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NASA certifies Superfocus glasses for astronauts with presbyopia

Superfocus LLC, creators of Superfocus glasses (formerly known as TruFocals) the first adjustable-focus eyeglasses to treat presbyopia, announced today the flight certification of Superfocus by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for use by astronauts on Discovery's final spaceflight (STS-133) and aboard the International Space Station.

25 Feb 2011

Harvard Bioscience fourth quarter revenues increase 6.8% to $1.9 million

Harvard Bioscience, Inc., a global developer, manufacturer, and marketer of a broad range of tools to advance life science research and regenerative medicine, today reported unaudited financial highlights for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2010.

From Harvard Bioscience 25 Feb 2011

Evolutionary changes may have influenced metabolism and increased risk of diabetes

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego say an evolutionary gene mutation that occurred in human millions of years ago and our subsequent inability to produce a specific kind of sugar molecule appears to make people more vulnerable to developing type 2 diabetes, especially if they're overweight.

25 Feb 2011

Research sheds new light on problem of insulin resistance in type 2 diabetes

A research team, led by La Jolla Institute scientist Joel Linden, Ph.D., has shed new light on the problem of insulin resistance, and identified the key participants in a molecular pathway that holds therapeutic promise for reducing the severity of type 2 diabetes.

25 Feb 2011

Strategies to minimize medical radiation exposure

Representatives from the American College of Radiology outlined strategies for transforming computed tomography technology and its use to minimize medical radiation exposure today at the National Institutes of Health "Summit to Focus on Management of Radiation Dose in Computerized Tomography – Emphasis Toward the Sub-mSv CT Exam."

25 Feb 2011

More than one way to silence gene activity

There's more than one way to silence gene activity, according to a Michigan State University researcher.

25 Feb 2011

Huckabee takes issue with Massachusetts' health overhaul

While promoting his new book, the former Arkansas governor drew parallels between the Massachusetts' plan and the federal health law, and said Mitt Romney, who was governor when the plan was enacted, should "apologize" for it now.

25 Feb 2011

fMRI reveals complexity of consciousness

Using a sophisticated imaging test to probe for higher-level cognitive functioning in severely brain-injured patients provides a window into consciousness -- but the view it presents is one that is blurred in fascinating ways, say researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College in the Feb. 25 online edition of the journal Brain.

25 Feb 2011

Patients presented to ED with adverse drug events are more costly to health care system

Patients who suffer an adverse medical event arising from the use or misuse of medications are more costly to the health care system than other emergency department patients, say physicians and research scientists at Vancouver General Hospital and UBC.

25 Feb 2011

PACAP hormone levels linked to post-traumatic stress disorder

High blood levels of a hormone produced in response to stress are linked to post-traumatic stress disorder in women but not men, a study from researchers at Emory University and the University of Vermont has found.

25 Feb 2011

Golden Meditech to acquire remaining shares in Chinese herbal medicine business for HK$90 million

Golden Meditech Holdings Limited, China's leading integrated healthcare enterprise, is pleased to announce that the Group will acquire the remaining interests in the Group's Chinese herbal medicine business for a total consideration of HK$90 million in shares.

25 Feb 2011

Enobia completes patient enrollment in ENB-0040 Phase II study for HPP

Enobia Pharma Inc., today announced that it has successfully completed enrollment in its Phase II study of ENB-0040, a bone targeted enzyme replacement therapy being investigated in adolescents and adults with hypophosphatasia, a serious, rare metabolic bone disorder.

25 Feb 2011

Study: AEG-1 expression predicts erlotinib treatment response in patients with EGFR-mutant lung cancer

Spanish researchers have identified a gene whose expression level strongly predicts how well certain lung cancer patients will respond to treatment with the drug erlotinib.

25 Feb 2011

$MHI begins patient enrollment for new device to treat refractory angina$

MHI begins patient enrollment for new device to treat refractory angina

The interventional cardiology team at the Montreal Heart Institute recently began patient enrolment for a new device, the Neovasc Reducer, designed to treat patients suffering from refractory angina.

25 Feb 2011

Experts at ICAO warn about risk of cardiometabolic consequences in overweight individuals

Experts meeting at the 2nd International Congress on Abdominal Obesity today issued a warning that millions of individuals around the globe are at risk from the cardiometabolic consequences of being overweight. Worryingly, the experts suggest that these people are not being identified by their doctors.

25 Feb 2011

Next-generation sequencing provides important clues to traceback foodborne illness outbreak

FDA scientists successfully used a new genome sequencing test to retrospectively examine a 2009-10 foodborne illness outbreak to help trace the source of the infection.

25 Feb 2011

Study: Rare genetic mutations may provide clues to improve treatment for schizophrenia

Scientists are eyeing a rare genetic glitch for clues to improved treatments for some people with schizophrenia - even though they found the mutation in only one third of 1 percent of patients.

25 Feb 2011

Feasibility study to test scalp cooling device in breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy

A feasibility study to test the use of a scalp cooling device that breast cancer patients will wear while undergoing chemotherapy treatment will be conducted at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. This will be part of the first significant study of the medical device in the United States.

25 Feb 2011

Researchers to share information on delirium at ADS conference

At least seven million hospitalized Americans suffer from delirium each year, however the condition goes unrecognized in more than 60 percent of patients. Even if diagnosed, there is no effective way to treat the condition, which is a growing concern to medical professionals.

25 Feb 2011

Women who suffer from menopausal symptoms may face lower risk of cardiovascular events

You are enjoying a night out with friends when it starts; first you feel flush, then a sensation of warmth crawls down your body. Soon you begin perspiring and you feel as if everyone around you can tell what is happening – another hot flash.

25 Feb 2011

Medicine News and Research

NASA certifies Superfocus glasses for astronauts with presbyopia

Harvard Bioscience fourth quarter revenues increase 6.8% to $1.9 million

Evolutionary changes may have influenced metabolism and increased risk of diabetes

Research sheds new light on problem of insulin resistance in type 2 diabetes

Strategies to minimize medical radiation exposure

More than one way to silence gene activity

Huckabee takes issue with Massachusetts' health overhaul

fMRI reveals complexity of consciousness

Patients presented to ED with adverse drug events are more costly to health care system

PACAP hormone levels linked to post-traumatic stress disorder

Golden Meditech to acquire remaining shares in Chinese herbal medicine business for HK$90 million

Enobia completes patient enrollment in ENB-0040 Phase II study for HPP

Study: AEG-1 expression predicts erlotinib treatment response in patients with EGFR-mutant lung cancer

MHI begins patient enrollment for new device to treat refractory angina

Experts at ICAO warn about risk of cardiometabolic consequences in overweight individuals

Next-generation sequencing provides important clues to traceback foodborne illness outbreak

Study: Rare genetic mutations may provide clues to improve treatment for schizophrenia

Feasibility study to test scalp cooling device in breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy

Researchers to share information on delirium at ADS conference

Women who suffer from menopausal symptoms may face lower risk of cardiovascular events

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