Sue Desmond-Hellmann follows in Sheryl Sandberg’s footsteps and joins the board of Facebook. Sue Desmond-Hellman is currently the Chancellor of the University of California, San Francisco and also services on the board of directors ...
People consuming a lot of processed meat such as sausages, ham, and bacon are at an increased risk of early death, according to a new study that evaluated half a million people across Europe. The study followed people across 10 European ...
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There will come a day in the not-so-distant future when physicians take a back seat in healthcare, and where patients will have the mobile tools to diagnose, and in some cases, treat themselves. That was the summation of a keynote speech ...
Tags: Mobile, Computer Products, Computer
With Congress in the grips of the Great Sequester 3.0, it might seem an inopportune time for cycling advocates to storm Capitol Hill in the interest of pushing the two-wheel and pedestrian agenda. Considerably bigger fish and all. But ...
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez died Tuesday in Caracas after an almost two-year battle with cancer and 14 years of a dominating socialist presidency that leaves the country with the world's largest oil reserves mired in uncertainty. The ...
IBM's Jeopardy!-winning supercomputer, Watson, may have started out the size of a master bedroom, but it will eventually shrink to the size of a smart phone, its inventors say. The supercomputer is currently performing "residencies" at ...
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India-based global pharmaceutical company Dr. Reddy's Laboratories has launched Zoledronic Acid injection (4 mg/5 mL), following the approval of its abbreviated new drug application (ANDA) from the Food and Drug Administration, in the US. ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance to Royal Philips Electronics' full-field digital mammography (FFDM) system. Having the capability to enable future Single-Shot Spectral Imaging applications like ...
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Sysmex Europe, a subsidiary of Sysmex, has entered into a distribution agreement to provide sales and support for Endomagnetics' SentiMag system across the EMEA region. The SentiMag system, which features a highly sensitive SentiMag ...
Researchers from the Universities of Dundee, Glasgow and Strathclyde have been awarded pound 691,000 as part of the first wave of funding made available through Prostate Cancer UK’s ambitious new research strategy. A colossal pound ...
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A new UK endeavour that will focus on gaining a much better understanding of major human diseases, like cancer and other medical concerns such as deafness and ageing, is to be undertaken by an STFC-MRC consortium, thanks to a pound 1.7M ...
Tags: MRC, STFC-MRC consortium, human diseases
The American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) announced the slate of honorees to be recognized during the 35th Annual AAFA American Image Awards to benefit the Wounded Warrior Project. Set to be held on May 16, 2013, aboard the ...
Austin entrepreneurs Jacqueline Romanies and Bryan Daigle, have teamed up to refine and produce Jacqueline's invention, a patent pending hanger for bras, lingerie and swimwear which helps extend the life of the garments, and saves precious ...
Tags: BraLadder, Lingerie, Jacqueline's invention
A new study conducted by researchers at Duke University Medical Centre in Durham, North Carolina has revealed that environmental exposure to bisphenol A (BPA) may suppress a gene important to nerve cell function and to the development of ...
Tags: Packaging, plastic water bottles, metal cans
The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted Medifocus a new patent covering the use of its Prolieve Thermodilation System. The patent entitled, 'Drug Delivery', covers a method and apparatus for the treatment of tissue adjacent ...