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JCI table of contents: Aug. 25, 2010
August 25, 2010 2:32 pm | by EurekAlert | Comments(Journal of Clinical Investigation) This release contains summaries, links to PDFs, and contact information for papers to be published Aug. 25, 2010, in the JCI: Applying stem cell technology to liver diseases; Antifreeze molecule enhances survival of bacteria-carrying ticks; Immune...
Use the common cold virus to target and disrupt cancer cells?
August 25, 2010 2:31 pm | by EurekAlert | Comments(Salk Institute) A novel mechanism used by adenovirus to sidestep the cell's suicide program, could go a long way to explain how tumor suppressor genes are silenced in tumor cells and pave the way for a new type of targeted cancer therapy, report researchers at the Salk Institute for...
Hansen Medical, St. Jude become partners
August 25, 2010 1:45 pm | by The Associated Press | CommentsHansen Medical Inc. said Wednesday it signed a deal with St. Jude Medical to sell new products based on their technologies for treating heart rhythm disorders.Terms of the deal were not disclosed.Hansen said the deal will integrate St. Jude's EnSite Velocity Cardiac Mapping System with Hansen's...
University of Pennsylvania-led study identifies new genetic risk factor for Lou Gehrig's disease
August 25, 2010 1:39 pm | by EurekAlert | Comments(University of Pennsylvania) An international study led by biologists and neuroscientists from the University of Pennsylvania has identified a new genetic risk factor for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, commonly known as ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease.
MEMSIC introduces industry's first low-drift Mems vertical Gyro
August 25, 2010 1:39 pm | by I-Micronews | CommentsVG800 - precision IMU + attitude Angles for navigation and stabilization
Bestech Australia offers low noise MEMS gyroscopes from Gladiator technologies
August 25, 2010 1:39 pm | by I-Micronews | CommentsBestech Australia presents the all new G100Z range of gyroscopes from Gladiator Technologies.
Qualcomm to spend $2 billion on e-ink-busting mirasol display plant
August 25, 2010 1:39 pm | by I-Micronews | CommentsAccording to an article from Journalist Kit Eaton, Qualcomm is about to invest some $2 billion in small change in a new plant for Mirasol displays--the half-LCD/half-e-ink screen tech that can play video in sunlight. It's all thanks to a "major client." Are we talking Amazon here?
New Cancer Drug Gets Dramatic Results
August 25, 2010 1:39 pm | by Massachusetts Institute of Technology | CommentsResearchers call the experimental drug a major success for targeted cancer therapies.
Pancreatic cancer research moving forward
August 25, 2010 1:37 pm | by Baylor College of Medicine | CommentsThe Elkins Pancreas Center at Baylor College of Medicine , in partnership with the NCI-designated Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center at BCM, works to find new, more effective therapies for pancreatic cancer through clinical and basic science research. "When people talk about pancreatic cancer it...
ViewRay Secures Series C Financing
August 25, 2010 1:37 pm | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsCLEVELAND, Aug. 25 /- ViewRay™, Inc., a privately held medical device company, has secured $20 million in Series C financing led by new investor Siemens Venture Capital (SVC) GmbH and joined by existing investors Aisling Capital, Fidelity Biosciences, Kearny Venture Partners and...
Ambry Genetics Announces the Addition of Illumina HiSeq 2000 and First 510(K) Approved BeadXpress® to Its Sequencing and Genotyping Capabilities
August 25, 2010 1:37 pm | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsALISO VIEJO, Calif., Aug. 25 /- Ambry Genetics, a global leader in genomic services, announced today that it has acquired the Illumina HiSeq 2000 Next Generation Sequencing System as well as received the first 510(K) approved Illumina BeadXpress Genotyping System. Ambry Genetics has been...
GE Animals to Exhibit at Livestock Biotech Summit
August 25, 2010 1:37 pm | by Biotechnology Industry Organization | CommentsWASHINGTON, D.C. (Wednesday, August 25, 2010) - The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) will present an exciting exhibit of genetically engineered (GE) animal technologies at its Livestock Biotech Summit. The first national industry conference on GE animal technologies will take...
Ironman Competitor with Diabetes Encourages Others to Live Without Limits; Inspiring Triathlete Participates in Health Fair at The Medicine Stop 5525 South Pulaski Road, Chica...
August 25, 2010 1:35 pm | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsCHICAGO, Aug. 25 /- WHO/ WHAT: As part of an inspirational nationwide tour, "Iron Andy" Holder, a triathlete who was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at age 36, will be at The Medicine Stop in Chicago on Thursday, August 26 from 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm. He will speak to patients at...
Sysmex America Awarded National Novation GPO Contract for Automated Urinalysis
August 25, 2010 1:34 pm | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsMUNDELEIN, Ill., Aug. 25 /- Sysmex, a global leader in medical diagnostic testing equipment and information systems technology, today announced a three-year sole source microscopic urinalysis contract agreement with group purchasing organization Novation. Novation is the leading...
U.S. Navy Reaches Agreement to Purchase QBC STAR Hematology Analyzers for Use on its Surface Fleet
August 25, 2010 1:34 pm | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsPORT MATILDA, Pa., Aug. 25 /- QBC Diagnostics was awarded one of the largest contracts in company history, as the United States Navy has agreed to install QBC STAR hematology analyzers on surface ships throughout the world. The QBC STAR provides users a 9-parameter complete blood count...
