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Teleflex to showcase products and technologies at ANESTHESIOLOGY 2013 annual meeting

Teleflex Incorporated, a leading global provider of medical devices for critical care and surgery, is committed to helping clinicians improve patient outcomes and reduce healthcare costs. Teleflex will showcase its broad portfolio of brands, products and technologies at the ANESTHESIOLOGY 2013 annual meeting, October 12-16, in San Francisco, CA.

10 Oct 2013

Team Ritter to raise funds for John Ritter Foundation for Aortic Health at ING NYC Marathon

Friends and family members of people with thoracic aortic disease and fans of the late legendary comedic actor John Ritter will come together as Team Ritter to raise funds for the John Ritter Foundation for Aortic Health at the ING New York City Marathon on Nov. 3, 2013.

10 Oct 2013

TSRI scientists identify set of compounds to treat multiple sclerosis in new way

Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have identified a set of compounds that may be used to treat multiple sclerosis (MS) in a new way. Unlike existing MS therapies that suppress the immune system, the compounds boost a population of progenitor cells that can in turn repair MS-damaged nerve fibers.

10 Oct 2013

Researchers develop coding strategy in cochlear implants to help users hear music better

For many, music is a universal language that unites people when words cannot. But for those who use cochlear implants -- technology that allows deaf and hard of hearing people to comprehend speech -- hearing music remains extremely challenging.

10 Oct 2013

FDA approves Phase II trial to study effect of injected stem cells in ALS patients

Two patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) have received stem cell injections to their spinal cords at the University of Michigan Health System - the first two to receive the experimental injections in Michigan as part of a national clinical trial.

10 Oct 2013

Study points to new pathways, targets for novel therapies to treat neurodegenerative diseases

Scientists at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital-The Neuro, McGill University, have made important discoveries about a cellular process that occurs during normal brain development and may play an important role in neurodegenerative diseases.

9 Oct 2013

Diabetic retinopathy incidence in upward trend

Retinal damage is one of the most common complications of diabetes, affecting about 90 percent of type 1 diabetics and 75 percent of type 2 diabetics. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), diabetic retinopathy is the leading cause of blindness in adults of working age, and its incidence is showing an upward trend.

8 Oct 2013

Tel Aviv University researchers find chemicals in marijuana could help treat MS

Multiple sclerosis is an inflammatory disease in which the immune system attacks the nervous system. The result can be a wide range of debilitating motor, physical, and mental problems. No one knows why people get the disease or how to treat it.

8 Oct 2013

Study discovers biomarker that helps doctors to accurately diagnose Parkinson's at earlier stage

Although Parkinson's disease is the second most prevalent neurodegenerative disorder in the U.S., there are no standard clinical tests available to identify this widespread condition.

8 Oct 2013

NAC amino acid may offer new treatment options for psychiatric disorders

Improved understanding of the roles of inflammation and oxidative stress in psychiatric disorders has generated new leads in the search for novel therapies. One such investigative compound currently in clinical trials is an amino acid, N-Acetyl Cysteine (NAC), which appears to reduce the core symptoms of bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, depression, autism and cravings in addictions including cocaine, cannabis abuse and cigarette smoking.

8 Oct 2013

Professors receive Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discoveries of machinery regulating vesicle traffic

The 2013 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded jointly to James E. Rothman, Randy W. Schekman and Thomas C. Südhof "for their discoveries of machinery regulating vesicle traffic, a major transport system in our cells".

7 Oct 2013

Researchers reveals mechanism of sodium-potassium pump in cell

It's not visible to the naked eye and you can't feel it, but up to 40 per cent of your body's energy goes into supplying the microscopic sodium-potassium pump with the energy it needs. The pump is constantly doing its job in every cell of all animals and humans. It works much like a small battery which, among other things, maintains the sodium balance which is crucial to keep muscles and nerves working.

5 Oct 2013

Using Botox as weight loss tool in rats

Researchers from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology have had promising experimental results from using Botox as a weight loss tool in rats. The research group hopes to win approval for human testing in the near future.

5 Oct 2013

New picture of interaction between nervous & immune systems could lead to novel therapies

A new picture of how the nervous system interacts with the immune system to cause the itch and inflammation associated with eczema, a chronic skin disease, could lead to new therapies for the condition, according to University of California, Berkeley, scientists.

4 Oct 2013

Scientists identify new drug for inherited form of cancer with no known cure

Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have identified a new drug candidate for an inherited form of cancer with no known cure.

3 Oct 2013

Researchers to develop nerve agent antidotes that can be used during chemical warfare

Ever since World War II, nerve agents have been a concern in modern warfare and up until now, the only antidotes available acted after the agents damaged the nervous system.

3 Oct 2013

Nerve pathways in spinal cord transmit pain signals associated with gastric reflux to the brain

University of Adelaide researchers have made advances in the understanding of one of the world's most common medical conditions, gastric reflux, and how patients experience pain from it.

2 Oct 2013

Researchers take major step in development of possible treatment for stroke recovery

Researchers at The University of Texas at Dallas have taken a step toward developing a new treatment to aid the recovery of limb function after strokes.

2 Oct 2013

Research findings show how flawed transport gene contributes to autism

Researchers say it's clear that some cases of autism are hereditary, but have struggled to draw direct links between the condition and particular genes. Now a team at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University and Technion-Israel Institute of Technology has devised a process for connecting a suspect gene to its function in autism.

1 Oct 2013

Three UC Irvine scientists receive prestigious 2013 NIH New Innovator Awards

UC Irvine scientists Aaron Esser-Kahn, Sunil Gandhi and Ali Mortazavi have been named recipients of the prestigious 2013 National Institutes of Health Director's New Innovator Awards.

1 Oct 2013

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Teleflex to showcase products and technologies at ANESTHESIOLOGY 2013 annual meeting

Team Ritter to raise funds for John Ritter Foundation for Aortic Health at ING NYC Marathon

TSRI scientists identify set of compounds to treat multiple sclerosis in new way

Researchers develop coding strategy in cochlear implants to help users hear music better

FDA approves Phase II trial to study effect of injected stem cells in ALS patients

Study points to new pathways, targets for novel therapies to treat neurodegenerative diseases

Diabetic retinopathy incidence in upward trend

Tel Aviv University researchers find chemicals in marijuana could help treat MS

Study discovers biomarker that helps doctors to accurately diagnose Parkinson's at earlier stage

NAC amino acid may offer new treatment options for psychiatric disorders

Professors receive Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discoveries of machinery regulating vesicle traffic

Researchers reveals mechanism of sodium-potassium pump in cell

Using Botox as weight loss tool in rats

New picture of interaction between nervous & immune systems could lead to novel therapies

Scientists identify new drug for inherited form of cancer with no known cure

Researchers to develop nerve agent antidotes that can be used during chemical warfare

Nerve pathways in spinal cord transmit pain signals associated with gastric reflux to the brain

Researchers take major step in development of possible treatment for stroke recovery

Research findings show how flawed transport gene contributes to autism

Three UC Irvine scientists receive prestigious 2013 NIH New Innovator Awards

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