By Ethan Watters For NewScientist.com IN THIS age of globalisation, you would expect people to value and be sensitive about their local differences and diversity. And few areas could be more critical…
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Analysis: Swine flu is not just a hoax by big pharma
As the dreaded autumn wave ends and official deaths from Swine Flu remain relatively low, the backlash against the H1N1 pandemic response is in full swing. Claims range from a massive overreaction…
Lord Darzi promotes UK healthcare innovation across Middle East
UK Business Ambassador Lord Darzi, a leading figure responsible for healthcare innovation and reform in the UK, is attending Arab Health 2010 to promote the UK’s excellence in healthcare manufacture, services, technology…
The Future of the European Nuclear Imaging Equipment Market is Promising
Bharatbook.com added a new report on “Europe Nuclear Imaging Equipment: Market Analysis and Opportunity Assessment” gives valuable insight on the pipeline products within the Europe nuclear imaging equipment market. Europe Nuclear Imaging…
Antibodies from Llama help detect Botulism neurotoxin
Researchers from Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research (SFBR) have for the first time developed a highly sensitive means of detecting the seven types of botulinum neurotoxins (BoNTs) simultaneously. Botulinum neurotoxins (BoNTs) are…
Food Attitudes Affect Obesity Risk in Middle-Aged Women
A small study of middle-aged women finds that “guilt-ridden dieters,” impulsive eaters and those too busy to focus on food are the most likely to show signs of obesity. Half of women…
Nanodiamonds Significantly Improve Performance of MRI Contrast Agent
Scientists at Northwestern University have been tinkering with nanodiamonds, tiny versions of the common variety that have a regular carbon structure, to discover interesting and practical properties of the material. After demonstrating…
Gene Transfer Method Opens Door To New Research
Inserting gene sequences in cultured cell lines is a main component of biomedical research, but inserting large sequences or multiple genes at the same time has been difficult. Now, researchers at Baylor…
Doppler ultrasound could benefit high-risk pregnancies
Current evidence suggests that using Doppler ultrasound in high-risk pregnancies to monitor a fetus’ health may reduce caesarean sections and the number of babies who die. Doppler ultrasound is a noninvasive test…
GE Healthcare and The Michener Institute announce launch of CT Imaging Centre of Excellence
GE Healthcare and The Michener Institute will unveil a new CT Imaging Centre of Excellence to train current professionals and students on advanced leading-edge imaging equipment. This CT Imaging Centre of Excellence…
Dynamic maps aid epidemiological investigations
A team of researchers has developed a dynamic mapping tool to gain a more nuanced view of the links between diseases and environmental exposures. The application of the method is illustrated by…
Cell of Origin Identified for Common Type of Breast Cancer
BOSTON (January 19, 2010) — A study by researchers at Tufts University School of Medicine, the Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences at Tufts, and Tufts Medical Center improves our current understanding…
Siemens Healthcare NOVIUS Lab Named again as Best In KLAS
Recently, Siemens Healthcare announced that renowned research firm KLAS has named Siemens NOVIUS Lab the recipient of its 2009 Best in KLAS award for laboratory information systems (LIS) for large hospitals with…
50% of Care to the Home by 2020 Eric Dishman of Intel
This time of year all the news shows have their “year in review” segments: a fast-edited cacophony of the year’s celebrity scandals, political headlines, media controversies, and, of course, a few new…
GE Healthcare, Intel to market health system in UK
General Electric Co. and Intel Corp. said Tuesday they will begin marketing Intel’s Health Guide patient monitoring and management system in the United Kingdom. The system helps monitor the health of patients…