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Rose Medical Center becomes first hospital in Colorado to perform new procedure for PAD patients

Rose Medical Center is the first hospital in Colorado to perform a new and innovative procedure for patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD). Utilizing the Lutonix 035 Drug Coated Balloon PTA Catheter, surgeons are able to perform a balloon angioplasty in patients with PAD using a special drug-coated balloon (DCB) that delivers a small amount of medication to the inside walls of the diseased portion of the artery.

12 Nov 2014

Qardio receives two CES Innovation Awards for QardioCore wearable ECG monitor

Qardio, Inc., the award-winning maker of smart health solutions for the heart, today announced that it has received two CES Innovation Awards for the upcoming CES 2015 for its QardioCore wearable ECG monitor.

12 Nov 2014

EyeLock named as 2015 CES Innovation Awards Honoree for myris

EyeLock Inc., a market leader of iris-based identity authentication solutions, today announced that it has been named a 2015 CES Innovation Awards Honoree for myris. Products entered in this prestigious program are judged by a preeminent panel of independent industrial designers, independent engineers and members of the trade media to honor outstanding design and engineering in cutting edge consumer electronics products across 28 product categories.

12 Nov 2014

Study: Heart attack, stroke survivors' physical limitations rapidly increase over decade

A record number of people are surviving heart attacks and stroke but those who do may experience a sharp decline in physical abilities that steadily accelerates over time, according to a new nationally-representative study led by the University of Michigan.

12 Nov 2014

Researchers identify key protein that can reduce severity of disease equivalent to MS in mice

In multiple sclerosis, the immune system goes rogue, improperly attacking the body's own central nervous system. Mobility problems and cognitive impairments may arise as the nerve cells become damaged.

12 Nov 2014

Researchers create microtube platform to analyze neuron growth

Tiny, thin microtubes could provide a scaffold for neuron cultures to grow so that researchers can study neural networks, their growth and repair, yielding insights into treatment for degenerative neurological conditions or restoring nerve connections after injury.

12 Nov 2014

Study reveals significant reduction in smoking following olfactory conditioning during sleep

New Weizmann Institute research may bring the idea of sleep learning one step closer to reality. The research, which appeared today in The Journal of Neuroscience, suggests that certain kinds of conditioning applied during sleep could induce us to change our behavior. The researchers exposed smokers to pairs of smells - cigarettes together with that of rotten eggs or fish - as the subjects slept, and then asked them to record how many cigarettes they smoked in the following week.

12 Nov 2014

Amedica, Spinal Kinetics sign multi-year OEM agreement for silicon nitride spinal implants

Amedica Corporation, a biomaterial company that has developed silicon nitride ceramics as a material platform to manufacture and commercialize orthopedic implants, is pleased to announce that it has entered into a multi-year original equipment manufacturer (OEM) agreement with Spinal Kinetics, a leading innovator of advanced spinal implant technologies.

12 Nov 2014

MEDICREA receives FDA clearance for world’s first patient-specific spinal osteosynthesis rod

The MEDICREA Group, a company that specializes in the development of personalized implants produced for a patient’s specific need in the treatment of spinal pathologies, today announced the company has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for UNiD, the world’s first patient-specific spinal osteosynthesis rod.

12 Nov 2014

Funding makes next-generation scientific equipment available to CBC research community

The Chicago Biomedical Consortium is announcing a $3 million Infrastructure Initiative to promote investment in high-impact, next-generation scientific equipment at its member universities. The Initiative aims to make modern and powerful tools available to the CBC research community at a time when federal grants for scientific infrastructure are scarce.

12 Nov 2014

Crescendo Bioscience to present new data on Vectra DA at ACR Annual Meeting

Crescendo Bioscience, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Myriad Genetics, Inc., today announced that new data on Vectra DA will be featured at the 2014 American College of Rheumatology Annual Meeting, Nov. 15-19, 2014, in Boston, Massachusetts.

12 Nov 2014

PGI net sales increase 72.3% to $498.0 million in third quarter 2014

Polymer Group, Inc. reported results of operations for the third quarter ended September 27, 2014.

12 Nov 2014

UM researchers develop novel, family-focused, culturally-informed treatment for schizophrenia

Researchers at the University of Miami have developed a family-focused, culturally-informed treatment for schizophrenia (CIT-S). The program is one of the first to incorporate elements of the patient's cultural background as part of therapy.

11 Nov 2014

Research finding could lead to new therapies for preventing growth of plexiform neurofibromas

UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have determined the specific type of cell that gives rise to large, disfiguring tumors called plexiform neurofibromas, a finding that could lead to new therapies for preventing growth of these tumors.

11 Nov 2014

Salivary mucins protect teeth from cariogenic bacterium

Salivary mucins, key components of mucus, actively protect the teeth from the cariogenic bacterium, Streptococcus mutans, according to research published ahead of print in Applied and Environmental Microbiology. The research suggests that bolstering native defenses might be a better way to fight dental caries than relying on exogenous materials, such as sealants and fluoride treatment, says first author Erica Shapiro Frenkel, of Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.

11 Nov 2014

Research reveals that majority of people unable to correctly identify obesity

The majority of people - including healthcare professionals - are unable to visually identify whether a person is a healthy weight, overweight or obese according to research by psychologists at the University of Liverpool.

11 Nov 2014

Experts review advances in understanding, treatment of bipolar disorder

Several lines of research have opened exciting new frontiers in scientific understanding and clinical management of bipolar disorder. Recent advances in bipolar disease research are described in this month's special issue of Harvard Review of Psychiatry.

11 Nov 2014

New findings could help develop therapeutic options for glycogen storage disease

Glycogen storage disorders, which affect the body's ability to process sugar and store energy, are rare metabolic conditions that frequently manifest in the first years of life. Often accompanied by liver and muscle disease, this inability to process and store glucose can have many different causes, and can be difficult to diagnose.

11 Nov 2014

Stopping the death of synapses: an interview with Dr Soledad Galli

Synapses are the sites that connect neurons – sites where information is passed from one neuron to another. They are highly specialized structures and synaptic function is crucial for normal brain function.

11 Nov 2014

Successful treatments help HIV-infected persons achieve similar longevity as those without HIV

New research from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health suggests that HIV-infected adults are at a higher risk for developing heart attacks, kidney failure and cancer. But, contrary to what many had believed, the researchers say these illnesses are occurring at similar ages as adults who are not infected with HIV.

11 Nov 2014

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Rose Medical Center becomes first hospital in Colorado to perform new procedure for PAD patients

Qardio receives two CES Innovation Awards for QardioCore wearable ECG monitor

EyeLock named as 2015 CES Innovation Awards Honoree for myris

Study: Heart attack, stroke survivors' physical limitations rapidly increase over decade

Researchers identify key protein that can reduce severity of disease equivalent to MS in mice

Researchers create microtube platform to analyze neuron growth

Study reveals significant reduction in smoking following olfactory conditioning during sleep

Amedica, Spinal Kinetics sign multi-year OEM agreement for silicon nitride spinal implants

MEDICREA receives FDA clearance for world’s first patient-specific spinal osteosynthesis rod

Funding makes next-generation scientific equipment available to CBC research community

Crescendo Bioscience to present new data on Vectra DA at ACR Annual Meeting

PGI net sales increase 72.3% to $498.0 million in third quarter 2014

UM researchers develop novel, family-focused, culturally-informed treatment for schizophrenia

Research finding could lead to new therapies for preventing growth of plexiform neurofibromas

Salivary mucins protect teeth from cariogenic bacterium

Research reveals that majority of people unable to correctly identify obesity

Experts review advances in understanding, treatment of bipolar disorder

New findings could help develop therapeutic options for glycogen storage disease

Stopping the death of synapses: an interview with Dr Soledad Galli

Successful treatments help HIV-infected persons achieve similar longevity as those without HIV

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AI-powered analytics and experimental validation

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