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UCSF teams to study new ways to reduce childhood mortality and disease in developing nations

Two UCSF teams have received a total of $16 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to study new ways to significantly reduce childhood mortality and disease in developing nations.

11 Jan 2013

DESI technique identifies cancer type, grade and tumor margins in brain surgery patients

A new tool that could allow for faster, more comprehensive testing of brain tissue during surgery successfully identified the cancer type, grade and tumor margins in five brain surgery patients, according to a Purdue University and Brigham and Women's Hospital study.

11 Jan 2013

Timely data about Americans' views on issues related to biomedical and health research

America Speaks, Volume 13, a compilation of public opinion polls commissioned by Research!America, features timely data about Americans' views on issues related to biomedical and health research.

11 Jan 2013

Leveraging public-private partnerships to improve global health

"Although global health was historically dominated by U.N. agencies and bilateral organizations, new partnerships with the private sector have emerged since the 1990s," Jeffrey Sturchio, senior partner at Rabin Martin, and Adel Mahmoud, a professor at Princeton University, write in the Huffington Post's "Impact" blog.

11 Jan 2013

TapImmune announces results from HER2/neu interim study on breast cancer

TapImmune Inc. has announced that an interim safety analysis on the first five breast cancer patients treated with HER2/neu Class II antigens at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN., did not show any serious adverse events.

11 Jan 2013

Parkinson’s assessment devices from Great Lakes NeuroTechnologies receive TGA approval

Great Lakes NeuroTechnologies announced today that they received TGA approval to market Kinesia technology in Australia. The Kinesia™ product line includes patient-worn motion sensors and a tablet computer to quantitatively assess tremor, bradykinesia, and dyskinesia associated with Parkinson’s disease and in response to treatments.

10 Jan 2013

UMDNJ develops rapid detection test for Exserhilum rostratum

A rapid detection test for Exserhilum rostratum, the fungus primarily responsible for 39 deaths among patients injected last year with a contaminated steroid medication, has been developed by a research team led by David S. Perlin, PhD, Executive Director of the Public Health Research Institute (PHRI) at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-New Jersey Medical School.

10 Jan 2013

Loyola uses FilmArray Respiratory Panel to screen infectious diseases

Cold, allergies, the flu or something else? Thanks to advanced technology, physicians at Loyola University Health System receive confirmation of their patient's respiratory illness within one hour. Loyola is one of only two hospitals in lllinois to use the FDA-approved FilmArray Respiratory Panel, which screens for 17 viral and 3 bacterial pathogens in about 60 minutes.

10 Jan 2013

Simple and inexpensive method to cut DNA could transform genetic medicine

A simple, precise and inexpensive method for cutting DNA to insert genes into human cells could transform genetic medicine, making routine what now are expensive, complicated and rare procedures for replacing defective genes in order to fix genetic disease or even cure AIDS.

10 Jan 2013

VolitionRx to commence large internal clinical study for Nucleosomics diagnostic products

VolitionRx Limited, a life sciences company focused on developing blood-based diagnostic tests, announces that it will commence a large internal clinical study for its Nucleosomics diagnostic products this month.

9 Jan 2013

Debiopharm, Spinomix announce closing of Series A equity financing

Debiopharm Group (Debiopharm) and Spinomix SA, a Swiss company advancing molecular diagnostic technologies, announced the closing of a Series A equity investment of $ 3 Million.

9 Jan 2013

Researchers develop new materials to support stem cell growth

Stem cell manufacturing for drug screening and treatments for diseases such as Huntington's and Parkinson's could be boosted by a new method of generating stem cells, a study suggests.

9 Jan 2013

Wockhardt receives final FDA approval for Lamotrigine to treat epilepsy

Pharmaceutical and biotechnology major Wockhardt has received final approval from the United States Food & Drug Administration (US FDA) for marketing 25mg, 50mg, 100mg, 200mg and 300mg extended release tablets of Lamotrigine, which is used in treatment of epilepsy.

9 Jan 2013

USC’s Keck Medical Center installs Aplio 500 and Viamo ultrasound systems from Toshiba

To stay competitive using the most cutting-edge technology, the Keck Medical Center of the University of Southern California (USC) installed two Aplio 500 ultrasound systems and a Viamo ultrasound system from Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. at its Keck Hospital of USC in Los Angeles, Calif.

9 Jan 2013

Researchers use electrokinetic patterning to separate particles and microbes by size

Researchers have demonstrated a new technology that combines a laser and electric fields to create tiny centrifuge-like whirlpools to separate particles and microbes by size, a potential lab-on-a-chip system for medicine and research.

9 Jan 2013

Researchers deploy sensitive brain-testing methods on injured high school athletes

The ability to focus and switch tasks readily amid distractions was compromised for up to two months following brain concussions suffered by high school athletes, according to a study at the University of Oregon.

9 Jan 2013

$Sonoma launches VELOX procedure for repairing clavicle fractures with Sonoma CRx device$

Sonoma launches VELOX procedure for repairing clavicle fractures with Sonoma CRx device

Sonoma Orthopedic Products, Inc. today announced the launch of its new VELOX procedure for repairing clavicle fractures with the Sonoma CRx clavicle nail.

8 Jan 2013

Thoratec to start REVIVE-IT study using HeartMate II Left Ventricular Assist System

Thoratec Corporation, a world leader in device-based mechanical circulatory support therapies to save, support and restore failing hearts, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted an Investigational Device Exemption to commence the REVIVE-IT study utilizing the HeartMate II Left Ventricular Assist System.

8 Jan 2013

FDA approves use of iCAD's PowerLook AMP with Philips MicroDose Digital Mammography System

iCAD, Inc., an industry-leading provider of advanced image analysis, workflow solutions and radiation therapy for the early identification and treatment of cancer, today announced approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for use of the company's next generation mammography computer-aided detection platform, PowerLook Advanced Mammography Platform, with Digital CAD for Philips' MicroDose Full-Field Digital Mammography System.

8 Jan 2013

Seven scientists named 2013 recipients of Damon Runyon-Rachleff Innovation Award

The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation announced that seven scientists with novel approaches to fighting cancer have been named 2013 recipients of the Damon Runyon-Rachleff Innovation Award.

8 Jan 2013

Technology News and Research

UCSF teams to study new ways to reduce childhood mortality and disease in developing nations

DESI technique identifies cancer type, grade and tumor margins in brain surgery patients

Timely data about Americans' views on issues related to biomedical and health research

Leveraging public-private partnerships to improve global health

TapImmune announces results from HER2/neu interim study on breast cancer

Parkinson’s assessment devices from Great Lakes NeuroTechnologies receive TGA approval

UMDNJ develops rapid detection test for Exserhilum rostratum

Loyola uses FilmArray Respiratory Panel to screen infectious diseases

Simple and inexpensive method to cut DNA could transform genetic medicine

VolitionRx to commence large internal clinical study for Nucleosomics diagnostic products

Debiopharm, Spinomix announce closing of Series A equity financing

Researchers develop new materials to support stem cell growth

Wockhardt receives final FDA approval for Lamotrigine to treat epilepsy

USC’s Keck Medical Center installs Aplio 500 and Viamo ultrasound systems from Toshiba

Researchers use electrokinetic patterning to separate particles and microbes by size

Researchers deploy sensitive brain-testing methods on injured high school athletes

Sonoma launches VELOX procedure for repairing clavicle fractures with Sonoma CRx device

Thoratec to start REVIVE-IT study using HeartMate II Left Ventricular Assist System

FDA approves use of iCAD's PowerLook AMP with Philips MicroDose Digital Mammography System

Seven scientists named 2013 recipients of Damon Runyon-Rachleff Innovation Award

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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