TARA biosystems demonstrates in vitro cardiac biology model mimics human drug response

NEW YORK, July 7, 2020–TARA Biosystems today reported study results demonstrating the ability of TARA’s in vitro human cardiac models to reproduce drug responses similar to those observed in humans. Appearing in the Journal of Pharmacological and Toxicological Methods, these findings further support the use of TARA’s in vitro human cardiac models as a robust,…

Medicare’s race, ethnic data often undercounts minority populations, study finds

The information critical to a nationwide priority of reducing health care disparities among minorities is incomplete and inaccurate, according to a new Rutgers study. Published in Medical Care Research & Review and Medical Care, the study compared Medicare beneficiaries’ race and ethnicity data from the two most widely-used administrative data sources, to data sources that…

CU Healthcare Innovation Fund closes with $50 million in committed capital

AURORA, CO (July 7, 2020)–The CU Healthcare Innovation Fund announced today that it has secured its maximum targeted committed capital of $50 million. The fund is affiliated with and located on the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus near Denver, Colorado. The limited partners include, among others, the University of Colorado, UCHealth, Children’s Hospital Colorado…

Where Italian and Croatian Cuisine Meet

Travel is tamped down for the time being, but I’m daydreaming in my kitchen — Spain, and especially Italy, tempt me. So off I go with a raft of unfamiliar recipes to try, thanks to “Friuli Food and Wine: Frasca Cooking from Northern Italy’s Mountains, Vineyards and Seaside.” Frasca cooking? Frasca is a restaurant in…

Let the Ramen Come to You

Yohei Ishida is not simply packing up his various ramens for pickup and delivery from his restaurant on the Lower East Side. He’s organized them into special kits designed for reheating at home. He offers two varieties, a black truffle shoyu ramen — with a soup base made with locally raised Bo Bo chickens —…

A Quince Paste by Request

Kitty Keller, the founder of the importer KL Keller Foodways, has a favorite French maker of pâte de fruits in Provence, François Doucet. Over a dinner at King, she persuaded him to make a paste she had been thinking of for years: quince (like the Spanish membrillo, often served with cheese) seasoned with espelette, a…