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U.K. Organizations Partner With Illumina To Sequence 10,000 Whole Genomes

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From Illumina, Inc. 21 Oct 2013

Medmira Wins Additional $1.9M Army Contract

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21 Oct 2013

Astrazeneca, Evotec Launch Kidney Disease Collaboration

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21 Oct 2013

Kona Medical closes Series D equity financing of $10 million

Kona Medical, Inc. today announced it has closed a Series D equity financing of $10 million. Morningside Group, a broad-based investment firm with significant presence in China, led the investment and is the sole investor.

21 Oct 2013

FDA approves Cubist Pharmaceuticals' sNDA for ENTEREG

Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced the approval of its supplemental new drug application (sNDA) by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for ENTEREG (alvimopan).

21 Oct 2013

Personalis launches early access program to Personalis ACE Clinical Exome

Personalis, Inc., the leading provider of advanced medical exome and genome sequencing and interpretation services today announced the launch of an early access program to the Personalis ACE Clinical Exome, a single test that integrates enhanced exome sequencing with genome-wide structural variant detection to increase diagnostic yield.

21 Oct 2013

Cardiome signs agreement with Algorithm to sell, distribute BRINAVESS

Cardiome Pharma Corp. today announced that its subsidiary, Cardiome International AG, has entered into an agreement with Algorithm S.A.L., headquartered in Beirut, Lebanon, to sell and distribute BRINAVESS (vernakalant intravenous) exclusively in certain Middle Eastern and North African countries.

21 Oct 2013

Research paper published by Scientific Reports details the efficacy of n3D's Apple iPhone app

Joint venture partners Rainbow Coral Corp. and Nano3D Biosciences (n3D) are proud to announce that the journal Scientific Reports published the first research document detailing the efficacy of n3D's revolutionary new Apple iPhone app today.

21 Oct 2013

Arthritis Society launches campaign to urge Canadians to speak up, "Share The Pain"

The Arthritis Society today launched a nationwide campaign to urge Canadians to speak up and "Share The Pain" they experience in living with arthritis. The Society is aiming to change the conversation about arthritis and trigger a candid, national discussion on the reality of a disease that affects millions of Canadians of every age.

21 Oct 2013

Regeneron announces topline results from Phase 3 study of EYLEA Injection in patients with Macular Edema following BRVO

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced positive topline results for EYLEA® (aflibercept) Injection from the Phase 3 VIBRANT study in patients with Macular Edema following Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion (BRVO).

21 Oct 2013

DOH releases SPHHS study investigating prescribing of antipsychotics to District seniors

The District of Columbia Department of Health has released a study by the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services investigating prescribing of antipsychotics to District seniors.

21 Oct 2013

Verastem presents positive results from VS-6063 clinical and preclinical studies at 2013 AACR-NCI-EORTC meeting

Verastem, Inc., focused on discovering and developing drugs to treat cancer by the targeted killing of cancer stem cells, announced positive results from the Phase 1 portion of its Phase 1/1b study of defactinib (VS-6063) in combination with paclitaxel in patients with ovarian cancer that were presented at the 2013 AACR-NCI-EORTC International Conference on Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics in Boston.

21 Oct 2013

UCLA study uncovers biological clock that may shed light on why our bodies age

Everyone grows older, but scientists don't really understand why. Now a UCLA study has uncovered a biological clock embedded in our genomes that may shed light on why our bodies age and how we can slow the process.

21 Oct 2013

NanoViricides’ FluCide drug candidate found to be well tolerated in non-GLP safety/toxicology study

NanoViricides, Inc. (the "Company") reports that its optimized injectable FluCide® drug candidate was found to be well tolerated in a non-GLP small animal safety/toxicology study. This study is an important step in the drug development pathway for FluCide.

21 Oct 2013

First Edition: October 21, 2013

Today's headlines include the latest reports about how the Obama administration plans to make the necessary fixes in the health law's online insurance marketplace.

21 Oct 2013

EntreMed presents preclinical data for ENMD-2076 in triple-negative breast cancer

EntreMed, Inc., a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company developing therapeutics for the treatment of a variety of cancers, announced today the presentation of preclinical data from a study to assess the role of p53 family tumor suppressors in mediating response to ENMD-2076 in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC).

21 Oct 2013

WebMD signs agreement to repurchase all shares from Icahn Group

WebMD Health Corp., the leading source of health information, today announced that it has entered into an agreement to repurchase all of the shares of WebMD common stock beneficially owned by Carl C. Icahn and certain of his affiliates, at a purchase price of $32.08 per share, the NASDAQ Official Closing Price of WebMD's common stock on October 18, 2013.

21 Oct 2013

Medical Cannabis Payment Systems announces marketing features for S2S Seed-to-Sale solution

Medical Cannabis Payment Systems, Inc. today announced some of the marketing features for their innovative S2S Seed-to-Sale solution. S2S will provide retailers and providers with powerful tools to grow business and maximize efficiency, joining with their customers to move the medical cannabis marketplace to the next level.

21 Oct 2013

New collaborative project aims to discover genes underlying rare genetic diseases

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21 Oct 2013

CSHL researchers explore how the brain integrates multiple signals to identify one unique smell

Think of the smell of an orange, a lemon, and a grapefruit. Each has strong acidic notes mixed with sweetness. And yet each fresh, bright scent is distinguishable from its relatives. These fruits smell similar because they share many chemical compounds. How, then does the brain tell them apart? How does the brain remember a complex and often overlapping chemical signature as a particular scent?

21 Oct 2013

Medical News

U.K. Organizations Partner With Illumina To Sequence 10,000 Whole Genomes

Medmira Wins Additional $1.9M Army Contract

Astrazeneca, Evotec Launch Kidney Disease Collaboration

Kona Medical closes Series D equity financing of $10 million

FDA approves Cubist Pharmaceuticals' sNDA for ENTEREG

Personalis launches early access program to Personalis ACE Clinical Exome

Cardiome signs agreement with Algorithm to sell, distribute BRINAVESS

Research paper published by Scientific Reports details the efficacy of n3D's Apple iPhone app

Arthritis Society launches campaign to urge Canadians to speak up, "Share The Pain"

Regeneron announces topline results from Phase 3 study of EYLEA Injection in patients with Macular Edema following BRVO

DOH releases SPHHS study investigating prescribing of antipsychotics to District seniors

Verastem presents positive results from VS-6063 clinical and preclinical studies at 2013 AACR-NCI-EORTC meeting

UCLA study uncovers biological clock that may shed light on why our bodies age

NanoViricides’ FluCide drug candidate found to be well tolerated in non-GLP safety/toxicology study

First Edition: October 21, 2013

EntreMed presents preclinical data for ENMD-2076 in triple-negative breast cancer

WebMD signs agreement to repurchase all shares from Icahn Group

Medical Cannabis Payment Systems announces marketing features for S2S Seed-to-Sale solution

New collaborative project aims to discover genes underlying rare genetic diseases

CSHL researchers explore how the brain integrates multiple signals to identify one unique smell

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

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