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Cumulative genetic risk may underlie many Parkinson’s cases

Genetic risk for Parkinson’s disease may be due as much to multiple genes with small individual effects as to single high-risk genes, research suggests.

19 Mar 2015

Vitamin D plays major role in preventing diabetes and atherosclerosis

In recent years, a deficiency of vitamin D has been linked to type 2 diabetes and heart disease, two illnesses that commonly occur together and are the most common cause of illness and death in Western countries. Both disorders are rooted in chronic inflammation, which leads to insulin resistance and the buildup of artery-clogging plaque.

19 Mar 2015

Allscripts to market NoteSwift 2.0 for Allscripts Professional EHR

NoteSwift, Inc. and Allscripts have entered into an agreement for Allscripts to market and resell NoteSwift 2.0 for Allscripts Professional EHR. In response to customer demand, this strategic agreement may help providers reduce the time spent on creating patient documentation by more than half through the use of medical speech recognition.

19 Mar 2015

INTEGRA Biosciences announces opening of German subsidiary

Following on from the successful launch of subsidiaries in France, the UK and the USA - INTEGRA Biosciences has announced the opening in January 2015 of a new organisation based in Konstanz, Germany.

From INTEGRA Biosciences 19 Mar 2015

AbbVie signs exclusive worldwide license agreement with C2N for Alzheimer's disease therapies

AbbVie today announced that it has entered into an exclusive worldwide license agreement with C2N Diagnostics, a privately held protein diagnostic and therapeutic discovery company, to develop and commercialize a portfolio of anti-tau antibodies for the treatment of Alzheimer's Disease and other neurological disorders.

19 Mar 2015

Semler receives 510(k) marketing clearance from FDA for next generation PAD testing system

Semler Scientific, Inc., an emerging medical risk assessment company that develops, manufactures and markets patented products that assist healthcare providers in monitoring patients and evaluating chronic diseases, today announced receipt of 510(k) marketing clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its next generation peripheral artery disease (PAD) testing system.

19 Mar 2015

Neurology Times features special coverage of MS in observance of MS Awareness Month

UBM Medica US announces that Neurology Times, a leading online community and information resource for neurologists and other healthcare providers, is featuring special coverage of multiple sclerosis in observance of MS Awareness Month.

19 Mar 2015

New pre-clinical, clinical data for IMBRUVICA to be highlighted at AACR Annual Meeting

Pharmacyclics, Inc. today announced that new pre-clinical and clinical data for ibrutinib (IMBRUVICA) will be highlighted at the 2015 American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting to be held April 18 – 22, 2015, in Philadelphia, PA.

19 Mar 2015

Antech Diagnostics agrees to acquire assets of AVRL for $21 million from Abaxis

Abaxis, Inc., a medical products company manufacturing point-of-care blood analysis systems, and VCA Inc., a leading animal healthcare company in the United States and Canada, today jointly announced Antech Diagnostics, Inc., VCA's laboratory division, has agreed to acquire the assets of AVRL (Abaxis Veterinary Reference Laboratory) from Abaxis for $21 million in cash.

19 Mar 2015

AAHRPP accredits three more organizations

The Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs today announced that it has accredited three more organizations, including the first historically black college and university medical school and a fourth hospital in Taiwan.

19 Mar 2015

MSU researchers discover cause of death in children who get malaria

Researchers from Michigan State University have uncovered the cause of death in children who die from cerebral malaria.

19 Mar 2015

Study reveals how Grhl2 plays a role in kidney function

The kidney carries out vital functions by continuously filtering the blood and excreting waste products into the urine. This is achieved by a complex system of tubules which transports the urine and regulates its composition.

19 Mar 2015

MTfp-siRNA reduces blood vessel infarct, improves overall brain activity in ischemic stroke model

BIOASIS TECHNOLOGIES INC., a pioneering biopharmaceutical company focused on overcoming the limitations of therapeutic drug delivery across the blood-‐brain barrier (BBB), announces the results from an animal ischemic stroke model performed at the National Research Council Canada with the biOasis Transcend carrier peptide, MTfp and siRNA (MTfp-‐siRNA).

19 Mar 2015

BCM-95 Curcumin improves chemotherapy's effectiveness in killing chemoresistant cancer cells

Cancer cell resistance to chemotherapy is a major cause of death in patients with colorectal cancer. In a first-of-its-kind study, BCM-95 Curcumin was found to improve chemotherapy's effectiveness in killing chemoresistant cells via a mechanism not previously identified.

19 Mar 2015

Winners of first SSPC National Crystal Growing Competition announced

The Synthesis and Solid State Pharmaceutical Centre today (19th March 2015) announced the winners of its first SSPC National Crystal Growing Competition, which was launched as part of Science Week in November 2014, to celebrate the International Year of Crystallography. The SSPC National Crystal Growing Competition was open to primary and post-primary schools from across Ireland.

19 Mar 2015

Sigma-Aldrich, Roche sign distribution agreement for Biochemical Reagents products

Sigma-AldrichCorporation, a leading Life Science and Technology company, announced today it signed an exclusive global distribution agreement with Roche. The agreement pairs Roche's high-quality Biochemical Reagents product portfolio with the industry-leading eCommerce and supply chain capabilities of Sigma-Aldrich.

19 Mar 2015

New study reveals how pharma industry boosts global economy across regions

A new study entitled The Economic Footprint of the Pharmaceutical Industry – Regional breakdown and differentiation between originators and generics, independently conducted by WifOR reveals how the pharmaceutical industry, one of the world’s largest industries, plays a major role in boosting the global economy across regions.

19 Mar 2015

Fast-food restaurant ban fails to reduce obesity rates in Los Angeles

A Los Angeles ordinance designed to curb obesity in low-income areas by restricting the opening of new fast-food restaurants has failed to reduce fast-food consumption or reduce obesity rates in the targeted neighborhoods, according to a new RAND Corporation study.

19 Mar 2015

LDLT effective for treating patients suffering from acute liver failure

When patients develop acute liver failure, severe complications arise rapidly after the first signs of liver disease, and patients' health can deteriorate rapidly. New research published in the American Journal of Transplantation indicates that emergency evaluations of living liver donors can be conducted safely to allow acute liver failure patients to undergo transplantation before their condition worsens.

19 Mar 2015

New research project aims to improve oral health among children

A new research project from the University of Copenhagen has established an effective model for the fight against the escalating burden of tooth decay among children in Asia. The model is an important tool in breaking the social inequity in oral health of children.

19 Mar 2015

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Cumulative genetic risk may underlie many Parkinson’s cases

Vitamin D plays major role in preventing diabetes and atherosclerosis

Allscripts to market NoteSwift 2.0 for Allscripts Professional EHR

INTEGRA Biosciences announces opening of German subsidiary

AbbVie signs exclusive worldwide license agreement with C2N for Alzheimer's disease therapies

Semler receives 510(k) marketing clearance from FDA for next generation PAD testing system

Neurology Times features special coverage of MS in observance of MS Awareness Month

New pre-clinical, clinical data for IMBRUVICA to be highlighted at AACR Annual Meeting

Antech Diagnostics agrees to acquire assets of AVRL for $21 million from Abaxis

AAHRPP accredits three more organizations

MSU researchers discover cause of death in children who get malaria

Study reveals how Grhl2 plays a role in kidney function

MTfp-siRNA reduces blood vessel infarct, improves overall brain activity in ischemic stroke model

BCM-95 Curcumin improves chemotherapy's effectiveness in killing chemoresistant cancer cells

Winners of first SSPC National Crystal Growing Competition announced

Sigma-Aldrich, Roche sign distribution agreement for Biochemical Reagents products

New study reveals how pharma industry boosts global economy across regions

Fast-food restaurant ban fails to reduce obesity rates in Los Angeles

LDLT effective for treating patients suffering from acute liver failure

New research project aims to improve oral health among children

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