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Ancient DNA, not fossilized bones, shows late survival of Ice Age megafauna
| 12/14/2009 | University of Alberta researchers are part of an international team that has used DNA samples from frozen dirt, not fossilized bones, to revise the history of North America's woolly mammoths and ancient horses. The work of U of A Earth and Atmospheric Sciences professor Duane Froese and his colleagues counters an important extinction theory, based on radiocarbon dating of bones and teeth.... [Comments] |
Tracking new cancer-killing particles with MRI
| 12/14/2009 | HOUSTON -- (Dec. 14, 2009) -- Researchers at Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) have created a single nanoparticle that can be tracked in real time with MRI as it homes in on cancer cells, tags them with a fluorescent dye and kills them with heat. The all-in-one particle is o... [Comments] |  |
Scientists isolate new antifreeze molecule in Alaska beetle
| 12/14/2009 | FAIRBANKS, AlaskaScientists have identified a novel antifreeze molecule in a freeze-tolerant Alaska beetle able to survive temperatures below minus 100 degrees Fahrenheit. Unlike all previously described biological antifreezes that contain protein, this new molecule, called xylomannan, has little or no protein. It is composed of a sugar and a fatty acid and may exist in new places within the c... [Comments] |
Ethanol-powered vehicles generate more ozone than gas-powered ones
| 12/14/2009 | Ethanol, often promoted as a clean-burning, renewable fuel that could help wean the nation from oil, would likely worsen health problems caused by ozone, compared with gasoline, especially in winter, according to a new study led by Stanford researchers. Ozone production from both gasoline and E85, a blend of gasoline and ethanol that is 85 percent ethanol, is greater in warm sunny weather... [Comments] |
Biology Technology
Vermillion Announces Appointment of William C. Wallen, Ph.D. to Board of Directors
| 12/14/2009 | FREMONT, Calif., Dec. 14 Vermillion, Inc. (Pink Sheets: VRML), a molecular diagnostics company, today announced William C. Wallen, Ph.D. Chief Scientific Officer, Senior Vice President, Research and Development for IDEXX Laboratories, will be joining its board of directors upon confirmation of Vermillion's bankruptcy plan. "Bill brings more than 20... [Comments] |
Dyadic International Extends Collaboration With The Scripps Research Institute
| 12/14/2009 | JUPITER, Fla., Dec. 14 Dyadic International, Inc. (Pink Sheets: DYAI) ("Dyadic") announced today that it has extended its collaboration with The Scripps Research Institute ("Scripps") by entering into an agreement with Scripps to re-annotate the genome of Dyadic's patented and proprietary C1 fungus ("C1"). This agreement is a continuation of... [Comments] |
| 12/14/2009 | Rep. Patrick Kennedy Joins with State Biotech Leaders to Develop Blueprint to Preserve U.S. Leadership in Research and Development while Boosting Rhode Island's Growing Biotech and Medical Innovation Industry PROVIDENCE, R.I., Dec. 14 Several of Rhode Island's most prominent leaders in research, medicine and biotechnology gathered today at Bro... [Comments] |
| 12/14/2009 | ROCKAWAY, N.J., Dec. 14 The third edition of Infusion Nursing: An Evidence-Based Approach , published by the Infusion Nurses Society (INS), includes Totect(®), the only FDA-approved treatment for anthracycline extravasation.(1) Anthracyclines are a group of chemotherapy medications including daunorubicin, doxorubicin, idarubicin and epirubicin th... [Comments] |
Medicine News
| 12/14/2009 | Dr. Lee Kurisko practiced in Canada for 13 years under government controlled health care, before moving to the U.S. to practice health care in a free-market economy. In speaking engagements and in his new book, Health Reform: The End of the American Revolution?, he warns... [Comments] |  |
New Chief of Staff Takes Over at Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla
| 12/14/2009 | Dr. Marc Sedwitz Heads up 900-Member Physician Staff La Jolla, Calif. (Vocus) -- The physicians at Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla have elected Marc Sedwitz, MD, as the new chief of staff of the 372-bed facility. Dr. Sedwitz will take over as... [Comments] |  |
Variable Doses of Radiation Raise Safety Concerns for CT Procedures
| 12/14/2009 | Radiation doses from common CT procedures vary widely and are higher than generally thought, raising concerns about increased risk for cancer, according to a new study led by University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) imaging specialists. San Francisco, CA (Vocus) December 14, 2009 -- Radiation doses from common CT procedures vary widely... [Comments] |
Survey Shows Tax Increase Forcing Ohio Skilled Nursing Facilities to Make Cuts
| 12/14/2009 | COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 14 Skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) in Ohio are making major changes in operations and services in order to deal with a 92 percent increase in the state-imposed Medicaid bed tax (franchise permit fee) from $6.25 to $12.01 per bed per day, scheduled for December 15. The increase means that the average facility will pa... [Comments] |
Medicine Technology
Fujirebio Diagnostics Named Life Sciences Company of the Year
| 12/14/2009 | MALVERN, Pa., Dec. 14 Fujirebio Diagnostics Inc., a Malvern-based diagnostics company, was named Life Sciences Company of the Year by the Eastern Technology Council at a gala dinner held at the Hilton Hotel in Philadelphia on Thursday, December 3, 2009. The Eastern Technology Council is the Philadelphia region's largest technology and life sciences trade... [Comments] |
EDP Biotech Takes Next Step in the Development of ColoMarker
| 12/14/2009 | KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 14 Embarrassing and sometimes uncomfortable colonoscopies may soon be a thing of the past. National researchers are taking note of a new screening test that is making its way through the approval process. The Knoxville-based company, EDP Biotech Corporation (EDP) is pursuing a patent for the revolutionary, ColoMarker, an... [Comments] |
| 12/14/2009 | PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa., Dec. 14 In response to an FDA notice issued on December 3, 2009, in which the Agency recommended that healthcare facilities discontinue use of the STERIS System 1® (SS1) sterile processing system, hospitals throughout the U.S. are faced with the task of finding acceptable alternatives to that pro... [Comments] |
| 12/14/2009 | THE WOODLANDS, Texas, Dec. 14 Seven leading cancer physicians and investigators affiliated with US Oncology Research participated in studies that were presented orally at the 2009 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium , h... [Comments] |
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