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Diamyd Medical to divide operations into two business areas

In her comments in today's year end report, Elisabeth Lindner, President and CEO of Diamyd Medical, states that the company has decided to divide its operations into two business areas beginning with the new 2010/2011 fiscal year; Diabetes and Pain.

22 Oct 2010

Astellas suspends patient enrollment from ACT 5 study of KYNAPID

Cardiome Pharma Corp. today announced that its co-development partner, Astellas Pharma US., Inc., has suspended patient enrollment in the ACT 5 study of KYNAPIDTM (vernakalant hydrochloride) Injection following a single unexpected serious adverse event of cardiogenic shock experienced by a patient with atrial fibrillation who received KYNAPID.

22 Oct 2010

Inspire presents data on denufosol therapy for cystic fibrosis at NACFC conference

Inspire Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that data will be presented on denufosol tetrasodium, an investigational therapy for cystic fibrosis (CF), during oral and poster presentations at the 24th Annual North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference (NACFC) October 21-23, 2010 in Baltimore, Maryland.

22 Oct 2010

Researchers find new minimally invasive option to determine natural causes of death

Researchers found that the combination of computed tomography (CT), postmortem CT angiography (CTA) and biopsy can serve as a minimally invasive option for determining natural causes of death such as cardiac arrest, according to a study in the November issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.

22 Oct 2010

Justice dept. pushes for services to move patients out of mental hospitals

A sweeping agreement this week between the Justice Department and the state of Georgia highlights an aggressive new campaign by the Obama administration to ensure that people with mental illness and developmental disabilities can get services in their communities and not be forced to live in institutions.

22 Oct 2010

PSST training helps mothers to cope with stress associated with child's disease

Mothers who have children diagnosed with cancer now have a better approach to address and cope with stresses associated with their child's disease. A new certified intervention has proven to be more effective long term compared to other psychological methods, as reported today at the 42nd Congress of the International Society of Pediatric Oncology.

22 Oct 2010

Laser pulses enable skin rejuvenation

Laser pulses enable skin rejuvenation, as research at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) has shown. Laser treatment introduces heat into the skin. Under the influence of heat shocks of 45°C, skin cells produce more collagen. This is the protein that gives the skin its firmness and elasticity. Susanne Dams describes this process in the dissertation for which she gained her PhD degree from the Biomedical Engineering Department at TU/e.

22 Oct 2010

Researchers analyze drugs' efficiency on influenza A virus

Beating the flu has always been tough, but it has gotten even more difficult in recent years. Two of the four antiviral drugs used to treat a nasty case of the influenza A virus no longer work.

22 Oct 2010

LifeGen Technologies awarded Phase I Small Business Innovative Research grant

LifeGen Technologies, LLC has been awarded a Phase I Small Business Innovative Research grant from the United States National Institute on Aging. The project is focused on identifying a robust panel of genes in adipose tissue (fat) that are regulated by a calorie restricted diet. According to Dr. Jamie Barger, Director of Operations at LifeGen, the technology developed under the NIH grant will allow LifeGen to screen for compounds that have beneficial effects on adipose tissue in a manner similar to that of a calorie restricted diet.

22 Oct 2010

New epilepsy drugs give more options, but make treatment decisions more complex: Epilepsy specialist

A dozen new epilepsy drugs are giving doctors and patients more options, but making treatment decisions more complex, a Loyola epilepsy specialist reports in the journal Neurologic Clinics.

22 Oct 2010

AACR to host special conference on colorectal cancer

The American Association for Cancer Research will hosts its first special conference on Colorectal Cancer: Biology to Therapy from Oct. 27-30, 2010, at the Loews Hotel, Philadelphia.

22 Oct 2010

U.N. reports explore issues facing women worldwide

Two U.N. reports released on Wednesday examine the conditions faced by women around the world, the New York Times reports (MacFarquhar, 10/20). The World's Women 2010: Trends and Statistics report, which is published every five years, offers a compilation of "the latest data documenting progress for women worldwide in eight key areas: population and families, health, education, work, power and decision-making, violence against women, environment and poverty," according to a U.N. Statistics Division press release.

22 Oct 2010

Health care fraud roundup: 30-year sentence for doctor upheld; KY. cracks down

An appeals court has upheld a 30-year prison term for a Medicare fraudster in Florida. Dr. Ana Alvarez-Jacinto, a Miami endocrinologist, was convicted of health care fraud and sentenced to 30 years behind bars.

22 Oct 2010

Growing up with lots of sisters makes man less sexy: Research

Growing up with lots of sisters makes a man less sexy. For rats, anyway. A new study published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, finds that the sex ratio of a male rat's family when he's growing up influences both his own sexual behavior and how female rats respond to him.

22 Oct 2010

Techulon signs license with Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties to market DNA delivery platform

Techulon Inc., a life sciences company based in the Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center, has signed an exclusive license with Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties Inc. to market a new, traceable DNA delivery platform created to deliver genetic medicine to cells while carrying a beacon so scientists can follow its progress.

22 Oct 2010

Researcher develops workshop method to help children deal with PTSD

A child who grows up in the midst of political conflict, such as war or terrorism, can exhibit severe emotional scars. But certain qualities, which psychologists call "resilience factors," can help overcome this adversity.

22 Oct 2010

New findings provide new clues on pathogenetic mechanisms of Alzheimer's disease

Pathological protein deposits linked to Alzheimer's disease and cerebral amyloid angiopathy can be triggered not only by the administration of pathogenic misfolded protein fragments directly into the brain but also by peripheral administration outside the brain.

22 Oct 2010

Nurses in health care facilities may perform better through harm reduction strategies: Researchers

University of Maryland School of Nursing researchers say nurses in hospitals and other health care facilities may perform better by following the lead of airlines, trucking, and nuclear plants, by limiting hours of service, ensuring prompt and definite breaks during shifts, and other scheduling strategies.

22 Oct 2010

Researcher receives grant to conduct study on brain development of children who stutter

A Michigan State University researcher is hopeful that a recent National Institutes of Health grant she received will result in better treatment options and, ultimately, better lives for children who stutter.

22 Oct 2010

Altogen Biosystems releases PEG-Liposome siRNA In Vivo Transfection Kit

Altogen Biosystems announced the release of its second generation of in vivo RNAi transfection reagent in the company's popular in vivo delivery product line: PEG-Liposome siRNA In Vivo Transfection Kit. This reagent is also compatible for in vivo transfection of other negatively charged molecules – RNA, DNA, and small proteins.

22 Oct 2010

Medical News

Diamyd Medical to divide operations into two business areas

Astellas suspends patient enrollment from ACT 5 study of KYNAPID

Inspire presents data on denufosol therapy for cystic fibrosis at NACFC conference

Researchers find new minimally invasive option to determine natural causes of death

Justice dept. pushes for services to move patients out of mental hospitals

PSST training helps mothers to cope with stress associated with child's disease

Laser pulses enable skin rejuvenation

Researchers analyze drugs' efficiency on influenza A virus

LifeGen Technologies awarded Phase I Small Business Innovative Research grant

New epilepsy drugs give more options, but make treatment decisions more complex: Epilepsy specialist

AACR to host special conference on colorectal cancer

U.N. reports explore issues facing women worldwide

Health care fraud roundup: 30-year sentence for doctor upheld; KY. cracks down

Growing up with lots of sisters makes man less sexy: Research

Techulon signs license with Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties to market DNA delivery platform

Researcher develops workshop method to help children deal with PTSD

New findings provide new clues on pathogenetic mechanisms of Alzheimer's disease

Nurses in health care facilities may perform better through harm reduction strategies: Researchers

Researcher receives grant to conduct study on brain development of children who stutter

Altogen Biosystems releases PEG-Liposome siRNA In Vivo Transfection Kit

Advancing Neuroscience Research Through Collaboration and Patient-Centered Innovation

The impact of vibration on microscopy

How Omics Technologies Are Transforming Biological Research and Drug Discovery

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