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Scientists examine how people and macaque monkeys recognize faces

We meet a multitude of people on a daily basis: the nice waitress in the coffee shop around the corner, the bus driver or the colleagues at the office. Without the ability to recognize faces at first glance we would not be able to distinguish between people. Monkeys also possess the remarkable ability to differentiate faces of group members and to extract the relevant information about the individual directly from the face.

2 Jul 2010

Institute of Food Research unveils new emulsifier technique

New work from the Institute of Food Research has shown how sugar beet pectin acts as an efficient emulsifier, using a technique that could be used to unravel in the finest detail how such important food ingredients work.

2 Jul 2010

Histone H1 phosphorylation involved in control of ribosomal RNA gene transcription

A protein that helps pack DNA into the cell nucleus has an important role in regulating gene activity, scientists report. The researchers found that the protein, histone H1, also takes part in the formation of ribosomes, the cellular workbenches on which all proteins are made.

2 Jul 2010

Premier Purchasing Partners awards new agreements for waste management products, services

Premier Purchasing Partners, LP, today announced new agreements for waste management products and services have been awarded

2 Jul 2010

Karolinska researchers recommend new routine for protection against infection during PEG

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet recommends a new routine for protection against infection when percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG), a tube for feeding directly through the abdominal wall, is surgically inserted in the stomach. The new routine is both simpler and cheaper than the one used today. The method, presented in the British Medical Journal, has been clinically tested on over 200 patients at the Karolinska University Hospital in Solna, Stockholm County, Sweden.

2 Jul 2010

Children's Hospital Boston researchers reprogram adult blood cells into iPS cells

In findings likely to make it easier and faster for stem cell biologists to generate patient-specific embryonic-like stem cells, researchers at Children's Hospital Boston have reprogrammed adult blood cells into induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells.

2 Jul 2010

Continua champions use of personal connected healthcare technologies at House Committee on Veterans Affairs hearing

Continua Health Alliance championed the use of personal connected healthcare technologies to increase veteran access to quality healthcare during last week's hearing of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Health. President and Chair of the Continua Board of Directors, Rick Cnossen, testified on behalf of the Alliance to address the issues facing veterans living in rural areas who typically receive lower quality healthcare than the general population due to lack of access.

2 Jul 2010

Online health insurance broker that once feared overhaul now sees new opportunities

Kaiser Health News staff writer Phil Galewitz reports: "EHealthInsurance, a large online health insurance broker, had once feared that its business might be imperiled by the health care overhaul.

2 Jul 2010

Compugen's CGEN-15001 recombinant fusion protein abolishes spontaneous relapses in animal model of MS

Compugen Ltd. announced today that administration of CGEN-15001 in an animal model of multiple sclerosis (MS) has been shown to completely abolish spontaneous relapses. In addition, administration of this novel molecule prior to disease onset demonstrated a pronounced delay of disease onset and a significant decrease in disease symptoms.

2 Jul 2010

Aushon BioSystems introduces new Human multiplex biomarker panels

Aushon BioSystems, Inc., a leading provider of advanced microarray instrumentation and laboratory services for biomarker discovery, development and analysis, has launched new Human multiplex biomarker panels for the quantification of eight biomarkers related to drug-induced kidney damage, or nephrotoxicity.

2 Jul 2010

Plant extract effective against ulcerative colitis in mice

A South Dakota State University scientist's research shows an extract made from a food plant in the Brassica family was effective in alleviating signs of ulcerative colitis, an inflammatory bowel condition, in mice.

2 Jul 2010

HL patients with heart disease at increased risk of hospitalization for cardiac complications after treatment

Older patients with Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) and a history of heart disease face a high risk of hospitalization for cardiac complications after completing treatment, according to research published online today in Blood, the journal of the American Society of Hematology. HL is a form of cancer of arising in the lymph nodes, and approximately 8,500 people were diagnosed with the disease in 2009, according to the American Cancer Society.

2 Jul 2010

SNMTS honors contributions in nuclear medicine and molecular imaging at 57th Annual Meeting

SNM's Technologist Section (SNMTS)-an international scientific and medical organization-recognized the contributions and work to the field of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging during its 57th Annual Meeting in Salt Lake City. Several awards ceremonies were held to recognize the value that SNMTS members play in advancing the diagnosis and treatment of heart disease, cancer and neurological conditions.

2 Jul 2010

ClinTec International CRO expands US based operations with launch of New York office

UK-based Global Clinical Research Organisation (CRO), ClinTec International has unveiled a significant expansion into the US marketplace, with the launch of its New York office and the appointment of Susan Pavone, Associate Director of US Business Operations.

2 Jul 2010

Genentech's second Phase III ICON7 study of Avastin in ovarian cancer meets primary endpoint

Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, announced today that a second large, Phase III, international study showed that the combination of Avastin® (bevacizumab) and chemotherapy, followed by the continued use of Avastin alone, increased the time women with previously untreated ovarian cancer lived without the disease worsening (progression-free survival or PFS, the primary endpoint), compared to chemotherapy alone.

2 Jul 2010

Columbia Laboratories' sale of progesterone related assets to Watson receives stockholder approval

Columbia Laboratories, Inc. announced that in a special meeting of stockholders held this morning, stockholders approved the sale of substantially all of Columbia's progesterone related assets to Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.. Stockholders also voted to increase the number of authorized shares of Columbia's common stock, $0.01 par value per share, from 100,000,000 to 150,000,000.

2 Jul 2010

Cambridge Heart announces CMS reimbursement modification for MTWA test

Cambridge Heart, Inc., today announced that effective July 1, 2010, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will allow full reimbursement for both a Microvolt T-Wave Alternans (MTWA) test and a stress test when both tests are performed during the same patient visit. The CMS update removes a previous restriction that substantially limited reimbursement when a patient underwent an MTWA test on the same day as the patient underwent a standard cardiac stress test, echocardiography stress test, nuclear cardiac stress test, or pulmonary stress test.

2 Jul 2010

Novel imaging agents and techniques can revolutionize medical imaging science: JNM

A study published in the July issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine (JNM) reports on investigative research of a novel optical imaging technique called "Cerenkov luminescence imaging (CLI)." According to the authors, the technique could lead to the faster and more cost-effective development of radiopharmaceuticals for the diagnosis and treatment of cancer and other conditions.

2 Jul 2010

Parkinson's Disease Foundation awards $1.2M for research programs

The Parkinson's Disease Foundation (PDF) is pleased to announce awards totaling $1.2 million for research projects designed to understand the cause(s) of and find a cure for Parkinson's disease (PD).

2 Jul 2010

ORS, zinc supplements and rotavirus vaccine can reduce diarrheal disease

Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health urge wider use of oral rehydration solution (ORS), zinc supplementation and rotavirus vaccine to reduce the deaths from diarrheal disease worldwide.

2 Jul 2010

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Scientists examine how people and macaque monkeys recognize faces

Institute of Food Research unveils new emulsifier technique

Histone H1 phosphorylation involved in control of ribosomal RNA gene transcription

Premier Purchasing Partners awards new agreements for waste management products, services

Karolinska researchers recommend new routine for protection against infection during PEG

Children's Hospital Boston researchers reprogram adult blood cells into iPS cells

Continua champions use of personal connected healthcare technologies at House Committee on Veterans Affairs hearing

Online health insurance broker that once feared overhaul now sees new opportunities

Compugen's CGEN-15001 recombinant fusion protein abolishes spontaneous relapses in animal model of MS

Aushon BioSystems introduces new Human multiplex biomarker panels

Plant extract effective against ulcerative colitis in mice

HL patients with heart disease at increased risk of hospitalization for cardiac complications after treatment

SNMTS honors contributions in nuclear medicine and molecular imaging at 57th Annual Meeting

ClinTec International CRO expands US based operations with launch of New York office

Genentech's second Phase III ICON7 study of Avastin in ovarian cancer meets primary endpoint

Columbia Laboratories' sale of progesterone related assets to Watson receives stockholder approval

Cambridge Heart announces CMS reimbursement modification for MTWA test

Novel imaging agents and techniques can revolutionize medical imaging science: JNM

Parkinson's Disease Foundation awards $1.2M for research programs

ORS, zinc supplements and rotavirus vaccine can reduce diarrheal disease

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