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SMART Medical Systems, PENTAX Medical announce strategic pan-European alliance

SMART Medical Systems Ltd., a developer and manufacturer of innovative endoscopy products, and PENTAX Medical, an industry leader in endoscopic imaging, announced a strategic pan-European alliance, under which PENTAX Medical will commercialize SMART's novel G-EYE™ endoscope in Europe, the Middle-East and Africa (EMEA)

27 Nov 2013

Fluxion Biosciences reports first study results from early stage NSCLC patients

Fluxion Biosciences, Inc. announced the presentation of the first pilot study results aimed at isolating circulating tumor cells (CTCs) from early stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients obtained in collaboration with Dr. Max Diehn's lab at Stanford University. CTCs are cells that disseminate from primary tumors and contribute to the spread of the disease to other parts of the body.

From Fluxion Biosciences 27 Nov 2013

Edison initiates coverage of biotechnology company focused on adult stem therapies

Edison Investment Research, a leading international investment research firm, announces the initiation of coverage of Mesoblast (MSB: ASX), an Australian-headquartered biotechnology company focused on adult stem therapies.

27 Nov 2013

Research: Motor proteins transport mRNA to get where it is needed, prevent diseases

Scientists have found that mRNA may travel one way down a cell, then board another, aptly named motor protein, and head in the opposite direction to get where it ultimately needs to be.

27 Nov 2013

Researchers develop prototype spacesuit biosensors to monitor astronauts' health

Kansas State University researchers are improving astronauts' outerwear for outer space. The collaborative team -- which includes electrical and computer engineering professors and more than a dozen students -- envisions a future spacesuit that could monitor astronauts' health and use body heat to power electronics.

27 Nov 2013

UMass Medical School licenses "anti-gal" technology to Agalimmune

The University of Massachusetts Medical School has licensed "anti-gal" technology developed by Professor of Surgery and Medicine Uri Galili, PhD, to newly formed biopharmaceutical company Agalimmune Ltd. for the purpose of developing innovative immunotherapies for the treatment of solid tumor cancers. Agalimmune is supported by an investment group comprising Loxbridge Research LLP and Animatrix Capital LLP and is based in London and California.

27 Nov 2013

Viewpoints: Local political fallout from Obama insurance pledge; 'debunking' sob story; is single payer still a possibility?

Democratic state leaders have been some of ObamaCare's strongest advocates. To show his gratitude, President Obama is sticking them with political responsibility for the millions of insurance policies that are being cancelled because they don't comply with the law's minimum-benefits mandates. ... Renewing lapsed policies could weaken the state exchanges as healthy young people will want to keep their discontinued, lower-cost plans ... there are other political considerations. Namely, the criticism they'll face from both the right and left if they don't back the president's directive to allow policy renewals (Allysia Finley, 11/25).

27 Nov 2013

Isis Pharmaceuticals commences Phase 1 study of ISIS-GSK3Rx for treatment of common viral infection

Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that it has initiated a Phase 1 study for ISIS-GSK3Rx and earned a $3 million milestone payment from GlaxoSmithKline.

27 Nov 2013

AB SCIEX launches IVD-MS Analyzer CE marked for general in vitro diagnostic use in Europe

Continuing to rapidly expand its presence in the clinical diagnostics field, AB SCIEX, a global leader in analytical technologies, today announced the launch of its AB SCIEX IVD-MS™ Analyzer CE marked for general in vitro diagnostic use in Europe.*

27 Nov 2013

Bioxodes completes seed funding round to bring Ir-CPI product into pre-clinical development

Bioxodes SA, a company developing products derived from natural sources, has completed a EUR 2.6 million (USD 3.5 million) first seed funding round with a consortium of business angels and Belgian investment funds. EUR 1.6 million is from the European Regional Development Fund and the Walloon Region in Belgium via the Retech program for Research and Technology. It will be used to bring the company’s lead product Ir-CPI into pre-clinical development over the next 18 months.

27 Nov 2013

MIT Media Lab develops "nano-camera" that operates at speed of light

A $500 "nano-camera" that can operate at the speed of light has been developed by researchers in the MIT Media Lab.

27 Nov 2013

Bruker receives FDA clearance to market MALDI Biotyper CA System in the U.S.

Bruker Corporation today announced that it has been granted U.S. FDA clearance under Section 510(k) to market its MALDI Biotyper CA System in the United States for the identification of Gram negative bacterial colonies cultured from human specimens.

26 Nov 2013

Researchers develop new microsystem for testing drugs to treat epilepsy, MG and cystic fibrosis

Researchers from the University of Southampton, in collaboration with researchers at the University of Quebec at Montreal, have developed a new microsystem for more efficient testing of pharmaceutical drugs to treat diseases such as cystic fibrosis, MG (myasthenia gravis) and epilepsy.

26 Nov 2013

Researchers successfully target T lymphocytes which play key role in body's immune response

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have successfully targeted T lymphocytes - which play a central role in the body's immune response - with another type of white blood cell engineered to synthesize and deliver bits of non-coding RNA or microRNA (miRNA).

26 Nov 2013

Alternative treatment for autism focuses on controlling the 'fight or flight' response

A novel approach to treating children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder could help them navigate their world by teaching them to turn their symptoms into strengths.

26 Nov 2013

ARMI reveals new insights into how cells organize and form an early mammalian embryo

In research published today in Nature Cell Biology, scientists from the EMBL Australia research team based at Monash University's Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute (ARMI) have revealed new insights into how cells organise and form an early mammalian embryo.

26 Nov 2013

Risk factors for Alzheimer's disease

Alzheimer's disease has joined cancer at the top of the list of feared diagnoses, and although Alzheimer's does have the potential to devastate millions of patients and families, there are reasons for hope - and possibly opportunities to reduce risk or alter the course of disease progression, according to Keith Black, MD, professor and chair of the Department of Neurosurgery at Cedars-Sinai.

26 Nov 2013

USF is among top 10 organizations worldwide with Fellows named this year

Six faculty members at the University of South Florida in Tampa have been named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Election as an AAAS Fellow is an honor bestowed upon AAAS members by their peers.

26 Nov 2013

Asparagine found in meat, eggs and dairy products is important for normal brain development

Asparagine, found in foods such as meat, eggs, and dairy products, was until now considered non-essential because it is produced naturally by the body. Researchers at the University of Montreal and its affiliated CHU Sainte-Justine Hospital found that the amino acid is essential for normal brain development.

26 Nov 2013

Principal investigators at Nationwide Children's Hospital elected as AAAS Fellows

Brian K. Kaspar, PhD, and Veronica J. Vieland, PhD, principal investigators in The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, have been named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

26 Nov 2013

Technology News and Research

SMART Medical Systems, PENTAX Medical announce strategic pan-European alliance

Fluxion Biosciences reports first study results from early stage NSCLC patients

Edison initiates coverage of biotechnology company focused on adult stem therapies

Research: Motor proteins transport mRNA to get where it is needed, prevent diseases

Researchers develop prototype spacesuit biosensors to monitor astronauts' health

UMass Medical School licenses "anti-gal" technology to Agalimmune

Viewpoints: Local political fallout from Obama insurance pledge; 'debunking' sob story; is single payer still a possibility?

Isis Pharmaceuticals commences Phase 1 study of ISIS-GSK3Rx for treatment of common viral infection

AB SCIEX launches IVD-MS Analyzer CE marked for general in vitro diagnostic use in Europe

Bioxodes completes seed funding round to bring Ir-CPI product into pre-clinical development

MIT Media Lab develops "nano-camera" that operates at speed of light

Bruker receives FDA clearance to market MALDI Biotyper CA System in the U.S.

Researchers develop new microsystem for testing drugs to treat epilepsy, MG and cystic fibrosis

Researchers successfully target T lymphocytes which play key role in body's immune response

Alternative treatment for autism focuses on controlling the 'fight or flight' response

ARMI reveals new insights into how cells organize and form an early mammalian embryo

Risk factors for Alzheimer's disease

USF is among top 10 organizations worldwide with Fellows named this year

Asparagine found in meat, eggs and dairy products is important for normal brain development

Principal investigators at Nationwide Children's Hospital elected as AAAS Fellows

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Advancing Neuroscience Research Through Collaboration and Patient-Centered Innovation

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