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NSF announces $18.5M grant to establish new engineering research center

The National Science Foundation today announced an $18.5 million grant to establish an Engineering Research Center for Sensorimotor Neural Engineering based at the University of Washington.

15 Jul 2011

Study sheds light on the way antibodies distinguish between different 'biomarkers'

A new research paper sheds light on the way antibodies distinguish between different but closely related 'biomarkers' - proteins which reveal information about the condition of the human body.

15 Jul 2011

IOM releases second report on oral health

On July 13, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) released a second report on oral health, Improving Access to Oral Health Care for Vulnerable and Underserved Populations.

15 Jul 2011

Women with current major depression more likely to use crack

Women who are clinically depressed at the time they enter drug court have a substantially higher risk of using crack cocaine within four months, according to a new study.

15 Jul 2011

Vaccine and aid workers express anger over CIA plot to collect DNA through fake vaccine program

"Vaccine program workers, who sometimes struggle to gain public trust and governmental cooperation in the first place, are furious about the deception" of the CIA in establishing a fake vaccination program in Pakistan in an attempt to gather DNA from Osama bin Laden's family, ScienceInsider reports.

15 Jul 2011

New method for determining breast cancer metastasis

Researchers from the MIRA research institute at the University of Twente, together with their research partners, have been awarded a €1.4 million grant to develop a new method of determining whether patients with breast cancer have developed secondary tumours.

15 Jul 2011

Outreach Services plans to expand operations in California, Nevada

Outreach Services, a leader among healthcare financial services companies, has announced plans to expand their operations to Nevada and California.

15 Jul 2011

Berks County's Department of Health advises public about possible measles exposure

The state Department of Health is advising the public of a possible case of measles exposure in Morgantown, Berks County.

15 Jul 2011

Hop-on acquires USAcig

Hop-on, Inc. announced today it acquired USAcig, Inc. for preferred stock.

15 Jul 2011

Neuralstem receives U.S. patent allowance for three new neurogenic compounds

Neuralstem, Inc. announced that it has received notice of allowance for U.S. Patent Applications 12/939,897 and 12/939,914 entitled: "Compositions to Effect Neuronal Growth."

15 Jul 2011

iWorx launches LabScribe2 Monophasic Action Potential Module

iWorx, a developer of advanced physiology research tools, has introduced the LabScribe2 Monophasic Action Potential (MAP) Module for measuring and analyzing these signals in physiological animal research.

15 Jul 2011

Transcept receives FDA Complete Response Letter for Intermezzo NDA

Transcept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that it has received a Complete Response Letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding the resubmitted New Drug Application (NDA) for Intermezzo.

15 Jul 2011

Nuvilex to move International Corporate HQ near FDA headquarters

Nuvilex, Inc. announced today it is in the final stages of locating its International Corporate Headquarters near the headquarters of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

15 Jul 2011

BCBSMA global payment model reduces spending, improves quality of patient care

A just-released study by a team of researchers at the Harvard Medical School finds that a new global payment model being implemented by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (BCBSMA) is meeting its twin goals of slowing the growth in health care costs while simultaneously improving the quality of patient care.

15 Jul 2011

Teva commends U.S. Senators for introducing Affordable Medicines Utilization Act of 2011

Teva commends Senators Scott Brown, Ron Wyden and John McCain for introducing the Affordable Medicines Utilization Act of 2011.

15 Jul 2011

Scientists identify new metabolic pathway for breast cancer

Agios Pharmaceuticals, the leading biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing novel drugs in the rapidly emerging field of cancer metabolism, announced today a publication in the journal Nature that identifies dysregulated activity of the serine pathway as a novel metabolic target in certain breast cancers.

15 Jul 2011

CAHO to receive $6.3M from Ontario Government for ARTIC Program

The Council of Academic Hospitals of Ontario (CAHO) is delighted to learn that the Ontario Government will invest $6.3 million into the CAHO Adopting Research to Improve Care (ARTIC) Program - a program aimed at moving research evidence from the bench to the bedside to drive quality and improve patient care.

15 Jul 2011

Software, No World Borders partner to provide healthcare solutions

No World Borders, Inc., a leading healthcare consulting company, announced that it formed a partnership with Software AG, a global company traded on the Frankfurt stock exchange with over $2.6 billion in market capitalization.

15 Jul 2011

Seattle Children's inaugurates new center for cancer research

Today, Seattle Children's Research Institute announced the opening of the Center for Childhood Cancer Research.

15 Jul 2011

Oxytocin does not boost prospects for normal births

A new Cochrane review says that oxytocin, a medication often used to quicken slow-paced labor in its early stages, doesn't boost the prospects for normal births. Riskier births that required cesarean section or the use of forceps didn't become less common.

15 Jul 2011