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Findings may lead to new tools in understanding human cognitive development, neuropsychiatric disorders

How genes affect intelligence is complicated. Multiple genes, many yet unknown, are thought to interact among themselves and with environmental factors to influence the diverse abilities involved in intelligence.

12 Aug 2014

$New tool could help reduce number of future potentially fatal hip fractures$

New tool could help reduce number of future potentially fatal hip fractures

A new tool is being developed by experts in Manchester which automatically searches medical images for early signs of osteoporosis in the spine by identifying fractures there and could help reduce the number of future potentially fatal hip fractures.

From The University of Manchester 12 Aug 2014

Exchange news: Oracle sues Ore. for $23M; Mass. sticks with state-run website

Oracle Corp., the primary developer behind Oregon's dysfunctional health insurance website, sued Cover Oregon and accused Gov. John Kitzhaber of conducting a "smear campaign" against the company. Meanwhile, Massachusetts officials decided to replace that state's failed exchange with another from a private company, rather than shifting to the federal marketplace.

12 Aug 2014

Mindray net revenues increase 8.9% to $334.5 million in Q2 2014

Mindray Medical International Limited, a leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of medical devices worldwide, announced today its selected unaudited financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2014.

From Mindray 12 Aug 2014

GenoSpace completes financing deal with Thomson Reuters

GenoSpace, a precision medicine software company that has developed a comprehensive suite of tools to enable the broad use of genomic data in research and clinical care, today announced that it completed a financing deal with Thomson Reuters, the world leader in providing intelligent information for businesses and professionals.

12 Aug 2014

HRIC selects Softheon MC2 to integrate plan offerings for individuals and SHOP plans to FFM

Softheon, Inc., a proven leader in health insurance marketplace integration and business operation, announced today that Health Republic Insurance Company has chosen the Marketplace Connector Cloud (MC2) as their software platform that will integrate and transition its comprehensive plan offerings for individuals and SHOP plans, both on and off Exchange, to the Federally Facilitated Marketplace.

12 Aug 2014

MCMC announces sale of MCRS program business to PCM

MCMC LLC is pleased to announce the strategic sale of its Managed Care Risk Services program business to Patriot Care Management, Inc., an affiliate of Patriot National Insurance Group.

11 Aug 2014

ResMed releases new forward-thinking connected care solution for SDB treatment

ResMed today announced Air Solutions, a new forward-thinking connected care solution for treating sleep-disordered breathing that can benefit all stakeholders in the care continuum. The ResMed Air Solutions platform has data-driven components that span from diagnosis to treatment, compliance management and patient engagement.

From ResMed Corp 11 Aug 2014

Nearly 40% of women who earn engineering degrees quit profession or never enter the field

Nearly 40 percent of women who earn engineering degrees quit the profession or never enter the field, and for those who leave, poor workplace climates and mistreatment by managers and co-workers are common reasons, according to research presented at the American Psychological Association's 122nd Annual Convention.

11 Aug 2014

New digital x-ray imaging delivers results in 5 seconds

Wanting to replace the medical equipment for taking X-rays, the Mexican Society of Radiology (CMR) created a system of digital x-ray imaging, which replaces the traditional plaque by a solid detector, which delivers results in five seconds. Analog equipment take six minutes to develop the traditional film.

8 Aug 2014

Advion introduces high performance liquid chromatography to complement its CMS

Advion, Inc., a leading systems and consumables developer for the life sciences industry, introduces an affordable high performance liquid chromatography system to complement its line of expression compact mass spectrometers (CMS). Introduced in 2012, the CMS has been met with glowing reviews from the global synthetic organic chemistry market. With hundreds of CMS purchased and installed, this latest introduction offers a complete solution for those needing separation capabilities at an affordable price.

From Advion 7 Aug 2014

First MinuteClinic walk-in medical clinics in Nebraska

The first MinuteClinic walk-in medical clinics in Nebraska are opening this week inside select CVS/pharmacy stores. Two clinics opened yesterday in Lincoln and one is opening today in Omaha. A third clinic in Lincoln and three more clinics in the Omaha area will open later this month.

7 Aug 2014

Children's National Health System completes deployment of MedAptus' Pro and Tech solutions

MedAptus today announced that Children's National Health System has completed deployment of the company's Pro and Tech solutions across its numerous outpatient care locations.

6 Aug 2014

Comprehensive database collecting information about microRNAs, multiMiR

Your genes are blueprints for proteins, and molecules called microRNA can help to determine how often these genetic blueprints are manufactured into proteins. Researchers often ask what microRNA regulates a gene related to disease.

6 Aug 2014

Graphene droplets open up possibilities for use in drug delivery and disease detection

A chance discovery about the 'wonder material' graphene - already exciting scientists because of its potential uses in electronics, energy storage and energy generation - takes it a step closer to being used in medicine and human health.

6 Aug 2014

iMedicor announces launch of cloud-based EHR software system for dentists

iMedicor, Inc. announced today, the launch of its second cloud-based software product one week following the launch of iCoreMD. iCoreDental is a fully customizable, cloud-based, Electronic Heath Record (EHR) system for dentists.

5 Aug 2014

Researchers study effect of alcohol on neural activity using fruit flies

Seeking eventual solutions to problems ranging from alcoholism, cancer and Alzheimer's to finding better ways to clean contact lenses and use Lego models to build bridges, University of Houston (UH) students devoted the summer to some serious scholarship.

5 Aug 2014

onFocus Healthcare signs new contracts to expand customer base for onFocus|epm system

onFocus Healthcare, Inc., the leading provider of healthcare enterprise performance management solutions for the healthcare marketplace, today announced that it has signed a series of new contracts in the first half of 2014, growing the customer base for its onFocus|epm software by 152 hospitals.

4 Aug 2014

Researchers at NIH-FEI Living Lab for Structural Biology achieve breakthrough biological results

FEI is pleased to announce that researchers at the NIH-FEI Living Lab for Structural Biology have achieved breakthrough biological results, using FEI’s Titan Krios™ transmission electron microscope (TEM), to elucidate the structural mechanism by which glutamate receptors participate in the transmission of signals between neurons in the brain. Their work is described in Nature, “Structural Mechanism of Glutamate Receptor Activation and Desensitization,” by Meyerson, et al., (DOI: 10.1038/nature13603), http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nature13603.html .

From Thermo Fisher Scientific – Electron Microscopy Solutions 4 Aug 2014

Henry Schein net sales increase 9.3% to $2.6 billion in Q2 2014

Henry Schein, Inc., the world's largest provider of health care products and services to office-based dental, animal health and medical practitioners, today reported record financial results for the quarter ended June 28, 2014.

4 Aug 2014

Software News and Research

Findings may lead to new tools in understanding human cognitive development, neuropsychiatric disorders

New tool could help reduce number of future potentially fatal hip fractures

Exchange news: Oracle sues Ore. for $23M; Mass. sticks with state-run website

Mindray net revenues increase 8.9% to $334.5 million in Q2 2014

GenoSpace completes financing deal with Thomson Reuters

HRIC selects Softheon MC2 to integrate plan offerings for individuals and SHOP plans to FFM

MCMC announces sale of MCRS program business to PCM

ResMed releases new forward-thinking connected care solution for SDB treatment

Nearly 40% of women who earn engineering degrees quit profession or never enter the field

New digital x-ray imaging delivers results in 5 seconds

Advion introduces high performance liquid chromatography to complement its CMS

First MinuteClinic walk-in medical clinics in Nebraska

Children's National Health System completes deployment of MedAptus' Pro and Tech solutions

Comprehensive database collecting information about microRNAs, multiMiR

Graphene droplets open up possibilities for use in drug delivery and disease detection

iMedicor announces launch of cloud-based EHR software system for dentists

Researchers study effect of alcohol on neural activity using fruit flies

onFocus Healthcare signs new contracts to expand customer base for onFocus|epm system

Researchers at NIH-FEI Living Lab for Structural Biology achieve breakthrough biological results

Henry Schein net sales increase 9.3% to $2.6 billion in Q2 2014

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