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EMBL scientists reveal new insights into bacterial enzymes that causes tuberculosis

In a paper published today in PNAS, scientists from the European Molecular Biology Laboratory in Hamburg, Germany, reveal new insights into the workings of enzymes from a group of bacteria including Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium that causes tuberculosis.

15 Feb 2011

A Plus Warehouse offers Akro clear insight bins for healthcare industry

A Plus Warehouse, a leading business-to-business distributor of locker equipment and quality industrial and materials handling equipment, has announced they are now carrying transparent Akro Insight Bins – a valuable storage option for a plethora of applications within the healthcare industry.

15 Feb 2011

Nfocus Neuromedical's Luna AES receives CE Mark approval to treat brain aneurysms

Nfocus Neuromedical, Inc., an innovative medical device company with a focus on the next generation treatment for brain aneurysms, announced today that its Luna Aneurysm Embolization System received CE Mark for the treatment of patients with brain aneurysms.

15 Feb 2011

Research: MEF2D protein in mitochondria appears to contribute early steps in Parkinson's disease

For the last several years, neurologists have been probing a connection between Parkinson's disease and problems with mitochondria, the miniature power plants of the cell.

15 Feb 2011

Almac's Director plans to speak on adaptive trial designs at CTS Europe conference

The Almac Group announced today that Graham Nicholls, Director of Biostatistics for Almac's Clinical Technologies business unit, will be speaking at the Clinical Trial Supply Europe conference held in Barcelona, Spain, 22-23 February 2011.

15 Feb 2011

CWRU's REC helps doctors to adopt electronic health records

Nearly $8 million of federal stimulus funds provided through the Ohio Health Information Partnership is already starting to help hundreds of doctors in northeast Ohio switch to electronic health records. Now, with a greater sense of urgency, the word is going out to providers who might not yet be aware that valuable advice is easily available to them.

15 Feb 2011

Idera: IMO-3100 in lupus preclinical model suppressed several key disease progression parameters

Idera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that it is presenting data on IMO-3100, an antagonist of TLR7 and TLR9, in a preclinical model of lupus showing that treatment with IMO-3100 suppressed several key disease progression parameters.

15 Feb 2011

'Real world' guidelines may effectively prevent cardiovascular disease in women

Practical medical advice that works in the "real world" may more effectively prevent cardiovascular disease in women than recommendations based only on findings in clinical research settings, according to the 2011 update to the American Heart Association's cardiovascular disease prevention guidelines for women.

15 Feb 2011

Eurofins MWG Operon's LPE libraries offer most efficient way to sequence and scaffold genomes

Eurofins MWG Operon, an expert in next generation sequencing routinely uses up to 5 different non-cloned genomic DNA libraries for sequencing with Roche GS FLX or Illumina HiSeq 2000 technology.

15 Feb 2011

Scientists suggest combinational therapy can improve treatment of solid tumors

Most, if not all, solid tumors contain regions that are not well oxygenated. Tumor cells in these regions, which are known as hypoxic regions, are usually resistant to the death-inducing effects of chemotherapeutics. But now, Caroline Dive and colleagues, at Manchester University, United Kingdom, have identified a compound that induces human cancer cells exposed to hypoxic conditions in vitro to undergo a form of cell death known as apoptosis.

15 Feb 2011

New research finds differences in cell fate commitment during embryonic development in mammals

New research shows that all not mammals are created equal. In fact, this work shows that the animals most commonly used by scientists to study mammalian genetics -- mice -- develop unusually quickly and may not always be representative of embryonic development in other mammals.

15 Feb 2011

Research: 75% of nonmilitary group medically evacuated for nonbattle injuries did not return to field

After analyzing data on 2,155 private contractors, diplomats and other civilians supporting war efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan who were medically evacuated out of combat zones, researchers have found they are more likely to be evacuated for noncombat-related injuries, but more likely to return to work in-country after treatment for these conditions.

15 Feb 2011

Environmental Health Sciences honors Louisiana Tech's professor as its 2011 Fellow

Dr. Brandon Moore, assistant professor of biological sciences in Louisiana Tech University's College of Applied and Natural Sciences, has been named an Environmental Health Sciences' 2011 Science Communication Fellow.

15 Feb 2011

Scientists find molecular pathway that offers novel targets for diabetes therapies

Once people develop type 2 diabetes, high blood glucose levels alter their metabolism so much that it becomes difficult to sift through all the clues to find what might enable the disease.

15 Feb 2011

President to unveil $3.7 billion budget blueprint; challenge is to show fiscal discipline while funding health law's implementation

President Barack Obama's budget plan includes a two-year Medicare "doc-fix" that uses heavy cuts in other health providers' Medicare reimbursements to stave-off a scheduled 25 percent reduction in Medicare physician reimbursements. Meanwhile, news outlets also report the plan "avoids" tackling entitlement spending.

15 Feb 2011

US Oncology's PAPs help cancer patients to access high quality care

Through the continuous and tremendous growth of its patient assistance support program, US Oncology, Inc., a division of McKesson Corp. and a leading integrated oncology company, is helping cancer patients access the high quality cancer care they need. By helping patients obtain financial assistance, thousands can now afford much needed treatment and cancer therapies.

15 Feb 2011

Researchers use computers to capture chemical signal structure that triggers metastatic cancer

In cancer and other pathological diseases, researchers are discovering that packaging is important: specifically, how DNA - about two meters long when unwound and stretched - coils up and compacts neatly inside the nucleus of a cell.

15 Feb 2011

Swedish launches series of initiatives to raise awareness about heart disease and stroke

Swedish, the largest, most comprehensive non-profit health provider in the greater Seattle area, today announced its plans for American Heart Month, recognized in the month of February. American Heart Month is led by the American Heart Association to raise funds for research and education and to raise awareness about heart disease and stroke.

15 Feb 2011

2007 financial crisis linked to increase in patients seeking treatment for prescription drug and painkiller addiction

The 2007 onset of the financial crisis that upended the U.S. economy and impacted global markets correlated closely with unprecedented numbers of patients seeking treatment for prescription drug addiction and painkiller abuse, according to leading rehabilitation center Cliffside Malibu. The Cliffside Index, the percentage of patients admitted for treatment related to those medications, rose over 60 percent between 2007 and 2008, and has continued to increase each year.

15 Feb 2011

RaySearch Lab receives two new orders for its RayStation treatment planning system

RaySearch Laboratories AB has received two new orders for its RayStation treatment planning system. The first order comes from a Canadian cancer care and research facility. They will use RayStation as a research tool for the development of an exciting new treatment machine that combines a traditional linear accelerator with a Magnetic Resonance Imaging scanner.

15 Feb 2011

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EMBL scientists reveal new insights into bacterial enzymes that causes tuberculosis

A Plus Warehouse offers Akro clear insight bins for healthcare industry

Nfocus Neuromedical's Luna AES receives CE Mark approval to treat brain aneurysms

Research: MEF2D protein in mitochondria appears to contribute early steps in Parkinson's disease

Almac's Director plans to speak on adaptive trial designs at CTS Europe conference

CWRU's REC helps doctors to adopt electronic health records

Idera: IMO-3100 in lupus preclinical model suppressed several key disease progression parameters

'Real world' guidelines may effectively prevent cardiovascular disease in women

Eurofins MWG Operon's LPE libraries offer most efficient way to sequence and scaffold genomes

Scientists suggest combinational therapy can improve treatment of solid tumors

New research finds differences in cell fate commitment during embryonic development in mammals

Research: 75% of nonmilitary group medically evacuated for nonbattle injuries did not return to field

Environmental Health Sciences honors Louisiana Tech's professor as its 2011 Fellow

Scientists find molecular pathway that offers novel targets for diabetes therapies

President to unveil $3.7 billion budget blueprint; challenge is to show fiscal discipline while funding health law's implementation

US Oncology's PAPs help cancer patients to access high quality care

Researchers use computers to capture chemical signal structure that triggers metastatic cancer

Swedish launches series of initiatives to raise awareness about heart disease and stroke

2007 financial crisis linked to increase in patients seeking treatment for prescription drug and painkiller addiction

RaySearch Lab receives two new orders for its RayStation treatment planning system

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