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CPhI South America 2014 to be held in São Paulo from 5 to 7 August 2014

Leading events organizer UBM Live announces that CPhI South America is returning for the seventh year to São Paulo, Brazil from 5th to 7th August 2014.

26 Jul 2014

Research aims to find out what motivates 5km race participants

5.2 million US citizens participated in 5km races in 2011 and 12,500 5km events were held in the US during the same time period. New research in Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure and Events aims to find out what motivates 5km race participants and outline how race organisers can use the findings to their advantage when planning events.

26 Jul 2014

Acsis addresses current and future needs for global supply network

Acsis Inc., the market leader for supply chain visibility, brand protection and serialization solutions, has recently posted an article, "Future of Running Your Business" that addresses current and future needs for companies' extended supply chain, and explains how solutions for the old supply chain model no longer work today.

26 Jul 2014

Protein once seen as promising anti-cancer compound helps to stabilize neural circuits

Researchers at UC San Francisco (UCSF) have discovered that endostatin, a protein that once aroused intense interest as a possible cancer treatment, plays a key role in the stable functioning of the nervous system.

25 Jul 2014

Highlights: Calif. nurse union in contract fight; personhood measure in Colo.; Md. transgender coverage

But this is no church service, and nurses are not here to worship. The California Nurses Association is rousing its troops for battle. California's powerful nurses' union will begin bargaining next week with Kaiser Permanente on a new four-year contract for nurses at its Northern California hospitals. (Kaiser Health News is not affiliated with Kaiser Permanente.) Kaiser operates the largest hospital system in the state, by number of hospitals and number of hospital beds, and is the eighth largest health system in the country (Dembosky, 7/22).

24 Jul 2014

Dynamic nuclear polarization: an interview with Professor Robert Griffin, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

DNP, or dynamic nuclear polarization, is an NMR technique which transfers polarization from the electron spins onto the nuclear spins, using constant microwave irradiation to enable the transfer.

From Bruker BioSpin Division 24 Jul 2014

Marketplace confronts confusion in face of conflicting rulings

News outlets report that providers and insurers worry the two appellate court decisions could undermine the stability of the newly expanded health insurance markets. Meanwhile, governors in those states that opted not to set up their own marketplaces may face pressure if consumers who used healthcare.gov to shop for coverage lose their subsidies.

24 Jul 2014

Research: Sleep deprivation can cause false memories

Not getting enough sleep may increase the likelihood of forming false memories, according to research published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science.

24 Jul 2014

First Edition: July 23, 2014

Today's headlines include coverage and analysis of yesterday's conflicting legal decisions regarding the health law.

23 Jul 2014

Help wanted: CMS begins search for HealthCare.gov contractor

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released an 84-page solicitation this week seeking a company to oversee the operations of the troubled health exchange website.

19 Jul 2014

Researchers receive $2.098 million grant to study recovery of language after stroke

An interdisciplinary group of researchers at the University of Arizona has been awarded a $2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study language abilities in patients recovering from a stroke.

18 Jul 2014

Findings fuel idea that processes of active movement and sensory processing are connected

A new study by researchers at the University of Oregon published today in the journal Neuron describes a brainstem circuit in mice that may help explain how active movement impacts the way the brain processes sensory information.

17 Jul 2014

EHR algorithms can successfully identify patients with undiagnosed hypertension

A new study authored by Northwestern Medicine- researchers found that reviewing electronic health records (EHRs) using algorithms can successfully identify patients with previously undiagnosed hypertension, or high blood pressure, with a high rate of accuracy.

17 Jul 2014

Survey: More than 10 million people received health law assistance from health law 'assisters'

According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, about 28,000 assisters nationwide were involved in helping as consumers explore their new health insurance options under the ACA.

16 Jul 2014

Some doctors refuse to see Obamacare enrollees

Subscribers are running into closed doors from some doctors listed in their plans' networks, reports The Miami Herald. Meanwhile, Connecticut advocates express concern about how a proposed overhaul of the state's health care system could change Medicaid, and in Washington state, providers scramble to keep up with demand.

15 Jul 2014

National Medicaid enrollment nears 7 million

The Obama administration released new enrollment figures showing 56 percent of those on the program are children. Meanwhile, Tennessee faces a deadline today for a plan to fix enrollment problems.

14 Jul 2014

Mass. fix to insurance website passes preliminary test

New software for the health exchange has passed its initial testing and officials say they are cautiously optimistic that the state can run its own marketplace when enrollment begins in the fall. Also, Modern Healthcare examines where small business exchanges stand.

14 Jul 2014

Running News and Research

CPhI South America 2014 to be held in São Paulo from 5 to 7 August 2014

Research aims to find out what motivates 5km race participants

Acsis addresses current and future needs for global supply network

Protein once seen as promising anti-cancer compound helps to stabilize neural circuits

Highlights: Calif. nurse union in contract fight; personhood measure in Colo.; Md. transgender coverage

Dynamic nuclear polarization: an interview with Professor Robert Griffin, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Marketplace confronts confusion in face of conflicting rulings

Research: Sleep deprivation can cause false memories

First Edition: July 23, 2014

Help wanted: CMS begins search for HealthCare.gov contractor

Researchers receive $2.098 million grant to study recovery of language after stroke

Findings fuel idea that processes of active movement and sensory processing are connected

EHR algorithms can successfully identify patients with undiagnosed hypertension

Survey: More than 10 million people received health law assistance from health law 'assisters'

Some doctors refuse to see Obamacare enrollees

National Medicaid enrollment nears 7 million

Mass. fix to insurance website passes preliminary test

High intensity exercise significantly reduces risk of death in older women

First Edition: July 11, 2014

Breg launches FreeRunner knee brace for runners suffering from patellofemoral pain syndrome

Industry Focus eBook - Neurology/Neuroscience - 2nd edition eBook

Advancing Neuroscience Research Through Collaboration and Patient-Centered Innovation

The impact of vibration on microscopy

How Omics Technologies Are Transforming Biological Research and Drug Discovery

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