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UK military to use Celox Rapid hemostatic gauzes for treating gunshot and stab wounds

Celox Medical has won a new contract with Team Leidos to supply the UK Ministry of Defence with Celox Rapid haemostatic gauzes for use with all branches of the UK military to treat gunshot and stab wounds.

18 May 2018

Researchers develop new technology that will impact design of drug delivery systems

Researchers at Houston Methodist and Rice University have made a discovery that will impact the design of not only drug delivery systems, but also the development of newer applications in water filtration and energy production.

18 May 2018

Some water pitchers are much better at removing toxins, shows research

Water pitchers designed to rid water of harmful contaminants are not created equal, new research has found. Scientists from The Ohio State University compared three popular pitcher brands' ability to clear dangerous microcystins from tap water.

18 May 2018

New blood test shows promise for early detection of pancreatic cancer

Pancreatic cancer is expected to become the second deadliest cancer in the United States by 2030. It is tough to cure because it is usually not discovered until it has reached an advanced stage. But a new diagnostic test developed by researchers at UC San Diego shows promise for detecting the disease earlier.

17 May 2018

Automated bone scan index offers accurate, speedy prognostic information about prostate cancer

A software tool to automatically calculate how extensively bones have been infiltrated by prostate cancer is both accurate and speedy, capturing key prognostic information related to survival and the development of symptoms over time.

17 May 2018

Study provides insights into how immune cells kill bacteria with acid

The first line of immune defense against invading pathogens like bacteria are macrophages, immune cells that engulf every foreign object that crosses their way. After enclosing it in intracellular membrane vesicles, a process called phagocytosis, macrophages kill their prey with acid.

17 May 2018

Smart technology helps improve outcomes for patients with head and neck cancer

A federally funded, randomized clinical trial of 357 people receiving radiation for head and neck cancer, using mobile and sensor technology to remotely monitor patient symptoms, resulted in less severe symptoms related to both the cancer and its treatment (both general and cancer-related).

17 May 2018

AACN publishes an update to teleICU nursing standards

The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) has published an update to its landmark teleICU nursing standards, offering specific recommendations for the development, growth and enhancement of teleICU programs.

17 May 2018

Obsidian Therapeutics presents preclinical data on regulated IL12 and IL15 programs

Obsidian Therapeutics, Inc., a biotechnology company dedicated to the development of next-generation cell and gene therapies with pharmacologic operating systems, today announced that the company presented preclinical data on its regulated IL12 and IL15 programs at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy in Chicago, IL.

17 May 2018

3D printing found to improve success rates of life-saving, organ transplantation in children

Stratasys, a global leader in additive technology solutions, today announced that surgeons at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, are using 3D printing technology to improve the success rates of life-saving, complex organ transplantation in young children.

17 May 2018

AstraZeneca collaborates with Emulate to integrate Organs-on-Chips technology into drug development labs

Emulate, Inc. has formed a collaborative partnership with AstraZeneca’s Innovative Medicines and Early Development Biotech Unit to embed its Organs-on-Chips technology within the laboratories of the IMED Drug Safety organization.

From AstraZeneca 17 May 2018

New mode of proton therapy for lung cancer developed by Beaumont shows promising results

"Beaumont researchers have invented a new mode of proton therapy for lung cancer," said Peyman Kabolizadeh, M.D., Ph.D., clinical director, Beaumont Proton Therapy Center in Royal Oak.

17 May 2018

MIT researchers develop new versatile plug-and-play diagnostic devices

Researchers at MIT's Little Devices Lab have developed a set of modular blocks that can be put together in different ways to produce diagnostic devices.

17 May 2018

New AI software accurately identifies commonest cause of stroke and dementia

Machine learning has detected one of the commonest causes of dementia and stroke, in the most widely used form of brain scan, more accurately than current methods.

17 May 2018

New insights regarding challenges in rare disease diagnosis, drug approval, and patient access

Value in Health, the official journal of ISPOR, announced today the publication of a series of articles offering important insight regarding the challenges in rare disease diagnosis, drug approval, and patient access.

17 May 2018

Bacterial signals are crucial to development of pre-leukemic myeloproliferation, study shows

A new study by researchers from the University of Chicago Medicine shows that bacterial signals are crucial to the development of a precursor condition to leukemia, which can be induced by disrupting the intestinal barrier or by introducing a bacterial infection.

17 May 2018

Combining data from wearable technology and AI may help predict onset of diseases

A team of Waterloo researchers found that applying artificial intelligence to the right combination of data retrieved from wearable technology may detect whether your health is failing.

16 May 2018

Researchers discover mutation that can protect against Alzheimer's disease in mice

Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Brain Science have discovered a mutation that can protect against Alzheimer's disease in mice. Published in the scientific journal Nature Communications, the study found that a specific mutation can reduce the characteristic accumulation of the amyloid-beta peptide that occurs.

16 May 2018

DDN and Parabricks announce integrated technology solution that accelerates genome analysis

DDN Storage and Parabricks today announced the availability of a jointly-integrated technology solution that provides massive acceleration for analysis of human genomes.

16 May 2018

Airthinx IAQ Device receives Top Product of the Year Award

Airthinx, Inc., a provider of smart sensor air quality (IAQ) technology for healthy indoor spaces, today announced that the signature Airthinx IAQ Device received a Top Product of the Year Award from the Environmental Leader and Energy Manager Today Awards.

16 May 2018

Technology News and Research

UK military to use Celox Rapid hemostatic gauzes for treating gunshot and stab wounds

Researchers develop new technology that will impact design of drug delivery systems

Some water pitchers are much better at removing toxins, shows research

New blood test shows promise for early detection of pancreatic cancer

Automated bone scan index offers accurate, speedy prognostic information about prostate cancer

Study provides insights into how immune cells kill bacteria with acid

Smart technology helps improve outcomes for patients with head and neck cancer

AACN publishes an update to teleICU nursing standards

Obsidian Therapeutics presents preclinical data on regulated IL12 and IL15 programs

3D printing found to improve success rates of life-saving, organ transplantation in children

AstraZeneca collaborates with Emulate to integrate Organs-on-Chips technology into drug development labs

New mode of proton therapy for lung cancer developed by Beaumont shows promising results

MIT researchers develop new versatile plug-and-play diagnostic devices

New AI software accurately identifies commonest cause of stroke and dementia

New insights regarding challenges in rare disease diagnosis, drug approval, and patient access

Bacterial signals are crucial to development of pre-leukemic myeloproliferation, study shows

Combining data from wearable technology and AI may help predict onset of diseases

Researchers discover mutation that can protect against Alzheimer's disease in mice

DDN and Parabricks announce integrated technology solution that accelerates genome analysis

Airthinx IAQ Device receives Top Product of the Year Award

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

Advancing Intracellular Delivery with LumiPore®

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