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First urinary metabolomic investigation in gastric cancer using gas chromatography/mass spectrometry

Metabolomics is a post-genomic research field for analysis of low molecular weight compounds in biological systems, and its approaches offer an analysis of metabolite level changes in biological samples. Recently, metabolomic method has shown great potentials in identifying the new diagnostic markers and therapeutic targets for cancers. However, metabolomic studies on cancer metastasis remain scarce.

9 Mar 2011

Trade name ‘The Stem Cell Group’ registered for Celulas Genetica

Emerging Healthcare Solutions, Inc. announced today that it registered a trade name, "The Stem Cell Group," for use in marketing and branding its subsidiary company, Celulas Genetica.

9 Mar 2011

U-M's North Campus Research Complex gets first lab-based scientists

The first laboratory-based researchers have moved into the University of Michigan's North Campus Research Complex (NCRC), bringing with them cutting-edge research that uses stem cells to create new heart muscle and focuses on the crucial squeezing action of the heart.

9 Mar 2011

SMArt platform to support flexible health IT environment, promote innovation

Through a grant from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, researchers at Children's Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School have developed a first-of-its kind platform architecture to support a flexible health information technology environment and promote innovation.

9 Mar 2011

Also in global health news: Rights abuses in Myanmar; Indian malnutrition; Mali Global Fund grant; shift in USAID's programs in Afghanistan; Gates Foundation grant for vaccines

Human Rights Abuses Impacting Health Situation In Parts Of Myanmar, Study Says.

9 Mar 2011

BMGP receives BIOTECH Development Partners offer to commercialize optical biosensor

Biomagnetics Diagnostics Corp., a developer of revolutionary diagnostic systems and technology for HIV, hepatitis, tuberculosis and malaria detection, and other innovative technologies, today announced it has received an offer for funding from a biotech-oriented investment group called BIOTECH Development Partners, LLC.

9 Mar 2011

Autoimmune response mediated by T lymphocytes may play vital role in pathogenesis of biliary atresia

Biliary atresia (BA) is an inflammatory obliterative cholangiopathy with unknown etiology, leading to progressive fibrosis and cirrhosis. Microarray technology, emerged as an indispensable research tool for gene expression profiling, has been used to study the mechanism underlying BA, and allows the simultaneous analysis of thousands of transcripts within a single experiment.

9 Mar 2011

Pulse Health's Revelar device helps minimize free radical damage

Pulse Health announces Revelar the first non-invasive device to help healthcare professionals and their patients measure aldehydes and help minimize free radical damage. Revelar is breakthrough breath technology that accurately detects and measures the presence of aldehydes, which are indicators of free radical damage in the body.

9 Mar 2011

Next Generation Identification System to process fingerprint transactions more effectively

New technology designed to revolutionize law enforcement's ability to process fingerprints has reached its initial operating capability, the FBI announced today.

9 Mar 2011

USPTO grants new patent to Intellect's Alzheimer's vaccine

Intellect Neurosciences, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company with an internal preclinical and clinical-stage pipeline and licenses with major pharmaceutical companies covering products in late-stage clinical trials, announced today that it has received a new patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office in relation to the Company's RECALL-VAXTM technology platform.

9 Mar 2011

Text messaging effectively intervenes during smoking urges

A pair of related studies on smoking cessation by researchers at the University of Oregon and other institutions have isolated the brain regions most active in controlling urges to smoke and demonstrated the effectiveness of text-messaging to measure and intervene in those urges.

9 Mar 2011

Study: Americans experience higher rates of chronic disease than their English counterparts

Researchers announced today in the American Journal of Epidemiology that despite the high level of spending on healthcare in the United States compared to England, Americans experience higher rates of chronic disease and markers of disease than their English counterparts at all ages.

9 Mar 2011

Belly laugh best for venous leg ulcers

Forget technology. The best prescription for patients with venous leg ulcers is good quality nursing care - and the occasional belly laugh!

9 Mar 2011

Smart technology for healthy longevity

A national policy is required for the research, demonstration, commercialisation and wide-scale deployment of smart technology for ageing-in-place to ensure: a healthy, safe, secure and fulfilling future for the increasing aged population in Australia by enabling them to remain at home longer, by easing the strain on the national healthcare system and providing cost effective solutions to meet the needs of the growing number of elderly Australians.

9 Mar 2011

UCLA, Fibrocell Science enter scientific collaboration to advance cell therapy

Fibrocell Science, Inc., a biotechnology company focused on the development of autologous cell therapies for aesthetic, medical and scientific applications, announced today that it has entered into a scientific collaboration with University of California, Los Angeles to research the conversion of dermal fibroblasts into pure functional human cell types that may have greater regenerative capacity.

9 Mar 2011

EHR? Not so fast - Patients express security concerns

CDW Healthcare, part of the public sector subsidiary of CDW LLC, today announced the results of a national survey on patient perceptions of electronic health records (EHRs) and the security of personal health information (PHI). The report, “Elevated Heart Rates: EHR and IT Security,” found that while patients trust their doctors to protect their information, 49 percent believe that EHRs will have a negative impact on the privacy of their PHI and health data.

8 Mar 2011

Patrys succeeds in obtaining commercial yields for its anti-cancer antibody therapeutic

Patrys Limited (ASX: PAB), which is developing a new class of antibody molecules for the treatment of cancer, is pleased to announce success in obtaining commercial production yields for natural human antibody PAT-SC1, facilitating the advancement of this promising product toward a second human clinical trial for the treatment of cancer.

8 Mar 2011

Henry Schein MicroMD EMR Version 7.5 attains ONC-ATCB Complete EHR certification status

Henry Schein MicroMD, a provider of proven and cost-effective practice management and electronic medical records systems, announced today that its MicroMD EMR Version 7.5 achieved ONC-ATCB 2011/2012 Complete EHR Certification, and can help health care providers using Electronic Health Record technology meet the requirements needed to receive financial incentives earmarked under President Obama's American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

8 Mar 2011

CNIT fourth quarter revenues increase 94.1% to US$61.22 million

Information Technology, Inc., a leading total solutions provider of geographic information systems, digital public security technology and digital hospital information systems in China, today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2010.

8 Mar 2011

Neoprobe reports positive feedback from FDA for RIGScan development

Neoprobe Corporation, a diversified developer of innovative oncology surgical and diagnostic products, today announced that it has completed a successful pre-IND meeting with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on the development of RIGScan CR, the Company's proprietary radiopharmaceutical for the detection of colorectal cancer tumors.

8 Mar 2011

Technology News and Research

First urinary metabolomic investigation in gastric cancer using gas chromatography/mass spectrometry

Trade name ‘The Stem Cell Group’ registered for Celulas Genetica

U-M's North Campus Research Complex gets first lab-based scientists

SMArt platform to support flexible health IT environment, promote innovation

Also in global health news: Rights abuses in Myanmar; Indian malnutrition; Mali Global Fund grant; shift in USAID's programs in Afghanistan; Gates Foundation grant for vaccines

BMGP receives BIOTECH Development Partners offer to commercialize optical biosensor

Autoimmune response mediated by T lymphocytes may play vital role in pathogenesis of biliary atresia

Pulse Health's Revelar device helps minimize free radical damage

Next Generation Identification System to process fingerprint transactions more effectively

USPTO grants new patent to Intellect's Alzheimer's vaccine

Text messaging effectively intervenes during smoking urges

Study: Americans experience higher rates of chronic disease than their English counterparts

Belly laugh best for venous leg ulcers

Smart technology for healthy longevity

UCLA, Fibrocell Science enter scientific collaboration to advance cell therapy

EHR? Not so fast - Patients express security concerns

Patrys succeeds in obtaining commercial yields for its anti-cancer antibody therapeutic

Henry Schein MicroMD EMR Version 7.5 attains ONC-ATCB Complete EHR certification status

CNIT fourth quarter revenues increase 94.1% to US$61.22 million

Neoprobe reports positive feedback from FDA for RIGScan development

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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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