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Robot-assisted surgery improves outcomes in uterine, endometrial, and cervical cancer patients

Robot-assisted surgery dramatically improves outcomes in patients with uterine, endometrial, and cervical cancer, said researchers at the Jewish General Hospital's Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research in Montreal. Moreover, because of fewer post-operative complications and shorter hospital stays, robotic procedures also cost less.

13 Jan 2011

DNAVision purchases 4 of Life Technologies' NGS platforms

DNAVision, one of European leading genetic analysis service providers, is pleased to announce the purchase of four next-generation sequencing platforms from Life Technologies, including two latest 5500xl SOLiD™ Systems.

13 Jan 2011

NIH awards VistaGen and NuPotential $500,000 grant to advance iPS stem cell technology

VistaGen Therapeutics, Inc. and NuPotential, Inc. today announced that the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded to the companies a grant of approximately $500,000 to accelerate development of novel and safer approaches to generate patient-specific induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells for regenerative medicine, drug discovery and drug rescue.

13 Jan 2011

Marshfield Clinic, Physicians Practice join forces to enhance patient care

Physicians Practice and Marshfield Clinic have joined forces to help provide area physicians, other providers, and their staff more time to devote to patient care. This new partnership is a unique program designed to help doctors in Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan better handle the cumbersome and time-consuming issues of managing a busy practice.

13 Jan 2011

The neuroscience of musical chills

Scientists have found that the pleasurable experience of listening to music releases dopamine, a neurotransmitter in the brain important for more tangible pleasures associated with rewards such as food, drugs and sex. The new study from The Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital - The Neuro at McGill University also reveals that even the anticipation of pleasurable music induces dopamine release [as is the case with food, drug, and sex cues].

13 Jan 2011

Medical breakthrough: Surgeons use stem cells from patient's fat for cosmetic procedure

We've all heard stories about medical breakthroughs involving stem cells in recent years. But stem cells and cosmetic surgery? "We've learned that your own fat is a great source for stem cells," says Dr. Mark Berman, MD, President of the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery. "With our current technology, we can harvest fat and actually separate the stem cells."

13 Jan 2011

TKM-PLK1 drug may offer hope for patients with advanced solid tumor cancers

A new investigational drug designed to stop cancer cells from reproducing may offer hope for patients with advanced solid tumor cancers. Clinical trials of TKM-PLK1 for qualified patients are now open at the Virginia G. Piper Cancer Center at Scottsdale Healthcare.

13 Jan 2011

UCLA imaging system could help reveal 'miscommunications' in autism, schizophrenia

Some disorders of the brain are obvious - the massive death of brain cells after a stroke, the explosion in the growth of cells that marks a tumor. Other disorders, such as autism, schizophrenia and mental retardation show no physical signs of damage and are believed to be caused by problems in how brain cells communicate with one another.

13 Jan 2011

Exposure to 'thirdhand smoke' poses additional health risks

Scientists are reporting that so-called "thirdhand smoke" - the invisible remains of cigarette smoke that deposits on carpeting, clothing, furniture and other surfaces - may be even more of a health hazard than previously believed. The study, published in ACS' journal, Environmental Science & Technology, extends the known health risks of tobacco among people who do not smoke but encounter the smoke exhaled by smokers or released by smoldering cigarette butts.

13 Jan 2011

FDA accepts to review Fibrocell Science's azficel-T drug

Fibrocell Science, a biotechnology company focused on the development of autologous cell therapies for aesthetic, medical and scientific applications, announced today that the U.S. Food & Drug Administration has accepted for review the Company's complete response submission for azficel-T, proposed brand name laViv, for the treatment of moderate to severe nasolabial folds and wrinkles.

12 Jan 2011

ZOLL announces successful conclusion of Circulation Improving Resuscitation Care trial

ZOLL Medical Corporation, a manufacturer of medical devices and related software solutions, announced today the successful conclusion of the ZOLL-sponsored CIRC trial. The trial's Data Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) closed enrollment when an analysis of the data showed the load-distributing band (AutoPulse® Non-invasive Cardiac Support Pump) to be equivalent to manual chest compressions.

12 Jan 2011

University of Minnesota places order for Bruker's ultra-high field NMR spectrometers

Bruker announces an order valued at over $7.5 million from the University of Minnesota for its new Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) laboratory, including ultra-high field Avance™ III 900 and Avance™ III 850 NMR spectrometers. The systems will be installed in the newly constructed and greatly expanded NMR Facility at the University of Minnesota.

12 Jan 2011

Exiqon launches 2nd generation of miRCURY LNA microRNA Inhibitor libraries for genome-wide screening

Exiqon A/S, a leading supplier of high-value gene expression analysis products, today announced the launch of the 2nd generation of miRCURY LNA microRNA Inhibitor libraries for genome-wide screening of microRNA function in human and mouse. Several libraries have already been shipped to the first customers.

12 Jan 2011

Endosense initiates enrollment in TactiCath Contact Force Ablation Catheter Study for Atrial Fibrillation

Endosense, a medical technology company focused on improving the efficacy, safety and accessibility of catheter ablation for the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias, has announced first patient enrollment in the TOCCASTAR (TactiCath Contact Force Ablation Catheter Study for Atrial Fibrillation) clinical study at Na Homolce Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic, by study investigator Petr Neuzil, M.D.

12 Jan 2011

HP awarded $30 million contract to create Texas Medicaid health information exchange

HP today announced a 52-month services agreement with the Texas Health and Human Services Commission to create a statewide Medicaid health information exchange.

12 Jan 2011

Affymetrix enters distribution agreement with Fisher Scientific for GeneAtlas System

Affymetrix, Inc. today announced that it has signed a distribution agreement with Fisher Scientific, Inc., part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, to distribute the GeneAtlas™ System and its related consumables through the Fisher Scientific channel throughout the United States and Canada.

From Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 12 Jan 2011

Stem cell therapy enters anti-aging industry

While many scientists may state that stem cells are the key to longer and healthier lives, some are not waiting on the technology for that and are using it in the anti-aging industry to bring unmatched results in wrinkle removal. The ant-wrinkle and skin cream industry has been in a state of remission as far as advancements in the industry for decades.

12 Jan 2011

Inova enters merger agreement with Vertical*i

Vertical*i, and Inova SA today announced they have entered into a merger agreement effective December 6, 2010. The combined company will be known as Inova Software Inc, in North America and Inova Software, SA in Europe.

12 Jan 2011

Taking the Pulse Europe study provides data on physician behaviors, preferences with pharmaceutical companies

Pharmaceutical and healthcare market research company Manhattan Research releases its latest Taking the Pulse Europe study, which explores how physicians in Germany, Spain, France, Italy, and the United Kingdom use the Internet and technology for their practices and professional purposes.

12 Jan 2011

Peakdale receives CIR accreditation from French Ministry of Higher Education and Research

Peakdale Molecular, a leading discovery and research services company, announced today that it has received the CIR accreditation from the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research.

12 Jan 2011

Technology News and Research

Robot-assisted surgery improves outcomes in uterine, endometrial, and cervical cancer patients

DNAVision purchases 4 of Life Technologies' NGS platforms

NIH awards VistaGen and NuPotential $500,000 grant to advance iPS stem cell technology

Marshfield Clinic, Physicians Practice join forces to enhance patient care

The neuroscience of musical chills

Medical breakthrough: Surgeons use stem cells from patient's fat for cosmetic procedure

TKM-PLK1 drug may offer hope for patients with advanced solid tumor cancers

UCLA imaging system could help reveal 'miscommunications' in autism, schizophrenia

Exposure to 'thirdhand smoke' poses additional health risks

FDA accepts to review Fibrocell Science's azficel-T drug

ZOLL announces successful conclusion of Circulation Improving Resuscitation Care trial

University of Minnesota places order for Bruker's ultra-high field NMR spectrometers

Exiqon launches 2nd generation of miRCURY LNA microRNA Inhibitor libraries for genome-wide screening

Endosense initiates enrollment in TactiCath Contact Force Ablation Catheter Study for Atrial Fibrillation

HP awarded $30 million contract to create Texas Medicaid health information exchange

Affymetrix enters distribution agreement with Fisher Scientific for GeneAtlas System

Stem cell therapy enters anti-aging industry

Inova enters merger agreement with Vertical*i

Taking the Pulse Europe study provides data on physician behaviors, preferences with pharmaceutical companies

Peakdale receives CIR accreditation from French Ministry of Higher Education and Research

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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