BioHealth News Archive
Crabs’ birds and bees: Effects of crab sex life on Maryland industry – WTOP.com
It's nearly Valentine's Day. And for humans, love is in the air. But it's a good time to examine how love is in the…
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Researchers Creating an Alternative to Bitcoin – Sci-Tech Today
An untraceable currency called Zerocoin is being designed by Johns Hopkins University researchers to compete with other virtual moneys such as Bitcoin. The researchers…
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Researchers find direct link between sugar and cardiovascular disease – EurActiv
A high sugar diet greatly increases the risk of cardiovascular disease regardless of body weight, according to a new study by the American Centers…
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Will IBC innovation center help payer to embrace startup ideas, collaboration culture?
Taking a page from national payers such as Aetna and Humana, Independence Blue Cross opened an innovation lab this week. The idea is to…
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Lockheed Martin Cyber Security Classes at Montgomery College Start Feb. 11, 2014!
For the first time, Montgomery College and industry giant Lockheed Martin join together to meet the nation’s growing demand for cyber security professionals. Register…
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Gladwell on interoperability and war | Healthcare IT News
Malcolm Gladwell opened his healthcare talk with a joke. Confessing that he is expert in neither healthcare nor interoperability, the long-time journalist revealed that…
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Why this top 5 startup list makes me optimistic about actual innovation in healthcare
Every month in the Startup Index, we publish a list of the startup stories that got the most attention. Scroll down to the end…
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Epidarex Capital Leads New Investment in Edinburgh Molecular Imaging – Epidarex
Epidarex Capital, a leading international early-stage life science venture capital fund, has announced a £4 million Series A investment, in Edinburgh Molecular Imaging (EMI).…
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USDA awards millions for telemedicine – Healthcare IT News
Ozarks Medical Center in Missouri and Flagstaff Medical Center in Arizona are just two hospitals in 25 states across the country that will receive…
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Three Penn Centers Offer Novel Structure for Interdisciplinary Research—Program Functions as In-House ‘Incubator’ for Health-Related Investigators
Three of the University of Pennsylvania’s health-related research centers have teamed up to launch an innovative grant program designed to lure academic investigators out…
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Experiment.com Gains Big Venture Backers To Bring Crowdfunding To Science Research – Venture Capital Dispatch – WSJ
Frustrated by unpredictable and often political funding for science research, a handful of young researchers think they’ve found the answer: crowdfunding. Jackson Solway Experiment.com…
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Health IT: Patient Tools for Better Health
Mobile technology is transforming the way patients and doctors interact. That was the message conveyed by a panel of speakers at a Health IT…
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NEA backs $14M round for a biotech startup focused on autism disorder – FierceBiotech
New Enterprise Associates has stepped up to help with a $14 million A round designed to get Austin, TX-based startup Lumos Pharmaceuticals in the…
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Venture capital’s stunning lack of female decision-makers – The Term Sheet: Fortune’s deals blogTerm Sheet
It's no big secret that the vast majority of venture capitalists are men. But that vastness is even a bit larger than I had…
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Kaiser, VHA Partner To Boost Health Care Innovation – iHealthBeat
On Tuesday, Kaiser Permanente and the Veterans Health Administration announced that they will collaborate to research and develop best practices for various health care…
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