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Study: More interventions needed for people with severe mental illnesses in criminal justice system

Responding to the large number of people with serious mental illnesses in the criminal justice system will require more than mental health services, according to a new report.

16 Oct 2014

Carnegie Mellon and Pitt to recognize Mark Roth with 2014 Friend of the CNBC Award

Mark Roth, an award-winning senior staff writer at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, will receive the 2014 Friend of the Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition Award from Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh.

15 Oct 2014

OGT's new CytoSure Medical Research Exome Array to be launched at ASHG 2014

Oxford Gene Technology, The Molecular Genetics Company, will launch its CytoSure Medical Research Exome Array at the 64th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Human Genetics 2014, taking place in San Diego on October 18-22.

From Oxford Gene Technology 15 Oct 2014

Penn State scientists find that mitochondrial disease more prevalent in older moms

The discovery of a "maternal age effect" by a team of Penn State scientists that could be used to predict the accumulation of mitochondrial DNA mutations in maternal egg cells -- and the transmission of these mutations to children -- could provide valuable insights for genetic counseling.

14 Oct 2014

GenCell Biosystems acquired by Becton, Dickinson and Company

BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), a leading global medical technology company, announced today that it has acquired GenCell Biosystems, a privately-held Irish biotech company that has developed proprietary technologies that address key biological analysis protocols – from library preparation of Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) to genotyping for agricultural applications.

From BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) 13 Oct 2014

University of Pittsburgh awarded NIH grant to lead Big Data to Knowledge Center of Excellence

The National Institutes of Health has awarded the University of Pittsburgh an $11 million, four-year grant to lead a Big Data to Knowledge Center of Excellence, an initiative that will help scientists capitalize more fully on large amounts of available data and to make data science a more prominent component of biomedical research.

10 Oct 2014

UChicago awarded $12 million grant to establish national center to study drug abuse-related behaviors

The National Institute on Drug Abuse has awarded the University of Chicago a $12 million, five year grant to establish a national Center of Excellence to study drug abuse-associated behaviors by conducting research with rats.

10 Oct 2014

RBX2660 drug candidate highly effective against recurrent Clostridium difficile infection

Rebiotix Inc. announced today that results of the Phase 2 PUNCH CD Study found that the overall efficacy of RBX2660 in the treatment of recurrent Clostridium difficile infection was 87.1%. The study also found that administration of RBX2660 was well-tolerated and demonstrated satisfactory safety in the 60-day interim analysis.

9 Oct 2014

GE Healthcare-Glaxo Smith Kline deal to create force in cancer testing

A recently announced deal between GE Healthcare-subsidiary Clarient and Glaxo Smith Kline will create a force in cancer testing, according to Kalorama Information. The healthcare market research publisher tracks companion products, and says that the two entities will form a multi-purpose, data analytics- and companion diagnostics-driven network of laboratories. Kalorama Information recently released a market study, Companion Diagnostics Market, for companion diagnostics such as the drug-test combinations envisioned in this deal.

9 Oct 2014

HIMSS, AVIA announce new initiative to co-develop HX360 to improve health care delivery

Today, Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society and AVIA announced HX360, a new co-developed initiative. HX360 was created to improve the way that health care is delivered by both inspiring and facilitating the adoption and use of next generation (non-EHR Platform) technologies by provider organizations, in areas where health system executives are passionate to combine the right mix of resources, processes and technologies.

8 Oct 2014

GenomOncology, med fusion partner to optimize treatment strategies for tumor

med fusion, an integrated molecular center of excellence and clinical trials service organization and GenomOncology, an Ohio based genomics technology and services provider, today announced a partnership to optimize treatment strategies based on the patient's disease state and tumor profile.

8 Oct 2014

Picwell to analyze potential impact of latest decision support systems on consumer health plan selection

Picwell, the most advanced predictive recommendation engine for health plan selection, today announced finalized agreements to conduct studies focused on the potential impact of latest generation decision support systems on consumer health plan selection.

8 Oct 2014

'Achilles heel' in metabolic pathway could stop growth of lung cancer cells

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found an "Achilles heel" in a metabolic pathway crucial to stopping the growth of lung cancer cells.

8 Oct 2014

MyCartis announces launch of digital multiplex biomarker analysis platform

MyCartis today announced the launch of Evalution, a multiplex biomarker analysis platform for the life sciences research market.

7 Oct 2014

New Aalborg University center to study link between maladaptive central nervous system, chronic pain

A new research center at Aalborg University in Denmark will investigate how a maladaptive central nervous system can be responsible for the enduring or chronic pain that affects one in five adult Danes. If this major ambition is fulfilled, it may turn the understanding of the pain system on its head and improve treatment.

7 Oct 2014

Next Generation News and Research

Study: More interventions needed for people with severe mental illnesses in criminal justice system

Carnegie Mellon and Pitt to recognize Mark Roth with 2014 Friend of the CNBC Award

OGT's new CytoSure Medical Research Exome Array to be launched at ASHG 2014

Penn State scientists find that mitochondrial disease more prevalent in older moms

GenCell Biosystems acquired by Becton, Dickinson and Company

University of Pittsburgh awarded NIH grant to lead Big Data to Knowledge Center of Excellence

UChicago awarded $12 million grant to establish national center to study drug abuse-related behaviors

RBX2660 drug candidate highly effective against recurrent Clostridium difficile infection

GE Healthcare-Glaxo Smith Kline deal to create force in cancer testing

HIMSS, AVIA announce new initiative to co-develop HX360 to improve health care delivery

GenomOncology, med fusion partner to optimize treatment strategies for tumor

Picwell to analyze potential impact of latest decision support systems on consumer health plan selection

'Achilles heel' in metabolic pathway could stop growth of lung cancer cells

MyCartis announces launch of digital multiplex biomarker analysis platform

New Aalborg University center to study link between maladaptive central nervous system, chronic pain

U-M scientists launch $11.5 million effort to better understand cause of Parkinson's disease

Lucideon announces successful development of bioceramics for bone repair

Exclusive partnership brings together next-generation proteomics and next-generation sequencing

NIH announces winners of BRAIN Initiative awards

Virginia Tech professor wins Paul L. Busch Award for outstanding work in water quality research

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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