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Bone From Blood: Circulating Cells Form Bone Outside The Normal Skeleton
The accepted dogma has been that bone-forming cells, derived from the body"s connective tissue, are the only cells able to form the skeleton. However, new research shows that specialized cells in the blood share a common origin with white blood cells derived from the bone marrow and that these bloodstream cells are capable of forming bone at sites distant from the original skeleton. This work, published online this month in the journal Stem Cells, represents the first example of how circulating cells may contribute to abnormal bone formation.
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Supporting New Biotechs Using Incubator Network Created At Mission Bay
The California Institute of Quantitative Biosciences (QB3) has joined with the City of San Francisco and FibroGen Inc to launch the QB3 Mission Bay Incubator Network, to spur growth in the bioscience industry.
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America's Silent Crisis: Addiction -- Downturn Fuels Rising Drug And Alcohol Abuse, Phoenix House Study Reveals
"Addiction is on the upswing, fueled by pressures from our economic downturn," says Howard Meitiner, President and CEO of Phoenix House, the nation"s largest non-profit alcohol and drug abuse treatment and prevention facility. "Eighty-eight percent of the population feels that drug abuse is at either serious or crisis levels today, reflecting the devastating impact that addiction is having on individuals, families, and communities."
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Diagnostics Waiting Times & Activity Data: Month Ending March 2009

This data shows the NHS" progress in tackling the waiting times for diagnostic tests like scans. The monthly data published today gives the waiting times for 15 key diagnostic tests carried out in the NHS. This data will help the NHS in delivering the 18 week maximum wait from GP to treatment, including all diagnostic tests, by end 2008. More information, including a diagnostic data Q&A, is available via the 18 week website. Main findings this month - The number of patients, for whom English commissioners are responsible, waiting over 6 weeks for one of the 15 key diagnostics tests at the end of March 2009 was 2,800, a decrease of 600 (18.2%) from February 2009, and a fall of 10,100 (78.0%) from March 2008. - The number of patients, for whom English commissioners are responsible, waiting over 13 weeks for one of the 15 key diagnostics tests at the end of March 2009 was 300, a decrease of around 470 (61.2%) from February 2009, and a fall of 3,200 (91.5%) from March 2008. - Waits for audiology assessments make up the highest proportion of long waits. Between February 2009 and March 2009, over 6 week waits decreased by 130 (16.7%) to 650. Click here for diagnostic data Click here for 18 week website Department of Health, UK


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