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Hatch Medical receives two US patents for percutaneous spinal stabilization system

Medical device incubator and technology brokerage firm, Hatch Medical, L.L.C. today announced the issuance of US Patent No. 8,357,197 and US Patent No. 8,357,198 related to their percutaneous spinal stabilization system.

20 Mar 2013

New research project on systems biology of synapse proteins and ageing launched

The AgedBrainSYSBIO project on systems biology of synapse proteins & ageing was officially launched March18th in Paris, France.

20 Mar 2013

Historical review provides lessons for control of plague

Today archaeologists unearthed a 'Black Death' grave in London, containing more than a dozen skeletons of people suspected to have died from the plague. The victims are thought to have died during the 14th century and archaeologists anticipate finding many more as they excavate the site.

16 Mar 2013

MBL study of dragonfly prey detection wins 2012 Cozzarelli Prize for scientific excellence and originality

Paloma T. Gonzalez-Bellido, a postdoctoral scientist at the Marine Biological Laboratory and her colleagues have been awarded a 2012 Cozzarelli Prize by the editorial board of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

16 Mar 2013

Research shows changes in mouse coat color were the result of nine mutations within a single gene

For deer mice living in the Nebraska Sandhills, color can literally be the difference between life and death. When they first colonized the region, the dark-coated mice stood out starkly against the light-colored, sandy soil, making them easy prey for predators.

15 Mar 2013

Marsupials shed new light on functional morphology

When, how and why modern humans first stood up and walked on two legs is considered to be one of the greatest missing links in our evolutionary history. Scientists have gone to the far ends of the earth - and the wonderful creatures in it - to look for answers to why we walk the way we walk.

14 Mar 2013

Lighthouse project focuses on regenerative medicine

A German research team led by Professor Dr. Werner E. G. M-ller of the Institute of Physiological Chemistry at the University Medical Center of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) and scientists from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences have launched a Chinese-German Joint Center for Bio-Inspired Materials.

14 Mar 2013

New paper examines long-term damage that political strife can do to public health

As Kenyan citizens negotiated the tensions following the March 4 nationwide elections, memories of the violence that followed the December 2007 vote weighed heavily for many reasons.

14 Mar 2013

Immune system B cells play crucial role in defence of pathogens

Immune system B cells play a crucial role in the defence of pathogens; when they detect such an intruder, they produce antibodies that help to combat the enemy.

13 Mar 2013

Advancement in re-engineering photosynthesis can transform plants into bio-factories

Scientists are reporting an advance in re-engineering photosynthesis to transform plants into bio-factories that manufacture high-value ingredients for medicines, fabrics, fuels and other products. They report on the research in the journal ACS Synthetic Biology.

8 Mar 2013

Improved bariatric surgery outcomes not due to restricted Medicare coverage

Substantial improvements in perioperative outcomes of bariatric surgery over the past decade are not attributable to a restriction in Medicare coverage to patients receiving the weight loss operation at centers of excellence, report researchers.

6 Mar 2013

Significant link between defective viruses and increased rate of transmission of major disease

Defective viruses, thought for decades to be essentially garbage unrelated to the transmission of normal viruses, now appear able to play an important role in the spread of disease, new research by UCLA life scientists indicates.

2 Mar 2013

Researchers elucidate how Fgf8 is controlled by multiple regulatory elements in mammal embryos

During embryo development, genes are dynamically, and very precisely, switched on and off to confer different properties to different cells and build a well-proportioned and healthy animal. Fgf8 is one of the key genes in this process, controlling in particular the growth of the limbs and the formation of the different regions of the brain. Researchers at EMBL have elucidated how Fgf8 in mammal embryos is, itself, controlled by a series of multiple, interdependent regulatory elements.

1 Mar 2013

Sole Miss. abortion clinic readies for license revocation hearing; N.Y. Gov.'s abortion bill criticized

Mississippi health department officials are challenging the license of the state's only abortion clinic, while critics of a proposal to expand abortion rights by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo say it would hurt women.

1 Mar 2013

Study identifies neural pathways tied to eating for pleasure

New research from the University of Georgia has identified the neural pathways in an insect brain tied to eating for pleasure, a discovery that sheds light on mirror impulsive eating pathways in the human brain.

1 Mar 2013

Blocking aPKC activity can stop growth of transplanted skin tumors resistant to vismodegib

Hailed as a major step forward in the effort to develop targeted cancer therapies, a recently approved drug for the most common type of skin cancer has been a mixed blessing for patients. Although the initial response is usually dramatic, the tumors often recur as the cancer becomes resistant to treatment.

28 Feb 2013

PEPFAR has helped millions, but 'hard work' lies ahead to sustain gains

PEPFAR, initiated in 2003, is "the largest global health initiative ever undertaken focused on a single disease," a Washington Post editorial writes, noting, "Now, after four years of work, some 400 interviews and visits to 13 nations, the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences has provided [an] examination of this incredibly ambitious program."

27 Feb 2013

Restricting coverage to COEs not associated with improved outcomes for bariatric surgery

In an analysis of data on patients who underwent bariatric surgery 2004-2009, there was no significant difference in the rates of complications and reoperation for Medicare patients before vs. after a 2006 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services policy that restricted coverage of bariatric surgery to centers of excellence, according to a study appearing in the February 27 issue of JAMA.

27 Feb 2013

Princeton metabolic model can predict how parasites would fare in altered climates

Knowing the temperatures that viruses, bacteria, worms and all other parasites need to grow and survive could help determine the future range of infectious diseases under climate change, according to new research.

27 Feb 2013

Researchers improve NanoVelcro device to better grab cancer cells as blood passes by them

Researchers at UCLA report that they have refined a method they previously developed for capturing and analyzing cancer cells that break away from patients' tumors and circulate in the blood. With the improvements to their device, which uses a Velcro-like nanoscale technology, they can now detect and isolate single cancer cells from patient blood samples for analysis.

26 Feb 2013

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Hatch Medical receives two US patents for percutaneous spinal stabilization system

New research project on systems biology of synapse proteins and ageing launched

Historical review provides lessons for control of plague

MBL study of dragonfly prey detection wins 2012 Cozzarelli Prize for scientific excellence and originality

Research shows changes in mouse coat color were the result of nine mutations within a single gene

Marsupials shed new light on functional morphology

Lighthouse project focuses on regenerative medicine

New paper examines long-term damage that political strife can do to public health

Immune system B cells play crucial role in defence of pathogens

Advancement in re-engineering photosynthesis can transform plants into bio-factories

Improved bariatric surgery outcomes not due to restricted Medicare coverage

Significant link between defective viruses and increased rate of transmission of major disease

Researchers elucidate how Fgf8 is controlled by multiple regulatory elements in mammal embryos

Sole Miss. abortion clinic readies for license revocation hearing; N.Y. Gov.'s abortion bill criticized

Study identifies neural pathways tied to eating for pleasure

Blocking aPKC activity can stop growth of transplanted skin tumors resistant to vismodegib

PEPFAR has helped millions, but 'hard work' lies ahead to sustain gains

Restricting coverage to COEs not associated with improved outcomes for bariatric surgery

Princeton metabolic model can predict how parasites would fare in altered climates

Researchers improve NanoVelcro device to better grab cancer cells as blood passes by them

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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