Conference Scheduled June 5-7 on Safe Use of Nanotechnology in Environmental Remediation

Newswise HAMMOND An increasing number of hazardous waste disposal sites are using nanotechnology and nanomaterials in their environmental remediation efforts, leaving open questions about the safety of such techniques. An inaugural national workshop will be held at Southeastern Louisiana University June 5-7 to try to provide some answers to the questions and concerns on the safe use of nanomaterials in environmental remediation. Nanomaterials are tiny engineered particles, often smaller than the width of a human air, that are being synthesized and formed to perform specific functions in medicine delivery, pharmacology, industry and environmental remediation. Continue reading

Freedom Slam Boomers 10-4 to Take Series

May 23, 2013 – Frontier League (FL) Florence Freedom The Freedom found their bats in a 10-4 rout of the Schaumburg Boomers in the Rubber match of the three game series. The victory gave the Freedom their first series win of the season. The Boomers opened the scoring in the first inning on an RBI single by first baseman Steve McQuail to take a 1-0 lead. Continue reading

International Space Medicine Summit 2013 — Panel VI: Future Analogs – Video




International Space Medicine Summit 2013 — Panel VI: Future Analogs May 18, 2013 Physicians and biomedical scientists gather to discuss space medicine research at this annual conference organized by the Baker Institute and Ba… By: Rice University's Baker Institute Continue reading

International Space Medicine Summit 2013 — Panel II: Planning for Long-duration Missions – Video




International Space Medicine Summit 2013 — Panel II: Planning for Long-duration Missions May 17, 2013 Physicians and biomedical scientists gather to discuss space medicine research at this annual conference organized by the Baker Institute and Ba… By: Rice University's Baker Institute Continue reading

International Space Medicine Summit 2013 — Panel III: Maximizing Scientific Return – Video




International Space Medicine Summit 2013 — Panel III: Maximizing Scientific Return May 17, 2013 Physicians and biomedical scientists gather to discuss space medicine research at this annual conference organized by the Baker Institute and Ba… By: Rice University's Baker Institute Continue reading

201305-09 Gary Taubes QA CU Medical School – Video




201305-09 Gary Taubes QA CU Medical School Gary Taubes, author of Good Calories, Bad Calories, and Why We Get Fat, speaks before the University of Colorado Medical School in May 2013. In this Q A, he answers questions from Larry Hunter,… By: Shelley Schlender Continue reading

Philip LeSueur graduates from medical school

Submitted photo Philip LeSueur reacts with pleasure having graduated from medical school. The 2003 St. David High School graduate will do a combined Internal Medicine and Pediatrics residency program for four years with Banner Good Samaritan and Phoenix Childrens hospitals in Phoenix. Continue reading

HHS-CCSC Awards Honor Efforts to Eliminate Health Care-Associated Infections

Newswise The Critical Care Societies Collaborative (CCSC), in partnership with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), announces recipients in the 2013 National Awards Program to Recognize Achievements in Eliminating Health Care-Associated Infections (HAIs) Continue reading

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Announces Licensing Agreement with CU Aerospace to Market Unique …

CHAMPAIGN, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Illinois) and CU Aerospace have entered into a licensing agreement through which CU Aerospace will act as a vendor for Thermosys software, developed by Dr. Andrew Alleyne Continue reading

uniQure and Consortium to Receive EUR 2.5 Million Eurostars Grant to Develop RNAi Gene Therapy for Huntington's Disease

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — uniQure B.V., a leader in the field of human gene therapy, today announced that with its consortium partners it is to receive a EUR 2.5 million Eurostars grant to develop an RNA interference (RNAi) gene therapy for Huntington’s disease. The consortium is a pan-European collaboration consisting of uniQure as the coordinator, Lausanne University Hospital, Switzerland, University Medical Center Gttingen, Germany, and Maria Curie-Skodowska University, Poland. Continue reading

Non-native goats and iguanas threaten Pacific islands

Feral goats and green iguanas wreaking havoc with the ecosystems in the small islands in the Pacific, biologists warn, in two separate studies published in Pacific Science last month, calling for control or elimination of these animals. The animals have been introduced there by humans, but are now threatening the survival of native wildlife. Feral goats rapidly deplete grazing lands, the first paper warns, while green iguanas threaten the local horticultural industry, according to the second study Continue reading

NASA's OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return mission goes to development

NASAs first asteroid sample return mission took a step closer to reality on Wednesday, as the OSIRIS-REx project was cleared for development and testing. Scheduled to launch in 2016, the mission passed a series of detailed project assessments and now goes on to the development phase Continue reading

Cytomedix to Present at the World Stem Cells & Regenerative Medicine Congress 2013

GAITHERSBURG, MD–(Marketwired – May 17, 2013) – Cytomedix, Inc. (OTCQX: CMXI), a regenerative therapies company commercializing and developing innovative platelet and adult stem cell technologies, announced today that Edward Field, the Company’s Chief Operating Officer, has been invited to make a presentation on Partnering & Collaboration at the World Stem Cells & Regenerative Medicine Congress 2013, which will be held May 21-23, 2013 in London, United Kingdom. Continue reading

MMRGlobal Adds Concierge Medicine Specialist Jeremy Fine, M.D. and Pediatrician and New York Times Best-Selling Author …

LOS ANGELES, CA–(Marketwired – May 17, 2013) – MMRGlobal, Inc. (OTCQB: MMRF) (“MMR”), a leading provider of Personal Health Records (PHRs) MyEsafeDepositBox storage solutions and MMRPro document management and imaging systems for healthcare professionals, today announced the addition of two new members to its Medical Board of Advisors.Dr. Continue reading