(St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center) Neuroscientists at Barrow Neurological Institute at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center have discovered a direct link between eye motions and the perception of illusory motion that solves a 200-year-old debate.
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(Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health) On Dec. 5, the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the New York Academy of Sciences will host a half-day symposium to mark the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The event, “Public Health and Human Rights: The Work Ahead of Us,” [...]
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(University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston) NanoMedical Systems Inc., an Austin-based startup cofounded by Mauro Ferrari, Ph.D., of the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, to improve the effectiveness of anti-cancer agents and other medications, has received a record $3.5 million Commercialization Award through the Texas Emerging Technology Fund.
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(American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology) For breast cancer patients who underwent a mastectomy and who undergo radiation therapy after immediate breast reconstruction, autologous tissue reconstruction provides fewer long-term complications and better cosmetic results than tissue expander and implant reconstruction, according to a study in the Nov. issue of the International Journal of Radiation [...]
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WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) today unseated the longest serving current member of the House, Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.), an automaker ally, to lead the powerful Energy and Commerce Committee in the next Congress.
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PHILADELPHIA (MedPage Today) — A practice guideline on the use of second-generation antidepressants, issued here this week by the American College of Physicians, has earned cheers as well as jeers from psychiatrists.
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The six-week open enrollment period for Medicare Part D is under way and seniors are facing the annual task of evaluating prescription plans to nail down their choices for the coming year. Medicare enrollees have until Dec. 31 to review their current plan for any changes in cost or coverage and make certain it still [...]
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(University of California - San Diego) University of California, San Diego Health Sciences leaders have announced that they have executed a formal Memorandum of Understanding with Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C., with the objective of developing future collaborations in biomedical research and education to advance human health.
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The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette on Monday examined some of the challenges facing independent pharmacies nationwide, such as growing competition from large chain and mail-order pharmacies, decreased reimbursement rates, and increased state and federal regulations.
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(Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore) Singapore researchers have developed an unlimited number of pure insulin-producing cells from mouse embryonic stem cells.
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