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Game-Changing Discovery of Gene Mutation That Causes Sturge-Weber Syndrome, Port-Wine Stain Birthmarks Offers New Hope

BALTIMORE, Md., May 8, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In new findings published today in the New England Journal of Medicine (Epub ahead of print), researchers from the Kennedy Krieger Institute reveal the discovery of the cause – a genetic mutation that occurs before birth – of Sturge-Weber syndrome (SWS) and port-wine stain birthmarks. SWS is a rare disorder affecting approxima...

PerkinElmer Introduces New Chemical Intelligence Capabilities for Accelerating the Lead Discovery Process

Lead Discovery for TIBCO Spotfire® Software Provides Extensive Chemical Structure Searching & Visualization for Finding Promising Compounds Faster PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader focused on improving the health and safety of people and the environment, is introducing the newest version of Lead Discovery for the TIBCO Spotfire®...

WGU to Partner with Service Employees International Union to Offer Affordable Degree Programs for Nurses

Healthcare Career Advancement Program (H-CAP) and SEIU to work with online university to provide BSN and MSN opportunities to members             SALT LAKE CITY, May 8, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Western Governors University (WGU), www.wgu.edu, Healthcare Career Advancement Program (H-CAP), and the Service Employees Internation...

CollabRx, GeneInsight to Co-Market Informatics Solution

PRA Opens New Wales Facility

Expands Clinical Informatics team

New England Journal of Medicine Publishes Discovery of Gene Mutation That Causes Sturge-Weber Syndrome and Port-Wine Birthmarks

MT. FREEDOM, NJ -- (Marketwired) -- 05/08/13 -- The Sturge-Weber Foundation (SWF) joins patients, families, physicians, researchers and government agencies in celebrating the identification of the gene mutation responsible for the rare neurological condition Sturge-Weber syndrome (SWS) and port-wine birthmarks. The new research, published online today in the New England Journal of Medicine (Epub...

AOD Software Announces Key Industry Speakers for its 17th Annual Users’ Educational Conference

Industry Strategist John Derr, RPh and McKnight’s “The Real Nurse Jackie” Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC AOD Software is proud to announce two exciting industry leaders that will speak at its annual Users’ Educational Conference. Industry strategist John Derr will deliver the opening keynote speech at the AOD Software Annual Users’...

More than 6,600 Students since 2008 -- WGU's Nursing Programs Turn Five

SALT LAKE CITY, May 7, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As the nation celebrates National Nurses Week, Western Governors University (WGU), www.wgu.edu, is celebrating, too. In the five years since the online, nonprofit university launched its first nursing programs, enrollment in WGU's CCNE*-accredited nursing programs has grown to more than 6,600 nurses, and more than 4,000 have graduated wit...

Rosetta Genomics microRNA-based Diagnostic Assays to be Showcased in an Industry Expert Theater Presentation at ASCO's 2013 Annual Meeting

PHILADELPHIA and REHOVOT, Israel, May 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Rosetta Genomics Ltd. (NASDAQ: ROSG), a leading developer and provider of microRNA-based molecular diagnostics, today announces that the Company's miRview® suite of oncology diagnostic assays will be highlighted in an "Industry Expert Theater Presentation" at the American Society of Clinical Oncologists (ASCO) 2013 Ann...

GMO Wheat and shouting “fire” in a crowded theater « Biology Fortified, Inc.

Article by MaryM at Biofortified.A report from an activist group called Safe Food Foundation (SFF) came out last fall that caused a minor stir upon it’s first release. They claimed that they had unearthed an issue with GMO wheat being studied by the Australian CSIRO researchers. The wheat under investigation

Sound Physicians Presents 2013 Summit Award to Chief Hospitalist Rana Tan, MD

TACOMA, Wash., May 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Sound Physicians, a leading hospitalist organization focused on driving improvements in quality, satisfaction and financial performance of inpatient healthcare delivery, announced that Rana Tan, MD, Chief Hospitalist at Harrison Medical Center in Bremerton, Wash., is the recipient of Sound Physicians' 2013 Summit Award, which honors hospitalists who displ...

PathoGenetix Advances Commercialization of New RESOLUTION Microbial Genotyping System for Rapid Bacterial Serotyping and Strain Typing

Woburn, MA (PRWEB) May 07, 2013 PathoGenetix, Inc . announced today that it has received the first of six “alpha” prototypes for its new rapid bacterial serotyping and strain typing system, and has begun internal testing of the instrume...

Florida Physician Becomes President Elect of Major Physician Organization

R. Mack Harrell, M.D., F.A.C.P., F.A.C.E., E.C.N.U., was elected President Elect of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) at its 22nd Annual Scientific and Clinical Congress in Phoenix on Sunday, May 5, 2013.

Ignyta and UC San Diego Researchers Find that Permanent Epigenetic Alterations Are Associated with Immune Function in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Scientists from Ignyta, Inc., the personalized medicine company dedicated to improving the diagnosis and treatment of patients with rheumatoid arthritis, lupus and other autoimmune diseases, along with scientists from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, led by Gary S. Firestein, M.D., have published new findings about the immune fun...

Dr. Robert Kolodner appointed ViTel Net's Vice President and Chief Medical Officer

MCLEAN, Va., May 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ViTel Net, a leading provider of clinician-based telemedicine, has announced that Robert M. Kolodner, MD is the company's new Vice President and Chief Medical Officer. The company covers the continuum of care from emergency first responder to mobile health monitoring telehealth solutions. "Rob Kolodner brings a wealth of clinical experience and knowledge t...

Cell Culture Market is Expected to Reach USD 16.85 Billion Globally in 2018: Transparency Market Research

ALBANY, New York, May 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- According to a new market report published by Transparency Market Research (http://www.transparencymarketresearch.com) "Cell Culture Market (Media, Sera, Reagents, Serum-free Media, Albumin, Growth Factors & Cytokines, Instruments, Bioreactors, Roller Bottle Equipment, T-flasks and Cryostorage Equipment) - Global Industry Analysis, Size,...

Proteomic and bioinformatic analysis of mammalian SWI/SNF complexes identifies extensive roles in human malignancy

Gerald Crabtree and colleagues identify new subunits of the mSWI/SNF complex and perform a bioinformatic analysis of the mutation patterns of the mSWI/SNF complex members in human cancers. mSWI/SNF is the most frequently mutated chromatin-regulatory...

Celgene, Integromics S.L., Center of Studies and Technical Research (CEIT) bioinformatics news

Knowledge Anywhere’s Patient Education Tool Selected as Finalist in Health IT Innovation Awards

Bellevue, WA, May 05, 2013 --(PR.com)-- Knowledge Anywhere’s patient education tool, Health Smart Portal has been selected as a finalist in the Consumer Engagement category of the first annual Health IT Innovation Awards presented by North Carolina Healthcare Information and Communications Alliance, Inc. (NCHICA) and Intel. "We are honored to be considered one of the top 3 tools for c...

UPenn Medical School Establishes Biomedical Informatics Institute

Medical schools are getting much more interested in developing more expertise in the field of bioinformatics. Here's an excerpt from an article about the development of a new bioinformatics center at the UPenn School of Medicine (see: Big data gets a...

'BioHarmonizing,' a Guidebook for Cultivating Joyful Living, Becomes Amazon Best Seller - With Conclusion by Eckhart Tolle

VANCOUVER, Canada, May 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- On April 30th, "BioHarmonizing" became an Amazon best-selling book in the Spiritual category, right after Chopra's "Seven Spiritual Laws of Success." (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130503/PH06561-a )(Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130503/PH06561-b ) Launched in December 2012 in Kindle format, "BioHarmonizing" quickly b...

FUJIFILM Medical Systems and the National Breast Cancer Foundation Join up to Raise Awareness of Breast Cancer and the Importance of Early Detection in Honor of Mother’s Day

FUJIFILM Medical Systems U.S.A., Inc. and the National Breast Cancer Foundation announced today a collaboration that will extend the work of the Images of Health campaign, aimed at educating and encouraging all women to understand the importance of early detection of breast cancer. Images of Health is an online

First Databank Hosts Webinar on Information Exchange in EHR Systems

Topics Include Use of RxNorm Medication Vocabulary, Clinical Quality Measures, and Meaningful Use Stage 2 Clinical Information Exchange First Databank (FDB), the leading provider of clinical drug knowledge that helps improve medication-related decisions and patient outcomes, today announced that it is hosting a free webinar entitled “

Peninsula Regional Medical Center Wins McKesson Award for Clinical Excellence

Evidence-based alerts help caregivers proactively address deteriorating patient conditions Peninsula Regional Medical Center (PRMC) in Salisbury, Md., the largest tertiary care facility on the Delmarva Peninsula, has been selected as the 2013 winner of McKesson’s Distinguished Achievement Award for Clinical Excellence. PRMC effectively used Modified...

CLC bio moves Danish headquarters to landmark building in Aarhus

On May 1st, CLC bio moved their Danish headquarters to Prismet - a local landmark highrise office building in Aarhus. Experiencing significant growth due to a long term positive development in sales, the number of employees at CLC bio has increased by more than 50% worldwide in the past two years. CEO at CLC bio, Thomas Knudsen, states, “This is...