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University of Montreal expands treatment capacity with EON Reality's simulations system

EON Reality, the world's leading interactive 3D software provider, today announced that the Visual Psychophysics and Perception Laboratory at the University of Montreal expands their treatment capacity with a fully immersive environment from EON Reality. A new simulations system for rehabilitation and training of athletic performance, developed by Professor Jocelyn Faubert's team, will be immersed within the EON Icube, a technology that allows virtual training in a natural and realistic environment.

6 Jan 2010

ATP-sensitive potassium channel can contribute to fat deposition and obesity, new study says

A new study involving the University of Iowa, Mayo Clinic and two other institutions provides insight on weight control, suggesting that a ATP-sensitive potassium channel critical to survival and stress adaptation can contribute to fat deposition and obesity.

6 Jan 2010

Inverness Medical Innovations and Epocal enter into distribution agreement

Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc., a global leader in enabling individuals to take charge of their health at home through the merger of rapid diagnostics and health management, announced today that it has entered into a distribution agreement with Epocal Inc. of Ottawa, Canada to distribute its epoc® Blood Analysis System for blood gas and electrolyte testing.

6 Jan 2010

Animal experiments show old antidepressant may reverse heart failure

A team of Johns Hopkins and other researchers have found in animal experiments that an antidepressant developed over 40 years ago can blunt and even reverse the muscle enlargement and weakened pumping function associated with heart failure.

6 Jan 2010

New research may yield more effective treatment for childhood leukemia

A team of Israeli scientists at the Sheba Medical Center's Research Center for Leukemia and Childhood Malignancies has discovered a method for developing a more effective and less perilous treatment for those suffering from childhood leukemia, the most common cancer in children.

6 Jan 2010

Medizone International completes third round of testing and data logging for AsepticSure technology

Medizone International, Inc. announces that its third round of testing and data logging for the enhanced AsepticSure(TM) technology is now complete.

6 Jan 2010

Quercetin may prevent hepatitis C infection; findings may lead to less toxic treatments

Researchers have identified two cellular proteins that are important factors in hepatitis C virus infection, a finding that may result in the approval of new and less toxic treatments for the disease, which can lead to liver cancer and cirrhosis.

6 Jan 2010

Findings reveals 'limpet-like' proteins can play a key role in DNA repair

UK scientists have found that a crafty family of 'limpet-like' proteins can play a crucial role in repairing DNA damage - according to two research papers published in Nature today (Wednesday). These findings could pave the way to the design of new anti-cancer drugs which target this process.

6 Jan 2010

Annelie Wendeberg presents protocol for identification of environmental microbes

Metagenomics, the study of DNA isolated from samples of naturally occurring microbial populations, is rapidly growing. Improvements to cloning and sequencing techniques are allowing researchers to study microorganisms in environmental samples, and new knowledge of species interactions and community dynamics is emerging.

5 Jan 2010

NQF endorses 70 measures to improve gathering of clinical electronic data

As an incremental step toward wider use of electronic data platforms to measure, report, and improve quality, the National Quality Forum (NQF) has endorsed 70 measures that combine data from two or more common electronic sources such as administrative claims, pharmacy and laboratory systems, and registries.

5 Jan 2010

Androgen receptor plays critical role in wound healing

A molecular receptor pivotal to the action of male hormones such as testosterone also plays a crucial role in the body's ability to heal, report scientists in the December issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation.

5 Jan 2010

Scientists determine how RNAi, a biological response to RNA, can regulate gene expression

A team of scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) has determined a hierarchical set of criteria that explain how the molecular precursors of gene-regulating small RNAs are sorted by the cellular machinery.

5 Jan 2010

"Nanoworms" and doxorubicin loaded hollow nanoparticles to fight cancer

A team of researchers in California and Massachusetts has developed a "cocktail" of different nanometer-sized particles that work in concert within the bloodstream to locate, adhere to and kill cancerous tumors.

5 Jan 2010

Citicoline supplements may reduce cravings and increase satiety

The obesity crisis in the United States has now grown to epidemic proportion. And as the list of consequential health conditions and diseases continues to expand as well, there are major movements toward helping Americans lose weight.

5 Jan 2010

Majority of Medicaid patients on antipsychotic drugs do not undergo metabolic tests, says study

Despite government warnings and professional recommendations about diabetes risks associated with second-generation antipsychotic drugs, fewer than one-third of Medicaid patients who are treated with these medications undergo tests of blood glucose or lipid levels, according to a report in the January issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

5 Jan 2010

Talampanel slows progression of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

A drug already used to treat symptoms of epilepsy has potential to slow the muscle weakening that comes with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), scientists report after completing a Phase II clinical trial-an early, small-scale test to show if the drug works and continues to be safe.

5 Jan 2010

New study reveals choline plays a critical role in fetal brain development

If you're pregnant and looking for an excuse to eat bacon and eggs, now you've got one: a new research study published in the January 2010 print issue of the FASEB Journal (http://www.fasebj.org) by a team of University of North Carolina researchers shows that choline plays a critical role in helping fetal brains develop regions associated with memory. Choline is found in meats, including pork, as well as chicken eggs.

5 Jan 2010

GIVI scientists discover anti-HIV molecule that enhances infection, reduces transmission

Scientists at the Gladstone Institute of Virology and Immunology (GIVI) have discovered a new agent that might inhibit the infectivity of HIV. The agent, surfen, impairs the action of a factor in semen that greatly enhances the viral infection.

5 Jan 2010

A 'cocktail' to kill cancerous tumors

5 Jan 2010

Cord Blood America signs Letter of Intent to process and store cord blood specimens for BioCells

Cord Blood America, Inc., the umbilical cord blood stem cell preservation company (http://www.cordblood-america.com) focused on bringing the life saving potential of stem cells, a biological insurance policy, to families nationwide and internationally, said today that it has signed a Letter of Intent to process and store cord blood specimens for BioCells, Inc., headquartered in Argentina, and its affiliates in Peru, Colombia, Bolivia, Panama and Puerto Rico.

4 Jan 2010

Laboratory News and Research

University of Montreal expands treatment capacity with EON Reality's simulations system

ATP-sensitive potassium channel can contribute to fat deposition and obesity, new study says

Inverness Medical Innovations and Epocal enter into distribution agreement

Animal experiments show old antidepressant may reverse heart failure

New research may yield more effective treatment for childhood leukemia

Medizone International completes third round of testing and data logging for AsepticSure technology

Quercetin may prevent hepatitis C infection; findings may lead to less toxic treatments

Findings reveals 'limpet-like' proteins can play a key role in DNA repair

Annelie Wendeberg presents protocol for identification of environmental microbes

NQF endorses 70 measures to improve gathering of clinical electronic data

Androgen receptor plays critical role in wound healing

Scientists determine how RNAi, a biological response to RNA, can regulate gene expression

"Nanoworms" and doxorubicin loaded hollow nanoparticles to fight cancer

Citicoline supplements may reduce cravings and increase satiety

Majority of Medicaid patients on antipsychotic drugs do not undergo metabolic tests, says study

Talampanel slows progression of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

New study reveals choline plays a critical role in fetal brain development

GIVI scientists discover anti-HIV molecule that enhances infection, reduces transmission

A 'cocktail' to kill cancerous tumors

Cord Blood America signs Letter of Intent to process and store cord blood specimens for BioCells

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