DiaGenic has teamed up with GE Healthcare to develop a blood-based test using DiaGenic's peripheral gene expression profiling in patients with mild cognitive impairment, a disorder associated with risk for Alzheimer's Disease. The ...
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Neurotrack has introduced a new computer-based recognition memory test to diagnose Alzheimer's disease years before clinical symptoms appear. The launch was based on the results from a 5-year longitudinal study, funded by the NIH, which ...
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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued notice of allowance for Avanir Pharmaceuticals' patent application covering Nuedexta. The patent application entitled, Pharmaceutical Compositions Comprising ...
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Brightly lit hospitals and clinics can be disorientating spaces for the elderly and infirm. Peter Stuart looks at how research into wellbeing and visual perception is changing the face of lighting in healthcare environments. ...
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Teva, a provider of generic pharmaceutical drugs, has introduced Rivastigmine capsules for generic prescription. Rivastigmine is generic equivalent to Novartis' Exelon capsules. Rivastigmine is indicated for use in the symptomatic ...
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IT consortium Charityshare has deployed a Violin Memory 3000 Series all-flash array to support the roll-out of up to 2,000 virtual desktops for its Age UK operations. Violin was chosen on grounds of cost and the company's backing from HP ...
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The 5th International Conference on Clinical Trials for Alzheimer's Disease (CTAD) will examine the phase 3 treatment trials of Alzheimer's Disease (AD) and also analyze the results to develop current and new drugs to tackle AD. The ...
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German-based Evotec has partnered with Probiodrug to advance the development operations of drugs targeting major age related diseases such as Alzheimer's disease(AD). Evotec will support the pre-clinical and clinical development of ...
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Forest Laboratories and Adamas Pharmaceuticals have collaborated for the development of a fixed dosed combination (FDC) of Namenda XR and donepezil HCl for Alzheimer's dementia in the US. The company expects to launch the FDC that will be ...
Eli Lilly and Company and Avid Radiopharmaceuticals have gained positive CHMP opinion for Amyvid (Florbetapir F 18 injection) for the use as a diagnostic tool for positron emission tomography (PET) imaging of beta-amyloid plaque density in ...
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There is a fundamental flaw in Salesforce.com's terms and conditions that puts customers at risk of losing access to services in the event of a third-party software vendor going out of business, according to voice provider Resilient ...
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A change in distribution leadership at asset management company Threadneedle Investments saw it examine its customer relationship management(CRM)capabilities in a bid to improve the company's operational controls. Further reading ...
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Brainsway has started the multicenter clinical trial of its Deep TMS device, designed to treat various neurological and psychopathological disorders. Noninvasive Deep TMS device has also the potential to treat schizophrenia, obesity, ...
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Nestle's share price increased this morning (9 August) as the Kit-Kat maker booked an increase in first-half profit and reaffirmed its full-year guidance. The Swiss food giant reported an 8.9% increase in earnings of CHF5.12bn (US$5.26bn) ...
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In the last three years, Fall River-based Philips Lightolier has increased its LED products to 20 percent of the company's sales, making it a leader in renewable lighting technology. Zia Eftekhar, chairman of Philips Lighting North ...
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