Monthly Archives: January 2012

Damnit I’m A Doctor Not A TSA Agent (Brainstorm Ep43) – Video


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New genetic subtype of lung cancer defined

Investigators have defined the role of a recently identified gene abnormality – rearrangements in the ROS1 gene – in a deadly form of lung cancer. ROS1-rearranged tumors represent one to two percent of non-small-cell lung cancers, the leading cause of cancer death in the US. The researchers also show that ROS1-driven tumors can be treated with crizotinib and describe the remarkable response of … Continue reading

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Genetic Technologies Posts $1.6M in Revenues in Q2

Saladax Biomedical said today that President and CEO Edward Erickson has resigned due to personal and family reasons, and that he will be replaced by Kevin Harter on an interim basis. Continue reading

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ADDING MULTIMEDIA FDA Approves KALYDECO™ (ivacaftor), the First Medicine to Treat the Underlying Cause of Cystic …

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved KALYDECOTM , the first medicine to treat the underlying cause of cystic fibrosis , a rare, genetic disease. Continue reading

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Skin cells turned into neural precusors, bypassing stem-cell stage

ScienceDaily (Jan. 30, 2012) — Mouse skin cells can be converted directly into cells that become the three main parts of the nervous system, according to researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine Continue reading

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Stem-cell agency faces budget dilemma

Halfway through its initial ten-year mandate, the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) in San Francisco is confronting a topic familiar to anyone at middle age: its own mortality. The publicly funded institute, one of the world’s largest supporters of stem-cell research, was born from a state referendum in 2004 Continue reading

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Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners to Present CPP-115 Progress at the 2012 Epilepsy Pipeline Update Conference

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NAET safe and effective in treating children with allergy-related autism

Researchers at the NAET Autism Treatment Center in Buena Park, CA, hypothesized that major contributors to the development and symptoms of autism include food and nutrient sensitivities. They applied NAET, a combination of a special form of acupressure and kinesiology, to desensitize subjects to multiple allergens as a way to treat symptoms of autism. Continue reading

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Researchers visualize the development of Parkinson's cells

Public release date: 31-Jan-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Katherine Scott katherine.scott@jove.com 617-765-4367 x301 The Journal of Visualized Experiments In the US alone, at least 500,000 people suffer from Parkinson's disease, a neurological disorder that affects a person's ability to control his or her movement. New technology from the University of Bonn in Germany lets researchers observe the development of the brain cells responsible for the disease. Up until now, research into the brain cells responsible for Parkinson's disease has focused on the function and degeneration of these neurons in the adult and aging brain Continue reading

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New treatment facility helps soldier make rapid progress against TBI

Sgt. Victor Medina was of the first patients at the National Intrepid Center of Excellence, the military's $65 million, state-of-the-art treatment center for TBI. His recovery has been remarkable, but most brain-injured troops won't get the same opportunity. Continue reading

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