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Amorfix, Aragen Bioscience collaborate to develop high-affinity monoclonal antibodies against targets for cancer

Amorfix Life Sciences and Aragen Bioscience, Inc. announced today that they have entered into an agreement to develop high-affinity monoclonal antibodies against a number of targets for cancer. Using its proprietary ProMIS(TM) computational platform discovery technology, Amorfix has identified several disease specific epitopes ("DSEs") on misfolded Fas receptor. Aragen will use those DSEs to generate highly specific monoclonal antibodies ("mAbs").

28 May 2010

SAP selects ResearchPoint as Showcase company for Business ByDesign product

ResearchPoint is proud to announce that it has been selected as a Showcase® company by SAP for its use of their product, Business ByDesign. The company began implementation of the solution 11 months ago and continues to collaborate with SAP on the development of this SaaS (software as a service, also known as on-demand) offering for the small and mid company market.

28 May 2010

Consistent consumption of alcohol contributes to high blood pressure

High blood pressure is a leading cause of deaths in the world. Apart from millions with diagnosed hypertension, still many others are borderline hypertensive. High blood pressure increases the risk of a person to develop cardiovascular diseases, kidney problems, heart attack and even a stroke. One of the major contributors to high blood pressure is the consistent consumption of alcohol. Regular alcohol drinkers increase the risks of elevated blood pressure because it affects the normal functioning of the body by reversing what it needs to remain healthy.

28 May 2010

Stanford Hospital & Clinics uses endovascular laser technology to retrieve permanently embedded IVC filters

Over the years, Susan Karnstedt had gotten used to the intermittent pain in her abdomen, chalking it up to her diet, or perhaps to her physically active lifestyle, as a water skier and yoga enthusiast.

28 May 2010

Usage of assistive devices boosts orthopedic brace and supports market

Frost & Sullivan recently completed a study for the U.S. orthopedic braces and supports markets that provides an in-depth analysis of a range of orthopedic braces and supports, along with a comprehensive study of crucial market drivers, challenges and technology trends impacting U.S. braces and supports manufacturers today.

28 May 2010

CREST: Carotid artery surgery and stenting have long-term outcomes for patients with stroke

Physicians now have two safe and effective options to treat their patients at risk for stroke, says a researcher at Mayo Clinic who led a large, NIH-funded, national clinical trial testing surgery or use of a stent to open a blocked carotid artery.

28 May 2010

Roche launches GS Junior System benchtop DNA sequencing platform for life science research

Roche, announced today the global launch of the GS Junior System, the company's new benchtop next-generation DNA sequencing platform for life science research. The GS Junior System, developed by 454 Life Sciences, a Roche company, provides an integrated sequencing and bioinformatics solution, all in a size that is no bigger than a typical desktop laser printer.

From Roche Sequencing and Life Science 28 May 2010

NeoStem to present adult stem cell technologies at Stem Cell Investor & Executive Networking Conference

NeoStem, Inc., an international biopharmaceutical company with operations in the U.S. and China, announced that the Company has been invited to present its adult stem cell technologies at the Stem Cell Investor & Executive Networking Conference Event (SCIENCE) in New York City on June 1, 2010. SCIENCE is designed to bring together investors with industry executives, visionary researchers and clinicians and other stakeholders to highlight opportunities and discuss advances in the stem cell field.

28 May 2010

Northwestern Memorial performs robotic assisted vasectomy reversal using da Vinci surgical robot

In 1989 a 29-year-old Michael Schrader had it all: steady job, a wife, and two wonderful children-daughter Courtney and son Cameron. He couldn't envision wanting more-that is, more children. Taking steps to keep his nuclear family intact, he underwent vasectomy- a procedure so routine he was back on the golf course the next afternoon.

28 May 2010

Low frequency ultrasound can heal and regenerate body tissues

When we think of ultrasound, it's usually imaging the inside of the body that springs to mind. However, while ultrasound imaging typically requires frequencies that are 50 to 2500 times higher than those human ear can detect, recent increasing evidence indicates that ultrasound at lower frequency can also be used to help certain body tissues to heal and regenerate. Now research that appears in Open Access Journal of Tissue Engineering published by SAGE-Hindawi suggests that ultrasound could also help tissue grafts to survive and thrive following surgery.

28 May 2010

AbleNet to showcase assistive technology products at Heartland Home for Independent Living

AbleNet, Inc. is showcasing its newest and most popular access, environmental controls and communications products at the Heartland Home for Independent Living. The model home is being constructed as an all-accessible home to give conference attendees first-hand experience with the many innovative design features and the leading accessibility products that enhance independent and functional living for people with disabilities.

28 May 2010

BG Medicine announces data presentations on galectin-3 at Heart Failure Congress 2010

BG Medicine, Inc., a U.S. based, privately-held biomarker discovery and in vitro diagnostics company, announced today that there will be several data presentations regarding galectin-3 at the Heart Failure Congress 2010, the annual scientific meeting of the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology, to be held in Berlin, Germany, on May 29th through June 1st. BG Medicine has developed and applied for FDA clearance of an in vitro diagnostic test to measure galectin-3 levels in plasma or serum.

28 May 2010

SCCA implements eHGT's eHealth Access Record Retrieval Service

eHealth Global Technologies, Inc. announced today that the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Seattle, WA, has successfully implemented eHGT's eHealth Access Record Retrieval Service.

28 May 2010

Philips partners with SickKids to improve oral health among Canadian children

In an effort to improve oral health among Canadian children, Philips, a global leader in health and well-being, today announced a partnership with The Hospital for Sick Children that will see Philips provide its Sonicare Power Toothbrushes to patients in the Hospital's dental clinic.

28 May 2010

FDA grants Premarket Approval for Roche Diagnostics' Elecsys Antibody to hepatitis C virus assay

Roche Diagnostics announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted Premarket Approval for its Elecsys Antibody to hepatitis C virus (anti-HCV) assay. The Elecsys Anti-HCV assay is an in-vitro diagnostic test for the qualitative detection of total antibodies to hepatitis C virus in human serum or plasma.

From Roche Sequencing and Life Science 28 May 2010

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia announces availability of proton therapy at Roberts Proton Therapy Center

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia announces the availability of proton therapy, a precise form of cancer radiation that offers potentially life-changing benefits to children with brain tumors and other solid tumors. The Hospital's Cancer Center has recently begun using proton treatment at the new Roberts Proton Therapy Center, a cutting-edge radiation oncology facility located across the street from Children's Hospital in Penn Medicine's Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine.

28 May 2010

State-of-the-art heart pump lowers risk for infection in end-stage cardiac patients: Researchers

A state-of-the-art heart pump recently approved for use in end-stage cardiac patients has a significantly lower risk for infection than an earlier model of the device, according to researchers at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit.

28 May 2010

Smartfish announces second distribution partnership with Mobility Lab for ErgoMotion technology

Today from Medpi 2010, Smartfish Technologies announced its second strategic partnership to distribute and sell its ErgoMotion™ technology with Mobility Lab of France. As part of its agreement with Mobility Lab, Smartfish will provide its award-winning ErgoMotion technology to Mobility Lab for distribution to retailers in France, Switzerland, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxemburg and Spain. Smartfish will manufacture the resulting Mobility Lab branded products powered by ErgoMotion.

28 May 2010

Orthopedic surgeons plan to reduce usage of metal-on-metal hip implants: Survey

Millennium Research Group (MRG), the global authority on medical technology market intelligence, finds that 25% of the 150 orthopedic surgeons surveyed in its newest Physician Forum publication plan to reduce their usage of metal-on-metal hip implants over the next twelve months.

28 May 2010

Alimera Sciences provides new data from Iluvien Phase 3 FAME clinical trials for DME

Alimera Sciences, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company that specializes in the research, development and commercialization of prescription ophthalmic pharmaceuticals, today announced that a new analysis of data from its Phase 3 (FAME) clinical trials for Iluvien, the company's investigational intravitreal insert being studied for diabetic macular edema (DME), indicates that patient vision continues to improve significantly over 30 months.

28 May 2010

Device / Technology News

Amorfix, Aragen Bioscience collaborate to develop high-affinity monoclonal antibodies against targets for cancer

SAP selects ResearchPoint as Showcase company for Business ByDesign product

Consistent consumption of alcohol contributes to high blood pressure

Stanford Hospital & Clinics uses endovascular laser technology to retrieve permanently embedded IVC filters

Usage of assistive devices boosts orthopedic brace and supports market

CREST: Carotid artery surgery and stenting have long-term outcomes for patients with stroke

Roche launches GS Junior System benchtop DNA sequencing platform for life science research

NeoStem to present adult stem cell technologies at Stem Cell Investor & Executive Networking Conference

Northwestern Memorial performs robotic assisted vasectomy reversal using da Vinci surgical robot

Low frequency ultrasound can heal and regenerate body tissues

AbleNet to showcase assistive technology products at Heartland Home for Independent Living

BG Medicine announces data presentations on galectin-3 at Heart Failure Congress 2010

SCCA implements eHGT's eHealth Access Record Retrieval Service

Philips partners with SickKids to improve oral health among Canadian children

FDA grants Premarket Approval for Roche Diagnostics' Elecsys Antibody to hepatitis C virus assay

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia announces availability of proton therapy at Roberts Proton Therapy Center

State-of-the-art heart pump lowers risk for infection in end-stage cardiac patients: Researchers

Smartfish announces second distribution partnership with Mobility Lab for ErgoMotion technology

Orthopedic surgeons plan to reduce usage of metal-on-metal hip implants: Survey

Alimera Sciences provides new data from Iluvien Phase 3 FAME clinical trials for DME

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