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German Parliament takes action against software patentss
Last week the German parliament addressed the increasingly severe problem of software patent protection.
SC: naturally-occurring DNA not patentable
This just in: naturally-occuring genes not patentable.
Apple granted "iWallet" patent
iPhone maker moves on mobile payment.
Featured in IPKat
Patexia's Dan Porter recent authored a guest post about accelerated patent prosecution, featured by our feline friends over at IPKat.
Vermont fighting back against "Patent Trolls"
Vermont just passed an interesting law to deal with the patent trolling.
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Nearly 300 million people worldwide live with diabetes, and regular testing is a crucial part of many of their lives. Purdue university researcher Jonathan Claussen... Read More »
Nearly one million individuals with diabetes have to inject themselves daily with insulin. Patients with HIV and certain types of cancer also require frequent... Read More »
If approved by the FDA, an insulin pump that integrates a continuous glucose monitor will be the only system of its kind on the market. The MiniMed 530G system... Read More »
A new stent produced by Medtronic, Inc. has shown to perform strongly in coronary artery disease (CAD) patients with and without diabetes. The Resolute Integrity... Read More »
Epidemics of Type 2 diabetes are looming in rural India, China and other areas where poverty limits the availability of health care. But researchers are reporting a... Read More »
Researchers from have shown that levels of certain proteins in the blood are associated with a significantly reduced risk for developing type 2 diabetes... Read More »
Scientists from University of Edinburgh are the first to discover the relationship between testosterone levels in men and the development of diabetes. Low levels of... Read More »
Incidence of diabetes, especially adult-onset (Type II) diabetes, is approaching epidemic proportions. The number of adults with diabetes worldwide has more... Read More »
Scientists from the Danish Stem Cell Center at the University of Copenhagen and Hagedorn Research Institute have gained new insight into the signaling paths that... Read More »
Researchers from the University of Rome conducted a study with 30 morbidly obese patients with type 2 diabetes who underwent laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) and ... Read More »
If you are one of the 48 percent of Americans that took a prescription drug in the past month, you probably read through a litany of potential side effects attributed ... Read More »
Researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have discovered a pair of molecules that regulates the liver’s glucose production. A new study... Read More »
Scientists have grown three-dimensional clusters of pancreatic cells in a laboratory that live longer and secrete more insulin than single cells, according to a study ... Read More »
Rapamycin is a widely used drug for cancer and transplant patients, and there are hints that it might even help us put off old age and live longer. But, it also comes ... Read More »
Here’s the weekly collection of hot medical news!
Health on trial at the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has been busy with health topics. First... Read More »
'One size fits all' is not a concept I ever found to be particularly true. Most hats, that are supposed to fit everyone, for example, rarely fit me. In our... Read More »
Overweight, diabetic patients who had bariatric surgery achieved significant improvement or remission of their diabetes, according to new research. Some weight loss... Read More »
Researchers at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona) have discovered that deficiency of the protein, Mitofusin 2, in muscle and hepatic cells of... Read More »
A team from the School of Dentistry at Cardiff University has used cheek lining tissue to create powerful new cells. These cells could prevent harmful immune... Read More »
By analyzing the hundreds of metabolic products present in the liver, researchers have discovered that circadian rhythms greatly control the production of key... Read More »
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