Scientists from Switzerland have developed an implantable blood testing laboratory that provides an immediate analysis of compounds in the body and sends the results directly to a doctor using a patients cell phone.
- Walter Jessen
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New guidelines from the American Urological Association now say that men under 55 should not get routinely screened with a PSA test for prostate cancer.
- Walter Jessen
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Two mhealth technology companies, New Directions Technology Consulting and iRx Reminder, are joining forces to develop bidirectional smartphone-based solutions for clinical trials.
- Walter Jessen
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A study in rats has found that stimulating a key part of the brain reduces compulsive cocaine-seeking and suggests the possibility of treatment for changing addictive behavior.
- Walter Jessen
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This week is National Public Health Week (NPHW) 2013, an annual observance that brings U.S. communities together to recognize the contributions of public health and highlight issues that are important to improving the public's health.
- Walter Jessen
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According to a recent Mayo Clinic study, people actually seek healthcare most often for skin issues, joint disorders and back pain.
- Walter Jessen
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With another study showing how bad sugar can be, the CSPI is petitioning the FDA to regulate the amount of sweeteners added to beverages.
- Walter Jessen
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A recent study found that cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) in depressed patients made actual changes in brain functioning.
- Walter Jessen
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Because there is a strong link between depression and heart disease, a new medical subspecialty has been proposed specifically to study and treat combined depression/heart disease patients.
- Walter Jessen
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Researchers from the European Bioinformatics Institute have successfully stored 739 kilobytes of digital data -- the most yet -- in a short string of DNA.
- Walter Jessen
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A new project to map the active human brain may eventually lead to an understanding of human perception and consciousness, as well as therapies for a many neurological disorders.
- Walter Jessen
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Recent brain research suggests that the predisposition to hearing voices may relate to different functioning of the brain while at rest.
- Walter Jessen
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The Parkinson’s Voice Initiative aims to scale up the detection of Parkinson's disease and other neurological disorders using a phone-based voice diagnostic test.
- Walter Jessen
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A new startup called Ayasdi uses a mathematical technique called topological data analysis to find unexpected insights in big data.
- Walter Jessen
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Abbott to Collaborate with Janssen and Pharmacyclics on Development of Companion Test for Investigational Leukemia Therapy - http://biomarkercommons.org/biomark...
GENOMAS LLC Expands Personalized Medicine Business With Clinical Laboratory Licenses in New York, Florida, California - http://biomarkercommons.org/biomark...
Research in both mice and humans demonstrates that eating whenever one pleases or later in the day causes significantly more weight gain than consuming the same diet in a time restricted manner.
- Walter Jessen
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Covance and M2Gen Enter into Alliance to Promote Faster Patient Recruitment in Biomarker-Driven Oncology Trials - http://biomarkercommons.org/biomark...