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Business

DNAnexus Appoints Scott Gibson as Chief Financial Officer

Experienced senior leader brings blend of strategic and operational skills to support company’s continued growth

May 20, 2019
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Biotech Bay

Veracyte Unveils Next-Generation Percepta Genomic Sequencing Classifier for Improved Lung Cancer Diagnosis

Researchers prospectively validated the Percepta GSC on 412 patients with lung nodules who had inconclusive results following bronchoscopy, a common nonsurgical procedure to diagnose lung cancer.

May 20, 2019
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Business

Post-Bariatric Patients Are Up to 50% More Likely to Develop Psychiatric Complications

A massive number of recent studies have been published by several highly concepted scientific journals, and are available at the U.S National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health.

May 20, 2019
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Biotech Beach

Three DB102 (Enzastaurin) Presentations at ASCO and the 15th International Conference on Malignant Lymphoma (ICML)

Novel Genomic Biomarker of Response to Enzastaurin in Glioblastoma Identified

May 20, 2019
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Business

UEI College in Bakersfield, California Receives Community Recognition

UEI College Bakersfield’s Medical Assistant program received The Beverly Newman Volunteer of the Year Award for 2018 for their participation in the Take-Away Tattoo Program, which was presented by Mayor Karen Goh.

May 20, 2019
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Policy

A New Approach to Treating Alzheimer’s Disease Receives Major NIA Backing

T3D Therapeutics to Receive $9 Million Multiyear National Institute on Aging Grant for Phase 2 PIONEER Study in Mild-to-Moderate Alzheimer’s Disease Patients

May 20, 2019
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3 min read
Business

Mitch Gould Announces Mike Myrthil’s Promotion to Director of Operations at NPI

Mike Myrthil has been promoted to director of operations for Nutritional Products International, which is a global brand marketing company for health and wellness companies.

May 20, 2019
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2 min read
Business

FSD Pharma Welcomes All-Star Lineup of Cannabis Researchers to Scientific Advisory Board

Daniele Piomelli, Ph.D., Ryan Vandrey, Ph.D. and David Casarett, MD, MA Join distinguished group of Scientific Advisors

May 20, 2019
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5 min read
Biotech Bay

Personalis, Inc. to Present at Advances in Immuno-Oncology Congress UK 2019

Personalis, Inc., a leader in advanced genomics for cancer, announced that the company will present at Advances in Immuno-Oncology Congress UK 2019 in London on May 21st at 11:00 AM BST.

May 20, 2019
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New Finnish Study: Dietary Cholesterol or Egg Consumption do not Increase the Risk of Stroke

A new study from the University of Eastern Finland shows that a moderately high intake of dietary cholesterol or consumption of up to one egg per day is not associated with an elevated risk of stroke.

May 20, 2019
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3 min read