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AACN awards $50,000 Impact Research Grant to Duke nursing professor

The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) recently awarded a $50,000 AACN Impact Research Grant to Brigit Carter, RN, PhD, MSN, CCRN, assistant clinical professor at Duke University School of Nursing, Durham, N.C., to study feeding intolerance in preterm infants.

14 Mar 2012

NCKU demonstrates home robot for senior companionship

Jhing-Fa Wang, a pioneer of orange technology, professor of Department of Electrical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), southern Taiwan, has demonstrated 2 innovative designs featured at Gross National Happiness (GNH) and humanity-centered social caring arousing great attention at a recent press conference.

14 Mar 2012

AACN awards $50,000 grant to nursing researcher

The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) recently awarded a $50,000 AACN Impact Research Grant to Jean Anne Connor, RN, DNSc, CPNP, director of nursing research in the cardiovascular program at Children's Hospital Boston.

14 Mar 2012

Antibody-based therapies successfully protect monkeys from deadly Ebola and Marburg viruses

Army scientists have demonstrated, for the first time, that antibody-based therapies can successfully protect monkeys from the deadly Ebola and Marburg viruses. In addition, the animals were fully protected even when treatment was administered two days post-infection, an accomplishment unmatched by any experimental therapy for these viruses to date.

14 Mar 2012

Electronics Letters publishes special supplement on Semiconductors in Personalised Medicine

Electronics Letters, renowned for its short, high quality international research papers at the cutting edge of technology, has now embraced Semiconductors in Personalised Medicine in its latest special supplement, available FREE online www.theiet.org/el-special.

14 Mar 2012

Ultrasound system to track patients in hospitals

Patients admitted to hospitals in the future may find themselves equipped with a small ultrasound transmitter. With the help of their mobile phones, health care personnel will be able to keep track of where their patients are as well as any delays in their scheduled treatment.

14 Mar 2012

Microbubbles and focused ultrasound help drugs enter the brain

One of the trickiest parts of treating brain conditions is the blood brain barrier, a blockade of cells that prevent both harmful toxins and helpful pharmaceuticals from getting to the body's control center. But, a technique published in JoVE, uses an MRI machine to guide the use of microbubbles and focused ultrasound to help drugs enter the brain, which may open new treatment avenues for devastating conditions like Alzheimer's and brain cancers.

14 Mar 2012

Nuvilex discusses Cell-in-a-Box technology used for pancreatic cancer clinical trial

Nuvilex, Inc., an emerging biotechnology provider of cell and gene therapy solutions, discussed today the proprietary Cell-in-a-Box technology, being acquired from SG Austria, that was used for the pancreatic cancer clinical trial and may have an effect on downstream micro metastatic disease.

14 Mar 2012

Authors defend study that concluded electronic health records may not reduce health care costs

Dr. Danny McCormick of Cambridge Health Alliance and colleagues faced heavy criticism last week when they published a study saying that electronic health records may not be the panacea for skyrocketing costs that many have hoped for.

14 Mar 2012

Biomedical research advances through new Australian Institute

The Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology (BMET) will be officially opened this evening at the University of Sydney, and will significantly advance this highly multidisciplinary research for life sciences and medicine.

14 Mar 2012

Drive to make school nurses more accessible and confidential: UK

As part of a scheme by the Department of Health students may be getting to know their school nurses better. Using technology such as text messaging, emails and mobile phone apps to contact their school nurse could be used to overcome problems of setting up appointments.

14 Mar 2012

Scientists track genetic pathway of prostate cancer in new approach to drug discovery

Tracking the genetic pathway of a disease offers a powerful, new approach to drug discovery, according to scientists at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine who used the approach to uncover a potential treatment for prostate cancer, using a drug currently marketed for congestive heart failure. Their findings are published in the current online issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

14 Mar 2012

Insmed fourth quarter revenues increase to $1.4 million

Insmed Incorporated, a biopharmaceutical company, today reported results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2011.

13 Mar 2012

Bend Research announces licensing agreement with Affinium

Bend Research Inc., a leading independent drug-formulation development and manufacturing company, today announced a licensing agreement with Affinium Pharmaceuticals, Ltd.

13 Mar 2012

Inovio achieves strong T cell immune responses in PENNVAX-B Phase I HIV study

Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that it has achieved strong T cell immune responses in a Phase I clinical study of PENNVAX-B, its product for the treatment of the HIV subtype prevalent in North America and Europe, in HIV-positive subjects.

13 Mar 2012

Thermo Fisher launches innovations that enable customers to improve lab productivity

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today introduced innovations that enable customers to improve laboratory productivity - by delivering results faster and with greater accuracy - while extending the boundaries of routine analysis. During Pittcon, being held from March 11-15, in Orlando, the company will showcase its scale and depth of capabilities across its three premier brands: Thermo Scientific, Fisher Scientific and Unity Lab Services.

From Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 13 Mar 2012

Study describes horrific experiences of poor organ trafficking victims

A Michigan State University anthropologist who spent more than a year infiltrating the black market for human kidneys has published the first in-depth study describing the often horrific experiences of poor people who were victims of organ trafficking.

13 Mar 2012

Over 125,000 NYU Langone patients now use new biometric identification system

Launched just nine months ago, more than 125,000 patients at NYU Langone Medical Center are now using PatientSecure, a cutting-edge biometric identification system.

13 Mar 2012

Women in the World summit panel discusses using technology to solve global health problems

The Daily Beast reports on a panel discussion at the third Women in the World summit on Friday in which Barbara Bush, CEO and co-founder of Global Health Corps, and Gabi Zedlmayer, head of Hewlett-Packard's (HP) global social innovation program, talked about "how to harness technology to solve world health problems."

13 Mar 2012

Elsevier releases NeuroApps: MRI Atlas of Human White Matter

Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, today announced the release of NeuroApps: MRI Atlas of Human White Matter, the first in a new series of apps created for the iPad.

12 Mar 2012

Technology News and Research

AACN awards $50,000 Impact Research Grant to Duke nursing professor

NCKU demonstrates home robot for senior companionship

AACN awards $50,000 grant to nursing researcher

Antibody-based therapies successfully protect monkeys from deadly Ebola and Marburg viruses

Electronics Letters publishes special supplement on Semiconductors in Personalised Medicine

Ultrasound system to track patients in hospitals

Microbubbles and focused ultrasound help drugs enter the brain

Nuvilex discusses Cell-in-a-Box technology used for pancreatic cancer clinical trial

Authors defend study that concluded electronic health records may not reduce health care costs

Biomedical research advances through new Australian Institute

Drive to make school nurses more accessible and confidential: UK

Scientists track genetic pathway of prostate cancer in new approach to drug discovery

Insmed fourth quarter revenues increase to $1.4 million

Bend Research announces licensing agreement with Affinium

Inovio achieves strong T cell immune responses in PENNVAX-B Phase I HIV study

Thermo Fisher launches innovations that enable customers to improve lab productivity

Study describes horrific experiences of poor organ trafficking victims

Over 125,000 NYU Langone patients now use new biometric identification system

Women in the World summit panel discusses using technology to solve global health problems

Elsevier releases NeuroApps: MRI Atlas of Human White Matter

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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