Science in Medical Technology

Lilly and New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg Announce Lilly Agrees to be First Tenant of East River Science Park; Issue Urgent Call for Healthcare Reform that Protects Innovation and Jobs

INDIANAPOLIS, July 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY ) announced today during a lease signing event that it has become the first tenant of New York City's new Alexandria Center for Science and Technology at East River Science Park, a development that sh...

UNT Health Science Center's Groundbreaking Research Applied to Protecting Brain After Traumatic Injury

FORT WORTH, Texas, July 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In groundbreaking research, scientists at the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth have determined that rapid estrogen administration can protect the brain following brain injury. These findings are now being tested ...

Oramed Pharmaceuticals to Present at the 8th National Life Science & Technology Week ILSI -BIOMED Conference, Israel 2009

JERUSALEM, June 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Oramed Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (OTCBB: ORMP.OB) ( http://www.oramed.com ), a developer of oral delivery systems, announced that Oramed was chosen to present at the 8th National Life Science & Technology Week ILSI-BIOMED Conference, Israel 2009. Th...

Ridge Diagnostics, Inc. Awarded Phase 2 National Science Foundation Grant

Grant Supports First Blood Test for Depression SAN DIEGO, April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Ridge Diagnostics, Inc., a neurodiagnostic company commercializing its first-in-class, proprietary blood test for depression or Major Depressive Disorder(MDD), has been awarded a Phase 2, National Science Fou...

Cancer Therapy & Research Center at The University of Texas Health Science Center and Oncolytics Biotech(R) Inc. Announce Multi-Trial Clinical Research Collaboration

CALGARY, Feb. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Oncolytics Biotech Inc. ("Oncolytics") (TSX:ONC, NASDAQ: ONCY ) and the Cancer Therapy & Research Center at The University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio, (CTRC at UTHSCSA) announced a broad preclinical and clinical collaboration invol...

Advances in Science and Treatment of Pain Presented at 25th Annual American Academy of Pain Medicine Meeting January 28 - 31, 2009

Further Understanding of Pain as a Disease Leads to Innovation in Treatment GLENVIEW, Ill., Jan. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Academy of Pain Medicine's (AAPM) 2009 Annual Meeting - its 25th Anniversary - will take place in Hawaii this week with over 200 scientific posters, presentations a...

Novel Photoconductive Life Science Research Innovation Enables Rapid, Reproducible, and Non-Invasive Cellular Excitation

From Neurons to Beyond; Advancing the Frontiers of Life Science Research Toward Realizing Healthcare Solutions in Areas of Clinical Need Such as Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, and Autism BOSTON, Sept. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Neurosilicon (http://www.neurosilicon.com ) has announced the availability o...

Resveratrol Longevity Science Makes Dramatic U-Turn, But Resveratrol Supplements Remain Unchanged

Mega-dose Resveratrol, Sirtuin1 gene Target Discredited; Lower Dose, Array of Small Molecules (Longevinex(R)) Exert Greater Effect SAN DIMAS, Calif., Sept. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- While the red wine molecule resveratrol (rez-vair-ah-trawl) has recently attracted scientific and public attentio...

Echo Therapeutics Announces Publication of Positive Clinical Data for its Symphony Transdermal Continuous Glucose Monitoring System in Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology

FRANKLIN, Mass., July 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Echo Therapeutics (OTC Bulletin Board: ECTE) today announced publication of results from three pilot clinical studies of its Symphony Transdermal Continuous Glucose Monitoring (tCGM) System in the Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology. Th...

Blood Spot Technology at ZRT Highlighted in March Issue of Journal of Diabetes Science & Technology - A Convenient Alternative to Serum Testing for Health Screening

PORTLAND, Ore., May 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Dried blood spots are emerging as a breakthrough alternative to expensive serum collection and transport for blood tests. In an article published in the March issue of Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology (2008; 2(2):242-3), Ramakrishnan Lakshmy, Ph...

Quantum Immunologics, Inc. and the South Alabama Medical Science Foundation Announce an Early Clinical Evaluation of a Novel Immuno-therapeutic Vaccine for Treating Advanced Human Breast Carcinomas

TAMPA, Fla., April 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Quantum Immunologics, Inc. ("QI") announces the commencement of a Phase I/II clinical trial to assess the safety and efficacy of a novel anti-cancer vaccine/immunotherapy that will be used on patients with Stage IV advanced breast cancer. Patients accepted...

Caliper Life Sciences' Optical Imaging Technology Selected to Aid Tuberculosis Research Efforts by the Texas A&M Health Science Center

- IVIS Imaging System Provides Real-Time Insight on Viability of Infectious Disease Treatment Options - HOPKINTON, Mass., April 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Caliper Life Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CALP ) today announced that the Texas A&M Health Science Center Research Foundat...

Basic Science Discoveries Yield Progress in Hepatology

Advances in Virology Translate Into New Promising Drugs to Combat Hepatitis C Clarification of Oncogenic Pathways Aids Liver Cancer Research Stem Cells of Potential Benefit in Liver Transplantation MILAN, April 26 /PRNewswire/ -- - Systems Biology H...

Molecular Science Could Further Improve Leukemia Survival, Say St. Jude Researchers

Understanding success in treating pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia combined with molecular science could help clinicians treat adolescents and adults with the disease MEMPHIS, Tenn., March 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The dramatic increase that has occurred in the cure rate for c...

Statement of Andrea Kavanagh, Director, Pure Salmon Campaign, on the Science Sea Lice Study

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following statement by Andrea Kavanagh, Director of the Pure Salmon Campaign, was released today: The international journal Science will publish a study tomorrow that shows sea lice from open net salmon farms may lead to the collapse of re...

Stem Cell Breakthrough Advances Science Without 'Ethical Landmines,' Says Cardinal

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following statement was released today by Cardinal Justin Rigali of Philadelphia, chairman of the Committee for Pro-Life Activities at the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops: "Studies published this week in the journals Cell and Sc...

Versatility of 454 Sequencing(TM) Demonstrated in Three Publications in Science Last Week

Variety of new applications spans paleogenomics, paired-end mapping, and gene expression analysis BRANFORD, Conn., Oct. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- 454 Life Sciences, a Roche company, is the subject of three ground-breaking studies published last week in Science, all of which empl...

454 Sequencing(TM) in Science Today: Researchers Uncover a Genetic Basis for Different Social Behaviors in Wasps

BRANFORD, Conn. Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- 454 Life Sciences, a Roche company, in collaboration with researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign today announced that they have uncovered genetic underpinnings to social behavior in wasps. Using the company's Genome Sequencer(TM...

The Heart, Diabetes, And Weight Loss Centers of New York Introduce the New Science of Metabolic Diagnosis and Weight Management

WESTBURY, N.Y., Aug. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- "Weight management is serious business. National health authorities are concerned that more than half of Americans are over weight, and for many obesity is not merely a matter of looking unattractive. It is a health hazard. Then why leave it to amateurs ...

VisEn Molecular Imaging Technology Enables Key Insights Into Newly Discovered Biologic Pathway Published in SCIENCE

BEDFORD, Mass., July 30 /PRNewswire/ -- VisEn Medical Inc., a leader in fluorescence in vivo imaging from research through medicine, announced today that scientists reporting in the July 31 issue of SCIENCE have discovered a key disease-related biologic pathway using an integrated and ...

Music & Medicine: Unique Collaboration Combines Performing Arts and Science

FORT WORTH, Texas, July 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- When Eri Yoshimura begins to play, beautiful music fills the air. Her eyes close, and her body sways in time to the prelude. Her small hands glide over the keyboard gracefully, fluidly, as if they were tiny ballerinas on a miniature s...

Micromet, Inc. to Host Webcast and Conference Call to Discuss Blinatumomab Data Published in SCIENCE

BETHESDA, Md., Aug. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Micromet, Inc. (Nasdaq: MITI ), a biopharmaceutical company developing novel, proprietary antibodies for the treatment of cancer, inflammation and autoimmune diseases, will host a webcast and conference call this morning, Monday, August 18, 200...

ALS Therapy Development Institute Signs Collaboration Agreement with the Allen Institute for Brain Science

Long-term arrangement between two leading non-profit research institutes designed to validate drug targets for the fatal neurodegenerative disease that affects 30,000 Americans CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 8, 2008 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The ALS Therapy Development Institute (ALS TDI) today ...

Making Science Personal: Lilly Oncology to Unveil 76 Studies at ASCO 2007

37 Thoracic Cancer Studies; 11 Breast Cancer Studies; 9 Targeted Agent Studies INDIANAPOLIS, May 23, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Lilly Oncology will unveil 76 studies at the 43rd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) in Chicago, Ill. from June 1-5, 2007. The company...

Answerthink and LORENZ Life Sciences Group Announce Strategic Alliance for the SAP Life Science Industry

MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 21, 2007 - Answerthink, Inc. (NASDAQ: ANSR) announced today that it has formed a strategic alliance with LORENZ Life Sciences Group for the distribution of LORENZ solutions in North America. Answerthink and LORENZ Life Sciences Group will serve midsize companies by integ...

Genetics Journal Thimerosal/Autism Study the 'Best Science Drug Company Money Can Buy'

Critique of Industry-Funded Immune Globulin Study Uncovers Sample Manipulation, Design Flaws NIXA, Mo., June 26, 2007 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- An analysis released today critically examined a recent industry-sponsored study ruling out a link between autism and Rh immune globulin (RhIg) injection...

Anacor Identifies a Novel Mechanism for Its Lead Anti-Fungal Drug, AN2690; Findings Published in Science

- Journal Article Also Demonstrates the Promise of Anacor's Boron-Based Chemistry in Developing Antibiotics - PALO ALTO, Calif., June 21, 2007 /PRNewswire/ -- Anacor Pharmaceuticals, a privately held pharmaceutical company, announced today that the journal Science will publish results of research ...

Vectibix(R) in Combination With Chemotherapy Significantly Improved Progression-Free Survival in First-Line Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

...d pipeline of potential new medicines, Amgen remains committed to advancing science to dramatically improve people's lives. To learn more about our pioneering science and our vital medicines, visit www.amg e n.com . Forward-Looki...

Cancer Centers of North Carolina Offers HDR Brachytherapy for Treatment of Cancerous Tumors

...ices, and an extensive clinical trials program connecting patients to leading cancer investigators around the country. CCNC brings the best of medical science and cancer care support services together in one pleasant, convenient, community- based organization. For more information, visit www.cancercenterso...

SIRO Clinpharm Completes Successful Implementation of Oracle Life Sciences Application Suite

...ervice Contract Research Organization (CRO) founded in India, today announced the successful completion of the implementation phase of the Oracle Life science Application Suite (OLSAS) by going live with Oracle Siebel Clinical Trial Management System and Oracle Adverse Events Reporting System. "We ar...

DNA Helps Reunite Children With Their Families

... at the University of North Texas (UNT) Health science Center , is on a mission to stop this horrific in... Lorente chose to collaborate with the UNT Health science Center because of its reputation as a world-renown...the University of North Texas Health science Center The University of North Texas Health...

Study Shows Brain Fitness can Save Medicare Billions

...itness software, now owned and marketed by Posit science Corporation, participants predicted healthcare c..., but the entire healthcare system." Posit science Posit science is the leader in clinically proven brain fitness p...

Amgen Announces Positive Top-Line Results for Denosumab in Trial for Delay of Skeletal Related Events in Bone Metastases Patients Compared to Zometa(R)

...d pipeline of potential new medicines, Amgen remains committed to advancing science to dramatically improve people's lives. To learn more about our pioneering science and our vital medicines, visit www.amgen.com. Forward-Looking Stat...

Project Zero Delay Accelerates Drug's Path to Clinical Trial

...ing and a series of mandatory institutional reviews at M. D. Anderson. "M.D. Anderson and AstraZeneca share a common goal of using leading edge science to deliver medicines that will benefit patients now and in the future, while speeding up the process and making it more cost efficient," said Alan Bar...

Economy is Driving Many Osteoporotic Women to Retire Later - But Their Ability to Work May Be Undermined by Sub-Optimal Management of Their Disease

...d pipeline of potential new medicines, Amgen remains committed to advancing science to dramatically improve people's lives. To learn more about our pioneering science and our vital medicines, visit www.amgen.com . About the Survey T...

Researchers Create First Targeted Knockout Rats Using Zinc Finger Nuclease Technology

...n a paper published in the July 24, 2009 issue of science , researchers describe the novel application of ZF...nimal models." In the study published in science titled "Knockout Rats via Embryo Microinjection o...ut Sigma-Aldrich: Sigma-Aldrich is a leading Life science and High Technology company. Its biochemical and o...

Awardees for the 2009 Young Investigator Grant for Probiotics Research Announced

...h Carolina at Chapel Hill. "We were very impressed with the high caliber of science in the applications received," said Dr. Walker, Chair of the Committee. ... bacteria in human health around the world. The company has established two science institutes to support its efforts: one in Japan (Yakult Central Institute f...

UPDATE: US Oncology Research Network Participates in Phase III Follow-up Study to BiPar's Investigational Cancer Drug BSI-201

...t collaboration with BiPar on this important potential new therapy," said Steve Smith, vice president and general manager of Research and Personalized science for US Oncology Research. "We are eager to leverage the US Oncology Research network to support the study." Patients targeted for the study i...

Teeth and Gums Also Benefit from the Healing Power of Aloe Vera

...facturing standards. Dilip George, MDS, co-author of the study, suggests that consumers consult non-profit associations such as the International Aloe science Council to see what products have received the organization's seal of quality. "Thankfully, consumers with sensitive teeth or gums have a nu...

First Potential Lupus-Specific Treatment in Sight

... will continue to implement its initiative entitled, A New 21 (st) Century Approach to Lupus Healthcare , to ensure the ongoing advancement of the science and medicine of lupus to meet the multi-dimensional needs of people with lupus." View a video of Sandra Raymond's remarks on the LFA websit...