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Book examines impact of new racial science

In 2005, the Food and Drug Administration approved a drug called BiDil as a therapy for heart failure specifically for African-American patients, claiming in a press release that this was a step toward personalized medicine.

29 Jul 2011

New early warning system could avert bridge disasters

Millions of U.S. drivers cross faulty or obsolete bridges every day, highway statistics show, but it's too costly to fix all these spans or adequately monitor their safety, says a University of Maryland researcher who's developed a new, affordable early warning system.

29 Jul 2011

NIH selects Viamet's novel antifungal compound for inclusion in the TRND program

Viamet Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that one of its novel antifungal compounds has been selected for inclusion in the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) Therapeutics for Rare and Neglected Diseases (TRND) program.

29 Jul 2011

BTI's IPOXYN data on traumatic shock and ischemia to be presented at XIIIth MGH symposium

Boston Therapeutics, Inc., a public company registered with the SEC and a developer of diabetes therapeutics, announced today that experiments performed in the laboratory of Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) faculty member Warren M. Zapol, MD, Emeritus Anesthetist-in-Chief and Director of the MGH Anesthesia Center for Critical Care Research, on BTI's new oxygen carrier for traumatic shock and ischemia, IPOXYNTM, will be presented at the "XIII International Symposium on Blood Substitutes and Oxygen Therapeutics" to be held July 27th-29th at MGH.

29 Jul 2011

Scientist discovers novel way to convert human skin cells into neurons

A scientist at the Gladstone Institutes has discovered a novel way to convert human skin cells into brain cells, advancing medicine and human health by offering new hope for regenerative medicine and personalized drug discovery and development.

29 Jul 2011

LUMC recognized as one of the nation's Most Wired Hospitals and Health Systems

Loyola University Medical Center (LUMC) has been named one of the nation's Most Wired Hospitals and Health Systems, according to results of the 2011 Most Wired Survey and Benchmarking Study.

29 Jul 2011

Sorrento receives NIAID Phase I STTR grant to develop vaccines against C. difficile infection

Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc. announced today that it has received a Phase I Small Business Technology Transfer Research grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases of the National Institutes of Health.

29 Jul 2011

Roka Bioscience raises $20M in Series C equity financing

Roka Bioscience, Inc. announced today that it recently completed a Series C round of equity financing, raising $20 million in new capital.

29 Jul 2011

AccuVein announces $22.5M Series B financing

AccuVein Inc., a global leader in medical imaging technology and the creator of the AV300, the world's first hand-held, non-contact vein illumination device, announced today that it has secured $22.5 million in a Series B financing.

29 Jul 2011

GE's Innova imaging systems maintain quality at lower dose rates under live fluoroscopy

As the number of interventional procedures to diagnose and treat patients increases worldwide, and the procedures grow in complexity and length, exposure to radiation is a growing concern for both clinicians and patients.

28 Jul 2011

SMRT DNA sequencing technology reveals genetic profile of German E. coli bacteria

An international team of scientists has successfully employed single molecule, real-time DNA sequencing technology from Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. to provide valuable insights into the pathogenicity and evolutionary origins of the highly virulent bacterium responsible for the German E. coli outbreak.

28 Jul 2011

Many factors contribute to high caesarean section rate around the world

A wide range of clinical and non-clinical factors can affect whether women go on to have a vaginal delivery after having a caesarean, according to two major reviews published in the August issue of the Journal of Advanced Nursing.

28 Jul 2011

Engineers work to design prosthetic arm that allows amputees to feel what they touch

Engineering researchers at four U.S. universities are embarking on a four-year project to design a prosthetic arm that amputees can control directly with their brains and that will allow them to feel what they touch.

28 Jul 2011

Reprogrammed kidney cells could make transplants and dialysis things of the past

Approximately 60 million people across the globe have chronic kidney disease (CKD), and many will need dialysis or a transplant. Breakthrough research published in the Journal of the American Society Nephrology indicates that patients' own kidney cells can be gathered and reprogrammed.

28 Jul 2011

Ironwood licenses worldwide rights to Depomed's Acuform drug delivery technology

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Depomed, Inc. today announced that Ironwood has licensed worldwide rights to utilize Depomed's Acuform gastric retentive drug delivery technology for an Ironwood early stage development program, continuing Ironwood's efforts to augment its development pipeline beyond linaclotide.

28 Jul 2011

Study finds harmful haloacetic acids in the urine of pool workers, swimmers

The first scientific measurements in humans show that potentially harmful haloacetic acids (HAAs) appear in the urine of swimmers within 30 minutes after exposure to chlorinated water where HAAs form as a byproduct of that water disinfection method.

28 Jul 2011

Conference to discuss new discoveries in cognitive neuroscience research

New discoveries in the field of cognitive neuroscience hold great promise for improving current teaching methods. Yet there is a significant gap between such scientific discoveries and the application of this knowledge in the classroom.

28 Jul 2011

UM researchers unravel genomic code of German E. coli bacteria

A team led by University of Maryland School of Medicine Institute for Genome Sciences researchers has unraveled the genomic code of the E. coli bacteria that caused the ongoing deadly outbreak in Germany that began in May 2011.

28 Jul 2011

Dr. Reddy's, FUJIFILM sign MoU to enter partnership in the generic drugs business

FUJIFILM Corporation President and CEO, Shigetaka Komori and Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd. Vice-Chairman and CEO, G V Prasad today signed a Memorandum of Understanding to enter into an exclusive partnership in the generic drugs business for the Japanese market and to establish a joint venture in Japan.

28 Jul 2011

Noninvasive brain computer interface could turn thoughts into motion

"Brain cap" technology being developed at the University of Maryland allows users to turn their thoughts into motion. Associate Professor of Kinesiology José 'Pepe' L. Contreras-Vidal and his team have created a non-invasive, sensor-lined cap with neural interface software that soon could be used to control computers, robotic prosthetic limbs, motorized wheelchairs and even digital avatars.

28 Jul 2011

Technology News and Research

Book examines impact of new racial science

New early warning system could avert bridge disasters

NIH selects Viamet's novel antifungal compound for inclusion in the TRND program

BTI's IPOXYN data on traumatic shock and ischemia to be presented at XIIIth MGH symposium

Scientist discovers novel way to convert human skin cells into neurons

LUMC recognized as one of the nation's Most Wired Hospitals and Health Systems

Sorrento receives NIAID Phase I STTR grant to develop vaccines against C. difficile infection

Roka Bioscience raises $20M in Series C equity financing

AccuVein announces $22.5M Series B financing

GE's Innova imaging systems maintain quality at lower dose rates under live fluoroscopy

SMRT DNA sequencing technology reveals genetic profile of German E. coli bacteria

Many factors contribute to high caesarean section rate around the world

Engineers work to design prosthetic arm that allows amputees to feel what they touch

Reprogrammed kidney cells could make transplants and dialysis things of the past

Ironwood licenses worldwide rights to Depomed's Acuform drug delivery technology

Study finds harmful haloacetic acids in the urine of pool workers, swimmers

Conference to discuss new discoveries in cognitive neuroscience research

UM researchers unravel genomic code of German E. coli bacteria

Dr. Reddy's, FUJIFILM sign MoU to enter partnership in the generic drugs business

Noninvasive brain computer interface could turn thoughts into motion

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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