Ins and Outs

February 12th, 2010 News

  • Researchers Discover First Genes for Stuttering… [National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders]
  • First Blinded Study of Venous Insufficiency Prevalence in MS Shows Promising Results… [Univ at Buffalo]
  • Drug exec to oversee research at Harvard Medical School… [Nature]
  • Health Reform in Limbo, Top Drug Lobbyist Quits… [NYT]
  • Europe ‘has no mobile health policy’… [E-Health Europe]
  • ADHD Diagnosis Revision Still Up in the Air… [MedpageToday]
  • Questionable safety practices in nanotechnology labs around the world… [Nanowerk]
  • What doctors need to know about Google Android and Nexus One… [KevinMD.com]
  • SonoSite’s Q4 net plunges on flat sales… [MassDevice]
  • Chip maker Zarlink puts big bet on medical sector… [Reuters]
  • German Appeals Court Says CoreValve Devices From Medtronic Do Not Infringe Edwards Lifesciences’ Andersen Patent… [Medtronic]
  • Biocartis acquires Philips technology platform for automated DNA/RNA molecular diagnostic testing… [Philips]
  • St. Jude Medical Announces European Launch of USB Cellular Adaptor for Merlin@Home Transmitter… [St. Jude Medical]
  • Broadcom® Bluetooth® Enables Mobile Phones to Keep Track of User’s Health… [Broadcom]
  • One in Five Physicians Likely To Purchase an iPad, More than 60 Percent Intrigued By New Device According to Epocrates Survey… [Epocrates]
  • Boston Scientific Rebuts HeartRhythm Article… [Boston Scientific]
  • Stem cell stroke trial gets final approval in UK… [Nature]
  • Female Plasma May Be Better for Transfusions… [MedPageToday]
  • FDA Approves New Indication for Crestor… [FDA]
  • Neuro-Eye therapy recovers sight… [The Engineer]
  • Anorexics Found to Have Excess Fat–In Their Bone Marrow… [Children’s Hospital Boston]
  • New Clue Why Autistic People Don’t Want Hugs… [Northwestern]
  • Grasping bacterial ‘friending’ paves the way to disrupt biofilm creation… [Cornell]
  • Virus-free technique enables scientists to easily make stem cells pluripotent, moving closer to possible human therapies… [Stanford]
  • Catching calcium waves could provide Alzheimer’s insights… [UCSD]
  • Scientists Control Chemical Reactions of Ultracold Molecules… [NIST]
  • New sensor exploits traditional weakness of nano devices… [Oak Ridge National Laboratory]
  • TED 2010: Death Star Laser Gun Zaps Mosquitoes Dead… [Wired]
  • What goes around… [Boston Globe]
  • Complex smells make food more filling… [New Scientist]
  • Nature investigates: Brain surgery boosts spirituality… [Nature]

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