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Research: Certain brain region may play a key role in gambling behavior

When a group of gamblers gather around a roulette table, individual players are likely to have different reasons for betting on certain numbers. Some may play a "lucky" number that has given them positive results in the past-a strategy called reinforcement learning.

6 May 2011

Ben-Gurion U. researcher receives Gates Foundation grant to develop fast, low-cost malaria device

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev researcher Alberto Bilenca, Ph.D., has been awarded a prestigious grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to develop the a fast, low-cost device to accuracy diagnose malaria without the need for blood collection in field settings.

6 May 2011

U.S. Army and VA team up to provide simulation-based training for medical staff

The Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of the Army are working together to provide cutting-edge simulation-based training for medical staff to enhance the quality of patient care at VA medical facilities across the Nation.

6 May 2011

Man with no pulse for 96 minutes makes complete recovery

By all counts, the 54-year-old man who collapsed on a recent winter night in rural Minnesota would likely have died. He'd suffered a heart attack, and even though he was given continuous CPR and a series of shocks with a defibrillator, the man was without a pulse for 96 minutes.

6 May 2011

AdvanSource Biomaterials enters multi-year supply agreement with global coated medical devices company

AdvanSource Biomaterials Corporation, a leading developer of advanced polymer materials for a broad range of medical devices, today announced it has entered into a multi-year supply agreement with an international medical diagnostics device company engaged in the business of developing medical device coatings and developing, manufacturing and selling coated medical devices.

6 May 2011

Redfox, Microsoft and Elsevier introduce new e-learning netbook for nurses

Elsevier, Redfox Technologies and Microsoft today announced the launch of the iCitizen Nursing Skills Netbook, an integrated and affordable e-learning netbook for nurses and nursing students in The Philippines.

6 May 2011

Pacira to present EXPAREL data in postsurgical pain at two medical meetings

Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc., an emerging specialty pharmaceutical company, today announced that clinical and preclinical data highlighting the safety and efficacy of EXPAREL™ will be presented at two medical meetings.

6 May 2011

LRMC selects Allscripts as health information technology partner

Lakeway Regional Medical Center, a new physician/patient-focused acute care hospital in suburban Austin, has selected Allscripts as its health information technology partner to create a world-class care delivery infrastructure.

6 May 2011

FDA approves Medtronic's two new dual-electrode leads for cardiac resynchronization therapy devices

Medtronic, Inc. today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval and launch of the Attain Ability Plus and the Attain Ability Straight left-heart leads for use with cardiac resynchronization therapy devices in treating heart failure patients.

From Medtronic 6 May 2011

Viewpoints: Gov. Daniels's reversal?; IPAB's Medicare fix; Texas Medicaid cuts

Centrist Republicans loved it when began urging the party to keep its eye on the deficit-reduction prize and stop obsessing about social issues. ... He then went home and announced that he would sign a bill to strip Planned Parenthood of Medicaid financing. ... Daniels's moderate fans thought abortion was precisely the issue he was calling on Republicans to set aside. Right now, the new Republican majority in the House of Representatives can barely talk about anything else.

6 May 2011

Quest Diagnostics' Simplexa C. difficile test is now available in Europe

Quest Diagnostics Incorporated, the world's leading provider of diagnostic testing, information and services, today announced the availability in Europe of the Simplexa C. difficile Universal Direct test on the 3M Integrated Cycler.

From Quest Diagnostics 6 May 2011

Caldera's Desara Mini implant for Stress Urinary Incontinence receives CE Mark certification

Caldera Medical today announced that it has achieved CE Mark certification for its Desara Mini implant, an extension of its popular Desara brand for the treatment of Stress Urinary Incontinence.

6 May 2011

Bayer MaterialScience LLC’s polycarbonate gives innovative sinus therapy device strength and striking color

Anyone suffering from colds, flu, sinusitis, allergies, croup and chronic dryness knows the soothing power of warm vapor. Vapore, Inc. has brought a new dimension to this relief with its innovative, over-the-counter (OTC) sinus therapy device, MyPurMist™.

5 May 2011

How to choose a microarray service provider

Oxford Gene Technology (OGT), provider of innovative clinical genetics and diagnostic solutions to advance molecular medicine, has recently published a whitepaper entitled “10 essential questions to ask your microarray service provider”.

From Oxford Gene Technology 5 May 2011

Fluidigm ships over 1 billion microscopic NanoFlex valves

Fluidigm today announced that its Singapore factory has manufactured and shipped more than 1 billion microscopic NanoFlex™ valves. Each NanoFlex valve is so small that it takes 10 to span the width of a human hair.

5 May 2011

PhotoMedex introduces DNA Damage Control sunscreens

PhotoMedex, Inc. a leading supplier of advanced, clinical skincare and medical laser products, today introduced DNA Damage Control, the breakthrough treatment sunscreens that feature advanced photoprotection with DNA repair technology.

5 May 2011

Biosense Webster enters new agreement with Stereotaxis to deploy Odyssey products

Stereotaxis, Inc. announced today that it has entered into a new strategic collaboration with Biosense Webster, Inc. related to Stereotaxis' rapidly growing Odyssey Solutions.

5 May 2011

The Miami Project, InVivo Therapeutics collaborate to develop novel spinal cord injury treatments

InVivo Therapeutics, a company focused on the development of groundbreaking technologies for the treatment of spinal cord injuries, and The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine's Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, the world's most comprehensive spinal cord injury research center, today announced a strategic research collaboration for the development of novel SCI treatments.

5 May 2011

Anacor first quarter revenues increase to $2.2 million

Anacor Pharmaceuticals reviewed today its first quarter accomplishments and reported financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2011.

5 May 2011

Study demonstrates value of MicroPulse technology for diabetic macular edema treatment

IRIDEX Corporation today announced that leading clinicians have performed and published the results of a new study that compares the benefits of MicroPulse photocoagulation technology, similar to that used in the new generation IRIDEX lasers, over the standard-of-care protocol for the treatment of eyes with diabetic macular edema.

5 May 2011

Technology News and Research

Research: Certain brain region may play a key role in gambling behavior

Ben-Gurion U. researcher receives Gates Foundation grant to develop fast, low-cost malaria device

U.S. Army and VA team up to provide simulation-based training for medical staff

Man with no pulse for 96 minutes makes complete recovery

AdvanSource Biomaterials enters multi-year supply agreement with global coated medical devices company

Redfox, Microsoft and Elsevier introduce new e-learning netbook for nurses

Pacira to present EXPAREL data in postsurgical pain at two medical meetings

LRMC selects Allscripts as health information technology partner

FDA approves Medtronic's two new dual-electrode leads for cardiac resynchronization therapy devices

Viewpoints: Gov. Daniels's reversal?; IPAB's Medicare fix; Texas Medicaid cuts

Quest Diagnostics' Simplexa C. difficile test is now available in Europe

Caldera's Desara Mini implant for Stress Urinary Incontinence receives CE Mark certification

Bayer MaterialScience LLC’s polycarbonate gives innovative sinus therapy device strength and striking color

How to choose a microarray service provider

Fluidigm ships over 1 billion microscopic NanoFlex valves

PhotoMedex introduces DNA Damage Control sunscreens

Biosense Webster enters new agreement with Stereotaxis to deploy Odyssey products

The Miami Project, InVivo Therapeutics collaborate to develop novel spinal cord injury treatments

Anacor first quarter revenues increase to $2.2 million

Study demonstrates value of MicroPulse technology for diabetic macular edema treatment

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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