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Dancing with wolves -- prestigious award goes to a scientist at the Vetmeduni Vienna
| 1/27/2012 | The American Psychological Association, the largest psychological society in the world, will grant its 2012 "Distinguished Scientific Award for Early Career Contribution to Psychology" to Dr Friederike Range of the Messerli Research Institute at the University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna (Vetmeduni Vienna). The award is recognition of Range's ground-breaking research on animal cognition and... [Comments] |
Scientists reveal how cholera bacterium gains a foothold in the gut
| 1/27/2012 | A team of biologists at the University of York has made an important advance in our understanding of the way cholera attacks the body. The discovery could help scientists target treatments for the globally significant intestinal disease which kills more than 100,000 people every year. The disease is caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae , which is able to colonise the intestine usually a... [Comments] |
Capturing an octopus-eye view of the Great Barrier Reef
| 1/27/2012 | The camera enables the researchers to see an aspect of light that humans are essentially blind to: polarized light. Though humans aren't sensitive to polarized light, many reef dwelling animals are but this has not always been taken into account in previous studies of reef communities. Thanks to generous support provided by a Yulgilbar Foundation Fellowship, Dr Shelby Temple, and a team o... [Comments] |
European Research Council supports search for regulators of tissue damage
| 1/27/2012 | There is more to fighting infection than just clearing the body of pathogens. As important as resisting infection, is limiting damage to the host's tissue caused, very frequently, by toxins produced by pathogens or by components of the host immune response that clears those pathogens. Indeed... [Comments] |  |
Biology Technology
Life Technologies to Present at Upcoming Investment Conferences in February
| 1/26/2012 | CARLSBAD, Calif., Jan. 26, 2012 Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: LIFE ) today announced it will webcast the company's presentations at the following upcoming investment conferences in February. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110216/MM49339LOGO ) Life Technologies will present at the Leerink Swann 2012 Global Healthcare Conference on Thursday, February 16... [Comments] |
Cepheid Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2011 Results
| 1/26/2012 | SUNNYVALE, Calif., Jan. 26, 2012 Cepheid (Nasdaq: CPHD ) today reported revenue for the fourth quarter of 2011 of $80.1 million. Net loss was $1.6 million, or $(0.03) per share, which compares to revenue of $58.7 million and net income of $1.3 million, or $0.02 per diluted share, in the fourth quarter of 2010. As anticipated, the fourth quarter net loss reflected a... [Comments] |
Supermaterial goes superpermeable
| 1/26/2012 | Graphene is one of the wonders of the science world, with the potential to create foldaway mobile phones, wallpaper-thin lighting panels and the next generation of aircraft. The new finding at the University of Manchester gives graphene's potential a most surprising dimension graphene can also be used for distilling alcohol. In a report published in Science , a team led by Professor Sir... [Comments] |
Rap music powers rhythmic action of medical sensor
| 1/26/2012 | WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The driving bass rhythm of rap music can be harnessed to power a new type of miniature medical sensor designed to be implanted in the body. Acoustic waves from music, particularly rap, were found to effectively recharge the pressure sensor. Such a device might ult... [Comments] |  |
Medicine News
Winter Doldrums Got You Down? Here's How to Bounce Back
| 1/29/2012 | SATURDAY, Jan. 28 (HealthDay News) -- For some people a change in the seasons can trigger a loss of energy or even clinical depression, according to an expert who describes how to cope with seasonal affective disorder. The condition is caused by changes in ambient light, said Dr. Dan Iosifescu, director of the Mount Sinai Mood and Anxiety Disorders Program in New York City.... [Comments] |
Very good experiences don't just happen for patients
| 1/28/2012 | PROVIDENCE, R.I. A new training program for emergency department staff at Rhode Island Hospital (www.rhodeislandhospital.org) teaches communication skills by having staff take part in simulations of real patient experiences. The goal is to improve the patient experience by standardizing both team and patient communication in an emergency department (ED) setting. The program will be presented... [Comments] |
Test Might Predict Risk of Lung Cancer's Return
| 1/27/2012 | By Randy Dotinga HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Jan. 26 (HealthDay News) -- A new industry-funded study suggests that a molecular test can provide insight into whether patients are at high risk of a relapse after surgical treatment for a form of lung cancer. The test, which is... [Comments] |  |
Experts Offer Tips on Avoiding iPad-Linked Shoulder, Neck Strain
| 1/27/2012 | FRIDAY, Jan. 27 (HealthDay News) -- If working with your iPad or other tablet computer gives you shoulder or neck pain, there are ways around it, a new study suggests. Researchers from Harvard School of Public Health, Microsoft Corp. and Brigham and Women's Hospital say this t... [Comments] |  |
Medicine Technology
Homestead of Sherman Uses AccuNurse Interactive Care to Improve Care and Service
| 1/27/2012 | PITTSBURGH, Jan. 27, 2012 Vocollect Healthcare Systems , part of Vocollect, a business unit of Intermec, Inc. (NYSE: IN ), announces that the Homestead of Sherman has implemented AccuNurse ® voice technology. AccuNurse interactive care allows Homestead of Sherman to deliver quality care to patients and residents, while preparing for 2014 healthcare reform requ... [Comments] |
Neurodevice Firm Checkpoint Surgical Raises $3M
| 1/27/2012 | CLEVELAND, Jan. 27, 2012 Neurodevice firm Checkpoint Surgical completed a $1.7 million Series B investment round led by the NDI Healthcare Fund in December 2011, and secured non-dilutive funding of over $1.3 million, including a $1.065 million Innovation Ohio loan and a $245,000 federal grant. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120127/DC43077LOGO ) &#... [Comments] |
New Jersey Jobs, Pharmacy Choice Endangered by Proposed Express Scripts-Medco Merger
| 1/27/2012 | ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 27, 2012 New Jersey would lose over 2,400 jobs, local economies would suffer and patients may be denied their choice of pharmacy if the proposed mega-merger of two prescription drug middlemen goes through, the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) said today. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100106/DC33253LOGO ) "Unles... [Comments] |
CooperVision™ Helps the Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired
| 1/27/2012 | ROCHESTER, N.Y., Jan. 27, 2012 CooperVision, a Rochester area company, announced today that in conjunction with achieving record global product sales in 2011, its Rochester area employees are getting the chance to donate to a local charity of their choice. A corporate event being held today at the Rochester Convention Center will include CooperVision's local employees and re... [Comments] |
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