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Novozymes, Almac Ally To Offer Drug Targeting, Pharmacokinetics Service

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23 Oct 2013

Biolinerx In-Licenses Type 1 Diabetes Treatment With Israel Institutions

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23 Oct 2013

Imugene Acquiring Biolife, As Lead Pipeline Candidate Nears Phase II

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23 Oct 2013

Cleveland Biolabs Subsidiary Awarded $4.6M Russian Contract

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23 Oct 2013

Startup Wins Five-Year Exclusive License To Decode Genetics Platform

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23 Oct 2013

Study identifies new genes involved in autism

A scientific study published on the journal Molecular Psychiatry identifies new genes involved in autism, a polygenic disorder that is difficult to diagnose and treat. Autism spectrum disorders represent a group of neurodevelopmental disorders which affect one out of 80-100 children.

23 Oct 2013

The Melting Pot, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital partner to raise funds for cancer research

The Melting Pot Restaurants, Inc., the world's premier fondue restaurant franchise, is partnering with St. Jude Children's Research Hospital for the 10th annual St. Jude Thanks and Giving campaign from Oct. 19 - Dec. 15, that asks guests to "give to help the children of St. Jude live" by raising funds for cancer research.

23 Oct 2013

UHN, Boehringer Ingelheim partner to improve care, education and support for hepatitis C patients

In a move to address a significant unmet need in hepatitis C in Canada, the University Health Network, together with Boehringer Ingelheim (Canada) Ltd., announced today a multi-year partnership that aims to improve care, education and support for patients with hepatitis C. The program, known as Link-C, aims to improve access to hepatitis C care and treatment in remote areas of Ontario and other parts of Canada.

23 Oct 2013

Survey: 96% of Canadians think that health care system should make use of digital health tools

Ninety-six per cent of Canadians think it's important that the health care system make use of digital health tools and capabilities, and 89 per cent feel it is important that they personally have full advantage of digital health tools and capabilities, according to a new survey by Harris/Decima, released by Canada Health Infoway.

23 Oct 2013

FDA grants Priority Review to Lilly's ramucirumab for treatment of advanced gastric cancer

Eli Lilly and Company today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has assigned Priority Review to the regulatory submission for ramucirumab (IMC-1121B) as a single-agent treatment for advanced gastric cancer following disease progression after initial chemotherapy.

23 Oct 2013

Tissue-engineered transplants safe and effective in the long term: Study

New results published in The Lancet today [Wednesday 23 October] reveal that five years after the first successful transplantation of a tissue-engineered airway (reported in The Lancet in 2008) the recipient continues to enjoy a good quality of life, and has not experienced any immunological complications or rejection of the implanted airway.

23 Oct 2013

APPG-GTB members express concern on the growing threat of multi-drug resistant TB

In a Lancet Comment discussing the WHO Global Tuberculosis report 2013 published today [Wednesday 23 October], members of the UK All-Party Parliamentary Group on Global Tuberculosis and lead author Professor Ali Zumla from University College London sound an alarm as the growing threat of multi-drug resistant TB to regional and global health security becomes more apparent.

23 Oct 2013

WHO report underlines need for quantum leap in TB care and control

Tuberculosis treatment has saved the lives of more than 22 million people, according to the WHO Global tuberculosis report 2013 published today. The report also reveals that the number of people ill with tuberculosis fell in 2012 to 8.6 million, with global TB deaths also decreasing to 1.3 million.

23 Oct 2013

Medical Economics selects iSALUS Healthcare for inaugural Top 100 EHRs Issue

iSALUS Healthcare, a privately held Electronic Health Records, Practice Management, and Medical Billing service provider, today announced Medical Economics has selected iSALUS and its OfficeEMR solution for the inaugural Top 100 EHRs Issue.

23 Oct 2013

Vitamin D Total assay for use on Access 2 and UniCel DxI immunoassay systems receives CE Mark

Beckman Coulter, Inc. announces the CE Mark approval of Access 25 (OH) Vitamin D Total assay for use on the Access 2 and UniCel DxI series of immunoassay systems. Offering enhanced performance, the new assay is an important addition to the company’s bone metabolism assay menu.

23 Oct 2013

Inflammation causally linked to functional decline in aging

Inflammation is the common denominator of many chronic age-related diseases such as arthritis, gout, Alzheimer's, and diabetes. But according to a Yale School of Medicine study, even in the absence of a disease, inflammation can lead to serious loss of function throughout the body, reducing healthspan - that portion of our lives spent relatively free of serious illness and disability.

23 Oct 2013

Researchers find relationship between solar intensity and ADHD prevalence

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, is the most common childhood psychiatric disorder. Scientists do not know what causes it, but genetics play a clear role. Other risk factors have also been identified, including premature birth, low birth weight, a mother's use of alcohol or tobacco during pregnancy, and environmental exposures to toxins like lead.

23 Oct 2013

Medical News

Novozymes, Almac Ally To Offer Drug Targeting, Pharmacokinetics Service

Biolinerx In-Licenses Type 1 Diabetes Treatment With Israel Institutions

Imugene Acquiring Biolife, As Lead Pipeline Candidate Nears Phase II

Cleveland Biolabs Subsidiary Awarded $4.6M Russian Contract

Startup Wins Five-Year Exclusive License To Decode Genetics Platform

Study identifies new genes involved in autism

The Melting Pot, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital partner to raise funds for cancer research

UHN, Boehringer Ingelheim partner to improve care, education and support for hepatitis C patients

Survey: 96% of Canadians think that health care system should make use of digital health tools

FDA grants Priority Review to Lilly's ramucirumab for treatment of advanced gastric cancer

Tissue-engineered transplants safe and effective in the long term: Study

APPG-GTB members express concern on the growing threat of multi-drug resistant TB

WHO report underlines need for quantum leap in TB care and control

Medical Economics selects iSALUS Healthcare for inaugural Top 100 EHRs Issue

Vitamin D Total assay for use on Access 2 and UniCel DxI immunoassay systems receives CE Mark

Inflammation causally linked to functional decline in aging

Researchers find relationship between solar intensity and ADHD prevalence

Promising technique for treating eye disease proves effective in preclinical studies

eXtasy software suite quickly and accurately traces origins of genetic disorders

Fatty acid entry into cells happens by diffusion

Advancing Motor Neuron Disease Diagnosis with Non-Invasive Ultrasound and AI

How agentic AI is reshaping laboratory workflows

Fourier 80: bringing benchtop NMR systems to the laboratory

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