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Google Has Lengthened Its Leap Into Medtech by Acquiring Lift Labs
Sep 16, 2014Google has lengthened its leap into medtech by acquiring Lift Labs, a San Francisco startup that makes a spoon to help prevent patients with movement disorders from spilling their food. The Internet giant will fold Lift Labs into Google ...
Tags: movement disorders, spoon
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Moderate Aerobic Exercise Helps to Preserve The Structure and Function of Nerve Cells
Feb 25, 2014Moderate aerobic exercise helps to preserve the structure and function of nerve cells in the retina after damage, according to an animal study appearing February 12 in The Journal of Neuroscience. The findings suggest exercise may be able ...
Tags: Aerobic Exercise, Nerve Cells, BNDF, blind disease
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BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics Has Received a Notice of Allowance From The US Patent Office
Feb 11, 2014BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics has received a notice of allowance from the US Patent Office for its ‘Mesenchymal Stem Cells for the Treatment of CNS Diseases’ (serial number 12/994,761) patent application. This patent relates to ...
Tags: Cell Technology Patent, Medicine
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Teva and Active Biotech Have Announced That Both Companies Remain
Feb 10, 2014Teva Pharmaceutical Industries and Active Biotech have announced that both companies remain committed to the Nerventra(laquinimod)clinical development program for multiple sclerosis(MS)following the announcement of a negative opinion for ...
Tags: Medicine, clinical studies, Nerventra
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Researchers at UC Santa Cruz Have Developed a Robotic "Nanobiopsy" System
Jan 16, 2014Researchers at UC Santa Cruz have developed a robotic "nanobiopsy" system that can extract tiny samples from inside a living cell without killing it. The single-cell nanobiopsy technique is a powerful tool for scientists working to ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Electronics
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Proteostasis Therapeutics, Biogen Idec Collaborated to Research and Develop New Therapies
Dec 11, 2013Proteostasis Therapeutics and Biogen Idec have collaborated to research and develop new therapies based on the inhibition of Usp14, a deubiquitinating enzyme, for the treatment of certain neurodegenerative disorders. Under the deal, ...
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The Human Race Has Benefited Significantly From The Consumption of Fresh Coconut
Nov 21, 2013For thousands of years, the human race has benefited significantly from the consumption of fresh coconut and its many derivatives. Coconut water, coconut flesh, and coconut oil all possess unique nutritional profiles that make them superior ...
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Discover a Natural Way to Keep Your Brain Energized by Killing Bacteria
Nov 21, 2013You can prevent (and reverse) dementia, Alzheimer's disease, ALS, multiple sclerosis, plus many other neurodegenerative disorders by eating coconut-related foods. This is not just a "health nut" making these claims - it's all backed by ...
Tags: coconut oil, dementia, Alzheimer
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Inflammation Can Be Acute or Chronic.
Nov 19, 2013Inflammation can be acute or chronic. Acute inflammation is a normal response to physical injury, trauma or infectious disease. It's an indication that the immune system is functioning as it should. Chronic inflammation is long-term and ...
Tags: banish, chronic, inflammation, health, detoxification, diet, overhaul
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Soybean & Sunflower Oils Generate High Levels of Toxic Aldehydes When Heated and Reheated.
Nov 19, 2013Depending on the type of oil you use to cook -- and whether or not you reheat that oil for multiple uses -- you could be exposing yourself to high levels of toxic aldehydes, chemicals known to cause neurodegenerative disease and cancer. ...
Tags: Reheated Oil, Health
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Trans Fats Have Been Shown to Dramatically Increase Heart Attack Risk.
Nov 19, 2013Many health-minded individuals understand that eating fried or overcooked foods is unhealthy due to the chemical transition of normally stable fats to trans fats that have been shown to dramatically increase heart attack risk. Researchers ...
Tags: Fried Foods, Food, Health
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Alzheon Announced The Launch of The Company,The Securing of Initial Private Financing
Oct 28, 2013Alzheon announced the launch of the company, the securing of initial private financing, and the signing of an exclusive license agreement to a novel clinical drug candidate for Alzheimer’s disease, a family of analogs, and a drug ...
Tags: Alzheon, Alzheimer's Disease
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Cycling Concussion Guidelines Were Be Offered for Medical Group
Aug 7, 2013A non-profit organization is publishing a quick-reference card to help cycling teams and race officials assess possible concussions. The group, Medicine of Cycling, has collaborated with a group of physicians and researchers with a ...
Tags: Transportation, bike
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Suven Life Sciences Has Received Four Product Patents for Its New Chemical Entities
Apr 23, 2013Suven Life Sciences, a biopharmaceutical company, has received four product patents for its new chemical entities (NCEs). These patents represent the NCEs for the treatment of disorders associated with neurodegenerative diseases. The ...
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Exclusive Option to License and Develop mGluR4 PAM Drugs Targeting Parkinson's Disease
Feb 18, 2013Domain Therapeutics SA announced today that Domain Therapeutics grants Prexton Therapeutics an exclusive option to license and develop metabotropic glutamate receptor 4 (mGluR4) Positive Allosteric Modulator (PAM) drugs targeting ...
Tags: Domain Therapeutics SA, chemical, drugs
