Research led by a biology professor in the School of Science at IUPUI has uncovered a method to produce retinal cells from regenerative human stem cells without the use of animal products, proteins or other foreign substances, which historically have limited the application of stem cells to...
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell met with members of the media at today's Special Meeting in Dallas, Texas. Here's a recap of some of the key issues that Goodell discussed and/or was asked about.
One of the main issues was expanding the playoffs from its current 12-game format, which Goodell...
Pharmaceutical drugs approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) but later re-called from the market - such as the antidiabetic drug Avandia and pain-reliever Vioxx - were the impetus for an Institute of Medicine committee report, recommending that the FDA take proactive steps to continue...
Updated guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) offer new information on diagnosing and treating Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in younger children and in adolescents. Emerging evidence makes it possible to diagnose and manage ADHD in children from ages 4 to 18...
The first ever clinical trial using neural stem cell therapy has begun with one patient in the UK, ReNeuron Group plc announced today. Known as the Pilot Investigation of Stem Cells in Stroke (PISCES) study, it is the first ever fully regulated neural stem cell therapy clinical trial for...
Dr. Jeffrey W. Moses, an internationally recognized leader in clinical innovation and research, is assuming an expanded role as director of interventional cardiology at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. The new program spans the Hospital's two major medical centers -- NewYork-Presbyterian...
Took my 9 year old to the orthondist today. They want to do an expander in the top to expand his jaw. To my understanding their going to attach the expander to his baby teeth on top so what happens when the baby teeth fall out will the expander also fall out? And then will they be able to put...
Connecticut on Monday became the first state to expand eligibility for Medicaid coverage to low-income adults under a provision of the new health reform law (PL 111-148), the Hartford Courant reports. The state estimates that 45,000 residents will be eligible for the new coverage (Sturdevant...
Connecticut on Monday became the first state to expand eligibility for Medicaid coverage to low-income adults under a provision of the new health reform law (PL 111-148), the Hartford Courant reports. The state estimates that 45,000 residents will be eligible for the new coverage (Sturdevant...
Connecticut on Monday became the first state to expand eligibility for Medicaid coverage to low-income adults under a provision of the new health reform law (PL 111-148), the Hartford Courant reports. The state estimates that 45,000 residents will be eligible for the new coverage (Sturdevant...
Connecticut on Monday became the first state to expand eligibility for Medicaid coverage to low-income adults under a provision of the new health reform law (PL 111-148), the Hartford Courant reports. The state estimates that 45,000 residents will be eligible for the new coverage (Sturdevant...
Connecticut on Monday became the first state to expand eligibility for Medicaid coverage to low-income adults under a provision of the new health reform law (PL 111-148), the Hartford Courant reports. The state estimates that 45,000 residents will be eligible for the new coverage (Sturdevant...
Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) announced that the Circulatory System Devices Panel of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has unanimously recommended approval of an expanded indication for its cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators (CRT-Ds), including the COGNIS®...
Recently, brain researchers have gained a powerful new way to troubleshoot neural circuits associated with depression, Parkinson's disease and other conditions in small animals such as rats. They use an optogenetics technology, invented at Stanford University, that precisely turns select brain...
News outlets report on nursing workforce issues, including a push for an expanded role for nurse practitioners, supervision of nurse anesthetists and a trend toward delayed retirement. "Nursing leaders say large numbers of [nurse] practitioners ... will be needed to fill gaps in primary care...
UroToday.com - In the December, 2009 online edition of the Journal of Urology, Dr. Jeffrey Wheat and colleagues from the University of Michigan utilize the Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite (EPIC) to evaluate sexual quality of life parameters. EPIC is a validated HRQOL questionnaire...
BD Biosciences, a segment of BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), announced the first seven winners of its expanded BD Biosciences Research Grant Program who will receive research reagents valued at a total of $70,000 to conduct innovative cellular analysis research. "Even in tough economic...
Nebraska-based abortion provider LeRoy Carhart has "taken up the cause" of serving women in need of abortions later in pregnancy to fill a void left by the murder of George Tiller, the New York Times reports. Since Tiller was fatally shot in May, Carhart has hired two people who worked at...