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Hospital for Special Surgery receives grant for new genomics center to study autoimmune diseases

Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City has received a $5.6 million grant from The Tow Foundation to establish the Hospital for Special Surgery Genomics Center.

25 Apr 2013

Researchers develop sensor system to assess how blasts impact human body

Improvised explosive devices are becoming a global problem for the U.S. armed forces. To prevent injuries to soldiers and provide better care to those who are injured, the U.S. military is striving to better understand how blasts impact the human body.

24 Apr 2013

Advaita selected to participate in Michigan I-Corps program starting May 2013

Advaita, a Plymouth, MI biotechnology startup company spun out from Wayne State University, is one of 25 companies selected to participate in the new Michigan I-Corps program starting May 2013.

24 Apr 2013

Tissue engineering combined with gene therapy can manage repair of defective articular cartilage

Researchers at Micro Orthopaedics, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, led by Dr. Ai-xi Yu, have suggested that articular cartilage defects can be repaired by a novel thermo-sensitive injectable hydrogel engineered with gene modified bone marrow mesenchymal stromal cells.

24 Apr 2013

Working or travelling continuously on underground railway can have damaging effects on health

New research from the University of Southampton has found that working or travelling on an underground railway for a sustained period of time could have health implications.

24 Apr 2013

New visual search rehabilitation game for visually impaired children

Visually impaired children could benefit from a revolutionary new computer game being developed by a team of neuroscientists and game designers.

24 Apr 2013

Transformative technologies highlighted in current issue of Technology and Innovation

Improving brain function is one of the topics explored in the latest issue of Technology and Innovation - Proceedings of the National Academy of Inventors.

24 Apr 2013

Methodist Hospital will soon have new brain and pituitary tumor treatment center

Brain and pituitary tumor patients will soon have access to a state-of-the-art facility at The Methodist Hospital, a result of a $10 million dollar commitment from a Houston oil executive.

24 Apr 2013

Pediatric nurse scientist awarded AACN Impact Research Grant

The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses recently awarded a $50,000 AACN Impact Research Grant to Martha A.Q. Curley, RN, PhD, FAAN, a leading clinical scientist in pediatric critical care nursing.

24 Apr 2013

BD receives FDA approval for second prefilled injectable drug

BD Rx Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of leading global medical technology company BD, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the second drug to be offered in the recently launched BD Simplist line of ready-to-administer prefilled generic injectables.

From BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) 24 Apr 2013

AACN awards Impact Research Grant to Detroit palliative care expert

The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses recently awarded an AACN Impact Research Grant to Margaret "Meg" Campbell, RN, PhD, FAAN, a nationally known expert in hospital-based palliative care and end-of-life issues.

24 Apr 2013

CNIO researcher-led consortium to receive MRA grant to advance research in melanoma

A consortium led by the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre's researcher Mar-a S. Soengas −Programme Director of the Centre-s Molecular Pathology Programme and Leader of the CNIO Melanoma Group− has been selected to receive funding from the Melanoma Research Alliance, the most important private international melanoma research foundation, in order to advance research in melanoma; this type of skin tumour represents one of oncology's biggest challenges due to its high incidence and malignancy.

24 Apr 2013

Psychedelics continue to be widely used in US, researchers say

In their article "Over 30 million psychedelic users in the United States", Teri S Krebs and P-l--rjan Johansen from the Department of Neuroscience at Norwegian University of Science and Technology, use data from a randomly-selected sample of over 57,000 individuals surveyed for the 2010 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, to estimate lifetime prevalence of psychedelic use.

24 Apr 2013

Rapid Assessment of Malaria device provides faster, more accurate diagnostic test

There, the pitch by company CEO John R. Lewandowski, who opened with the line, "What if I told you I could save one million lives every year with just refrigerator magnets and a laser pointer?", got raves and a replay on Fortune Magazine/CNN online.

24 Apr 2013

Drug delivery system discussions between mPhase Technologies, Inc. and major European Drug Company

mPhase Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: XDSL) reported today that it has commenced the discussion of its drug delivery system with a major European Drug Company. The discussions were arranged through mPhase's continuing relationship with Invest In France, an agency of the French government.

23 Apr 2013

Individual cancer cells in blood stream are responsible for metastases in breast cancer patients

Individual cancer cells that break away from the original tumor and circulate through the blood stream are considered responsible for the development of metastases. These dreaded secondary tumors are the main cause of cancer-related deaths.

23 Apr 2013

BTS launches belt to prevent lower back pain problems

FIK, Tecnalia and BTS launch a belt to prevent lower back pain problems and provide rehabilitation at home and at work. The Lumbia device can be used for patient´s assessment, and for therapy during postural re-education.

23 Apr 2013

Nuvo Research reaches another milestone with the launch of Pliaglis in Europe

Nuvo Research Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company dedicated to building a portfolio of products for the topical treatment of pain and Galderma Pharma, S.A., today announced the European launch of Pliaglis (lidocaine and tetracaine) Cream 7%/7%.

23 Apr 2013

Theradiag obtains CE mark for proprietary anti-CCP IVD kit in rheumatoid arthritis

Theradiag, a company specializing in theranostic and in vitro diagnostics, today announced it has obtained a CE mark for its proprietary anti-CCP in vitro diagnostic kit in rheumatoid arthritis.

23 Apr 2013

New screening method detects ovarian cancer by examining neighboring cells

Pioneering biophotonics technology developed at Northwestern University is the first screening method to detect the early presence of ovarian cancer in humans by examining cells easily brushed from the neighboring cervix or uterus, not the ovaries themselves.

23 Apr 2013

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Hospital for Special Surgery receives grant for new genomics center to study autoimmune diseases

Researchers develop sensor system to assess how blasts impact human body

Advaita selected to participate in Michigan I-Corps program starting May 2013

Tissue engineering combined with gene therapy can manage repair of defective articular cartilage

Working or travelling continuously on underground railway can have damaging effects on health

New visual search rehabilitation game for visually impaired children

Transformative technologies highlighted in current issue of Technology and Innovation

Methodist Hospital will soon have new brain and pituitary tumor treatment center

Pediatric nurse scientist awarded AACN Impact Research Grant

BD receives FDA approval for second prefilled injectable drug

AACN awards Impact Research Grant to Detroit palliative care expert

CNIO researcher-led consortium to receive MRA grant to advance research in melanoma

Psychedelics continue to be widely used in US, researchers say

Rapid Assessment of Malaria device provides faster, more accurate diagnostic test

Drug delivery system discussions between mPhase Technologies, Inc. and major European Drug Company

Individual cancer cells in blood stream are responsible for metastases in breast cancer patients

BTS launches belt to prevent lower back pain problems

Nuvo Research reaches another milestone with the launch of Pliaglis in Europe

Theradiag obtains CE mark for proprietary anti-CCP IVD kit in rheumatoid arthritis

New screening method detects ovarian cancer by examining neighboring cells

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

Advancing Intracellular Delivery with LumiPore®

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