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ASCP honors BMC resident for clinical and anatomic pathology

Stephen Hammond, MD, a fourth-year resident in clinical and anatomic pathology at Boston Medical Center (BMC), recently received the highly coveted Resident Leadership Representative Award from the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) for demonstrating leadership and promoting ASCP membership and resident activities.

2 Dec 2011

Established human embryonic cell lines vary from newly derived stem cell lines

Established human embryonic cell lines, including those approved for federal research funding under former President George W. Bush, are different than newly derived human embryonic stem cell lines, according to a study by UCLA stem cell researchers.

2 Dec 2011

Drinking increases nearly 27% between Thanksgiving and January 2nd

Newly released data that looks at the drinking patterns of more than 200,000 criminal offenders monitored 24/7 for alcohol consumption shows that even when Big Brother is watching, drinking increases nearly 27% between Thanksgiving and January 2nd.

2 Dec 2011

Northwestern researchers receive NIAMSD grant to study scleroderma

Northwestern Medicine researchers have received two five-year grants totaling $953,000 from the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases to study scleroderma, an autoimmune disease for which there currently is no cure.

2 Dec 2011

New method reveals complete set of aberrant signaling pathways that give rise to cancers

One major obstacle in the fight against cancer is that anticancer drugs often affect normal cells in addition to tumor cells, resulting in significant side effects. Yet research into development of less harmful treatments geared toward the targeting of specific cancer-causing mechanisms is hampered by lack of knowledge of the molecular pathways that drive cancers in individual patients.

2 Dec 2011

World AIDS Day marks progress, but much work remains

News reports detail emerging strategies to prevent infection, but also examine lagging treatments and the populations that continue to have the highest incidence rates.

2 Dec 2011

Global external defibrillators market to grow at 6% CAGR to exceed $2.2 billion by 2017

Global Information, Inc. (GII) presents "External Defibrillators - Global Pipeline Analysis, Competitive Landscape and Market Forecasts to 2017" by GlobalData.

2 Dec 2011

Specific electromagnetic fields can block cancer cell growth

New evidence by University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers that specific electromagnetic fields can safely block the proliferation of cancer cells and tumor growth may help refine a new, targeted therapy without any collateral damage.

2 Dec 2011

Bausch + Lomb announces acquisition of Pfortner Cornealent SACIF

Bausch + Lomb, the global eye health company, today announced it has acquired 100 percent of the outstanding shares of Laboratorio Pfortner Cornealent SACIF, the controlling entity of Waicon.

2 Dec 2011

Perspectives from NEJM: Flaws in basic health plans, post-2012 scenarios, seeing eye-to-eye with patients

The ACA's incremental approach to near-universal coverage has raised concerns that changes in income, employment, and family composition will shift people into and out of different coverage arrangements over time. ... To address concerns about churning, some states are considering adopting a Basic Health Program.

2 Dec 2011

NYU Langone establishes new LVAD Program for patients with advanced heart failure

The Cardiac & Vascular Institute at NYU Langone Medical Center has established its new LVAD Program. This surgical intervention program offers eligible, advanced heart failure patients implantation of the latest, lifesaving tool - a left ventricular assist device.

2 Dec 2011

Mutation on surface of human red blood cells provides protection against vivax malaria

A mutation on the surface of human red blood cells provides protection against malaria caused by the parasite Plasmodium vivax, research led by Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine shows.

2 Dec 2011

Agilent expands life sciences business with two strategic acquisitions

Agilent Technologies Inc. today announced it is expanding its life sciences business with two strategic acquisitions.

2 Dec 2011

FDA issues draft guidance on artificial pancreas system

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued draft guidance designed to help investigators and manufacturers as they develop and seek approval for artificial pancreas device systems to treat type 1 diabetes.

2 Dec 2011

Adding a dip can induce bitter sensitive children to eat more vegetables

There's an existential crisis that often happens at dinner tables across the country: why won't kids eat their vegetables? Research has found that one reason could be a sensitivity to bitterness, fairly common among children - about 70 percent have it.

2 Dec 2011

Researchers discover how distant satellite cells could help repair damaged muscles

When a muscle is damaged, dormant adult stem cells called satellite cells are signaled to "wake up" and contribute to repairing the muscle. University of Missouri researchers recently found how even distant satellite cells could help with the repair, and are now learning how the stem cells travel within the tissue.

2 Dec 2011

MergerTech launches $50M venture capital fund for healthcare IT

MergerTech Advisors is excited to announce the launch of 'MergerTech Capital', a new $50 million venture capital fund. The fund will focus on the investment and development of healthcare IT product and services firms, building on the sectors' substantial potential for extraordinary growth and creativity.

2 Dec 2011

Researchers identify cancer cell mitochondria as 'Achilles' heel' of tumor growth

Researchers at the Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson have identified cancer cell mitochondria as the unsuspecting powerhouse and "Achilles' heel" of tumor growth, opening up the door for new therapeutic targets in breast cancer and other tumor types.

2 Dec 2011

Life expectancy rising in Afghanistan with infant, maternal mortality declining, survey shows

"Afghans are living longer, fewer infants are dying and more women are surviving childbirth because health care has dramatically improved around the country in the past decade, according to a national survey released Wednesday," the Associated Press/Guardian reports.

2 Dec 2011

Life as a couch potato can create new fat in fat cells

Conventional wisdom says that exercise is a key to weight loss - a no-brainer. But now, Tel Aviv University researchers are revealing that life as a couch potato, stretched out in front of the TV, can actually be "active inactivity" - and cause you to pack on the pounds.

2 Dec 2011

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ASCP honors BMC resident for clinical and anatomic pathology

Established human embryonic cell lines vary from newly derived stem cell lines

Drinking increases nearly 27% between Thanksgiving and January 2nd

Northwestern researchers receive NIAMSD grant to study scleroderma

New method reveals complete set of aberrant signaling pathways that give rise to cancers

World AIDS Day marks progress, but much work remains

Global external defibrillators market to grow at 6% CAGR to exceed $2.2 billion by 2017

Specific electromagnetic fields can block cancer cell growth

Bausch + Lomb announces acquisition of Pfortner Cornealent SACIF

Perspectives from NEJM: Flaws in basic health plans, post-2012 scenarios, seeing eye-to-eye with patients

NYU Langone establishes new LVAD Program for patients with advanced heart failure

Mutation on surface of human red blood cells provides protection against vivax malaria

Agilent expands life sciences business with two strategic acquisitions

FDA issues draft guidance on artificial pancreas system

Adding a dip can induce bitter sensitive children to eat more vegetables

Researchers discover how distant satellite cells could help repair damaged muscles

MergerTech launches $50M venture capital fund for healthcare IT

Researchers identify cancer cell mitochondria as 'Achilles' heel' of tumor growth

Life expectancy rising in Afghanistan with infant, maternal mortality declining, survey shows

Life as a couch potato can create new fat in fat cells

Advancing Menopause Care: Non-Hormonal Treatments for Vasomotor Symptoms

Building quality into drug development for safer, faster medicines

How Pulp Fixin Is Turning Paper into High-Performance Sustainable Labware

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