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Teen researcher wins top award from Intel Foundation for research on potential drugs to treat influenza

From new cancer treatments to an exploration of how technology affects the adolescent brain, the innovative research of America's future scientists, engineers and inventors took center stage in the nation's capital today.

12 Mar 2014

MIT biologists discover how cancer cells make their escape

About 90 percent of cancer deaths are caused by tumors that have spread from their original locations. This process, known as metastasis, requires cancer cells to break loose from their neighbors and from the supportive scaffold that gives tissues their structure.

11 Mar 2014

Research could lead to 'smart bandages' to help heal wounds

Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, found that an electrical current can be used to orchestrate the flow of a group of cells, an achievement that could establish the basis for more controlled forms of tissue engineering and for potential applications such as "smart bandages" that use electrical stimulation to help heal wounds.

11 Mar 2014

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust selects OpenText to manage scanned legacy case-notes

OpenText, the global leader in Enterprise Information Management (EIM), announced today that it has been selected by the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust to manage its scanned legacy case-notes.

11 Mar 2014

Sysmex America, Henry Schein sign three-year distribution agreement

Sysmex America, Inc., a global leader in medical diagnostic testing equipment and information systems technology, and Henry Schein, Inc., the world's largest provider of health care products and services to office-based dental, animal health and medical practitioners, today announced the signing of a three-year distribution agreement between the companies effective immediately.

From Sysmex America, Inc. 11 Mar 2014

USMD Holdings' primary care clinics receive reaccreditation from PCMH Program

USMD Holdings, Inc., a physician-led integrated healthcare system, announced today that all 26 of its primary care clinics have received reaccreditation for an additional three-year term from the Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Program, a recognition program that is part of the National Committee for Quality Assurance.

11 Mar 2014

Apollo Medical Holdings launches ApolloMed Care Clinics

Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc., an integrated physician-centric healthcare delivery company, today announced the launch of ApolloMed Care Clinics, which will serve as both primary care medicine and post-discharge centers of excellence. As part of this strategy, ApolloMed has acquired three primary care clinics and started a de novo clinic.

11 Mar 2014

Health2 Resources becomes Executive Member of Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative

Health2 Resources announced today it has joined the Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative as an Executive Member. Executive Members guide the PCPCC's efforts to advance an effective health system built on a strong foundation of primary care and the patient-centered medical home (PCMH).

11 Mar 2014

Clinipace Worldwide closes merger with Choice Pharma

Clinipace Worldwide, a global digital contract research organization (dCRO), announced today the closing of its merger with Choice Pharma, a Pan-Asian contract research organization. Bringing these organizations together strengthens Clinipace Worldwide's operational and therapeutic expertise in Asia, a region in high demand by Clinipace's clients.

11 Mar 2014

Exosome Diagnostics closes Series B financing round with the raising of $27 million

Exosome Diagnostics today announced the initial close of its Series B financing round with the raising of $27 million. Proceeds will be used to advance development of the Company's proprietary platform technology and commercial programs for non-invasive, fluid-based molecular diagnostics in oncology, neurodegenerative diseases and other clinical areas.

11 Mar 2014

Quest Diagnostics enters into definitive purchase agreement to acquire Summit Health

Quest Diagnostics, the world's leading provider of diagnostic information services, today announced that it has entered into a definitive purchase agreement under which Quest will acquire Summit Health.

From Quest Diagnostics 11 Mar 2014

Healthy Directions partners with WebLinc to launch Responsive Web Design

Healthy Directions, LLC, a top source of natural health advice and doctor-formulated nutritional products, recently partnered with WebLinc to launch Responsive Web Design (RWD) across its four websites, including healthydirections.com, drsinatra.com, drwhitaker.com and drdavidwilliams.com.

11 Mar 2014

Almac establishes regional hubs in Singapore and Japan to conduct clinical trials in Asia

Almac today announced the expansion of its clinical services and technologies capabilities to include on-the-ground leadership as well as technical, project and operational resources in Asia.

11 Mar 2014

Professor receives $1M grant for biomedical imaging using bioluminescent gene reporters, MRI

The W.M. Keck Foundation's Medical Research Program has presented a grant for $1 million to Angelique Louie, a professor and vice chair of the UC Davis Department of Biomedical Engineering.

11 Mar 2014

Highlights: Mental health problems in Va.; Kan. autism coverage mandate; device-makers' new disclosures

After the Virginia Tech massacre in 2007, Virginia lawmakers injected tens of millions of dollars into the state's mental-health system, including local mental-health agencies that are the first stop for people in crisis.

11 Mar 2014

Thirteen graduate students to receive 2014 Harold M. Weintraub Graduate Student Award

Thirteen graduate students from institutes throughout North America have been chosen to receive the 2014 Harold M. Weintraub Graduate Student Award sponsored by the Basic Sciences Division of Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.

11 Mar 2014

Novel treatment strategy during transplantation surgery could spare patients from rejection

Organ-transplant recipients often reject donated organs, but a new, two-pronged strategy developed by UC San Francisco researchers to specifically weaken immune responses that target transplanted tissue has shown promise in controlled experiments on mice.

11 Mar 2014

Promethera Biosciences, EMD Millipore partner to develop ready-to-use microfluidic perfusion liver assay

Promethera Biosciences, a company that develops innovative therapies for the treatment of liver diseases, today announces a collaboration with EMD Millipore to develop an improved ready-to-use microfluidic perfusion liver assay. This new product is designed to perform more robust studies in pre-clinical toxicity and drug metabolism.

11 Mar 2014

Survey: Most physicians face uncertainty in ordering, interpreting clinical laboratory tests

A survey of primary care physicians suggests they often face uncertainty in ordering and interpreting clinical laboratory tests, and would welcome better electronic clinical decision support tools.

11 Mar 2014

Study: Chemical processes that break down waste increase mercury levels in ground, water

As towns across Cape Cod struggle with problems stemming from septic systems, a recent study by a Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) scientist focuses on one specific toxic by-product: mercury.

11 Mar 2014

Technology News and Research

Teen researcher wins top award from Intel Foundation for research on potential drugs to treat influenza

MIT biologists discover how cancer cells make their escape

Research could lead to 'smart bandages' to help heal wounds

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust selects OpenText to manage scanned legacy case-notes

Sysmex America, Henry Schein sign three-year distribution agreement

USMD Holdings' primary care clinics receive reaccreditation from PCMH Program

Apollo Medical Holdings launches ApolloMed Care Clinics

Health2 Resources becomes Executive Member of Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative

Clinipace Worldwide closes merger with Choice Pharma

Exosome Diagnostics closes Series B financing round with the raising of $27 million

Quest Diagnostics enters into definitive purchase agreement to acquire Summit Health

Healthy Directions partners with WebLinc to launch Responsive Web Design

Almac establishes regional hubs in Singapore and Japan to conduct clinical trials in Asia

Professor receives $1M grant for biomedical imaging using bioluminescent gene reporters, MRI

Highlights: Mental health problems in Va.; Kan. autism coverage mandate; device-makers' new disclosures

Thirteen graduate students to receive 2014 Harold M. Weintraub Graduate Student Award

Novel treatment strategy during transplantation surgery could spare patients from rejection

Promethera Biosciences, EMD Millipore partner to develop ready-to-use microfluidic perfusion liver assay

Survey: Most physicians face uncertainty in ordering, interpreting clinical laboratory tests

Study: Chemical processes that break down waste increase mercury levels in ground, water

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