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Heartbeats at the Speed of Light
August 15, 2010 10:32 pm | by Massachusetts Institute of Technology | CommentsLaser pulses can control a beating heart without causing damage, and could lead to new kinds of pacemakers.
Drugs encased in nanoparticles travel to tumors on the surface of immune-system cells
August 15, 2010 11:31 am | by EurekAlert | Comments(Massachusetts Institute of Technology) Now a team of MIT engineers has devised a way to deliver the necessary drugs by smuggling them on the backs of the cells sent in to fight the tumor. That way, the drugs reach only their intended targets, greatly reducing the risk to the patient.
New Supercomputer Connection Speeds Genetic Research
August 15, 2010 2:33 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsPHOENIX, Aug. 13 /- A Cox Business light-speed computer connection coupled with advanced, military-grade technology now provides Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) with the nation's fastest supercomputer link among life-sciences facilities. This enhanced capability moves...
CeNeRx BioPharma Completes $13 Million Series C Financing
August 14, 2010 12:33 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsRESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., Aug. 13 /- CeNeRx BioPharma, Inc., a clinical stage company developing and commercializing innovative treatments for diseases of the central nervous system (CNS), today announced completion of a $13 million Series C financing. Existing investors Perseus...
Frost & Sullivan: Innovative Products and Technologies Strengthen U.S. Spinal Surgery Market
August 13, 2010 9:32 pm | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsMOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Aug. 12 /- As more and more patients become aware of the advantages of the advanced non-fusion spinal surgery techniques, the negatives of the spinal fusion market become more obvious to the end users. In the next five years, the industry expects to see a steady...
Chula Vista's Dr. Peter Rullan Adds Alma Lasers' Pixel CO2 Laser System to Offer Fractional CO2 Laser Treatments to Patients
August 13, 2010 9:32 pm | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsCHULA VISTA, Calif., Aug. 12 /- Founder of the Dermatology Institute, Peter Rullan, M.D., has expanded his practice and is now offering Pixel Perfect™ treatments to his patients with the purchase of the Pixel CO2 laser from Alma Lasers. "I'm very excited to add this new service for...
NewCardio Announces Financial Results for the First Half of 2010 and Commercialization Progress
August 13, 2010 9:31 pm | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsSANTA CLARA, Calif., Aug. 12 /- NewCardio, Inc., (OTC Bulletin Board: http://www.newcardio.com . Select questions for the conference call will also be taken via email at nwci@haydenir.com and can be sent any time prior to the conference call's starting time. A replay of the call will be...
Expanding Access to Care in Chicago's Englewood Neighborhood
August 13, 2010 8:31 pm | by Baxter | CommentsMore than 40 million Americans lack adequate health insurance. This includes an estimated 1.3 million in the Chicago area, where Baxter International Inc. is headquartered. As a leading healthcare company, Baxter is committed to increasing access to healthcare around the world through both its bu
Estrogen not associated with lung cancer incidence and mortality among postmenopausal women
August 13, 2010 2:31 pm | by EurekAlert | Comments(Journal of the National Cancer Institute) Use of estrogen alone did not increase lung cancer mortality in postmenopausal women, according to a study published online Aug. 13 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
Biotech vet Chip Clark takes CBO role at Genocea Biosciences
August 13, 2010 1:34 pm | by Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology | CommentsGenocea Biosciences has named Chip Clark, co-founder of Maryland biotech Vanda Pharmaceutical Inc., as chief business officer of the vaccine-focused biotech firm in Cambridge.
Federal Register: Medical Device User Fee Act; Public Meeting; Request for Comments; Meeting on September 14, 2010
August 13, 2010 1:34 pm | by U.S. Food & Drug Administration | CommentsThe FDA is announcing a public meeting on the reauthorization of the medical device user fee program. The current legislative authority for the medical device user fee program expires in September 2012 and new legislation will be required for FDA to...
MMRC joins UK biotech in start of multiple myeloma trial
August 13, 2010 1:34 pm | by Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology | CommentsA Phase 2 clinical trial of a treatment for relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma has launched, led by U.K.-based Astex Therapeutics Ltd. and funded by Norwalk, Conn.-based Multiple Myeloma Research Consortium (MMRC).
Cambian and Care Aspirations Join to Create the UK's Largest Private Provider of Specialist Services in Education, Mental Health and Learning Disabilities
August 13, 2010 1:33 pm | by RealWire | CommentsLondon July 26, 2010 - The Cambian Group (www.Cambiangroup.com) and Care Aspirations have today announced that they have combined operations to create the UK's largest provider of specialist services in education, mental health and learning disabilities. The enlarged Cambian Group will...
CROs gain traction from pharma cost cuts
August 13, 2010 1:33 pm | by Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology | CommentsParexel International Corp., a Boston-based contract research organization, reported this week that its profit more than doubled in the second quarter year over year. The company is a poster child for the findings in the Global Life Sciences Hiring Index, which found that services and...
Cell membranes capture electrical energy to amplify sound
August 13, 2010 1:32 pm | by Baylor College of Medicine | CommentsLightning, with its bright flash and deadly force, has nothing on the electrical energy generated by human cells. Now researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have found that cell membranes, the thin outer layer of cells, act alone to convert that electrical energy into mechanical force,...
