The News Review:
- Scientists dig deeper into the genetics of schizophrenia by evaluating…
- Palm vein tech for unique ID profiling
- Minorities sought for medical trials
- Dr. Bean was always busy ‘got so much done’
Scientists dig deeper into the genetics of schizophrenia by evaluating…
EurekAlert – EurekAlert (press release) – May 11, 2008
In the May 11 issue of Nature Genetics the researchers explain how they uncovered a previously unknown alteration in the production of microRNAs of a mouse modeled to have the same chromosome 22q11. 2 deletions previously identified in humans with schizophrenia.
Palm vein tech for unique ID profiling
Times of India – May 11, 2008
It’s estimated there’s a 5% drop inaccuracy per year due to aging. None of these drawbacks are there in palmvein technology. In India it’s being used on clinical research volunteers whoneed to be strictly monitored. ”Pilot projects are on the cards at defenceestablishments airlines and banks. We hope to commence large-scaleimplementation within a year. ur target is 3000-4000 devices” saysSrivastava. This technology is used widely in Japan UK Hong Kong Scotland andBrazil.
Minorities sought for medical trials
AZ Central.com – May 11, 2008
11 2008 06:42 PM The Arizona Republic Sun City’s Sun Health Research Institute is looking to boost minority participation in medical trials specifically those related to Alzheimer’s-disease research. Trial participants often receive expensive drugs and medical attention for free. But the cost of traveling to required trial appointments for monitoring can prevent lower-income patients from participating said the institute’s director of clinical research Marwan Sabbagh. That neglect means that minorities are often excluded Sabbagh said. “Minorities have historically underparticipated in research studies” he said. “So when we make the conclusion that drugs end up working or have positive benefits we’re not really saying that conclusively because they have only been tested on the Caucasian segment of the population.
Dr. Bean was always busy ‘got so much done’
madison.com – May 11, 2008
Besides his role as a Med Flight physicianfor six years and the Madison Fire Department’s medical directorfor the past 16 months he was the director of ultrasound for theUW Hospital emergency department according to UW Hospital’s Website. He was a member of the hospital’s mulidisciplinary traumacommittee and the Regional Trauma Advisory Committee. An assistant professor with the UW School ofMedicine who received his medical degree from the University ofVermont College of Medicine he had subspecialties in clinicalresearch in pediatric and adult sedations complex airwaymanagement multi-trauma and bedside ultrasound. The Web site listed his interests asflyfishing mountain biking and spending time with his family. “He was always going in 16 differentdirections” said Fire Department spokeswoman Lori Wirth. “But hegot so much done. Bean was married to Dr.
