http://insciences.org/article.php?article_id=7963&utm_source=feedburner&...

A rare – and possibly unique - text describing a Jewish exorcism has been discovered by a scholar of medieval Jewish studies.

The 150 word neatly written fragment – discovered by Dr Renate Smithuis from The University of Manchester – describes a ceremony to dispel the evil spirit of Nissim Ben Bunya from his widow, Qamar Bat Rahma.

http://www.biospectrumasia.com/content/051209SGP11476.asp

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIWeeoxwf8g

Gregg Mozgala was born with cerebral palsy, he often wore leg braces until he was 12 but, as Serena Altschul reports, dancing has proved to be a most unlikely medicine for this young man.

http://insciences.org/article.php?article_id=7941&utm_source=feedburner&...

Persons lacking known nerve receptors can still touch and feel; may shed light on causes of unexplained pain such as fibromyalgia.

FAIRFIELD, Conn., Dec. 15, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Competitive Technologies, Inc. (NYSE Amex: CTT) today announced financial results for the first quarter fiscal 2010, ending October 31, 2009.

Revenues were higher and expenses were lower for the first quarter of fiscal 2010 than the first quarter of fiscal 2009. CTT recorded a combination of sales, leases and customer deposits, accounting for 17 Calmare(R) Therapy Treatment pain therapy medical devices in the 2010 quarter.

https://rodman.bluematrix.com/docs/pdf/9cb88c06-78a6-408d-89ae-e6efe1f46...

Interesting tidbits from last week (December 07- December 11)
More of the Biogen (BIIB Not Rated)/Facet Biotech (FACT Not Rated) saga: The next chapter in the Biogen/Facet
Biotech saga was written last week when Facet’s BOD voted unanimously to reject Biogen’s improved “best and final”
offer of $17.50/share, and is “providing Biogen with the opportunity to Perform Due Diligence to Determine Whether

http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid36804639001?bclid=0&bcti...

http://insciences.org/article.php?article_id=7920&utm_source=feedburner&...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — On Dec. 19 at Siggraph Asia, MIT researchers will present a technique for turning innovative new touch-screen displays into giant lensless cameras. They’ve also built a prototype that demonstrates one application of such displays: letting users manipulate on-screen images using hand gestures.

A groundbreaking discovery two years ago that turned ordinary skin cells back into an embryonic or "pluripotent" state was hailed as the solution to the controversial ethical question that has plagued stem-cell science for the past decade.

But is it the solution? Or have iPS cells (induced pluripotent stem cells) simply added a new dimension to the legal, social and ethical debates that are an important and necessary part of stem-cell advances.

http://www.physorg.com/news179932985.html

A team led by Yale University researchers has used nanosensors to measure cancer biomarkers in whole blood for the first time. Their findings, which appear December 13 in the advanced online publication of Nature Nanotechnology, could dramatically simplify the way physicians test for biomarkers of cancer and other diseases.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6q6XQqdcTzk

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Theodore H. Schwartz, MD, an Attending Neurological Surgeon at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center and Professor of Neurological Surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College, dis...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHnqdmSrXoM

Brain cancer is one of the most deadly cancers to get, because its usually very difficult to treat. Now, doctors are using an experimental procedure that blasts the chemotherapy directly onto tumors.

Source : CBS AOL Broadcasting

http://insciences.org/article.php?article_id=7908&utm_source=feedburner&...

DALLAS – Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found that a molecule produced naturally by muscles in response to nerve damage can reduce symptoms and prolong life in a mouse model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3cdhW5R4dE

Video animation by David Bolinsky and Robert Krulvich who describe how the swine flu virus acts on the body. Video animation made by Zirus and XVIVO and distributed by npr.org -how flu invades the body

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4F_GlciZEU

Rocketboom Tech's Ellie Rountree speaks with Alvaro Fernandez, Founder of SharpBrains, to learn more about the neurology of our brains and cognitive training.
This episode was made in collaboration with Intel!

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/713301

Abstract

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8401508.stm

Scientists are to test if boosting the immune system can prevent the return of the childhood cancer neuroblastoma.

The disease - a cancer of developing nervous system tissue - is most often found in under-fives and accounts for about a sixth of child cancer deaths.

The European trial builds on early promising results from a US study which found immunotherapy improved the chances of survival from the disease.

Cancer Research UK is funding the trial for 160 UK children over four years.

The promises of personalized medicine have failed to materialize
That may be about to change.
The $1,000 genome will be an incredible technological achievement. But not necessarily a great medical one.

http://rodm.tv/user.php

Simos

Simeonidis, PhD, Senior Biotechnology Analyst, has hosted a panel discussion on the current state of the RNAi space,

with representatives from the four leading public companies in the RNA interference space. The discussion was

televised via RodmanTV, the firm’s new initiative designed to provide investors access to companies (please visit

www.rodm.tv for more information). The four companies represented in this week’s panel and the speakers from each

company are:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZJ_vZ9w_hk

Stanford University students explore new ways to create music by manipulating the multimedia opportunities of their iPhones.

Dear Colleague,

During the past six months, I've attended lectures and read articles about how obesity surgery can, for a large percentage of obese people with type 2 diabetes (T2), put their T2 into "remission". I've been all ears on this topic because we're certainly in need of successful T2 treatments! Here's a status update with routes to resources and references.

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