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Affymetrix launches new menu of multiple genomic microarray tools

Affymetrix, Inc. today announced the availability of multiple genomic microarray tools that will further enable scientists in the applied research field.

18 May 2011

Synergy expands GC-C agonist technology to lower cholesterol

Synergy Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a developer of new drugs to treat gastrointestinal (GI) disorders and diseases, announced today that it has successfully completed preclinical in vitro research demonstrating the inhibition of bile acid uptake by GC-C agonists and that it plans to commence animal studies shortly. Synergy believes this is the first time that GC-C agonists have been shown to potentially lower cholesterol.

18 May 2011

Oak Point students raise $42,474.24 to combat cancer

Penny by penny, students at Oak Point Intermediate School in Eden Prairie, MN, raised an incredible $42,474.24 through Pennies for Patients, making them the top fundraiser nationwide in The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's School & Youth Programs.

18 May 2011

Improved tissue grafts promote vascular growth in wound sites

Victims of third-degree burns and other traumatic injuries endure pain, disfigurement, invasive surgeries and a long time waiting for skin to grow back. Improved tissue grafts designed by Cornell scientists that promote vascular growth could hasten healing, encourage healthy skin to invade the wounded area and reduce the need for surgeries.

18 May 2011

Clinical PET system for early stage breast cancer diagnosis

European researchers have developed a clinical PET system with the highest resolution and sensitivity in the market, specifically dedicated to breast cancer detection in early stages.

18 May 2011

Gingrich focuses attention on aging research

The presidential hopeful urged more investment in Alzheimer's research as a step that would lead to savings down the road. Meanwhile, The AP reports how the tight budget could pit scientific priorities against each other in a funding competition.

18 May 2011

GOP intra-party divisions emerge over Medicare revamps

Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., offered a forceful defense of his budget plan that includes a proposal to make major changes in the Medicare program after Newt Gingrich, the newly minted candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, ripped the plan.

18 May 2011

Aeterna Zentaris first quarter revenues increase to $7.4 million

Aeterna Zentaris Inc., a late-stage drug development company specialized in oncology and endocrine therapy, today reported financial and operating results as at and for the first quarter ended March 31, 2011.

18 May 2011

State efforts to protect patients fall short, group says

News reports examine the role of physician boards in protecting patients as well as how a self-referral rule is faring in the courts.

18 May 2011

Clinical data of Medtronic's Resolute drug-eluting stent in diabetes presented at EuroPCR meeting

For patients with both heart disease and diabetes who took part in a pooled series of rigorous clinical trials, the Resolute drug-eluting stent from Medtronic, Inc., provided remarkably safe and effective outcomes, according to the results of several studies presented today at EuroPCR, a major international meeting for cardiac and vascular specialists.

From Medtronic 18 May 2011

Clinipace Worldwide announces acquisition of PFC

Clinipace Worldwide, a global digital clinical research organization, and Swiss-based PFC Pharma Focus today jointly announced a definitive merger agreement under which Clinipace Worldwide has acquired all outstanding shares of privately-held PFC and its subsidiaries.

18 May 2011

Haiti presents plan to immunize 90 percent of newborns

Haiti has a plan to vaccinate 90 percent of newborns by 2015, according to PAHO, but "whether the plan works will depend on Haiti's ability to reverse decades of incompetent government and bad coordination among aid groups," as well as whether there will be funding, the New York Times reports.

18 May 2011

New book provides insight into new stem cell therapies for stabilizing heart function

A new book edited by researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute and the Stony Brook University School of Medicine provides a comprehensive look at the science and application of cellular therapies aimed at the leading cause of death---heart disease.

18 May 2011

Study links video game playing with increased food intake in kids

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that almost 18% of US teens are obese. Although most experts agree that our growing obesity "epidemic" is driven by both inadequate physical activity and excessive caloric intake, implementing solutions is extraordinarily difficult.

18 May 2011

GAO report looks at U.S. aid for food emergencies, iWatch reports

According to a GAO report issued last week, "the USAID program designed for food emergencies now spends more than half of its funding to cover multi-year shortages that have become the norm. About 96 percent of the food aid supplied in 2010 went to 21 countries that have received U.S. food aid for four years or more," iWatch News reports.

18 May 2011

State Senators in Minnesota and Iowa pass abortion measures

A pair of bills that would dramatically limit abortion rights passed their final legislative hurdle on Monday and will soon be headed to the governor's desk. The GOP-led Minnesota Senate voted 40-26 to eliminate state funding of abortions for poor women and voted 42-24 to prohibit all abortions 20 weeks after conception.

18 May 2011