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San Ramon dentist offers iTero digital system for patients

No more goop, gagging or discomfort! The Cadent iTero Digital Impression Solution is now offered by San Ramon dentist, Dr. Carol Jin.

25 Apr 2011

Molecular Templates to present preclinical data of ETB platform technology at 5th RNAi and miRNA World Congress

Molecular Templates, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of a new class of small biologic therapies called Engineered Toxin Bodies (ETB), announced today that it will present preclinical data in a poster presentation at the 5th Annual RNAi and miRNA World Congress in Boston, MA during April 26-27, 2011.

22 Apr 2011

HHS awards Eigen two grants from Qualifying Therapeutic Discovery Project

Eigen is the proud recipient of two grant awards from the Qualifying Therapeutic Discovery Project (QTDP) funded by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. QTDP tax credits are provided under section 48D of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC), enacted as part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-148).

22 Apr 2011

Creekridge Capital, Healthland partner to offer financing solutions for healthcare information system

Creekridge Capital LLC, a nationwide independent healthcare and technology vendor leasing company, has signed an agreement with Healthland, a healthcare information technology (HIT) vendor, to offer creative financing solutions under the private label name, Healthland Financing.

22 Apr 2011

Congressman Holt congratulates Vaxinnate for BARDA award to develop next generation of flu vaccines

U.S. Congressman Rush Holt (R-12th) visited the headquarters of VaxInnate Corporation today, where he congratulated the biotechnology company on having received a U.S. government contract to fund development of the next generation of flu vaccines and called for more technology investments to improve the health of all Americans.

22 Apr 2011

Digital Assent announces 100th customer of PatientPad self-service patient check-in and education solution

Just weeks after launching a national sales campaign, Digital Assent, provider of the award-winning PatientPad® self-service patient check-in and patient education solution, has signed its 100th PatientPad customer and expanded its point-of-care network to 15 states.

22 Apr 2011

State news: Calif. report faults screening of in-home care providers

Two of the state's largest private medical practices are in talks to merge into a giant doctor-run group that would care for nearly a million Massachusetts patients and significantly escalate the pace of health care consolidation throughout the state. Atrius Health, which runs the Harvard Vanguard system and four other doctors practices, is in advanced talks with Fallon Clinic, the Worcester-based medical group.

22 Apr 2011

Halfpenny adds 13 new clients for clinical data connectivity in first quarter 2011

Halfpenny Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of clinical data exchange solutions, today announced that during the first quarter of 2011, it has added 13 new clients to its growing customer list.

22 Apr 2011

United Water and NCPA embark on an effort to encourage safe disposal of unused medications

United Water and the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) announced a partnership today to encourage people throughout the United States to properly dispose of their unused or expired medications in an environmentally-friendly manner. A major part of the campaign will center around the NCPA's website dedicated to the program - www.DisposeMyMeds.org - that directs people to their local independent pharmacy where they can drop off their unused medications.

22 Apr 2011

HTX provides $248,750 financing to Baylis Medical for development of novel surgical device

HTX today announced it is providing $248,750 in financing to Baylis Medical Company, a developer of innovative cardiology, endovascular, pain management, and orthopaedic devices. HTX financing will support the final development of a novel surgical device, including research-based evidence, enabling worldwide regulatory submissions, sales and marketing of the device.

22 Apr 2011

Nanotechnology in sunscreens is safe, says Nanodermatology Society

The Nanodermatology Society (NDS), a physician-led organization dedicated to the scientific and medical aspects of nanotechnology and dermatology, released its first position statement on the safety of nanotechnology in sunscreens.

22 Apr 2011

Velos and Comaiba collaborate to provide healthcare risk and compliance management solutions

Velos, Inc., the trusted leader in clinical trial management systems for large academic medical centers and research institutions, today announced an initiative to provide solutions for customers in the areas of risk management and compliance monitoring in research, transplant medicine, and biospecimen management.

22 Apr 2011

Human placenta plays an active role in serotonin synthesis

Research at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California's Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute shows for the first time that the human placenta plays an active role in synthesizing serotonin, paving the way to new treatment strategies that could mitigate health impacts such as cardiovascular disease and mental illness.

22 Apr 2011

Researchers reveal how immune system distinguishes between beneficial and pathogenic organisms

The human gut is filled with 100 trillion symbiotic bacteria-ten times more microbial cells than our own cells-representing close to one thousand different species. "And yet, if you were to eat a piece of chicken with just a few Salmonella, your immune system would mount a potent inflammatory response," says Sarkis K. Mazmanian, assistant professor of biology at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech).

22 Apr 2011

Researchers discover new compound to fight against shingles

Researchers at the University of Georgia and Yale University have discovered a compound with the potential to be more effective than existing agents in treating the very painful blisters known as shingles-a condition that affects up to 30 percent of Americans, mostly elderly, and for which no specific treatment exists.

22 Apr 2011

Engineering researchers use carbon nanotubes to create synthetic brain

Engineering researchers the University of Southern California have made a significant breakthrough in the use of nanotechnologies for the construction of a synthetic brain. They have built a carbon nanotube synapse circuit whose behavior in tests reproduces the function of a neuron, the building block of the brain.

22 Apr 2011

Mindfulness meditation may enhance mental abilities

The positive effects of mindfulness meditation on pain and working memory may result from an improved ability to regulate a crucial brain wave called the alpha rhythm.

22 Apr 2011

Misonix enters new three year distribution agreement with Instrumentacion

Misonix, Inc., a medical device company that designs, manufactures, and markets innovative, therapeutic, ultrasonic products worldwide for wound debridement, spinal surgery, cosmetic surgery, neurosurgery, laparoscopic surgery, and other surgical and medical applications, has entered into a new, three year, exclusive distribution agreement with Instrumentacion, S.A. based in Bogota, Colombia.

22 Apr 2011

Endologix total revenue increases 28% to $18.5 million for first quarter 2011

Endologix, Inc., developer and marketer of innovative treatments for aortic disorders, today announced financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2011.

22 Apr 2011

UC Berkeley researchers form new Synthetic Biology Institute

An alliance of top researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, has formed the UC Berkeley Synthetic Biology Institute, advancing efforts to engineer cells and biological systems in ways that promise to transform technology in health and medicine, energy, the environment, new materials, and a host of other critical arenas.

22 Apr 2011

Technology News and Research

San Ramon dentist offers iTero digital system for patients

Molecular Templates to present preclinical data of ETB platform technology at 5th RNAi and miRNA World Congress

HHS awards Eigen two grants from Qualifying Therapeutic Discovery Project

Creekridge Capital, Healthland partner to offer financing solutions for healthcare information system

Congressman Holt congratulates Vaxinnate for BARDA award to develop next generation of flu vaccines

Digital Assent announces 100th customer of PatientPad self-service patient check-in and education solution

State news: Calif. report faults screening of in-home care providers

Halfpenny adds 13 new clients for clinical data connectivity in first quarter 2011

United Water and NCPA embark on an effort to encourage safe disposal of unused medications

HTX provides $248,750 financing to Baylis Medical for development of novel surgical device

Nanotechnology in sunscreens is safe, says Nanodermatology Society

Velos and Comaiba collaborate to provide healthcare risk and compliance management solutions

Human placenta plays an active role in serotonin synthesis

Researchers reveal how immune system distinguishes between beneficial and pathogenic organisms

Researchers discover new compound to fight against shingles

Engineering researchers use carbon nanotubes to create synthetic brain

Mindfulness meditation may enhance mental abilities

Misonix enters new three year distribution agreement with Instrumentacion

Endologix total revenue increases 28% to $18.5 million for first quarter 2011

UC Berkeley researchers form new Synthetic Biology Institute

Event guide: 4th Extra-Hepatic Lipid-Based Nanoparticles Delivery Summit eBook

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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