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Co-Diagnostics obtains CE mark approval for Logix Smart MTB Test

Co-Diagnostics, Inc., a molecular diagnostics company with a unique, proprietary platform for the development of molecular diagnostic tests, announced today that its Logix Smart™ MTB Test has obtained CE mark approval, the principle regulatory clearance allowing the test to be sold as an in vitro diagnostic for the diagnosis of tuberculosis in European Union states and other markets that accept a CE-IVD mark as valid regulatory approval.

25 Jul 2018

Fitness trackers can be valuable tools for monitoring cancer patients, finds study

Fitness trackers can be valuable tools for assessing the quality of life and daily functioning of cancer patients during treatment, a new study has found.

25 Jul 2018

Physician discusses role of telehealth in disaster response

Telehealth, the use of TV and computer monitors to deliver healthcare remotely, is proving to be a valuable addition to many practices.

25 Jul 2018

Cornell University researchers achieve world's highest resolution images using ptychography

Researchers at Cornell University have used ptychography to achieve the highest resolution ever produced in an electron microscope. The team, led by David Muller, Professor of Applied and Engineering Physics, recently reported their findings in the July 19th issue of Nature, outlining their ability to resolve images to a resolution of 0.39 Å.

From Phase Focus Limited 25 Jul 2018

Kaia app reduces low back pain by 40%, could save billions for the UK economy

Low back pain is an increasingly widespread and expensive condition worldwide, and the World Health Organization has identified back pain as being the global number one reason for disability.

25 Jul 2018

German high-school life science laboratory receives FLUOstar Omega microplate reader from BMG LABTECH

On Thursday, the 20th of July, the high-school life science laboratory in Ohlsbach, Germany received a FLUOstar Omega microplate reader donated by BMG LABTECH. The device enables the young scientists to expand their research capabilities.

From BMG LABTECH GmbH 25 Jul 2018

Liva Healthcare, dacadoo announce strategic cooperation to tackle growing global health crises

Digital health engagement platform, dacadoo, and Liva Healthcare, the innovative digital health coaching platform for scalable lifestyle and disease management, today announce a strategic cooperation to help tackle growing global health crises.

From Liva Healthcare UK 25 Jul 2018

Researchers find link between resilience to dyslexia and gray matter in the brain

Dyslexia, a reading disorder, is characterized by a difficulty in "decoding" -- navigating between the visual form and sounds of a written language.

24 Jul 2018

New applications for high-throughput flow cytometry in drug discovery

A new special issue of SLAS Discovery reflects examples of the recent groundswell of creative new applications for high-throughput flow cytometry in drug discovery.

24 Jul 2018

EU-funded project working on innovative implant to 'rewire' injured spinal cord

The BYAXON project makes no extravagant claims. It is very early days for the technology it is proposing, and much more research is needed to take the innovation forward once this four-year undertaking ends in December 2020.

24 Jul 2018

New technique could provide insights about behavior of biomolecules in watery environments

Tinkering with a method they helped develop over the last few years, scientists have for the first time measured at the nanometer scale the characteristic patterns of folds that give proteins their three-dimensional shape in water.

24 Jul 2018

New study provides important clues to developing more effective Ebola vaccines

Scientists conducting the first comprehensive study of key immune system cells - collected from West African Ebola survivors that kill Ebola infected cells have made a surprising discovery that provides important clues to developing effective vaccines against the infection.

24 Jul 2018

New stroke imaging technology could reduce delays in care by up to 60 minutes

A new study, presented today at the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery's 15th Annual Meeting, found that new stroke imaging technology could decrease delays in care by up to 60 minutes, giving patients a better chance at making a full recovery.

24 Jul 2018

Bioengineers build 3D model of human heart ventricle

Harvard University researchers have bioengineered a three-dimensional model of a human left heart ventricle that could be used to study diseases, test drugs and develop patient-specific treatments for heart conditions such as arrhythmia.

24 Jul 2018

Outrage over China vaccines scandal

One of the largest vaccine manufacturers in China, Changchun Changsheng Bio-technology Ltd. was found to have falsified reports in connection with production and inspection of around 113,000 rabies vaccines.

23 Jul 2018

HCV testing can be successfully implemented in emergency department setting

Boston Medical Center has shown that testing for the Hepatitis C Viru outside the typical high-risk population can be successfully implemented in an emergency department setting, resulting in more patients being screened, diagnosed and treated who might not have been otherwise.

23 Jul 2018

MODEL-AD Center releases eight new mouse models for Alzheimer's research

The MODEL-AD Center, an ambitious project to develop and distribute precise mouse models of late-onset Alzheimer's disease (AD), has released eight new models carrying genetic mutations found in patients.

23 Jul 2018

Virtual reality may improve empathy and understanding for older adults with dementia

Virtual reality technology gives high school students greater insight into what it's like to be Alfred -- a 74-year-old African American man with suspected mild cognitive impairment, plus age-related vision and hearing loss, or Beatriz, a middle-aged Latina, as she progresses through the continuum of Alzheimer's disease.

23 Jul 2018

Study shows that exhaled e-vapor aerosol particles evaporate within seconds

A new peer-reviewed study published in the prestigious journal Nicotine & Tobacco Research shows that exhaled e-vapour product particles are actually liquid droplets that evaporate within seconds.

23 Jul 2018

Collaborative care models have proven to improve outcomes and access to mental health care

Mental health has been in the news recently for all the wrong reasons, from unexpected celebrity suicides to a reported increase in depression diagnoses.

23 Jul 2018

Technology News and Research

Co-Diagnostics obtains CE mark approval for Logix Smart MTB Test

Fitness trackers can be valuable tools for monitoring cancer patients, finds study

Physician discusses role of telehealth in disaster response

Cornell University researchers achieve world's highest resolution images using ptychography

Kaia app reduces low back pain by 40%, could save billions for the UK economy

German high-school life science laboratory receives FLUOstar Omega microplate reader from BMG LABTECH

Liva Healthcare, dacadoo announce strategic cooperation to tackle growing global health crises

Researchers find link between resilience to dyslexia and gray matter in the brain

New applications for high-throughput flow cytometry in drug discovery

EU-funded project working on innovative implant to 'rewire' injured spinal cord

New technique could provide insights about behavior of biomolecules in watery environments

New study provides important clues to developing more effective Ebola vaccines

New stroke imaging technology could reduce delays in care by up to 60 minutes

Bioengineers build 3D model of human heart ventricle

Outrage over China vaccines scandal

HCV testing can be successfully implemented in emergency department setting

MODEL-AD Center releases eight new mouse models for Alzheimer's research

Virtual reality may improve empathy and understanding for older adults with dementia

Study shows that exhaled e-vapor aerosol particles evaporate within seconds

Collaborative care models have proven to improve outcomes and access to mental health care

Advancing Neuroscience Research Through Collaboration and Patient-Centered Innovation

The impact of vibration on microscopy

How Omics Technologies Are Transforming Biological Research and Drug Discovery

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