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Researchers develop absorbable implants to promote bone healing

Researchers from Graz University of Technology, together with colleagues from the Medical University of Graz, Vienna University of Technology and the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, have managed to develop absorbable implants to promote bone healing which are broken down by the body.

19 Sep 2013

Research opens up longer therapy window for children with neurodevelopmental disorders

The development of fine motor control-the ability to use your fingertips to manipulate objects-takes longer than previously believed, and isn't entirely the result of brain development, according to a pair of complementary studies.

19 Sep 2013

Dust storms in Africa affect air quality in US and the Caribbean

You might find it hard to believe that dust clouds from the African Sahara can travel thousands of miles across the Atlantic Ocean, but it does every year and in large quantities. In a recent study, Joseph Prospero, professor emeritus at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science and collaborators at the University of Houston and Arizona State University found that the average air concentrations of inhalable particles more than doubled during a major Saharan dust intrusion in Houston, Texas.

19 Sep 2013

New blood test accurately differentiates viral and bacterial infections

A blood test developed by researchers at Duke Medicine showed more than 90-percent accuracy in distinguishing between viral and bacterial infections when tested in people with respiratory illnesses.

19 Sep 2013

NW ENT adopts Restech Dx-pH Measurement System to detect acid reflux in upper airway

The Restech Corporation announced that Northwest ENT & Allergy Center, Atlanta, GA, has adopted the Restech Dx-pH Measurement System to detect acid reflux in the airway.

19 Sep 2013

University of Nebraska-Lincoln to offer Transdisciplinary Childhood Obesity Prevention graduate program

One-third of all children and adolescents in the United States are overweight or obese. In South Dakota, 32.5 percent of children ages 5 to 19 are overweight or obese. Among Native American children in the state, that number is 48.1 percent.

19 Sep 2013

OGT to share expertise in NGS assay design through live webinar presentation

Oxford Gene Technology, provider of innovative genetics research and biomarker solutions to advance molecular medicine, will share its expertise in NGS assay design by hosting a live webinar entitled ‘Enhanced bait design strategies that deliver more reliable NGS panel assays’ on 3rd October 2013, at 3:00pm (BST).

From Oxford Gene Technology 19 Sep 2013

Study sheds new light on the dark matter of genome

Using technology he helped develop, Vanderbilt University scientist Bryan Venters, Ph.D., has shed new light on the "dark matter" of the genome and has begun to explore a possible new approach to treating cancer.

19 Sep 2013

K2M enters French spinal device market with MESA Deformity Spinal System

K2M, Inc., the largest privately held spinal device company in the world focused on developing innovative solutions for the treatment of complex spinal pathologies and minimally invasive procedures, today announced at the Scoliosis Research Society’s 48th Annual Conference in Lyon, France, that it has entered the spinal device market in France.

19 Sep 2013

New gonorrhea treatment eliminates gonococcal infection from female mice

A new gonorrhea treatment, based on an anti-cancer therapy developed by a Buffalo startup company, has successfully eliminated gonococcal infection from female mice and prevented reinfection, according to research published today by University at Buffalo scientists in the Journal of Infectious Diseases.

19 Sep 2013

GSK Returns Vercirnon Rights To Chemocentryx After Phase III Flop

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18 Sep 2013

Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma acquires Medicago

Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation and Medicago Inc. announced today the completion of the previously announced acquisition of Medicago Inc. by MTPC.

18 Sep 2013

Sequenom announces Certified Service Provider program for technical certification

Sequenom, Inc., a life sciences company providing innovative diagnostic testing and genetic analysis solutions, today announced a Certified Service Provider (CSP) program for the technical certification of selected laboratories offering research services using the Sequenom research-use-only MassARRAY System.

18 Sep 2013

Life science products from AXT to be exhibited at ComBio 2013

AXT, Australia’s leading supplier of analytical and sample preparation equipment will be exhibiting at the ComBio 2013 conference from September 29 to October 3, at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre, Western Australia, organised by the Australian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.

18 Sep 2013

LSDF announces Proof of Concept grants to speed up promising health-related technologies

For-profit and non-profit organizations in Washington state will receive $1.25M in Proof of Concept grant funding to accelerate the translation of promising health-related technologies from concept to commercialization, the Life Sciences Discovery Fund (LSDF) announced today.

18 Sep 2013

Doctoral thesis sheds light on phenomenon of war rape in DRC

Rape in war cannot be addressed in isolation. It is deeply embedded in both the local context and that of global proportions. This is one of the conclusions made in a doctoral thesis about eastern Democratic Republic of Congo presented at Uppsala University, Sweden, on 19th September.

18 Sep 2013

Technology News and Research

Researchers develop absorbable implants to promote bone healing

Research opens up longer therapy window for children with neurodevelopmental disorders

Dust storms in Africa affect air quality in US and the Caribbean

New blood test accurately differentiates viral and bacterial infections

NW ENT adopts Restech Dx-pH Measurement System to detect acid reflux in upper airway

University of Nebraska-Lincoln to offer Transdisciplinary Childhood Obesity Prevention graduate program

OGT to share expertise in NGS assay design through live webinar presentation

Study sheds new light on the dark matter of genome

K2M enters French spinal device market with MESA Deformity Spinal System

New gonorrhea treatment eliminates gonococcal infection from female mice

GSK Returns Vercirnon Rights To Chemocentryx After Phase III Flop

Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma acquires Medicago

Sequenom announces Certified Service Provider program for technical certification

Life science products from AXT to be exhibited at ComBio 2013

LSDF announces Proof of Concept grants to speed up promising health-related technologies

Doctoral thesis sheds light on phenomenon of war rape in DRC

New series of lectures focus on rodents, medicines and drug developments

New optical imaging tool enables scientists to observe tumors and uncover inner workings

Test evaluates benefits of fully dissolvable and temporary drug eluting stent to open heart artery blockages

UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center celebrates grand opening of Wallace Tumor Institute

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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