Eli Lilly and Company has acquired two investigational positron emission tomography (PET) tracers from Siemens Medical Solutions USA. PET tracers are aimed to image tau (or neurofibrillary) tangles in the brain, one of two known hallmarks ...
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TransTech Pharma has received FDA fast track designation for new small-molecule chemical compound TTP488, for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease. TTP488 prevents interaction of a material found in the Alzheimer's patients cells, ...
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Merck, referred to as MSD outside the US and Canada, and Luminex have signed a deal to develop a companion diagnostic device to support patient selection for the clinical development program of investigational drug MK-8931 to treat ...
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King’s College London, The Wellcome Trust and Advent Venture Partners have set up a new UK biotechnology company, CoCo Therapeutics. CoCo Therapeutics will work to develop new treatments for Alzheimer's disease, which is based on ...
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Wireless remote monitoring devices will be used by more than 1.8 million people worldwide in four years, representing a six-fold increase in adoption of telehealth technology, according to a new study by InMedica, part of research firm IHS. ...
Eli Lilly and Company and Avid Radiopharmaceuticals have announced the approval of Amyvid (Florbetapir (18F)) solution for injection in European Union to detect the beta-amyloid neuritic plaque density in patients with cognitive impairment ...
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Fit Brains, a top brain training product with over 75 million brain games played, today announced the launch of its Fit Brains Trainer app for iPhone and iPad. This new app brings an entertaining, yet cognitive training experience to the ...
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The Voice Library, a service which allows subscribers to record, preserve and archive audio recordings, via telephone or computer microphone - safely and securely – is gaining momentum in attracting new subscribers following the ...
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Organizers of Invest in Photonics 2012, a two-day international convention on photonics venture capital (VC) investment, said that participation at last month’s event increased “despite a tough investment decade in ...
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Amarantus BioScience has purchased all of the intellectual property (IP) assets from Power3 Medical Products. Power3 was in bankruptcy and the company has acquired the IP assets for $40,000 which includes technology related to the ...
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Non-profit organisation the Alzheimer's Society has opted for Salesforce.com over Microsoft Dynamics because it was "easier to use" according to the charity's head of IT Phil Shoesmith. Further reading Benioff: 4G will enable an ...
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A new study by UCLA has discovered that study partners play a key role in clinical trials for Alzheimer's disease. These people provide patients with support while updating researchers about progress, with the new research finding how a ...
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Lonza has received a contract from Intellect Neurosciences to develop and manufacture the antibody drug conjugate, Conjumab-A. Under the contract, Lonza will supply the preclinical study material for the drug optimization and drug ...
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Non-profit organisation the Alzheimer's Society has opted for Salesforce.com over Microsoft Dynamics because it was "easier to use" according to the charity's head of IT Phil Shoesmith. Further reading Benioff: 4G will enable an ...
Tags: Alzheimer's Society, Microsoft Dynamics, software, computing
Medical researchers at the University of Melbourne have made a discovery that could lead to a simple blood test for Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) and Mad Cow disease. Using genetic sequencing, the scientists found that cells infected ...