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New process to create malaria drug artemisinin should provide stable supply, reduce cost, researchers report

"U.S. scientists on Wednesday said they had used baker's yeast to make a key ingredient of malaria drugs, a feat that could iron out fluctuations in supply caused by sourcing the chemical from a Chinese herb," Artemisia annua, Agence France-Presse reports (4/10).

12 Apr 2013

Blogs, press releases respond to Obama administration's FY14 budget request

The Obama administration on Wednesday released its FY 2014 budget request, including funding for U.S. global health activities and proposed changes to the U.S. food aid program.

12 Apr 2013

Australian, Singapore researchers join hands to combat disease-causing bugs

The fight against a number of significant infectious diseases in the Asia-Pacific region has been given a boost through a new research collaboration between the National Health and Medical Research Council in Australia and the Agency for Science, Technology and Research in Singapore.

12 Apr 2013

Viewpoints: GOP leaders reject Obama's budget compromise; President's entitlements proposal is 'modest;' Mental illness in prison

Curbing the rise of Social Security benefits and raising Medicare premiums for higher-income people were two of the highest priorities for Republican leaders just a few months ago. Senator Mitch McConnell, the minority leader, said last fall that if Mr. Obama proposed them, he would consider allowing tax revenue to go up.

12 Apr 2013

Sony Electronics installs medical-grade 3D imaging solution for ophthalmic surgery

Sony Electronics, a leader in providing innovative imaging solutions for microsurgery, announces the first east and west coast installations of its end-to-end 3D imaging solution for ophthalmic surgery.

12 Apr 2013

New tool to identify air travelers with infectious disease developed

Researchers have developed a simple new tool to help governments worldwide decide whether to screen airplane passengers leaving or arriving from areas of infectious disease outbreaks.

11 Apr 2013

Bill Gates, Melinda Gates highlight connection between technology, health

Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, "delivered a speech themed 'investment for the poor' at the Boao Forum for Asia held in south China's Hainan Province from Saturday to Monday," Xinhua reports.

11 Apr 2013

Self-propelled microrockets using stomach acid as fuel may help perform microsurgery

An advance in micromotor technology akin to the invention of cars that fuel themselves from the pavement or air, rather than gasoline or batteries, is opening the door to broad new medical and industrial uses for these tiny devices, scientists said here today. Their update on development of the motors - so small that thousands would fit inside this "o" - was part of the 245th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society, the world's largest scientific society, being held here this week.

11 Apr 2013

Gold nano-bullets to defeat cancer

Cutting edge research into an experimental therapy that deploys nano-particles of gold in the fight against cancer earned an Alberta high school student, 16, top national honours today in the 2013 "Sanofi BioGENEius Challenge Canada" (SBCC).

11 Apr 2013

OncoMed highlights progress of anti-cancer biologics at AACR annual meeting

OncoMed Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a clinical-stage company developing novel therapeutics that target cancer stem cells (CSCs), or tumor-initiating cells, today summarized new data highlighting the progress of OncoMed's pipeline of anti-cancer biologics presented this week in an oral presentation and five posters at the Annual Meeting of the American Association of Cancer Research in Washington, DC.

11 Apr 2013

Virginia Tech scientists provide new evidence that biofilms are at work in survival of Salmonella

Virginia Tech scientists have provided new evidence that biofilms - bacteria that adhere to surfaces and build protective coatings - are at work in the survival of the human pathogen Salmonella.

11 Apr 2013

FDA lengthens review periods for IVD tests that utilize molecular biomarkers

FDA review periods are lengthening for IVD tests that utilize molecular biomarkers, and at a faster rate than for IVDs overall, one of the key findings in a new report published this month by Amplion Research.

11 Apr 2013

Cellectis CanCELL cell lines enable drug positioning in cancer pathways

CanCELL cell lines are featuring gene knock-outs of the major cancer relevant oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes. This new product line answers identified market needs in oncology research and drug discovery.

11 Apr 2013

ImmunoGen discloses preclinical data for EGFR-targeting ADC, IMGN289

ImmunoGen, Inc., a biotechnology company that develops targeted anticancer therapeutics using its Targeted Antibody Payload technology, disclosed for the first time today preclinical data for its EGFR-targeting ADC, IMGN289.

11 Apr 2013

Data on PV-10 combination therapy presented at AACR Annual Meeting

Provectus Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a development-stage oncology and dermatology biopharmaceutical company, presented data on PV-10 combination therapy today at the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting in Washington, DC.

11 Apr 2013

Roundup: Minn. Democrats push pay hike for nursing home workers; Colo. official warns of possible exchange delays due to IT

A selection of health policy stories from Minnesota, Colorado, New York, Delaware, Georgia, Oregon, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Arizona, Massachusetts and California.

11 Apr 2013

Improvement in application of health information technology needed for better patient care

The break neck pace of genomic discoveries has ushered in a new problem in the delivery of personalized medicine: comprehensive and consistent data reporting that will improve health information technologies for better patient care.

11 Apr 2013

Ohio State researchers use smart phones to evaluate progress of stroke survivors

While many of us take the technology packed into smart phones and tablets for granted, researchers that specialize in rehabilitation are inspired by it, using it to evaluate the progress of stroke survivors who are learning to walk again.

10 Apr 2013

Study shows human blood contains 1000’s of autoantibodies to clear cellular debris caused by injury, disease

In a study that suggests a new frontier in immunology, scientists at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-School of Osteopathic Medicine (UMDNJ-SOM) report on evidence that shows human blood contains thousands of autoantibodies that bind specifically to antigens from organs and tissues all over the body and act to clear cellular debris that results from injury and disease.

10 Apr 2013

Five Japanese drug makers form PPP to accelerate development of drugs, vaccines for infectious diseases

"Five Japanese pharmaceutical giants are teaming up with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Japan's government to develop new medicines, vaccines, and diagnostics for infectious diseases in developing countries," GENNews reports (4/8).

10 Apr 2013

Technology News and Research

New process to create malaria drug artemisinin should provide stable supply, reduce cost, researchers report

Blogs, press releases respond to Obama administration's FY14 budget request

Australian, Singapore researchers join hands to combat disease-causing bugs

Viewpoints: GOP leaders reject Obama's budget compromise; President's entitlements proposal is 'modest;' Mental illness in prison

Sony Electronics installs medical-grade 3D imaging solution for ophthalmic surgery

New tool to identify air travelers with infectious disease developed

Bill Gates, Melinda Gates highlight connection between technology, health

Self-propelled microrockets using stomach acid as fuel may help perform microsurgery

Gold nano-bullets to defeat cancer

OncoMed highlights progress of anti-cancer biologics at AACR annual meeting

Virginia Tech scientists provide new evidence that biofilms are at work in survival of Salmonella

FDA lengthens review periods for IVD tests that utilize molecular biomarkers

Cellectis CanCELL cell lines enable drug positioning in cancer pathways

ImmunoGen discloses preclinical data for EGFR-targeting ADC, IMGN289

Data on PV-10 combination therapy presented at AACR Annual Meeting

Roundup: Minn. Democrats push pay hike for nursing home workers; Colo. official warns of possible exchange delays due to IT

Improvement in application of health information technology needed for better patient care

Ohio State researchers use smart phones to evaluate progress of stroke survivors

Study shows human blood contains 1000’s of autoantibodies to clear cellular debris caused by injury, disease

Five Japanese drug makers form PPP to accelerate development of drugs, vaccines for infectious diseases

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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