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Strategy for harnessing physics for health

Following a workshop hosted by the CERN European particle physics laboratory in February, doctors and physicists today published a strategy for harnessing physics for health. Techniques developed for physics research have a long history of application in medicine. Today's news recognises that synergy, and sets out a programme of strengthened collaboration.

4 Jun 2010

Study: Rash adolescent behaviors tied to biological motivations

There are biological motivations behind the stereotypically poor decisions and risky behavior associated with adolescence, new research from a University of Texas at Austin psychologist reveals.

4 Jun 2010

Merck launches Oncology Collaborative Trials Network

Today, Merck announced the launch of the Merck Oncology Collaborative Trials Network, a pioneering clinical trial network focusing on the development of Merck drug and vaccine candidates being investigated for the treatment and prevention of cancer. The global network comprises leading cancer research centers who will partner with Merck to speed the development of innovative treatments for a range of cancers.

4 Jun 2010

EPIC Imaging Centers improves practice management services with MedInformatix RIS

As the largest and most technologically advanced outpatient imaging facility in the Portland metro area, EPIC Imaging Centers serves 120,000 patients a year with full-service MRI, PET/CT scanning, x-ray, ultrasound, mammography and other advanced imaging services. Always on the cutting edge, the company recently became home to the first stand-up MRI system in Oregon, providing thousands of patients with a more flexible option for achieving the most effective images to treat pain and other conditions.

4 Jun 2010

Wolverine Venture Fund participates in $8M series A round of financing for Delphinus Medical Technologies

The Wolverine Venture Fund (WVF), managed by The Samuel Zell & Robert H. Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business, today announced participation in an $8 million series A round of financing for Delphinus Medical Technologies, Inc.

4 Jun 2010

New UNC-Olympus Research Imaging Center opens doors

The University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill today opened the doors of a new facility designed to be one of the world's most sophisticated research centers devoted to life science imaging. The new UNC-Olympus Research Imaging Center provides researchers with advanced microscopes and camera equipment, software, consultation and expertise, in an environment intended to encourage the highest levels of scientific inquiry.

From Evident Corporation - Life Sciences 4 Jun 2010

BSGI effective for evaluating unclear mammographic or ultrasound findings

Researchers at the Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital in Portland, Oregon presented data on the clinical use of Breast-Specific Gamma Imaging (BSGI), a molecular breast imaging technique, at the American Society of Breast Surgeons Annual meeting in Las Vegas in April: Breast Specific Gamma Imaging Used As An Adjunct to Mammography.

4 Jun 2010

Royal Philips Electronics, RXi Pharmaceuticals sign joint research agreement

Royal Philips Electronics and RXi Pharmaceuticals Corporation, a US-based biopharmaceutical company, today announced that they have entered into a joint research agreement to explore the benefits of combining proprietary technologies from both companies for the targeted delivery of experimental therapeutics based on RNA interference.

4 Jun 2010

WisTa Laboratories announces collaborative R&D agreement with Bayer Schering Pharma

WisTa Laboratories Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of TauRx Pharmaceuticals, announced today that they have entered a collaborative R&D agreement with Bayer Schering Pharma AG, Germany, which could redefine the way Alzheimer's disease (AD) and related disorders are currently being diagnosed and treated.

4 Jun 2010

Early detection and removal of pancreatic cysts may lower cancer risk: Researchers

Working with researchers from the University of Michigan and Indiana University, Van Andel Research Institute investigators have developed a method that could be used to predict whether pancreatic cysts are benign or are precursors to invasive cancer.

4 Jun 2010

Malvern publishes online chemical imaging bibliography

By combining conventional spectroscopy with sophisticated mapping and imaging technology in its SyNIRgi chemical imaging system and ISys chemical imaging software, Malvern Panalytical has greatly extended the application of vibrational spectroscopy.

From Malvern Panalytical 3 Jun 2010

NORTHSTAR Health System purchases Toshiba's Aplio MX ultrasound system

NORTHSTAR Health System, a rural critical-access health care system in Iron River, Mich., recently completed an $18 million renovation that included upgrading its medical imaging technology. To provide the latest in ultrasound imaging technology to its patient population and expand its diagnostic capabilities, NORTHSTAR Health System purchased Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc.'s Aplio MX ultrasound system, a compact system that offers premium clinical performance and high-end features at an affordable price point.

3 Jun 2010

IMGG's first-quarter 2010 revenues decrease 18%: MicroStockProfit.com

MicroStockProfit.com announces an investment report featuring Imaging3 Inc. The report includes financial, comparative and investment analyses, and industry information you need to know to make an educated investment decision.

3 Jun 2010

Advanced CT scanner allows rapid organ imaging, reduces radiation exposure

UT Southwestern Medical Center is the first site in North Texas to launch the next generation in CT scanners, which allow doctors to image an entire organ in less than a second or track blood flow through the brain or to a tumor - all with less radiation exposure to patients.

3 Jun 2010

UTHealth, UH awarded $150,000 grant to find cure and better treatments for Alzheimer's disease

Cure Alzheimer's Fund recently awarded the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and the University of Houston a $150,000 grant to fund innovative research on Alzheimer's disease, which currently affects 5.3 million Americans and their families and is the most common cause of dementia in the elderly.

3 Jun 2010

Ablation technique as affective as conventional surgery for treating kidney cancer

A minimally invasive technique used to destroy kidney tumors with an electrically controlled heating probe showed similar effectiveness as surgical removal of tumors in curbing cancer recurrence rates for up to five years after treatment.

3 Jun 2010

IDC to provide new software package for Orthopaedic DR Customers

IDC, today announced that it has signed an agreement with Merge Healthcare Inc. to provide their ProPlanner software package to IDC's growing number of Orthopaedic digital radiography (DR) customers.

3 Jun 2010

Johns Hopkins professor receives $1M MSCRF grant to study glial cells for treating myelin disorders

Q Therapeutics, Inc. announced today that Piotr Walczak, M.D., of Johns Hopkins University has received notification of a $1,000,000 grant to be awarded by the Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund (MSCRF) which will enable further study of Q's human neural glial cell product Q-Cells® in preclinical models of demyelinating disease.

2 Jun 2010

ENMD-2076 demonstrates antitumor activity against murine xenograft models of CRC: Study

EntreMed, Inc., today announced the publication of preclinical results for its clinical-stage Aurora A/angiogenic kinase inhibitor, ENMD-2076, in human colorectal cancer xenograft models. The results of the study, conducted by EntreMed collaborators at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, were published in the June 1, 2010 issue of Clinical Cancer Research (Vol. 16, Issue 11).

2 Jun 2010

Study demonstrates diagnostic, economic benefits of AABT for lung cancer patients

Oncimmune LLC, maker of EarlyCDT-Lung, a simple blood test that aids physicians in risk assessment and the early detection of lung cancer, today announced validation study results demonstrating the diagnostic and economic benefits of a standardized and reproducible autoantibody laboratory test that may significantly improve the prognosis for lung cancer patients.

2 Jun 2010

Imaging News and Research

Strategy for harnessing physics for health

Study: Rash adolescent behaviors tied to biological motivations

Merck launches Oncology Collaborative Trials Network

EPIC Imaging Centers improves practice management services with MedInformatix RIS

Wolverine Venture Fund participates in $8M series A round of financing for Delphinus Medical Technologies

New UNC-Olympus Research Imaging Center opens doors

BSGI effective for evaluating unclear mammographic or ultrasound findings

Royal Philips Electronics, RXi Pharmaceuticals sign joint research agreement

WisTa Laboratories announces collaborative R&D agreement with Bayer Schering Pharma

Early detection and removal of pancreatic cysts may lower cancer risk: Researchers

Malvern publishes online chemical imaging bibliography

NORTHSTAR Health System purchases Toshiba's Aplio MX ultrasound system

IMGG's first-quarter 2010 revenues decrease 18%: MicroStockProfit.com

Advanced CT scanner allows rapid organ imaging, reduces radiation exposure

UTHealth, UH awarded $150,000 grant to find cure and better treatments for Alzheimer's disease

Ablation technique as affective as conventional surgery for treating kidney cancer

IDC to provide new software package for Orthopaedic DR Customers

Johns Hopkins professor receives $1M MSCRF grant to study glial cells for treating myelin disorders

ENMD-2076 demonstrates antitumor activity against murine xenograft models of CRC: Study

Study demonstrates diagnostic, economic benefits of AABT for lung cancer patients

Industry Focus eBook - Cell biology (5th edition) eBook

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

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