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SPS receives $2.2M NHLBI grant to commercialize steerable cardiac mapping, ablation catheter technology

Strategic Polymer Sciences, Inc. (SPS), an innovator in advanced medical devices based on its proprietary electroactive polymer (EAP) technology, today announced it has received a $2.2 million grant from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The SPS grant is one of only ten awarded nationwide by the NIH under a Recovery Act Limited Competition called The Biomedical Research, Development, and Growth to Spur the Acceleration of New Technologies (BRDG-SPAN) Pilot Program.

23 Jun 2010

Excessive, uncontrolled vascular growth leads to development of cavernomas: Researchers

Benign vascular malformations known as cavernomas can occur in many tissues of the body. These abnormalities are characterized by enlarged, instable and unstructured blood vessels. Cavernomas of medical relevance are primarily those of the brain, which develop approximately in one out of two hundred people. In the brain, such growths often remain unnoticed and are typically found by chance in MRI scans. If they grow larger, they often cause unspecific symptoms such as headaches or dizziness.

23 Jun 2010

Compliance Jumpstart introduces healthcare compliance program

Compliance Jumpstart, a privately held compliance consulting firm assisting medical companies with implementing healthcare compliance programs addressing areas such as the Anti-Kickback Statute and the Stark Law, announced the introduction of their healthcare compliance program.

23 Jun 2010

Preschool children with tooth decay more likely to be obese: Study

Preschool children with tooth decay may be more likely to be overweight or obese than the general population and, regardless of weight, are more likely to consume too many calories, a new study indicates. The results will be presented Saturday at The Endocrine Society's 92nd Annual Meeting in San Diego.

23 Jun 2010

First anniversary of Tobacco Control Act: AACR calls for more research to combat tobacco epidemic

The American Association for Cancer Research recognizes the first anniversary of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, which was signed into law by President Obama on June 22, 2009.

23 Jun 2010

Obama to meet Tuesday with insurance executives

Kaiser Health News staff writer Mary Agnes Carey provides this update: "President Obama will meet Tuesday morning with insurance company executives and state insurance commissioners to urge them to stave off 'unjustified premium increases' during implementation of the new health care law.

23 Jun 2010

A*STAR physicist receives prestigious 2010 IEEE Medal for Innovations in Healthcare Technology

Physicist David William Townsend will be honoured with the prestigious 2010 IEEE Medal for Innovations in Healthcare Technology for the design, commercial development and clinical implementation of the PET/CT scanner. Prof Townsend will receive the medal jointly with his co-inventor, engineer Ronald Nutt, on 26 June 2010 at the IEEE Honors Ceremony in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. IEEE is the world's largest professional association advancing technology for humanity.

23 Jun 2010

Karolinska Institutet receives SEK 100M grant for Wallenberg Institute for Regenerative Medicine

Karolinska Institutet has received a grant of SEK 100 million from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation for a regenerative medicine research centre - the Wallenberg Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WIRM). This funding will give Karolinska Institutet a unique opportunity to concentrate on new and pioneering research, with a special focus on the blood system.

23 Jun 2010

WFIRM chooses Blue Mountain Regulatory Asset Manager to manage activities for clinical manufacturing center

Blue Mountain Quality Resources, Inc. (State College, PA) announced today that Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine has chosen Blue Mountain Regulatory Asset Manager to manage and document activities for its clinical manufacturing center.

23 Jun 2010

High blood sugar in mother during pregnancy leads to reduced insulin sensitivity in children

Children of mothers whose blood glucose (sugar) was high during pregnancy are more likely to have low insulin sensitivity—a risk factor for type 2 diabetes—even after taking into consideration the children's body weight, a new study shows. The results will be presented Tuesday at The Endocrine Society's 92nd Annual Meeting in San Diego.

23 Jun 2010

Student receives two-year $46,000 fellowship to research on a parasite that causes Chagas' disease

Michelle Oppenheimer of Charlotte, N.C., a Ph.D. student in biochemistry in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Virginia Tech, has received a two-year $46,000 fellowship from the American Heart Association to advance her research on a parasite that causes Chagas' disease, which can lead to swelling and inflammation of the heart.

23 Jun 2010

Insurers will receive Presidential warning while administration to release regulations to protect consumers

President Obama will warn health insurance executives at a White House meeting Tuesday against trying to increase premium rates before the new law takes effect, The New York Times reports. "The White House is concerned that health insurers will blame the new law for increases in premiums that are intended to maximize profits rather than covering claims."

23 Jun 2010

Resveratrol found in red wine neutralizes toxicity of proteins related to Alzheimer's disease: Research

An organic compound found in red wine - resveratrol - has the ability to neutralize the toxic effects of proteins linked to Alzheimer's disease, according to research led by Rensselaer Professor Peter M. Tessier. The findings, published in the May 28 edition of the Journal of Biological Chemistry, are a step toward understanding the large-scale death of brain cells seen in certain neurodegenerative diseases.

23 Jun 2010

Corgenix receives new European patent for AtherOx technology

Corgenix Medical Corporation, a worldwide developer and marketer of diagnostic test kits, announced today the issuance of one new European patent for the company's AtherOx® (oxLDL/B2GPI) technology and the publication of an important clinical trial studying oxLDL/B2GPI levels in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS).

23 Jun 2010

UAB receives $1.47M NHLBI grant to study red blood cell lesion

Researchers in the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) departments of Pathology, Microbiology and Surgery have received a $1.47 million grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) to study so-called red blood cell lesion, a term given to the potentially harmful changes in red blood cells that have been stored for longer times after collection.

23 Jun 2010

UCL scientists explain Parkinson's disease patients' ICBs

Scientists at UCL have explained Parkinson's patients' risky behaviour, a rare side effect of standard treatments for the disease. The finding has implications for future medication of patients.

23 Jun 2010

ATP-driven bioluminescence predicts children at high risk for tooth decay: OHSU study

Researchers at the Oregon Health & Science University School of Dentistry have determined that ATP-driven (adenosine triphosphate-driven) bioluminescence - a way of measuring visible light generated from ATP contained in bacteria - is an innovative tool for rapidly assessing in children at the chair-side the number of oral bacteria and amount of plaque that can ultimately lead to tooth decay.

23 Jun 2010

Prosensa, GSK initiate additional programs for DMD

Prosensa, the Dutch biopharmaceutical company focusing on RNA modulating therapeutics, announces the initiation of two further programmes under its existing alliance with GSK covering novel RNA-based treatments for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD). The initiation of these additional programs under the terms of the existing alliance agreement is a validation of both the potential of Prosensa's "exon skipping" platform and the ongoing relationship.

23 Jun 2010

Regular and long enough intake of EGb 761 protects against Alzheimer's disease: GuidAge study

For the very first time, a medicine has been shown to protect against the development of Alzheimer's disease. French scientists were able to demonstrate that taking 240 mg of Ginkgo extract EGb 761 per day regularly over a period of at least 4 years can cut the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease by nearly 50%.

23 Jun 2010

EdgeBio introduces Science as a Service concept built on top of CLC Genomics Server

Today at the inaugural Beyond Sequencing conference in San Francisco, EdgeBio introduced their Science as a Service concept built on top of CLC bio's enterprise platform, CLC Genomics Server. EdgeBio's end-to-end service concept leads each scientist and project from conception and project design through bioinformatics and analysis.

23 Jun 2010

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SPS receives $2.2M NHLBI grant to commercialize steerable cardiac mapping, ablation catheter technology

Excessive, uncontrolled vascular growth leads to development of cavernomas: Researchers

Compliance Jumpstart introduces healthcare compliance program

Preschool children with tooth decay more likely to be obese: Study

First anniversary of Tobacco Control Act: AACR calls for more research to combat tobacco epidemic

Obama to meet Tuesday with insurance executives

A*STAR physicist receives prestigious 2010 IEEE Medal for Innovations in Healthcare Technology

Karolinska Institutet receives SEK 100M grant for Wallenberg Institute for Regenerative Medicine

WFIRM chooses Blue Mountain Regulatory Asset Manager to manage activities for clinical manufacturing center

High blood sugar in mother during pregnancy leads to reduced insulin sensitivity in children

Student receives two-year $46,000 fellowship to research on a parasite that causes Chagas' disease

Insurers will receive Presidential warning while administration to release regulations to protect consumers

Resveratrol found in red wine neutralizes toxicity of proteins related to Alzheimer's disease: Research

Corgenix receives new European patent for AtherOx technology

UAB receives $1.47M NHLBI grant to study red blood cell lesion

UCL scientists explain Parkinson's disease patients' ICBs

ATP-driven bioluminescence predicts children at high risk for tooth decay: OHSU study

Prosensa, GSK initiate additional programs for DMD

Regular and long enough intake of EGb 761 protects against Alzheimer's disease: GuidAge study

EdgeBio introduces Science as a Service concept built on top of CLC Genomics Server

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