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Researchers introduce first CVD method for producing degradable polymers

Polymerization by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) is a simple method for modifying surfaces by which topologically challenging substrates can be evenly coated with polymers.

2 Dec 2016

Birmingham scientists meet Indian counterparts at four-day workshop to investigate air pollution

Scientists at the University of Birmingham are in Delhi and working with their Indian counterparts to help young researchers better understand the causes, sources and effects of pollution in India and the UK.

2 Dec 2016

AAOS: Shoulder replacement surgeries skyrocketing nationally

The number of shoulder replacement surgeries has skyrocketed nationally and at Loyola University Medical Center as technology improves and aging Baby Boomers seek to relieve pain and restore function to arthritic shoulders.

2 Dec 2016

Monell Center receives Gates Foundation grant to support innovative global health research project

The Monell Center announced today that it has received a $345,000 grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The grant supports an innovative global health research project titled, "Developing Novel Pediatric Formulation Technologies for Global Health: Human Taste Assays."

1 Dec 2016

NSF awards grant to advance new diagnostic test for fatal gastrointestinal disease in pre-term infants

The National Science Foundation has chosen an LSU Health New Orleans team that developed a test for the early detection of a potentially life-threatening gastrointestinal disease affecting pre-term, low birthweight babies to receive expert guidance to move the technology forward.

1 Dec 2016

New device could revolutionize drug delivery to treat cancer and other diseases, study shows

A new study by Lyle Hood, assistant professor of mechanical engineering at The University of Texas at San Antonio, describes a new device that could revolutionize the delivery of medicine to treat cancer as well as a host of other diseases and ailments.

1 Dec 2016

Duke researchers modify popular drug-delivery technology to evade immune responses

Biomedical engineers at Duke University have reconfigured a popular drug-delivery technology to evade immune responses that have halted some clinical trials.

1 Dec 2016

Opportunity for Bibby Scientific to improve services in the EMEA market

Bibby Scientific Ltd announced that it will be taking over the distribution of Argos Technologies products, outside of the USA and Asia Pacific, from December 2016. As Bibby Scientific and Argos Technologies are now both part of the Cole-Parmer group, this gives the company an opportunity to streamline customer experience in the EMEA market.

From Cole Parmer Limited 1 Dec 2016

Additive Manufacturing application notes released by Lucideon

Lucideon has released a new white paper titled ‘Additive Manufacturing – a Metallurgical Perspective’. The paper discusses the value and potential of metallurgical additive manufacturing alongside some of the challenges the technology needs to overcome.

From Lucideon 1 Dec 2016

BioCision reveal new company focussing on clinical technology development

BioCision, LLC, a life science research and development company that standardizes basic laboratory processes, today announced the formation of MedCision, Inc., an independent company focused on automation of pre-clinical and clinical processes.

1 Dec 2016

How old is your heart?

There have been a number of ways to measure the biological health and age of your heart, which has been done conventionally in the past. Blood pressure is one indicator. Other risk indicators include family history of heart disease, level of cholesterol and exercise testing, where you can get heart rate...

From iHeart - VitalSines International Inc. 1 Dec 2016

FDG PET-CT imaging helps assess anatomical structure and metabolic activity in patients with GLILD

A new proof of concept study has shown that an imaging technique more commonly used to assess cancer patients may also be of help in assessing disease and treatment effects in patients with inflammatory diseases.

30 Nov 2016

Biomedical scientist develops new way to create micro muscles for testing muscle efficiency

A biomedical research scientist is taking the lead in the creation of muscle cells and micro muscles to test muscle efficiency in the laboratory - and he is able to carry out this new and innovative work thanks to the support he has received to get him back into science after a career break.

30 Nov 2016

Allen Institute for Cell Science releases gene edited, fluorescently tagged human iPS cells

The Allen Institute for Cell Science has released the Allen Cell Collection: the first publicly available collection of gene edited, fluorescently tagged human induced pluripotent stem cells that target key cellular structures with unprecedented clarity.

30 Nov 2016

Flavored vapors from e-liquids contain potentially harmful aldehydes

Traditional cigarettes pose a well-established risk to smokers' health, but the effects of electronic cigarettes are still being determined.

30 Nov 2016

Online group therapy can be as effective as face-to-face treatment for bulimia nervosa

Eight years ago, researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill launched a new kind of clinical trial to compare the effectiveness of online therapy - delivered through group chat sessions - to face-to-face group therapy for the treatment of bulimia nervosa, an eating disorder marked by recurrent episodes of binge eating (or eating an unusually large amount of food and feeling out of control) coupled with purging behaviors such as vomiting, laxative abuse, or excessive exercise.

30 Nov 2016

Technology News and Research

Researchers introduce first CVD method for producing degradable polymers

Birmingham scientists meet Indian counterparts at four-day workshop to investigate air pollution

AAOS: Shoulder replacement surgeries skyrocketing nationally

Monell Center receives Gates Foundation grant to support innovative global health research project

NSF awards grant to advance new diagnostic test for fatal gastrointestinal disease in pre-term infants

New device could revolutionize drug delivery to treat cancer and other diseases, study shows

Duke researchers modify popular drug-delivery technology to evade immune responses

Opportunity for Bibby Scientific to improve services in the EMEA market

Additive Manufacturing application notes released by Lucideon

BioCision reveal new company focussing on clinical technology development

How old is your heart?

FDG PET-CT imaging helps assess anatomical structure and metabolic activity in patients with GLILD

Biomedical scientist develops new way to create micro muscles for testing muscle efficiency

Allen Institute for Cell Science releases gene edited, fluorescently tagged human iPS cells

Flavored vapors from e-liquids contain potentially harmful aldehydes

Online group therapy can be as effective as face-to-face treatment for bulimia nervosa

Okayama University researchers find way to prevent replication of influenza viral RNA

Zilico to pilot pioneering cervical cancer diagnostic system across India as part of TechEmerge's programme

New technology may help accurately monitor, analyse movement in stroke patients

Study finds characteristics essential to enable readability of printed text in visually impaired people

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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