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New high-definition, miniature camera allows digital view inside veins and arteries

Breakthrough innovation specialist Cambridge Consultants today announced a watershed moment for intravascular surgery, with the demonstration of a single-use, high-definition miniature camera. Called ‘Leap’, the technology allows a digital view inside veins and arteries for the first time.

9 Oct 2018

IME Medical Electrospinning establishes state-of-the-art manufacturing lab facilities

Medical Technology company IME Medical Electrospinning, developer, producer and scientific partner in the field of biomedical electrospinning processes and equipment, today announced that its high-end laboratory and a brand new set of cleanrooms have become operational.

24 Sep 2018

Pioneering procedure for common prostate condition offered by The London Clinic

The London Clinic is one of the first hospitals in the UK to offer prostate artery embolization, a new procedure for non-cancerous enlargement of the prostate, a very common condition in older men.

24 Sep 2018

New multidisciplinary microsurgery microscope, PROVIDO, introduced by Leica

Leica Microsystems launches the first PROVIDO multidisciplinary microsurgery microscope, that sets the bar for a new standard for visualization quality in its class. The top-of-the-line optics and illumination combined for the first time into a responsive, stable floor stand, allow surgeons to see more, simply. PROVIDO features FusionOptics technology only from Leica Microsystems that gives unparalleled depth of field and detail perception at the same time.

From Leica Microsystems GmbH 19 Sep 2018

Novel micro-platform reveals never-before-seen behaviors of cancer cells

A new cell culture platform allows researchers to observe never-before-seen behaviors of live cancer cells under the microscope, leading to explanations of long-known cancer characteristics.

19 Sep 2018

Purifying Proteins from Mammalian Cell Culture

In many cases mammalian cells are the only option to produce recombinant proteins with correct post-translational modifications, e.g. glycosylation, which are required for proper function of the therapeutic protein.

From Sartorius 18 Sep 2018

Key signaling molecule that helps stem cells make healthy bone declines as we age

With age, expression of a small molecule that can silence others goes way up while a key signaling molecule that helps stem cells make healthy bone goes down, scientists report.

18 Sep 2018

Blood serum induces spontaneous movement and growth of skin cells

What happens to skin cells when they are confronted with blood? A team of researchers from Oslo University Hospital, led by Emma Lång and Stig Ove Bøe, performed experiments on blood-deprived cells that were subsequently exposed to blood serum.

13 Sep 2018

Researchers develop new wearable photostimulator that speeds up hair growth

Although some people embrace the saying "bald is beautiful," for others, alopecia, or excessive hair loss, can cause stress and anxiety.

12 Sep 2018

Uniqsis introduces Polar Bear Plus GSM reactor for flow chemistry applications

Uniqsis has introduced the Polar Bear Plus GSM - a versatile heating and cooling reactor module for flow chemistry applications using Glass Static Mixers / Reactor Chips.

From Uniqsis Ltd 11 Sep 2018

NYIT researchers secure NSF funding to acquire micro-computed tomography machine

Researchers from New York Institute of Technology have secured $426,621 in funding from the National Science Foundation for the acquisition of a micro-computed tomography machine.

5 Sep 2018

New radiomic signature offers predictive score for efficacy of immunotherapy in patients

A study published in The Lancet Oncology establishes for the first time that artificial intelligence can process medical images to extract biological and clinical information.

27 Aug 2018

Medical or surgical treatment for severe heartburn prevents esophageal cancer

Medical or surgical treatment of severe heartburn prevents cancer of the esophagus, a study from Karolinska Institutet with almost one million Nordic patients reveals. The results will be published in the scientific journal JAMA Oncology.

23 Aug 2018

New imaging technique allows mapping electrical activity in single neurons

Our brain cells control every aspect of our lives - from the movements we make to the memories we form. But capturing the activity of neurons in the form of electric impulses isn't easy.

23 Aug 2018

Research identifies cell signaling pathways related to endocannabinoid system in worms

Like mammals, parasitic worms have an endocannabinoid system that may help the worm and the hosts it infects survive by reducing pain and inflammation in the host, according to a "wild" new discovery by an interdisciplinary research team at the University of California, Riverside.

23 Aug 2018

New 'micro-organ' within the immune system identified

For the first time in decades, researchers have identified a new 'micro-organ' within the immune system - and they say it's an important step towards understanding how to make better vaccines.

22 Aug 2018

Micro-flow model reveals complex interactions between the brain’s blood vessels and nerve cells

Micro-flow models of the blood-brain barrier and the brain reveal for the first time complex metabolic interactions between the brain's blood vessels and nerve cells. The findings are published by an international team of researchers, including from Karolinska Institutet and the Royal Institute of Technology, in the journal Nature Biotechnology.

20 Aug 2018

Less-invasive options are slowing disease progression in glaucoma patients

Judith Smith, now 71, was at a routine appointment several years ago with her longtime ophthalmologist when the doctor made a comment that her right eye looked a little suspicious for glaucoma, an incurable disease that occurs when the optic nerve is damaged by pressure building inside the eye.

17 Aug 2018

Porvair Sciences' new automation-friendly BactiGrowth plates

Porvair Sciences has extended its BactiGrowth range of specially packaged plates designed to enable high yield growth of bacteria, yeast, mammalian or insect cell lines.

From Porvair Sciences Limited 15 Aug 2018

New technology shows potential to streamline the analysis of proteins

New technology developed by a team of McGill University scientists shows potential to streamline the analysis of proteins, offering a quick, high volume and cost-effective tool to hospitals and research labs alike.

14 Aug 2018

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New high-definition, miniature camera allows digital view inside veins and arteries

IME Medical Electrospinning establishes state-of-the-art manufacturing lab facilities

Pioneering procedure for common prostate condition offered by The London Clinic

New multidisciplinary microsurgery microscope, PROVIDO, introduced by Leica

Novel micro-platform reveals never-before-seen behaviors of cancer cells

Purifying Proteins from Mammalian Cell Culture

Key signaling molecule that helps stem cells make healthy bone declines as we age

Blood serum induces spontaneous movement and growth of skin cells

Researchers develop new wearable photostimulator that speeds up hair growth

Uniqsis introduces Polar Bear Plus GSM reactor for flow chemistry applications

NYIT researchers secure NSF funding to acquire micro-computed tomography machine

New radiomic signature offers predictive score for efficacy of immunotherapy in patients

Medical or surgical treatment for severe heartburn prevents esophageal cancer

New imaging technique allows mapping electrical activity in single neurons

Research identifies cell signaling pathways related to endocannabinoid system in worms

New 'micro-organ' within the immune system identified

Micro-flow model reveals complex interactions between the brain’s blood vessels and nerve cells

Less-invasive options are slowing disease progression in glaucoma patients

Porvair Sciences' new automation-friendly BactiGrowth plates

New technology shows potential to streamline the analysis of proteins

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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