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Study shows sizable increase of Australia's collaboration with China

A study from Thomson Reuters released today shows broadening international collaboration in the research of Australia and, to a lesser degree, New Zealand, over the past 10 years. The United States continues to be the biggest contributor to Australian and New Zealand publications, but of special interest is a sizable increase of Australia's collaboration with China.

9 Mar 2010

Clinical and scientific advances made in the field of neuro-oncology

Many important clinical and basic scientific advances have been made in the past five years in the field of neuro-oncology, according to an editorial and several articles in the March issue of Archives of Neurology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

9 Mar 2010

Viatronix V3D-Colon software used for the President's colon cancer screening exam

Viatronix Incorporated, a Stony Brook, New York, based company announced that its V3D-Colon software is used at the National Naval Medical Center where the President's annual physical was done. "Our software is being utilized at several DOD facilities since the landmark Virtual Colonoscopy clinical trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine back in December 2003," said Zaffar Hayat, President of Viatronix Incorporated.

9 Mar 2010

Black and Hispanic Medicare beneficiaries with heart failure less likely to receive hospice care

Black and Hispanic Medicare beneficiaries with heart failure appear less likely to receive hospice care than white patients with the same condition, according to a report in the March 8 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

9 Mar 2010

Some anti-depressant drugs associated with increased chance of developing cataracts: Study

Some anti-depressant drugs are associated with an increased chance of developing cataracts, according to a new statistical study by researchers at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute and McGill University.

9 Mar 2010

JAAD publishes Phase III data evaluating safety and efficacy of imiquimod in patients with AK

The Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology has published Phase III data evaluating the safety and efficacy of imiquimod cream at two doses – 2.5% and 3.75% – administered daily on either 2-week or 3-week treatment cycles.

9 Mar 2010

RepRegen's Strontium-based bioactive glass platform encourages osteoblast cell activity and proliferation

RepRegen™, the ‘smart biomaterials’ company previously known as BioCeramic Therapeutics, announced today that data from an in vitro study has demonstrated that its patented Strontium-based bioactive glass platform promotes osteoblast cell activity and proliferation. If in vivo studies, which are currently underway, demonstrate similar results, then RepRegen believes its platform has the potential to significantly improve the repair and regeneration of hard-tissue, such as bone.

9 Mar 2010

Abused children more likely to suffer abdominal pain and nausea

Children who have been abused psychologically, physically or sexually are more likely to suffer unexplained abdominal pain and nausea or vomiting than children who have not been abused, a study led by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researchers concludes.

9 Mar 2010

Weight and risk for diabetes decrease for people in communities where fast food prices increase: Study

A new study that followed participants for 20 years shows both weight and risk for diabetes decreased for people in communities where fast food prices increased.

9 Mar 2010

New reservoir for hidden HIV-infected cells identified

University of Michigan scientists have identified a new reservoir for hidden HIV-infected cells that can serve as a factory for new infections. The findings, which appear online March 7 in Nature Medicine, indicate a new target for curing the disease so those infected with the virus may someday no longer rely on AIDS drugs for a lifetime.

9 Mar 2010

BG Medicine enters into development and commercialization agreement with Abbott Laboratories

BG Medicine, Inc. today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Abbott Laboratories to extend its current development and commercialization collaboration to include the development of a galectin-3 test for Abbott Point of Care’s i-STAT® System.

9 Mar 2010

IEEE, AMA to host conference: Overcoming challenges in individualized healthcare, technological innovations

IEEE, the world's largest technical professional association, and the American Medical Association, are joining together to host the First Conference on Medical Technology and Individualized Healthcare.

9 Mar 2010

California venture capitalist/ philanthropist gifts $6M to Institute for Systems Biology

The Institute for Systems Biology, an independent, non-profit biomolecular research institute, has received a $6 million gift from a California venture capitalist and philanthropist to support strategic organizational objectives.

9 Mar 2010

Three researchers to be honored with SBS Award for achievement in biomolecular sciences and lead discovery

The Society for Biomolecular Sciences will honor three researchers for their substantial contributions to the field of drug discovery. Each recipient will accept their award and speak at the SBS 16th Annual Conference & Exhibition in Phoenix, Arizona, April 11-15, 2010.

9 Mar 2010

New program specifically tailored to teens could help them manage and avoid asthma

An asthma program specifically tailored to teens could help those in rural areas manage their disease and avoid potentially fatal complications, Medical College of Georgia researchers say.

9 Mar 2010

Exposure to BPA during pregnancy causes permanent abnormalities in uterus of offspring

Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have discovered that exposure during pregnancy to Bisphenol A (BPA), a common component of plastics, causes permanent abnormalities in the uterus of offspring, including alteration in their DNA. The findings were reported in the March issue of Journal of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology.

8 Mar 2010

Prostate-specific dietary supplements discouraged during radiation therapy treatments: Study

Prostate-specific dietary supplements should not be taken during radiation therapy treatments because they have been shown to increase the radiosensitivity of normal prostate cell lines, leading to normal tissue complications, according to a study in the March issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, the official journal of the American Society for Radiation Oncology.

8 Mar 2010

FDA grants Axis Surgical Technologies marketing clearance for C-MOR Visualization Device

Axis Surgical Technologies, Inc., announced today that it has received 510(k) clearance from the Food and Drug Administration to market their C-MOR™ Visualization Device for use in diagnostic and operative arthroscopic and endoscopic procedures. The self-contained portable direct-imaging tool provides illumination and visualization of an interior cavity through either a natural or surgical opening.

8 Mar 2010

Quintiles opens expanded research facility in London

Quintiles today announced the opening of its expanded research facility in London, UK, increasing its Phase I capacity and extending its ability to drive progress in translational medicine.

8 Mar 2010

Evaluating asymptomatic diabetics for CHD: Speckle Tracking by Echo ultrasound substudy sponsored

Cardiovascular death is the most common cause of mortality among Type 2 diabetics and claims the lives of millions each year, with many diabetics experiencing their first “symptom” as a heart attack or sudden death. Understanding that diabetics are at high risk for Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) and that many with the disease are asymptomatic, Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc., has sponsored Speckle Tracking by Echo, a faCTor64 substudy using Toshiba’s Wall Motion Tracking ultrasound technology.

8 Mar 2010

Medicine News and Research

Study shows sizable increase of Australia's collaboration with China

Clinical and scientific advances made in the field of neuro-oncology

Viatronix V3D-Colon software used for the President's colon cancer screening exam

Black and Hispanic Medicare beneficiaries with heart failure less likely to receive hospice care

Some anti-depressant drugs associated with increased chance of developing cataracts: Study

JAAD publishes Phase III data evaluating safety and efficacy of imiquimod in patients with AK

RepRegen's Strontium-based bioactive glass platform encourages osteoblast cell activity and proliferation

Abused children more likely to suffer abdominal pain and nausea

Weight and risk for diabetes decrease for people in communities where fast food prices increase: Study

New reservoir for hidden HIV-infected cells identified

BG Medicine enters into development and commercialization agreement with Abbott Laboratories

IEEE, AMA to host conference: Overcoming challenges in individualized healthcare, technological innovations

California venture capitalist/ philanthropist gifts $6M to Institute for Systems Biology

Three researchers to be honored with SBS Award for achievement in biomolecular sciences and lead discovery

New program specifically tailored to teens could help them manage and avoid asthma

Exposure to BPA during pregnancy causes permanent abnormalities in uterus of offspring

Prostate-specific dietary supplements discouraged during radiation therapy treatments: Study

FDA grants Axis Surgical Technologies marketing clearance for C-MOR Visualization Device

Quintiles opens expanded research facility in London

Evaluating asymptomatic diabetics for CHD: Speckle Tracking by Echo ultrasound substudy sponsored

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