Wireless network in hospital monitors vital signs

August 4, 2011

A clinical warning system that uses wireless sensors to track the vital signs of at-risk patients is undergoing a feasibility study at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis.
When the full system is operational sensors wi…

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US physician practices spend 4 times Canadian practices

August 4, 2011

NEW YORK (Aug. 4, 2011) — Physicians in the United States spend nearly four times as much dealing with health insurers and payers compared with doctors in Canada. Most of the difference stems from the fact that Canadian physicians deal with a single…

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ESC announces review of Atrial Fibrillation Guidelines

August 4, 2011

The Guidelines Department of the European Society of Cardiology has issued the following statement today:
“The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) is aware of the early termination of the PALLAS trial (a randomised dronedarone versus placebo outc…

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A patient’s own skin cells may one day treat multiple diseases

August 4, 2011

(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) ? The possibility of developing stem cells from a patient’s own skin and using them to treat conditions as diverse as Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease and cancer has generated tremendous excitement in the stem cell resea…

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UC Riverside entomologist to study diseases transmitted by ticks

August 4, 2011

RIVERSIDE, Calif. ? Summer for most people means time spent outdoors, which could also mean increased exposure to bugs and, possibly, arthropod-borne diseases, such as “rickettsial diseases” ? infectious diseases spread …

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Wayne State University awarded $3 million from NIH to foster science and research careers

August 4, 2011

Detroit – The National Institute of General Medical Sciences of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has announced a five-year grant of more than $3 million to support the Wayne State University Initiative for Maximizing Student Development (IMSD…

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Hastings Center Report expands reach through Wiley-Blackwell partnership

August 4, 2011

Malden, MA ? August 3, 2011 ? Wiley-Blackwell, the Scientific, Technical, Medical, and Scholarly (STMS) publishing business of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. is pleased to announce a new partnership with The Hastings Center, to publish the Hastings Center …

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Locally owned small businesses pack powerful economic punch

August 4, 2011

Thinking small and local, not big and global, may help communities ignite long-term economic growth, according to Penn State economists.
Small, locally owned businesses and startups tend to generate higher incomes for people in a community than b…

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One box of Girl Scout Cookies worth $15 billion

August 4, 2011

Scientists can make graphene out of just about anything with carbon — even Girl Scout Cookies.
Graduate students in the Rice University lab of chemist James Tour proved it when they invited a troop of Houston Girl Scouts to their lab to show the…

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Plant Biology 2011 will bring 1,500 plant scientists to Minneapolis

August 3, 2011

ROCKVILLE, Md. — Many of the world’s top plant scientists will convene in Minneapolis this month to discuss new scientific developments using plants in research. Nearly 1,500 researchers from at least 39 countries are expected to attend Plant Biolo…

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Ray Semlitsch receives 2011 Fitch Award for Excellence in Herpetology

August 3, 2011

Columbia, MO ? Ray Semlitsch, Curators’ Professor of Biology in the College of Arts and Science at the University of Missouri, is the recipient of the 2011 Fitch Award for Excellence in Herpetology from the American So…

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How to manage turfgrass while conserving water

August 3, 2011

RIVERSIDE, Calif. ? Water, an increasingly critical resource in the world, factors prominently in turfgrass research. Since the first edition of “Turfgrass Water Conservation,” a widely used reference, was released in…

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23andMe launches myeloproliferative neoplasms research initiative

August 3, 2011

Mountain View, CA ? August 3, 2011 ? 23andMe, Inc., an industry leader in personal genetics, announced today that it has launched a Myeloproliferative Neoplasms (MPN) research initiative. The first-of-its-kind progr…

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A research tale with a heart to match: Professor looks at cardiovascular disease in dogs

August 3, 2011

MANHATTAN — For more than 15 years, Kansas State University researcher Michele Borgarelli has studied heart diseases in man’s best friend.
But there is an interesting twist in his work with mitral valve disease: chronic mitral valve disease in do…

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Traumatic brain injury: NIH-funded researchers will assess biomarkers for diagnosis and treatment

August 3, 2011

Biomarkers in the bloodstream could provide physicians with a quick and accurate method of assessing the severity of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and helping deliver and monitor the results of therapies, such as progesterone treatment.
Researcher…

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