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Integra unveils new corporate identity at Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation announced that it will officially unveil its new corporate identity at the 2010 Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, October 16-21, San Francisco, California. Integra's new brand identity is designed to communicate the company's mission to limit uncertainty for surgeons, so they can concentrate on providing the best patient care.

14 Oct 2010

Patient-specific experimental vaccine to prevent recurrence of glioblastoma

Mary Lee's primary care physician is also a family friend. When he walked into the exam room in October 2006 with tears in his eyes, she knew something serious was wrong. But she was shocked to learn she had a brain tumor - and later found out it was the most aggressive malignant type, a glioblastoma multiforme.

14 Oct 2010

Study finds hemostatic powder effective in treating 95% of patients with bleeding peptic ulcers

A new material similar to that used by the U.S. Military to treat traumatic injuries is showing promise as the next novel treatment for bleeding ulcers, a condition that commonly affects up to 15 per cent of adults, according to Hong Kong physician Dr. James Lau.

14 Oct 2010

'Keyhole' procedure safer than invasive approaches in removing acoustic neuroma without hearing loss

Results from a newly released 9-year study is bringing newfound hope to the approximately 3,000 Americans diagnosed each year with acoustic neuromas (AN), little-known brain tumors that can have devastating and even fatal consequences for sufferers.

14 Oct 2010

Researchers propose Nintendo Wii gaming to control gestational diabetes in women

Many women have trouble finding time to exercise in their busy lifestyles. That's especially true for pregnant women who live in northern climates such as Canada, where the weather can limit outdoor activity during winter months every year. But exercise is critical to managing gestational diabetes, a growing problem that occurs in 2 to 9 per cent of pregnancies.

14 Oct 2010

Experts reach consensus about DBS treatment for Parkinson's disease

Since the late 1990s, deep brain stimulation (DBS) has proven to be a lifeline for some patients suffering from Parkinson's disease, a cruel neurological disorder that can cause lack of control over movement, poor balance and coordination, and rigidity, among other symptoms.

14 Oct 2010

HSV1716 clinical trial for childhood cancer receives FDA grant

A clinical trial testing a genetically reprogrammed herpes simplex virus as treatment for deadly forms of childhood cancer has received a U.S. Food and Drug Administration grant to support the research.

13 Oct 2010

Cincinnati Children's, Nationwide Children's Hospital collaborate to improve ADHD care

Doctors at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and Nationwide Children's Hospital are collaborating to help pediatricians deliver better care to children with ADHD.

12 Oct 2010

New microchip technology to identify neuronal regenerators

Scientists have long sought the ability to regenerate nerve cells, or neurons, which could offer a new way to treat spinal-cord damage as well as neurological diseases such as Alzheimer's or Parkinson's. Many chemicals can regenerate neurons grown in Petri dishes in the lab, but it's difficult and time-consuming to identify those chemicals that work in live animals, which is critical for developing drugs for humans.

12 Oct 2010

Embryonic stem cells used in first trial for spinal cord injury

The first ever patient to receive treatment in a U.S. government approved study involving human embryonic stem cells has been injected with millions of the potentially life saving cells. He is presently being treated at the Shepherd Center in Atlanta. He was partially paralyzed following a spinal cord injury. The center specializes in treating these types of injuries.

11 Oct 2010

New data on implementation of minimally invasive treatments for ruptured intracranial aneurysms

Two recent studies from the Zeenat Qureshi Stroke Research Center, in Minneapolis, MN, provide new data regarding implementation of minimally invasive treatments for ruptured intracranial aneurysms and impact on patient outcomes in U.S.

11 Oct 2010

Integra LifeSciences to feature Inforce Reinforcement Matrix at ASSH Annual Meeting

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation announced today that it is featuring the Inforce Reinforcement Matrix at the 65th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH) on October 7-9, in Boston, Massachusetts.

8 Oct 2010

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center named Centers of Excellence for Molecular Hematology

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center has been named one of five national Centers of Excellence for Molecular Hematology to find new gene and cell therapies for inherited diseases affecting blood cells.

8 Oct 2010

Study suggests athletes suffer a form of injury that is difficult to diagnose

A study by researchers at Purdue University suggests that some high school football players suffer undiagnosed changes in brain function and continue playing even though they are impaired.

8 Oct 2010

Two-day symposium marks an extraordinary decade for Brown Institute for Brain Science

Just as intense concentration allows a sharp mind to perform at its peak, a research institute that concentrates pre-eminent scientists from 11 academic departments can push back the frontiers of knowledge in a complex research area: the human brain.

8 Oct 2010

Integra to present multi-center study of peripheral nerve repair at Mexico joint meeting

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation announced today that the results of the multi-center human clinical trial comparing NeuraGen Nerve Guide with direct suture repair have been accepted, in abstract form, for presentation at the joint meeting of the American Association for Hand Surgery (AAHS), American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery (ASRM), and American Society for Peripheral Nerve (ASPN), January 12-18, 2011, Cancun Mexico.

7 Oct 2010

Integra Total Wrist Fusion System to be featured at ASSH Annual Meeting

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation announced today that it is featuring the Integra Total Wrist Fusion System at the 65th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH) on October 7-9, in Boston, Massachusetts.

7 Oct 2010

Vaccine improves survival of glioblastoma patients in phase II clinical trial: Researchers

A vaccine that turns the immune system against brain tumor cells bearing a genetic mutation that drives the most aggressive form of glioblastoma multiforme improved survival of patients in a phase II clinical trial, researchers at Duke University and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center reported today in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

7 Oct 2010

Sudden cardiac arrest survivors to gather at SCAA Annual Meeting

A nationwide gathering of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) survivors, emergency responders and civilian rescuers will mark SCA Awareness Month with a Survivors & Heroes Celebration on Friday, October 8 at 6:00 p.m. at the Marriott City Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

7 Oct 2010

Cincinnati Children's Hospital receives $12 million grant to create IBD registry

Building on the success of previous efforts among researchers and caregivers to improve the care of chronically ill children, a $12-million grant to Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center will allow creation of a registry system unlike any before it, providing information in real time on thousands of cases around the country – and eventually the world.

7 Oct 2010

Neurosurgery News and Research

Integra unveils new corporate identity at Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting

Patient-specific experimental vaccine to prevent recurrence of glioblastoma

Study finds hemostatic powder effective in treating 95% of patients with bleeding peptic ulcers

'Keyhole' procedure safer than invasive approaches in removing acoustic neuroma without hearing loss

Researchers propose Nintendo Wii gaming to control gestational diabetes in women

Experts reach consensus about DBS treatment for Parkinson's disease

HSV1716 clinical trial for childhood cancer receives FDA grant

Cincinnati Children's, Nationwide Children's Hospital collaborate to improve ADHD care

New microchip technology to identify neuronal regenerators

Embryonic stem cells used in first trial for spinal cord injury

New data on implementation of minimally invasive treatments for ruptured intracranial aneurysms

Integra LifeSciences to feature Inforce Reinforcement Matrix at ASSH Annual Meeting

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center named Centers of Excellence for Molecular Hematology

Study suggests athletes suffer a form of injury that is difficult to diagnose

Two-day symposium marks an extraordinary decade for Brown Institute for Brain Science

Integra to present multi-center study of peripheral nerve repair at Mexico joint meeting

Integra Total Wrist Fusion System to be featured at ASSH Annual Meeting

Vaccine improves survival of glioblastoma patients in phase II clinical trial: Researchers

Sudden cardiac arrest survivors to gather at SCAA Annual Meeting

Cincinnati Children's Hospital receives $12 million grant to create IBD registry

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Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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