein A Columns for mAb purification

W. R. Grace & Co. has introduced ProVance Pre-packed Protein A Columns, for purification of biologic drugs, specifically monoclonal antibodies (mAbs). Monoclonal antibodies represent the single largest biologics therapeutic category in the clinical development pipeline.

9 May 2014

Research on laser assisted drug delivery selected for April 2014 issue of LSM

Research conducted by Lindsay R. Sklar, M.D., Christopher T. Burnett, M.D., F.A.A.D., Jill S. Waibel, M.D., F.A.A.D., Ronald L. Moy, M.D., F.A.A.D., and David M. Ozog, M.D., F.A.A.D., was selected as Editor’s Choice for the April 2014 issue of Lasers in Surgery and Medicine.

9 May 2014

Three NSU professors secure patents for their innovations

Three Nova Southeastern University's (NSU) professors from three different colleges recently secured patents for their innovations.

9 May 2014

State highlights: Missouri Medicaid benefits; telepsychiatry in rural states; Conn. for-profit hospital bill

A selection of health policy stories from Missouri, North Carolina, Connecticut, Georgia, Minnesota, Michigan and Alaska.

9 May 2014

Comer Children's Hospital offers high-dose radiation therapy for relapsed neuroblastoma

The University of Chicago Medicine Comer Children's Hospital has become the first in Illinois to offer pioneering, targeted, high-dose, intravenous radiation therapy for relapsed neuroblastoma and other difficult-to-treat cancers.

9 May 2014

Findings may open new way to study individual differences in people's visual tracking abilities

When tracking a moving object, the two halves of the human brain operate much like runners successfully passing a baton during a relay race, says a University of Oregon researcher.

9 May 2014

Luminescent nanocrystals tags with high-speed scanning technology detects multiple viruses within minutes

A research team using tunable luminescent nanocrystals as tags to advance medical and security imaging have successfully applied them to high-speed scanning technology and detected multiple viruses within minutes.

9 May 2014

Glutamate imaging reveals ischemic lesions in first 3 hours after stroke, shows research

Glutamate imaging reveals ischemic lesions in the first 3 hours after stroke that are not distinguishable in T1-weighted and T2-weighted imaging.

9 May 2014

Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center finds novel treatment to keep lung cancer at bay

An old idea of retreating lung tumors with radiation is new again, especially with the technological advances seen in radiation oncology over the last decade.

9 May 2014

Genzyme, Isis receive 2014 Partners in Progress Corporate Award for KYNAMRO injection

Genzyme, a Sanofi company, and Isis Pharmaceuticals Inc., today announced that they have received the 2014 Partners in Progress Corporate Award from NORD in recognition of KYNAMRO (mipomersen sodium) injection.

9 May 2014

Study finds ovarian cancer cells are more aggressive on soft tissues due to mechanical properties of environment

When ovarian cancer spreads from the ovaries it almost always does so to a layer of fatty tissue that lines the gut.

9 May 2014

St. Jude Medical presents new data on quadripolar technology at Heart Rhythm 2014

St. Jude Medical, Inc., a global medical device company, is the leader in quadripolar technology with the only cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) system approved in the U.S. New data presented at Heart Rhythm 2014, the Heart Rhythm Society's Annual Scientific Sessions, demonstrates increased survival, improved clinical outcomes and better cost utilization with St. Jude Medical's quadripolar technology.

9 May 2014

Dyadic International's total revenue for Q1 2014 up 20%

Dyadic International, Inc., a global biotechnology company focused on the discovery, development, manufacture and sale of enzymes and others proteins for the bioenergy, bio-based chemicals, biopharmaceutical and industrial enzyme industries, today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2014.

8 May 2014

NeoGenomics selects Aurora as primary partner for molecular testing

NeoGenomics, Inc., a leading provider of cancer-focused genetic and molecular testing services, announced today that it has been selected by Aurora Diagnostics to be its primary partner for molecular testing at each of Aurora's 19 specialized anatomic pathology laboratories in the United States.

8 May 2014

First Edition: May 8, 2014

Today's headlines include reports from a Capitol Hill hearing featuring health insurers' testimony about their experiences with new enrollment under the health law.

8 May 2014

IPM gains exclusive worldwide rights to promising HIV prevention medicine from Janssen R&D Ireland

The International Partnership for Microbicides announced today that it has received exclusive worldwide rights to a promising HIV prevention medicine called dapivirine from Janssen R&D Ireland, one of the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson.

8 May 2014

Smartphone app shows promise for detecting early signs of mood changes in people with bipolar disorder

A smartphone app that monitors subtle qualities of a person's voice during everyday phone conversations shows promise for detecting early signs of mood changes in people with bipolar disorder, a University of Michigan team reports.

8 May 2014

Researchers to develop unique technology to help physicians perform ultrasound-guided procedures involving needle placement

Significant funding from NIBIB has enabled researchers to develop a unique technology to help physicians perform ultrasound-guided procedures involving needle placement such as needle biopsies, central line insertion, and local anesthesia.

8 May 2014

CT-guided IRE therapy offers safe, feasible primary local treatment for advanced pancreatic cancer

A small group of patients with locally advanced unresectable pancreatic carcinoma suffered no major ill effects-pancreatitis or fistula formation-after undergoing percutaneous CT-guided irreversible electroporation (IRE)-a nonthermal ablation technology that is safe near vascular and ductal structures-as a therapy.

8 May 2014

New device to monitor voice professionals and track vocal changes

A new device to monitor voice professionals as well as to track vocal changes that are due to chronic diseases and physical or psychological stress

8 May 2014

Technology News and Research

Grace introduces ProVance Pre-packed Protein A Columns for mAb purification

Research on laser assisted drug delivery selected for April 2014 issue of LSM

Three NSU professors secure patents for their innovations

State highlights: Missouri Medicaid benefits; telepsychiatry in rural states; Conn. for-profit hospital bill

Comer Children's Hospital offers high-dose radiation therapy for relapsed neuroblastoma

Findings may open new way to study individual differences in people's visual tracking abilities

Luminescent nanocrystals tags with high-speed scanning technology detects multiple viruses within minutes

Glutamate imaging reveals ischemic lesions in first 3 hours after stroke, shows research

Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center finds novel treatment to keep lung cancer at bay

Genzyme, Isis receive 2014 Partners in Progress Corporate Award for KYNAMRO injection

Study finds ovarian cancer cells are more aggressive on soft tissues due to mechanical properties of environment

St. Jude Medical presents new data on quadripolar technology at Heart Rhythm 2014

Dyadic International's total revenue for Q1 2014 up 20%

NeoGenomics selects Aurora as primary partner for molecular testing

First Edition: May 8, 2014

IPM gains exclusive worldwide rights to promising HIV prevention medicine from Janssen R&D Ireland

Smartphone app shows promise for detecting early signs of mood changes in people with bipolar disorder

Researchers to develop unique technology to help physicians perform ultrasound-guided procedures involving needle placement

CT-guided IRE therapy offers safe, feasible primary local treatment for advanced pancreatic cancer

New device to monitor voice professionals and track vocal changes

The Critical Role of Sample Storage in Drug Discovery and Development

Advancing Neuroscience Research Through Collaboration and Patient-Centered Innovation

The impact of vibration on microscopy

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