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Brain research reveals that juggling practice increased gray matter in the motor areas of the brain

Researchers at the Mind Research Network today announced the findings of a scientific study that used brain imaging and Tetris to investigate whether practice makes the brain efficient because it increases gray matter.

1 Sep 2009

Fox Chase becomes the seventh cancer center to receive the CEO Cancer Gold Standard accreditation

Fox Chase Cancer Center has received CEO Cancer Gold Standard™ accreditation, recognizing the organization’s commitment to the health of their employees and family members by certifying their efforts to meet an exceptionally high standard of cancer prevention, screening and care guidelines.

1 Sep 2009

Dr. Raman Bedi to exclusively represent Oragenics' oral care products

Florida-based biopharmaceutical leader Oragenics, Inc. has appointed renowned international oral care authority Dr. Raman Bedi to serve as exclusive representative for the company’s award-winning line of oral care products to the Middle East.

1 Sep 2009

CPRIT releases five cancer research requests after receiving first funding

The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) released five cancer research requests for applications (RFA) just three months after receiving its first funding. In May, 2009, the 81st Legislature appropriated $450 million dollars in bond proceeds for the next two years for CPRIT to fund cancer research and prevention grants that will expedite innovation in cancer treatment and expand cancer prevention services in the state.

1 Sep 2009

Medical device report provides key data, information and analysis on diagnostic imaging market

Global Markets Direct’s medical device report: “The Future of the Diagnostic Imaging Market to 2015” report provides key data, information and analysis on the global diagnostic imaging market. The report provides market landscape, competitive landscape and market trends information on six market categories including computed tomography systems, mammography equipment, MRI systems, nuclear imaging equipment, ultrasound systems and x-ray systems.

1 Sep 2009

Bio-Matrix Scientific Group's new opportunities in cancer treatment and intellectual property discussed

Bio-Matrix Scientific Group, Inc. Chairman & CEO David Koos commented on the Company’s new opportunities in stem cell research, cancer treatment and intellectual property.

1 Sep 2009

Warfarin therapy provides substantial protection for elder patients with atrial fibrillation

Warfarin (an oral anticoagulant) therapy for patients with atrial fibrillation - the most common type of significant heart rhythm disorder - appears to be most beneficial for the oldest patients, for those who have had a prior stroke and for patients with multiple risk factors for stroke, according to a new study by Kaiser Permanente and Massachusetts General Hospital researchers.

1 Sep 2009

Cigarettes and not Swedish snuff increase the risk of developing multiple sclerosis

While smoking cigarettes appears to significantly increase a person's risk of developing multiple sclerosis, using Swedish snuff does not, according to a study published in the September 1, 2009, print issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

1 Sep 2009

Statement updating details on testing of IDenta-Alert explosive detectors released

International drug & explosives detection firm IDenta Corp. (PINKSHEETS: IDTA) releases statement updating details about US Department of Defense testing of the IDenta-Alert explosive detectors.

1 Sep 2009

LTS LOHMANN Therapie-Systeme celebrates 25th anniversary

LTS LOHMANN Therapie-Systeme AG, the leading developer and manufacturer of transdermal, topical and oral systems with facilities in Andernach, Germany and West Caldwell, New Jersey, celebrates its 25th anniversary.

1 Sep 2009

St. Baldrick’s Foundation to organize fund raiser for childhood cancer research

Dozens of men, women and children are expected to shave their heads bald to show solidarity to children with cancer and to raise money for childhood cancer research September 19, 2009 at 5:00 at The Friendly Sons of the Shillelagh Club in West Orange, NJ.

1 Sep 2009

NASDAQ Stock Market issues noncompliance letter to Encorium Group

Encorium Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: ENCO), a full service multinational clinical research organization (CRO) conducting studies in over 30 countries for many of the world's leading pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, today announced that on August 25, 2009, it received a letter from The NASDAQ Stock Market notifying the Company that, based on its Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2009, NASDAQ has determined that the Company's stockholders' equity does not comply with the minimum $2.5 million stockholders' equity requirement for continued listing on The NASDAQ Capital Market as required by NASDAQ Marketplace Rule 5550(b)(1).

1 Sep 2009

CompAnalyst helps healthcare providers gain insight into competitive salary data

Salary.com, Inc., a leading provider of on-demand compensation, payroll and talent management solutions, is providing several healthcare providers with on-demand market pricing software to help them gain insight into competitive salary data.

1 Sep 2009

Bio-Rad cycle riders raise $73,055 during the Napa Valley Tour de Cure to benefit the ADA

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: BIO) and (NYSE: BIO.B), a multinational manufacturer and distributor of life science research and clinical diagnostics products, helped raise approximately $1.1 million during the Napa Valley Tour de Cure, which took place on May 3 to benefit the American Diabetes Association.

1 Sep 2009

Cannasat Therapeutics announces completion of second tranche of prospectus offering

Cannasat Therapeutics Inc. ("Cannasat") (TSX VENTURE:CTH) is pleased to announce that it has completed a second tranche of its previously announced short form prospectus offering of units. Pursuant to the second tranche, Cannasat issued and sold 1,789,000 units at a price of $0.10 per unit raising gross proceeds of $178,900. This brings the total number of units sold under the prospectus offering to 9,298,500 for gross proceeds of $929,850.

1 Sep 2009

Poll finds more confidence about paying for health care; young adults most supportive of reform

A new survey finds growing confidence in Americans' ability to pay for health care costs. Meanwhile, young adults are the group most supportive of health reform.

1 Sep 2009

Research reveals that large non-coding RNA in mammals play an important role in telomere maintenance

A team of researchers from The Wistar Institute have shown that a large non-coding RNA in mammals and yeast plays a central role in helping maintain telomeres, the tips of chromosomes that contain important genetic information and help regulate cell division. Since this RNA also facilitates the formation of DNA at telomeres-a process that can protect aging cells and destabilize tumor cells-manipulating its expression may be useful in treating cancer and other diseases.

1 Sep 2009

New gene therapy vector developed for transferring therapeutic DNA to a cell's nucleus

A research report featured on the cover of the September 2009 print issue of The FASEB Journal describes how Australian scientists developed a new gene therapy vector that uses the same machinery that viruses use to transport their cargo into our cells. As a result of this achievement, therapeutic DNA can be transferred to a cell's nucleus far more efficiently than in the past, raising hopes for more effective treatment of genetic disorders and some types of cancers.

1 Sep 2009

Rodents may serve as useful models to interpret parent-offspring relationships

Researchers at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, have demonstrated that prairie voles may be a useful model in understanding the neurochemistry of social behavior. By influencing early social experience in prairie voles, researchers hope to gain greater insight into what aspects of early social experience drive diversity in adult social behavior.

1 Sep 2009

GenoCAD project receives financial support from NSF

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a three-year $1,421,725 grant to Jean Peccoud, associate professor at the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute at Virginia Tech, to develop GenoCAD - a web-based Computer Assisted Design environment for synthetic biology.

1 Sep 2009

Research News and Research

Brain research reveals that juggling practice increased gray matter in the motor areas of the brain

Fox Chase becomes the seventh cancer center to receive the CEO Cancer Gold Standard accreditation

Dr. Raman Bedi to exclusively represent Oragenics' oral care products

CPRIT releases five cancer research requests after receiving first funding

Medical device report provides key data, information and analysis on diagnostic imaging market

Bio-Matrix Scientific Group's new opportunities in cancer treatment and intellectual property discussed

Warfarin therapy provides substantial protection for elder patients with atrial fibrillation

Cigarettes and not Swedish snuff increase the risk of developing multiple sclerosis

Statement updating details on testing of IDenta-Alert explosive detectors released

LTS LOHMANN Therapie-Systeme celebrates 25th anniversary

St. Baldrick’s Foundation to organize fund raiser for childhood cancer research

NASDAQ Stock Market issues noncompliance letter to Encorium Group

CompAnalyst helps healthcare providers gain insight into competitive salary data

Bio-Rad cycle riders raise $73,055 during the Napa Valley Tour de Cure to benefit the ADA

Cannasat Therapeutics announces completion of second tranche of prospectus offering

Poll finds more confidence about paying for health care; young adults most supportive of reform

Research reveals that large non-coding RNA in mammals play an important role in telomere maintenance

New gene therapy vector developed for transferring therapeutic DNA to a cell's nucleus

Rodents may serve as useful models to interpret parent-offspring relationships

GenoCAD project receives financial support from NSF

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