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Invitrogen Launches New Business Unit (socalTech.com)

Carlsbad-based life sciences technology firm Invitrogen said Thursday that it has created a new business unit, specifically focused on clinical cell therapy. The new Cell Therapy Systems unit will focus on cell characterization tools for companies and researchers. The area is being applied to wound care, neurological and immune disorders, and cardiovascular disease.

Are Eating Disorders Contagious? (News 10 Now Syracuse)

High Schoolers are sharing more than clothes and gossip. New research finds they're also sharing information about how to lose weight fast which can be harmful to their health. Our Nneka Nwosu has more.

Therapy Yields Promise for Fatal Neurological Condition (MedicineNet.com)

Title: Therapy Yields Promise for Fatal Neurological Condition Category: Health News Created: 5/14/2008 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 5/14/2008

Therapy Yields Promise for Fatal Neurological Condition (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)

TUESDAY, May 13 (HealthDay News) -- A new gene therapy that involves injecting a harmless virus into the brain shows promise as a safe and effective way to slow Batten disease, a rare neurological disorder that usually becomes fatal between the ages of 8 and 12.

Biomaterials For The Central Nervous System (Medical News Today)

Biomaterials are widely used to help treat neurological disorders and/or improve functional recovery in the central nervous system (CNS). This article reviews the application of biomaterials in (1) shunting systems for hydrocephalus; (2) cortical neural prosthetics; (3) drug delivery in the CNS; (4) hydrogel scaffolds for CNS repair; and (5) neural stem cell encapsulation for neurotrauma.