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Olympus to host fifth annual neuroimaging symposium in conjunction with 2014 annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience

Olympus is hosting its fifth annual neuroimaging symposium in conjunction with the 2014 annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience (SfN) on Monday, November 17 at 6:30pm in Washington DC. The Olympus Neuroimaging Symposium and reception will be held at the Marriott Marquis Washington, DC, 901 Massachusetts Avenue NW, in the Capitol and Congress ballrooms. It is open to all media and registered SfN attendees.

From Evident Corporation - Life Sciences 10 Nov 2014

Obese children face increased risk of becoming obese in teen years

Children who are overweight or obese by fifth grade have a high risk of becoming or remaining obese in their teen years, according to a study by researchers from Boston Children's Hospital and elsewhere.

10 Nov 2014

Ranir acquires Oralys Dental

Building on its position as a global leader in private label consumer oral and personal health care products, Ranir, today announced it has acquired Oralys Dental, the leading provider of private label toothbrushes in France.

10 Nov 2014

New interactive private messaging feature now available via DentalPost website, mobile application

In its effort to continually innovate how dental professionals connect and create teams that excel, DentalPost, the dental industry's premier online and mobile job board, announces today it has launched an interactive private messaging feature.

10 Nov 2014

National Psoriasis Foundation to hold free psoriatic arthritis program in Dallas-Fort Worth area

If you're one of the roughly 48,000 Dallas-Fort Worth area residents struggling with pain from psoriatic arthritis (PsA)—an inflammatory autoimmune disease that causes pain, swelling and stiffness of the joints and tendons—learn to control your condition with Be Joint Smart, a free psoriatic arthritis program presented by the National Psoriasis Foundation, at the Dallas Marriott Las Colinas on December 6.

10 Nov 2014

Inovio Pharmaceuticals reports Q3 2014 financial results, provides corporate update

Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today reported financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2014.

10 Nov 2014

FDA approves ImThera Medical's investigational device exemption for pivotal study

ImThera Medical, Inc., a privately held global medical device company, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved an investigational device exemption (IDE) for its THN3 Clinical Study.

10 Nov 2014

Researchers develop standardized, team-based approach to reduce alarm fatigue in hospitals

The sound of monitor alarms in hospitals can save patients' lives, but the frequency with which the monitors go off can also lead to "alarm fatigue," in which caregivers become desensitized to the ubiquitous beeping.

10 Nov 2014

JPRAS Open: New open access journal from Elsevier

Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, is pleased to announce the launch of a new, online-only open access journal, JPRAS Open .

10 Nov 2014

Resonance Health launches new diagnostic imaging solution for patients with fatty liver disease

ASX listed Resonance Health officially launched an innovative new diagnostic imaging solution for liver patients worldwide at the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases annual conference in Boston this week.

10 Nov 2014

Moderate alcohol consumption can protect against coronary heart disease, but only for some people

A new study at Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, confirms that moderate alcohol consumption can protect against coronary heart disease.

10 Nov 2014

CytoFLEX flow cytometer from Beckman Coulter Life Sciences delivers full analysis capabilities

Surpassing the performance expectations of full-size, top-line analyzers, the CytoFLEX flow cytometer (www.

From Beckman Coulter Life Sciences - Flow Cytometry 10 Nov 2014

New data shows EXPAREL provides effective pain control following total knee arthroplasty

Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced results of an independent, physician-initiated study designed to evaluate the difference in postsurgical pain and opioid consumption between patients who received EXPAREL versus a multi-drug analgesic cocktail for pain management following total knee arthroplasty (TKA).

10 Nov 2014

BioInfect 2014 conference explores global anti-microbial agenda

This year’s unique BioInfect conference organised by Bionow, a not for profit membership organisation for the biomedical / life-sciences industry,was a major success.

10 Nov 2014

Effective treatment for phantom limb pain continues to be elusive

Army doctors in the First World War were helpless to stop soldiers who lost limbs from suffering in pain, according to researchers.

10 Nov 2014

LSTM receives research grants to develop Experimental Human Pneumococcal Carriage model

Respiratory specialists at Liverpool School Tropical Medicine (LSTM) have been awarded two substantial research grants to further develop and utilise their Experimental Human Pneumococcal Carriage (EHPC) model.

10 Nov 2014

Living with multiple sclerosis (MS): an interview with Gretchen Rubin and Megan Weigel

Multiple sclerosis, or MS, is a chronic, often disabling disease of the central nervous system, which is made up of the brain, spinal cord, and optic nerves. Symptoms may be mild, moderate, or severe, ranging from numbness in the limbs to paralysis or loss of vision. Approximately 400,000 Americans are living with MS.

9 Nov 2014

UF Health researcher finds way to grow human norovirus

Noroviruses are pernicious intestinal viruses. They cause violent vomiting and diarrhea, and people ill with the virus remain contagious up to three days after they seem to recover.

9 Nov 2014

UTHealth professor wins 2014 APGAR Award for contributions to perinatal medicine and education

Jon Tyson, M.D., M.P.H., the Michelle Bain Distinguished Professor of Medicine and Public Health at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Medical School, has won the 2014 APGAR Award for his lifelong contributions to perinatal medicine and education.

9 Nov 2014

Trover Campus wins 2014 Shining Star of Community Achievement award

The Trover Campus at Baptist Health Madisonville of the University of Louisville School of Medicine will receive the 2014 Shining Star of Community Achievement award from the Group on Regional Medical Campuses of the Association of American Medical Colleges.

9 Nov 2014

Medical News

Olympus to host fifth annual neuroimaging symposium in conjunction with 2014 annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience

Obese children face increased risk of becoming obese in teen years

Ranir acquires Oralys Dental

New interactive private messaging feature now available via DentalPost website, mobile application

National Psoriasis Foundation to hold free psoriatic arthritis program in Dallas-Fort Worth area

Inovio Pharmaceuticals reports Q3 2014 financial results, provides corporate update

FDA approves ImThera Medical's investigational device exemption for pivotal study

Researchers develop standardized, team-based approach to reduce alarm fatigue in hospitals

JPRAS Open: New open access journal from Elsevier

Resonance Health launches new diagnostic imaging solution for patients with fatty liver disease

Moderate alcohol consumption can protect against coronary heart disease, but only for some people

CytoFLEX flow cytometer from Beckman Coulter Life Sciences delivers full analysis capabilities

New data shows EXPAREL provides effective pain control following total knee arthroplasty

BioInfect 2014 conference explores global anti-microbial agenda

Effective treatment for phantom limb pain continues to be elusive

LSTM receives research grants to develop Experimental Human Pneumococcal Carriage model

Living with multiple sclerosis (MS): an interview with Gretchen Rubin and Megan Weigel

UF Health researcher finds way to grow human norovirus

UTHealth professor wins 2014 APGAR Award for contributions to perinatal medicine and education

Trover Campus wins 2014 Shining Star of Community Achievement award

Lab Matters host Harriet Gould on building a more connected lab community

The Critical Role of Sample Storage in Drug Discovery and Development

Advancing Neuroscience Research Through Collaboration and Patient-Centered Innovation

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