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BIOTRONIK begins comparative study of ORSIRO stent with Abbott's XIENCE PRIME stent

BIOTRONIK announced today the start of an international study comparing the company's ORSIRO sirolimus-eluting coronary stent with Abbott Laboratory's XIENCE PRIME everolimus-eluting coronary stent. The first implantations in the study, called BIOFLOW-II, took place in Europe last week.

14 Jul 2011

Scientists discover new mechanism of drug resistance in hospital microbes

Hospitals struggle to prevent the infections that complicate treatment for cancer, joint replacement, heart surgery and other conditions. Hospital-acquired infections are often resistant to multiple antibiotics, leading to approximately 100,000 deaths and more than $30 billion in additional health care costs yearly.

14 Jul 2011

Orexo acquires Wagner Analysen Technik

Orexo AB has, through its subsidiary Kibion AB, acquired the German company Wagner Analysen Technik GmbH.

14 Jul 2011

New system for optimizing eyesight

With research and development assistance from the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) and seed funding from the Georgia Research Alliance (GRA), an Atlanta-based company is developing what it hopes will be the next-generation instrument for optimizing eyesight for the hundreds of millions of people who wear glasses or contacts - or who are candidates for corrective surgery.

14 Jul 2011

Treatment with estrogen dramatically lowers rates of stomach cancer in male mice

Several types of cancer, including stomach, liver and colon, are far more common in men than in women. Some scientists have theorized that differences in lifestyle, such as diet and smoking, may account for the discrepancy, but growing evidence suggests that the differences are rooted in basic biological differences between men and women.

14 Jul 2011

Accelrys releases Discovery Studio software for biotherapeutics research

Accelrys, Inc., a leading scientific enterprise R&D software and services company, today announced a new release of the Discovery Studio life sciences modeling and simulation software.

14 Jul 2011

Researchers capitalize on 'memories' of adult-derived stem cells for treatment of diabetes

Stem cells from early embryos can be coaxed into becoming a diverse array of specialized cells to revive and repair different areas of the body. Therapies based on these stem cells have long been contemplated for the treatment of diabetes, but have been held back by medical and ethical drawbacks.

14 Jul 2011

Cornell grants ChromaDex worldwide rights to novel manufacturing process for nicotinamide riboside

ChromaDex Corp. today announced that Cornell University has granted the natural products company ChromaDex exclusive worldwide rights to a novel manufacturing process for nicotinamide riboside (NR).

14 Jul 2011

New driving simulator for patient rehabilitation

Clemson University researchers, working with simulation technology company DriveSafety, have developed a new driving simulator designed for patient rehabilitation that now is being used at 11 Army, Navy and Veterans Affairs facilities. The program recently expanded to Europe with the addition of a driving simulator at Charit- Hospital in Berlin, Germany.

14 Jul 2011

PharmAthene demonstrates 36 month stability of rPA anthrax vaccine program candidate

PharmAthene, Inc. announced today that it has achieved an important program milestone in its recombinant protective antigen (rPA) anthrax vaccine program and demonstrated 36 month stability of its rPA drug product candidate previously produced at Avecia Biologics Laboratories in the United Kingdom. The stability data were prepared utilizing a variety of analytical methods and a well characterized mouse challenge potency assay.

14 Jul 2011

New Mayo Clinic social network for patients and caregivers

Mayo Clinic has launched a new online social network to connect its global community of patients and caregivers with others who share similar health interests. More than 1,000 members have joined in its first seven days of service.

14 Jul 2011

Adamis receives European patent for novel cell-based cancer vaccine technology

Adamis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, today announced the technology which constitutes the basis of a novel cell-based cancer vaccine, TeloB-VAX, was recently granted a patent in Europe.

14 Jul 2011

Wireless power system for ventricular assist devices holds promise

Mechanical pumps to give failing hearts a boost were originally developed as temporary measures for patients awaiting a heart transplant. But as the technology has improved, these ventricular assist devices commonly operate in patients for years, including in former vice-president Dick Cheney, whose implant this month celebrates its one-year anniversary.

13 Jul 2011

DEHCO, TCL launch health care LCD TV product

TCL picks DEHCO Commercial to distribute its line of LCD TVs to the health care industry. DEHCO Commercial has combined their HC20 technology with LCD TVs made by TCL.

13 Jul 2011

Kinexus introduces new KiNET-Antibody Microarray website

Kinexus Bioinformatics Corporation, a world-leader in molecular intelligence research, announced a major expansion in its KiNET DataBank for the study of cell communication systems with the launch of the KiNET-Antibody Microarray website.

13 Jul 2011

Study evaluates viewing distance and font size in smart phone users

Smart phone users reading text messages and internet pages hold their devices at a closer distance than they would for printed text—which may have important implications for prescribing vision correction, reports a study in the July issue of Optometry and Vision Science, official journal of the American Academy of Optometry.

13 Jul 2011

Enrollment complete in Boston Scientific's Adapt Monorail Carotid Stent System trial

Boston Scientific Corporation has completed patient enrollment in the ASTI post-market clinical follow-up study designed to evaluate its Adapt Monorail Carotid Stent System in combination with its FilterWire EZ Embolic Protection System for treatment of carotid artery disease in patients at high risk for carotid surgery.

13 Jul 2011

Source BioScience receives NHS approval for automated cervical cancer screening technology

Source BioScience (LSE: SBS), the international diagnostics and genetic analysis business, is pleased to announce that the National Health Service Cancer Screening Programmes (“NHSCSP”) has approved the use of the BD FocalPoint “No Further Review” technology for cervical cancer screening in the UK. This is the only automated cervical screening technology which has been approved.

13 Jul 2011

Sequana Medical's ALFApump System for liver cirrhosis receives CE Mark approval

Sequana Medical announced today that it has received CE Mark approval for the commercial sale of its ALFApump System.

13 Jul 2011

Researchers discover mechanism that can protect from aging processes

Humans are getting older and older, and the number of people with dementia is increasing. The factors controlling degeneration of the brain are still mostly unknown. However, researchers assume that factors such as stress, accumulation of toxic waste products as well as inflammation accelerate aging. But, vice versa, there are also mechanisms that can - like a bodyguard - protect the brain from degenerating, or repair defective structures.

13 Jul 2011

Technology News and Research

BIOTRONIK begins comparative study of ORSIRO stent with Abbott's XIENCE PRIME stent

Scientists discover new mechanism of drug resistance in hospital microbes

Orexo acquires Wagner Analysen Technik

New system for optimizing eyesight

Treatment with estrogen dramatically lowers rates of stomach cancer in male mice

Accelrys releases Discovery Studio software for biotherapeutics research

Researchers capitalize on 'memories' of adult-derived stem cells for treatment of diabetes

Cornell grants ChromaDex worldwide rights to novel manufacturing process for nicotinamide riboside

New driving simulator for patient rehabilitation

PharmAthene demonstrates 36 month stability of rPA anthrax vaccine program candidate

New Mayo Clinic social network for patients and caregivers

Adamis receives European patent for novel cell-based cancer vaccine technology

Wireless power system for ventricular assist devices holds promise

DEHCO, TCL launch health care LCD TV product

Kinexus introduces new KiNET-Antibody Microarray website

Study evaluates viewing distance and font size in smart phone users

Enrollment complete in Boston Scientific's Adapt Monorail Carotid Stent System trial

Source BioScience receives NHS approval for automated cervical cancer screening technology

Sequana Medical's ALFApump System for liver cirrhosis receives CE Mark approval

Researchers discover mechanism that can protect from aging processes

Advancing Neuroscience Research Through Collaboration and Patient-Centered Innovation

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How Omics Technologies Are Transforming Biological Research and Drug Discovery

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