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SBRT for prostate cancer treatment offers higher cure rate than many traditional approaches

A five-year study shows that Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) to treat prostate cancer offers a higher cure rate than more traditional approaches, according to researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center.

19 Apr 2016

Researchers develop new method for identifying DNA mutations in single cancer cell

Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have announced a new method for detecting DNA mutations in a single cancer cell versus current technology that analyzes millions of cells which they believe could have important applications for cancer diagnosis and treatment. The results are published in the April 18 online issue of Nature Methods.

19 Apr 2016

Researchers devise method to stably internalize chemotherapy loaded microparticles into prostate cells

A collaborative Brigham and Women's Hospital and Johns Hopkins University co-led team has found proof-of-concept evidence for a potential cancer treatment that leverages microparticles and mesenchymal stem cells.

19 Apr 2016

Royal Society of Medicine, ITN Productions jointly launch new initiative ‘Doctors of the Future’

In a unique communications partnership, the Royal Society of Medicine and ITN Productions have launched a news and current affairs-style programme.

19 Apr 2016

NanoString launches new nCounter Vantage assays that power 3D Biology experiments in cancer research

NanoString Technologies, Inc., a provider of life science tools for translational research and molecular diagnostic products, today announced the introduction of nCounter Vantage, a portfolio of assays that power 3D Biology™ experiments in cancer research, including immuno-oncology.

From NanoString Technologies 19 Apr 2016

Chromatrap re-designs website to better serve customer needs

Following extensive customer research, Chromatrap has re-designed its website to better serve the needs of end users.

From Chromatrap® - Porvair Sciences Ltd 19 Apr 2016

Beckman Coulter Life Sciences’ Yong Chen recognized as AIMBE Fellow

One of the world’s leading organizations for medical and engineering innovation and discovery has elected Dr.

From Beckman Coulter Life Sciences - Flow Cytometry 19 Apr 2016

Innovative wristwatch tool could improve quality of life for Parkinson's patients

An innovative new tool that resembles a wristwatch could improve the quality of life for patients with Parkinson's disease and better inform neurologists who treat them.

19 Apr 2016

Reducing hair loss during chemotherapy: an interview with Richard Paxman

The basic principle of chemotherapy is to damage the mitotic and metabolic processes in the cancer cells. The chemotherapy doesn't just target the cancer cells, it also targets the healthy cells, specifically ones that are rapidly dividing - our hair follicles are also rapidly dividing. We see damage to those hair cells, which then causes the hair to fall out.

From Paxman 19 Apr 2016

Fujitsu develops portable breath sensor that can quickly measure concentration of gas components in people's breath

Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. today announced that it has developed a portable breath sensor that can extract and quickly measure the concentration of only specified gas components, such as ammonia, that are included at low concentrations in people's breath and are suggested to be correlated with lifestyle diseases.

19 Apr 2016

DeNovix exhibits DS-11 FX+ Spectrophotometer / Fluorometer at AACR 2016

DeNovix Inc.

From DeNovix Inc. 19 Apr 2016

Bodycote's Derby, UK facility becomes first in Europe to receive MedAccred accreditation

Bodycote, the world’s largest heat treating services provider, is pleased to announce that its Derby, UK location is the first facility in Europe to earn the MedAccred accreditation underlining the high standards of quality achieved.

19 Apr 2016

Sugar compounds provide nutrient support for growth of infant gut microbes

UC Davis researchers have shown that an enzyme produced by beneficial microbes in babies' intestines is able to harvest specific sugar compounds from human breast-milk and cow's milk. The discovery identifies those sugars -- rather than associated protein compounds -- as the key to nourishing those important, health-promoting microbes.

18 Apr 2016

Reclaimed wastewater irrigated crops expose consumers to minute quantities of anti-epileptic drug

A new study by a multidisciplinary team of researchers from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Hadassah Medical Center shows that eating vegetables and fruits grown in soils irrigated with reclaimed wastewater exposes consumers to minute quantities of carbamazepine, an anti-epileptic drug commonly detected in wastewater effluents.

18 Apr 2016

Noise in concentration of vitamin A derivative RA can lead to disruptions in brain development

Using cutting-edge imaging technology, University of California, Irvine biologists have determined that uncontrolled fluctuations (known at "noise) in the concentration of the vitamin A derivative Retinoic acid (RA) can lead to disruptions in brain organization during development.

18 Apr 2016

Scientists develop innovative technique to deliver cancer drugs deep into tumour cells

Scientists at Nanyang Technological University (NTU Singapore) have invented a new way to deliver cancer drugs deep into tumour cells.

18 Apr 2016

Scientists develop graphene-based sensor that can detect harmful air pollution in home

Scientists from the University of Southampton, in partnership with the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, have developed a graphene-based sensor and switch that can detect harmful air pollution in the home with very low power consumption.

18 Apr 2016

How will IoT impact healthcare? An interview with David Doherty

IoT is a term being used to help communicate the complex transition that's happening as Mobile transforms the Internet into a network of devices. The idea of the internet being something we go to and use a mouse to navigate is dead as we now can talk to SIRI on our mobiles to immediately summon Uber cars and buy things from Amazon that will arrive in just a few hours. Welcome to a new world!

18 Apr 2016

MicroRNAs circulating in blood could lead to first diagnostic test for asthma

People with asthma have telltale molecules circulating in their blood, say researchers at Penn State College of Medicine. The discovery could lead to the first diagnostic blood test for asthma, as well as more targeted treatments for the condition.

16 Apr 2016

Newly developed implantable device can deliver chemotherapy drugs directly to pancreatic tumors

Pancreatic cancer is the third leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States, in part because it is very difficult for chemotherapy drugs to reach the pancreas, which is located deep within the abdomen.

16 Apr 2016

Technology News and Research

SBRT for prostate cancer treatment offers higher cure rate than many traditional approaches

Researchers develop new method for identifying DNA mutations in single cancer cell

Researchers devise method to stably internalize chemotherapy loaded microparticles into prostate cells

Royal Society of Medicine, ITN Productions jointly launch new initiative ‘Doctors of the Future’

NanoString launches new nCounter Vantage assays that power 3D Biology experiments in cancer research

Chromatrap re-designs website to better serve customer needs

Beckman Coulter Life Sciences’ Yong Chen recognized as AIMBE Fellow

Innovative wristwatch tool could improve quality of life for Parkinson's patients

Reducing hair loss during chemotherapy: an interview with Richard Paxman

Fujitsu develops portable breath sensor that can quickly measure concentration of gas components in people's breath

DeNovix exhibits DS-11 FX+ Spectrophotometer / Fluorometer at AACR 2016

Bodycote's Derby, UK facility becomes first in Europe to receive MedAccred accreditation

Sugar compounds provide nutrient support for growth of infant gut microbes

Reclaimed wastewater irrigated crops expose consumers to minute quantities of anti-epileptic drug

Noise in concentration of vitamin A derivative RA can lead to disruptions in brain development

Scientists develop innovative technique to deliver cancer drugs deep into tumour cells

Scientists develop graphene-based sensor that can detect harmful air pollution in home

How will IoT impact healthcare? An interview with David Doherty

MicroRNAs circulating in blood could lead to first diagnostic test for asthma

Newly developed implantable device can deliver chemotherapy drugs directly to pancreatic tumors

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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