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CTIA Wireless 2010 Exhibitor Profiles Friday, March 19, 2010 @ 11:04AMLAS VEGAS----CTIA Wireless 2010 takes place March 23 - 25, 2010 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, NV.
Stanford Study: What Makes You Unique? Not Genes So Much As Surrounding Sequences Friday, March 19, 2010 @ 10:44AMThe key to human individuality may lie not in our genes, but in the sequences that surround and control them, according to new research by scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine and Yale University. The interaction of those sequences with a class of key proteins, called transcription factors, can vary significantly between two people and are likely to affect our appearance, our ...
Bill Nye The Science Guy: Your Phone Isn’t Making You Dumb Friday, March 19, 2010 @ 10:04AMTalking with Bill Nye the Science Guy is like meeting your favourite HS science teacher in a bar – the conversation might flail wildly, but you learn something at every twist. This week, I picked his brain about, well, brains. (more…)
Bill Nye the Science Guy: Don't Worry, Your Phone Isn't Making You Dumb [Brains] Friday, March 19, 2010 @ 9:06AM# brains Talking with Bill Nye the Science Guy is like meeting your favorite HS science teacher in a bar—the conversation might flail wildly, but you learn something at every twist. This week, I picked his brain about, well, brains. More »
What Makes Us Unique? Not Only Our Genes Friday, March 19, 2010 @ 7:41AMOnce the human genome was sequenced in 2001, the hunt was on for the genes that make each of us unique. But scientists at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Heidelberg, Germany, and Yale and Stanford Universities in the USA, have found that we differ from each other mainly because of differences not in our genes, but in how they're regulated turned on or off, for instance...
What next for US-Israel relations? Friday, March 19, 2010 @ 6:37AMDiplomats from the US, Russia, EU and UN have called on Israel to stop building settlements. What are the chances of Israeli Palestinian talks starting?
Survey of human genome identifies differences in binding of transcription factors to DNA Thursday, March 18, 2010 @ 11:46PMResearchers are only beginning to understand how individual variation in gene regulation can have a lasting impact on one's health and susceptibility to certain diseases. Now, an ambitious survey of the human genome has identified differences in the binding of master regulators called transcription factors to DNA that affect how genes are expressed in different people.
Transcription factors may dictate differences between individuals Thursday, March 18, 2010 @ 2:40PM( Howard Hughes Medical Institute ) Researchers are only beginning to understand how individual variation in gene regulation can have a lasting impact on one's health and susceptibility to certain diseases. Now, an ambitious survey of the human genome has identified differences in the binding of master regulators called transcription factors to DNA that affect how genes are expressed in ...
Transcription Factors May Dictate Differences Between Individuals Thursday, March 18, 2010 @ 1:48PMResearchers are only beginning to understand how individual variation in gene regulation can have a lasting impact on one’s health and susceptibility to certain diseases.
"Epigenetics" drives phenotype? Thursday, March 18, 2010 @ 1:42PMNew research identifies a mechanism by which non-coding regions of DNA may determine phenotypic traits
Human amniotic fluid skin cells "reprogrammed" to pluripotency Tuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 8:44AMIn a breakthrough that may help fill a critical need in stem cell research and patient care, researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have demonstrated that skin cells found in human amniotic fluid can be efficiently "reprogrammed" to pluripotency, where they have characteristics similar to human embryonic stem cells that can develop into almost any type of cell in the human body. The study ...
Lankenau Hospital Selects ProVation Medical Software for Gastroenterology Procedure Documentation and Coding Tuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 8:30AMMINNEAPOLIS----Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that Lankenau Hospital has selected its ProVation® MD software for gastroenterology procedure documentation and coding.
Nightingale Highlights Success in Canadian EMR Market with North Burlington Medical Centre Successful Implementation Tuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 7:30AMNightingale Informatix Corporation , an application service provider of electronic medical record software and related services, today announced the successful rollout of its funding eligible Nightingale On Demand EMR in the North Burlington Medical Centre, one of many customers that have benefited from a customer success program called "The Nightingale Promise" that the company has been ...
AssistMed Signs Strategic Partnership Agreement With Definitive Homecare Solutions Tuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 7:00AMLOS ANGELES -- AssistMed, Inc. today announced it has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Definitive Homecare Solutions, Ltd. to develop and offer an interface between AssistMed's Patient Adherence Solutions and Definitive Homecare Solutions' CPR+ patient and business management software designed for specialty pharmacy customer applications.
Amniotic Fluid Cells More Efficiently Reprogrammed To Pluripotency Than Adult Cells Tuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 6:34AMIn a breakthrough that may help fill a critical need in stem cell research and patient care, researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have demonstrated that skin cells found in human amniotic fluid can be efficiently "reprogrammed" to pluripotency, where they have characteristics similar to human embryonic stem cells that can develop into almost any type of cell in the human body. The study ...
In Print Tuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 3:50AMJournal: BMC Bioinformatics . 2010 Feb 24;11(1):105. Title: Free energy estimation of short DNA duplex hybridizations.
Shimadzu Scientific Instruments Partners with Cerno Bioscience to Improve Mass Accuracy Results for LCMS System Users Monday, March 15, 2010 @ 12:00PMCOLUMBIA, Md.----Shimadzu Scientific Instruments has partnered with Cerno Bioscience to offer Shimadzu’s LCMS quadrupole systems along with Cerno’s MassWorks software so users can improve data calibration for more accurate mass determination.
Amniotic Fluid Cells More Efficiently Reprogrammed to Pluripotency Than Adult Cells Monday, March 15, 2010 @ 11:26AMIn a breakthrough that may help fill a critical need in stem cell research and patient care, researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have demonstrated that skin cells found in human amniotic fluid can be efficiently "reprogrammed" to pluripotency, where they have characteristics similar to human embryonic stem cells that can develop into almost any type of cell in the human body.
Amniotic fluid cells more efficiently reprogrammed to pluripotency than adult cells Monday, March 15, 2010 @ 11:09AM( The Mount Sinai Hospital / Mount Sinai School of Medicine ) In a breakthrough that may help fill a critical need in stem cell research and patient care, researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have demonstrated that skin cells found in human amniotic fluid can be efficiently "reprogrammed" to pluripotency, where they have characteristics similar to human embryonic stem cells that can ...
Bankrupt Spheris wants to pay workers, in cash, to stay Saturday, March 13, 2010 @ 2:19AMSo many workers are taking time off that Spheris Inc., currently in Chapter 11 bankruptcy and waiting to be sold to a rival, is concerned that it won't be able to finish all its medical transcription chores for clients in a timely manner.
Entrada receives venture funding to market health care platform nationwide Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 3:22AMAfter the successful rollout of its clinical documentation and communication platform in the Southeast, Entrada has received venture funding to market the solution nationally to medical groups, hospitals, and electronic health record companies.
Pathologists sue ex WDH worker over policy breach: Claim she cost them their jobs Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 2:18AMDOVER — Two former Wentworth-Douglass Hospital pathologists have sued an ex-hospital employee who was at the heart of a patient privacy breach they say cost them their jobs and much more.
Rockland offers small-business workshop to entrepreneur hopefuls Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 1:46AMIn hopes of assisting residents trying to start businesses, the Rockland County Clerk's Office and Rockland Community College's Small Business Development Center are teaming up for a special program.
American Society for Microbiology honors Ekaterina Heldwein Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 2:28PM( American Society for Microbiology ) A 2010 American Society for Microbiology Merck Irving S. Sigal Memorial Award is being presented to Ekaterina "Katya" Heldwein, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular Biology and Microbiology, Tufts University, Boston, for her research on herpesvirus entry mechanisms.
Webmedx Replaces Legacy Medical Dictation and Transcription Technology at St. Joseph Medical Center Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 1:00PMWebmedx, the fourth largest medical transcription service provider in the U.S. and premier supplier of clinical documentation technology, Â today announced that St. Joseph Medical Center in Houston, Texas has implemented Webmedx's leading medical dictation and transcription technology platform throughout the 792-bed facility.
Medical Transcription Services and EHR Provider MxSecure Promotes Tim Erkel to VP, Client Services Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 9:05AMCustomer service continues to be key success factor in MxSecure's launch of expanded product line.
MedQuist to provide DMC healthcare system with transcription outsourcing services Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 4:23AMMedQuist Inc., a leading provider of technology-enabled clinical documentation services, today announced that it has been awarded a contract by Detroit Medical Center (DMC), a nationally respected healthcare system, to provide transcription outsourcing services. This award expands MedQuist's existing relationship to include services for Emergency Medicine documentation for six of DMC's major ...
Update: MedQuist Wins Contract with Detroit Medical Center for Emergency Medicine Transcription at Six Healthcare ... Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 2:13PMMT. LAUREL, N.J., March 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MedQuist Inc.
Understanding mechanisms underlying human gene expression variation with RNA sequencing Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 12:07PMUnderstanding the genetic mechanisms underlying natural variation in gene expression is a central goal of both medical and evolutionary genetics, and studies of expression quantitative trait loci (eQTLs) have become an important tool for achieving this goal. Although all eQTL studies so far have assayed messenger RNA levels using expression microarrays, recent advances in RNA sequencing enable ...
Surgery Center of Scottsdale Selects ProVation Medical Software for Procedure Documentation and Coding Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 8:30AMMINNEAPOLIS----Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that the Surgery Center of Scottsdale has selected its ProVation® MD software for gastroenterology procedure documentation and coding.
Qanta Ahmed, MD: In Search of the Moderate Muslim: It Takes an Ummah Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 4:13PMUntil moderate Muslims find each other, 'find the other hand,' and start a global response in the form of nothing less than a cacophony of figurative clapping, we will remain as we are now: voiceless.
University Of Chicago And Ataxia Foundation Team Up For Annual Scientific And Patient Meetings Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 8:18AMThe National Ataxia Foundation (NAF), in conjunction with the University of Chicago program in pathobiology and translational neuroscience, will hold its third annual Ataxia Investigators Meeting March 9-11, 2010, at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare, in Rosemont, Ill. A three-day meeting for patients, caregivers and families will follow at the same location. A rare and poorly understood group of ...
Copperas Cove author targets bigger markets Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 5:50AMCOPPERAS COVE – Author Lynette Sowell lined up her books on the table and demonstrated her range of literary themes at the city's library Tuesday.
Periodontal Pathogens Enhance HIV-1 Promoter Activation In T Cells Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 5:37AMDuring the 39th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Dental Research, convening at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC, lead researcher O.A. Gonzalez (University of Kentucky, Lexington) presented a poster of a study titled "TLR2 and TLR9 Activation by Periodontal Pathogens induce HIV-1 Reactivation." Although oral co-infections (e.g...
Studies On Nutrients And Gene Expression Could Lead To Tailored Diets For Better Disease Prevention Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 5:33AMPersonal health recommendations and diets tailored to better prevent diseases may be in our future, just by focusing on genetics. Researchers at Kansas State University recently published an academic journal article discussing the potential for nutrigenomics, a field that studies the effects of food on gene expression. The researchers discussed the possibility of using food to prevent an ...
BUSINESS NOTES Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 11:00PMSevern Savings Bank will be the corporate sponsor of the 25 th anniversary of the Tribute to Women and Industry, the YWCA of Annapolis and Anne Arundel County announced last week.
NAF to hold third annual Ataxia Investigators Meeting in Rosemont Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 1:25AMThe National Ataxia Foundation, in conjunction with the University of Chicago program in pathobiology and translational neuroscience, will hold its third annual Ataxia Investigators Meeting March 9-11, 2010, at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare, in Rosemont, Ill. A three-day meeting for patients, caregivers and families will follow at the same location.
SWCC Fall 2009 President’s List Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 11:00AMSouthwestern Community College of Creston, Iowa, has announced that 155 students have earned selection to the President’s List for the fall semester of 2009. A student must earn a grade point average of 3.50 or higher for 12 or more hours of college work for the semester based on a 4.0 grade average.
Looking to Earn Extra Money? CCCS of Greater Atlanta Clients Offer Ideas for Second Jobs Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 9:00AMATLANTA, March 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Since the start of the recession in 2007 the number of unemployed Americans has nearly doubled to reach nine million people.
Researchers Create Atlas Of Transcription Factor Combinations Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 8:40AMIn a significant leap forward in the understanding of how specific types of tissue are determined to develop in mammals, an international team of scientists has succeeded in mapping the entire network of DNA-binding transcription factors and their interactions. This global network, indicating which factors can combine to determine cell fate, will be published in the March 5 issue of the journal ...
ALMH goes high-tech with MDs’ orders Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 6:30AMA leap forward in technology has placed Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital in a rare group of hospitals using pioneering software that dramatically changes patient care.
Crowded houses: Why our peripheral vision may not be as random as we think Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 12:40PMAs you read this, you may notice that the word directly in front of you is clear, but all the surrounding words are hard to make out. For most people, this effect - known as 'crowding' - is not a problem. However, for the millions of people worldwide who have lost their central vision through eye disease such as macular degeneration, it can make everyday tasks such as reading or recognising ...
Study shows link between vitamin D, skin cancer Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 12:39PMA Henry Ford Hospital study has shown a link between Vitamin D levels and basal cell carcinoma, a finding that could lead researchers to better understand the development of the most common form of skin cancer.
Targeting Leukaemia Cell's Gene 'addiction' Presents New Strategy For Treatment Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 9:57AMAn international team of scientists studying acute forms of Leukaemia have identified a new drug target to inhibit the genes which are vital for the growth of diseased cells. The research, reported in EMBO Molecular Medicine, reveals how leukaemia cells become 'addicted' to genes, which if targeted could prevent diseased cells from developing...
Significant, But Not Plausible Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 9:46AMYou can't trust medical studies -- or at least the statistics , said a panel at the American Association for the Advancement of Science according to Ars Technica. A major issue is the sheer number of data points and the number of tests that researchers are performing.
Hospital offers annual report at meeting Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 1:42AMCONNELLSVILLE - While bottom line revenue figures continue to plummet, Highlands Hospital has made great strides in upgrading its technological and diagnostic equipment and services to better provide for those who rely on the medical facility, according to its top officials.
New Verizon Medical Data Exchange platform launched Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 12:41AMIn a significant step toward accelerating the adoption of electronic health records, Verizon Business has launched an information technology platform that enables the digital sharing of physician-dictated patient notes.
Targeting leukemia cell's gene 'addiction' presents new strategy for treatment Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 9:44AMAn international team of scientists studying acute forms of Leukaemia have identified a new drug target to inhibit the genes which are vital for the growth of diseased cells. The research, reported in EMBO Molecular Medicine, reveals how leukaemia cells become 'addicted' to genes, which if targeted could prevent diseased cells from developing.
Verizon Launches IT Platform to Help Accelerate Adoption of Electronic Health Care Records Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 9:15AMBASKING RIDGE, N.J., March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- In a significant step toward accelerating the adoption of electronic health records, Verizon Business has launched an information technology platform that enables the digital sharing of physician-dictated patient notes.
DYRK1A Gene May Be One Of Most Influential Factors In Down's Syndrome Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 8:32AMPersons with Down's syndrome usually have great problems with memory; this being precisely one of the characteristics which differentiates them from other people. Particularly notable is the poor capacity they have for retaining information received orally, but also that concerning visual-spatial memory should be taken into account. This topic has hardly been dealt with to date and Mr Azkona ...