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New York Governor participates in roundtable discussion on stem cell research

Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University hosted a roundtable discussion on stem cell research with New York Governor David A. Paterson today. Allen M. Spiegel, M.D., the Marilyn and Stanley M. Katz Dean of Einstein, and eight stem cell researchers discussed advances in medical therapies and treatments that Einstein scientists have been investigating since receiving more than $14 million in State funding for stem cell research.

9 Oct 2009

New technique developed to assess individual's risk for type 1 diabetes

A sophisticated computational algorithm, applied to a large set of gene markers, has achieved greater accuracy than conventional methods in assessing individual risk for type 1 diabetes.

9 Oct 2009

New soy germ-based ingredient improves menopausal symptoms

SE5-OH containing Natural S-equol, a novel soy germ-based ingredient in a supplement, improved menopausal symptoms, including significantly reducing hot flash frequency by nearly 59 percent, according to a peer-reviewed study in Japanese women.

9 Oct 2009

Inclusion of vitamin D values in National Nutrient Database

The next time you run nutritionals using the government's database, you might be pleasantly surprised that some of your favorite foods seem to have received a nutrient boost, virtually overnight.

9 Oct 2009

Burnham Institute officially dedicates its new research facility at Lake Nona

Today, Burnham Institute for Medical Research (Burnham) officially dedicated its new 175,000-square-foot scientific facility and marked the opening of Orlando’s Medical City as a life science center. Burnham at Lake Nona is the research anchor for the new development in southeast Orange County and the east coast campus of the La Jolla, Calif.-based institute.

9 Oct 2009

Ipsen signs exclusive marketing agreement to produce and distribute Braintree's BLI-800 for colonic cleansing

Ipsen (Euronext: FR0010259150; IPN), an innovation-driven global specialty pharmaceutical Group and Braintree Laboratories, Inc., a US-based company specializing in the development, manufacturing and marketing of specialty pharmaceuticals, announced today the signature of an agreement for the exclusive manufacturing, marketing and distribution rights of Braintree’s proprietary formulation BLI-800 in colonic cleansing before colonoscopy, the best diagnostic procedure for colorectal cancer screening.

9 Oct 2009

Destructive immune cells gain access to insulin-producing cells and help cause diabetes

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital investigators have discovered how destructive immune cells gain access to insulin-producing cells and help cause diabetes.

9 Oct 2009

NHGRI support research to accelerate development of innovative sequencing technologies

GE Global Research, the technology development arm for the General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), today announced that scientists in their Biosciences Lab have been awarded a second round of funding from the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to continue research that could reduce the cost and time of sequencing of an entire human genome to less than $1,000, in under a day.

9 Oct 2009

CIGNA and Prohealth Physicians to implement an enhanced care coordination program

CIGNA and ProHealth Physicians, Inc., have expanded their longstanding relationship by implementing an enhanced care coordination program that includes pay-for-performance provisions and many of the features of a patient-centered medical home program. This is the first program of its kind in Connecticut.

9 Oct 2009

Knome incorporates HGMD information into its genome interpretation services

Knome, a recognized pioneer in the personal genomics industry, announced today that it is incorporating information from The Human Gene Mutation Database (HGMD® - Cardiff University, UK) distributed by BIOBASE, into its genome interpretation services.

8 Oct 2009

Minority groups gear up to push for health care reform

Minorities are so far missing from the cacophony of voices - including doctors, insurers, industry lobbyists, and patient advocates - in the health-care reform debate, the Washington Post reports, even as they are "disproportionately represented among the poor and uninsured and could benefit the most from reform, and who are more likely than others to have chronic illnesses such as diabetes.

8 Oct 2009

Ethicon Endo-Surgery's HARMONIC FOCUS Curved Shear wins an international design award

Ethicon Endo-Surgery today announced the company won a Gold 2009 International Design Excellence Award (IDEA) for the research and design process used in the development of the HARMONIC FOCUS(TM) Curved Shear.

8 Oct 2009

Roche scientist honored with 2009 Meienhofer Award for excellence in peptide chemistry

Waleed Danho, Ph.D., Distinguished Research Leader at Roche was honored last week as the 2009 recipient of the Meienhofer Award for excellence in peptide chemistry at the international peptide symposium, RCCPS (http://www.rochecolorado.com/PeptideSymp09/).

8 Oct 2009

Halozyme Therapeutics to host a meeting for analysts and investors

Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company developing and commercializing products targeting the extracellular matrix, today announced that it will host a meeting for analysts and investors on October 15 in New York.

8 Oct 2009

New Everyware Medical Gateway solution to remotely monitor treatment for diabetic patients

Eurotech Group, a leading supplier of embedded technologies, products, and systems, announces today the Everyware(TM) Medical Gateway designed to help physicians remotely monitor and adjust the treatment of their diabetes patients.

8 Oct 2009

Centric Health Corporation, PrevCan enter into an agreement to form a strategic alliance

Centric Health Corporation (TSX: CHH), a diversified healthcare company, today announced that it has entered into an agreement to form a strategic alliance with PrevCan, Inc. ("INTERxVENT Canada").

8 Oct 2009

Variation in human genomes is key to understanding inherited differences between health and disease

In research published today by Nature, an international team describes the finest map of changes to the structure of human genomes and a resource they have developed for researchers worldwide to look at the role of these changes in human disease.

8 Oct 2009

Clinical and health status outcomes information repository of heart attack patients completed

An important observational registry evaluating processes of care and one-year outcomes of over 4300 heart attack patients is now being completed. Researchers at the Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute in Kansas City, MO have led this observational research study in collaboration with 23 other hospitals throughout the U.S.

8 Oct 2009

Ipsen and Spirogen sign new licensing agreement for development of SJG-136 anticancer agent

Ipsen and Spirogen Ltd. announced today that the parties have entered into a new agreement superseding their 2003 contractual relationship regarding the DNA minor groove binder SJG-136 (now known as SG2000).

8 Oct 2009

Obesity and diabetes-2 increase the risk of serious health problems and reduce quality of life

Over the last 10-20 years, the number of cases of obesity and diabetes-2 has risen dramatically. The WHO considers obesity-related illnesses to be one of the world's biggest health problems. Obesity and diabetes-2 do not just reduce the quality of life but also dramatically increase the risk of serious health problems, such as cardiovascular diseases.

8 Oct 2009

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Latest Endocrinology News and Research

New York Governor participates in roundtable discussion on stem cell research

New technique developed to assess individual's risk for type 1 diabetes

New soy germ-based ingredient improves menopausal symptoms

Inclusion of vitamin D values in National Nutrient Database

Burnham Institute officially dedicates its new research facility at Lake Nona

Ipsen signs exclusive marketing agreement to produce and distribute Braintree's BLI-800 for colonic cleansing

Destructive immune cells gain access to insulin-producing cells and help cause diabetes

NHGRI support research to accelerate development of innovative sequencing technologies

CIGNA and Prohealth Physicians to implement an enhanced care coordination program

Knome incorporates HGMD information into its genome interpretation services

Minority groups gear up to push for health care reform

Ethicon Endo-Surgery's HARMONIC FOCUS Curved Shear wins an international design award

Roche scientist honored with 2009 Meienhofer Award for excellence in peptide chemistry

Halozyme Therapeutics to host a meeting for analysts and investors

New Everyware Medical Gateway solution to remotely monitor treatment for diabetic patients

Centric Health Corporation, PrevCan enter into an agreement to form a strategic alliance

Variation in human genomes is key to understanding inherited differences between health and disease

Clinical and health status outcomes information repository of heart attack patients completed

Ipsen and Spirogen sign new licensing agreement for development of SJG-136 anticancer agent

Obesity and diabetes-2 increase the risk of serious health problems and reduce quality of life

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Endocrinology News and Research

Latest Endocrinology News and Research

Unveiling Hidden Potential: Organoids for Disease Modeling in Neuroscience Research

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Flow chemistry, AI, and NMR: A next-gen approach to scalable API production

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