BRONX, N.Y., May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- "It's in their genes" is a common refrain from scientists when asked about factors that allow centenarians to reach age 100 and beyond.

BRONX, N.Y., May 21, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Margaret A.

The Bronx RHIO, representing 80 percent of the providers in this borough of 1.36 million residents, went "live" in July, 2008, becoming the first RHIO (regional health information organization) in New York City to begin exchanging patient data.

Although guidelines keep changing regarding screening mammography in elderly patients, those older than 70 years old continue to benefit from this exam, showing that with frequent mammograms breast cancers can be found sooner, according to a recent study conducted by researchers at Jacobi Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine, in Bronx, NY.

Partnership Expected to Advance Capabilities in Screening Assays and Discovery and Validation of New Biomarkers PerkinElmer, Inc.