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Astellas, Potenza collaborate to develop immuno-oncology therapeutics for patients with certain cancers

Astellas Pharma Inc. and Potenza Therapeutics, Inc., a biotechnology company developing a portfolio of immuno-oncology programs, today announced an exclusive research and development collaboration.

22 Apr 2015

Montefiore and Einstein researchers to present new findings on neurological disorders at AAN 2015

Researchers from Montefiore Health System and Albert Einstein College of Medicine will present new findings on how to effectively treat migraine, and forecast the onset of pain in a number of neurological conditions including dementia in older adults.

21 Apr 2015

Florida Blue earns Brand Excellence Award from Blue Cross Blue Shield Association

Florida Blue announced today that it has earned a Brand Excellence Award from the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association. The annual awards honor Blue Cross and Blue Shield (BCBS) companies that excel in developing and enhancing the overall BCBS Brand image.

21 Apr 2015

AACR throws spotlight on the experience of Individualized Molecular Pancreatic Cancer Therapy trial

After performing thousands of unsuccessful experiments in his attempt to perfect the light bulb, Thomas Edison famously remarked: "I have not failed, not once. I've discovered ten thousand ways that don't work."

21 Apr 2015

PCF announces Stupski Prize in Prostate Cancer Computational Oncology

The Prostate Cancer Foundation is pleased to announce the Stupski Prize in Prostate Cancer Computational Oncology, a first-in-field initiative designed to attract novel ideas to the rapidly changing field of large-scale cancer bioinformatics.

20 Apr 2015

Elements Behavioral Health launches new app to help people keep their recovery on track

Elements Behavioral Health introduces the Cassava app, a free recovery app that features a variety of tools to help people keep their recovery on track.

20 Apr 2015

AHA selects UAB to take part in $15 million study on high blood pressure

The University of Alabama at Birmingham is one of four institutions selected to study high blood pressure as part of the American Heart Association's new Strategically Focused Research Network on hypertension.

20 Apr 2015

Paradigm to provide PCDx test to oncologists in TD2 networks

Paradigm and Translational Drug Development today announced a partnership under which Paradigm will provide their PCDx test to TD2's affiliated oncology provider networks.

20 Apr 2015

Contego Medical announces completion of $5.6 million Series B financing round

Contego Medical, the first and only provider of the Integrated Embolic Protection filter platform for angioplasty balloon and stent delivery catheters, announces the completion of a $5.6 million Series B financing round led by Hatteras Venture Partners, an early stage venture firm with a focus on medical devices, biopharmaceuticals, diagnostics and related opportunities in human medicine.

19 Apr 2015

Precision for Medicine announces acquisition of Precision Health Economics

Precision for Medicine, a specialized services company supporting next-generation approaches to drug development and commercialization, today announced the acquisition of Precision Health Economics.

16 Apr 2015

Research findings could bolster efforts to develop next gen of anti-viral treatments

A newly developed spectroscopy method is helping to clarify the poorly understood molecular process by which an anti-HIV drug induces lethal mutations in the virus's genetic material.

16 Apr 2015

WGU announces new scholarship opportunity for nursing students

Western Governors University has announced a new scholarship opportunity for nursing master's degree students honoring the leadership and healthcare career of outgoing American Organization of Nurse Executives President Linda Knodel.

16 Apr 2015

Innovative liver cancer treatment gets EU approval

A new treatment for liver cancer developed by the University Medical Center (UMC) Utrecht has received the European CE mark for quality and safety.

15 Apr 2015

Experts to make roadmap for future research, clinical trials for SCLC patients at IASLC workshop

Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) will be the concentrated focus when 100 global experts in the field meet for a workshop hosted by the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer on April 22-24, 2015 at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City.

15 Apr 2015

New longer-term data on Genzyme's relapsing MS treatments to be presented at AAN 2015

Genzyme, a Sanofi company, announced today that new longer-term data on its relapsing multiple sclerosis treatments, Aubagio (teriflunomide) and Lemtrada (alemtuzumab), will be featured during the 67th annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology being held in Washington, D.C. April 18-25.

15 Apr 2015

LABORIE completes acquisition of Medical Measurement Systems

LABORIE Medical Technologies has completed its acquisition of Medical Measurement Systems. MMS is headquartered in Enschede, The Netherlands, with a German subsidiary in Bottrop and US operations in Dover, New Hampshire.

13 Apr 2015

TGen scientists discover the likely cause of rare type of muscle weakness in six children

Scientists at the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), using state-of-the-art genetic technology, have discovered the likely cause of a child's rare type of severe muscle weakness.

10 Apr 2015

Philips launches connected health technology solutions at HIMSS15

Royal Philips today announced its participation in the 2015 HIMSS Annual Conference & Exhibition (HIMSS15), taking place April 12-16 in Chicago, Ill.

10 Apr 2015

Clinical research studies improve medical care, allow access to new therapies

Clinical research studies are the reason medical care has improved leaps and bounds in the past few decades. Without these carefully-designed tests for new drugs, procedures or devices, treatments for diseases would not progress. These studies should be viewed as opportunities, although some people may view them negatively.

10 Apr 2015

New priority program set to develop next generation of optogenetic tools

Optogenetics is a new field of research that introduces light-sensitive proteins into cells in a genetically targeted manner, for example, to obtain information on signalling pathways and the function of neurons in a living organism.

10 Apr 2015

Next Generation News and Research

Astellas, Potenza collaborate to develop immuno-oncology therapeutics for patients with certain cancers

Montefiore and Einstein researchers to present new findings on neurological disorders at AAN 2015

Florida Blue earns Brand Excellence Award from Blue Cross Blue Shield Association

AACR throws spotlight on the experience of Individualized Molecular Pancreatic Cancer Therapy trial

PCF announces Stupski Prize in Prostate Cancer Computational Oncology

Elements Behavioral Health launches new app to help people keep their recovery on track

AHA selects UAB to take part in $15 million study on high blood pressure

Paradigm to provide PCDx test to oncologists in TD2 networks

Contego Medical announces completion of $5.6 million Series B financing round

Precision for Medicine announces acquisition of Precision Health Economics

Research findings could bolster efforts to develop next gen of anti-viral treatments

WGU announces new scholarship opportunity for nursing students

Innovative liver cancer treatment gets EU approval

Experts to make roadmap for future research, clinical trials for SCLC patients at IASLC workshop

New longer-term data on Genzyme's relapsing MS treatments to be presented at AAN 2015

LABORIE completes acquisition of Medical Measurement Systems

TGen scientists discover the likely cause of rare type of muscle weakness in six children

Philips launches connected health technology solutions at HIMSS15

Clinical research studies improve medical care, allow access to new therapies

New priority program set to develop next generation of optogenetic tools

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