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Penn investigators devise new method to map 'transcriptome'

A new way of mapping the "transcriptome" -- the collection of RNA read-outs that are expressed by a cell's active genes -- has been devised by researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

10 Feb 2016

ZAO provides platform for scientists, clinicians to share new research and clinical data on Zika

ZAO provides a platform for scientists and clinicians to publish their findings and source data on Zika and its mosquito vectors within days of submission, so that research, medical and government personnel can keep abreast of the rapidly evolving outbreak.

10 Feb 2016

Researchers find new mutation signature in cancer cells

Mutations are the replacement of DNA bases known as Adenine (A), Cytosine (C), Guanine (G) and Thymine (T) with other bases. When mutations such as C to T or G to A are found within a specific DNA sequence, this is known as a mutation signature.

10 Feb 2016

Doc Halo's new clinical communication platform a game-changer for healthcare

The newest feature for Doc Halo's clinical communication platform is a game-changer for healthcare. Say goodbye to out-of-date paper schedules and unreliable pagers.

9 Feb 2016

Elsevier releases new book on India's health care reforms

Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, recently announced the launch of Health Care Reforms in India: Making Up for the Lost Decade, an authoritative and incisive look at India's healthcare system from the perspective of Rajendra Pratap Gupta, an expert healthcare observer as well as an influential and respected voice on public policy, innovation and the economy.

9 Feb 2016

Newly developed fall detector may make life safer for older people

Pressure measurements enable a newly developed fall detector to "observe" falls that current sensors do not register, thus improving safety for older people who live at home.

9 Feb 2016

Scientists set to develop new wearable technology to help stroke patients

Scientists at the University of Southampton are to develop and trial a new wearable technology to help people who have had a stroke recover use of their arm and hand.

9 Feb 2016

Taste deficits appear to be more prevalent in MS patients

Taste deficits appear to be more prevalent among multiple sclerosis (MS) patients than previously reported and correlate with brain lesions left by the debilitating disease, a new study from the University of Pennsylvania's Smell and Taste Center and the department of Radiology found.

9 Feb 2016

UC San Diego School of Medicine launches new NAFLD Research Center

Roughly one-quarter of all Americans - an estimated 100 million adults and children - have nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), a chronic condition that can lead to cirrhosis, liver cancer and liver failure.

9 Feb 2016

New discovery takes medical professionals a leap forward to effectively diagnose Alzheimer's disease

Medical professionals have to conduct a long series of tests to assess a patient's memory impairment and cognitive skills, functional abilities, and behavioral changes to accurately diagnose Alzheimer's disease. They also have to execute costly brain imagining scans and even, sometimes, invasive cerebral spinal fluid tests to rule out other diseases. The process is laborious at best -- and subjective at worst.

9 Feb 2016

Wayne State inks exclusive license agreement with TRImaran Pharma for novel class of drugs

Wayne State University recently entered into an exclusive license agreement with TRImaran Pharma Inc. for a class of novel drugs developed at Wayne State University that aims to offer hope in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorders (PTSD), depression, ADHD and other neurological disorders.

9 Feb 2016

LifeWatch's wireless, patch-based vital signs monitoring system receives FDA clearance

LifeWatch AG, a leading developer and provider of medical solutions and remote diagnostic monitoring services in the digital health market, is pleased to announce that it has received FDA clearance for its continuous Vital Signs Monitoring Service.

9 Feb 2016

University of Oxford, SomaLogic partner to discover protein biomarkers for clinical diseases and conditions

The University of Oxford and SomaLogic announced today that they have agreed to undertake a number of collaborative projects that will employ SomaLogic's proprietary SOMAmer reagents and SOMAscan assay technologies to discover and characterize protein biomarkers for a range of clinical diseases and conditions.

8 Feb 2016

Clinical observations: replacing paper with mobiles? An interview with Eran David

Replacing paper with technology has significant safety ramifications. Using a mobile device for electronic observations increases the accuracy of documentation and score calculations.

From iMDsoft 8 Feb 2016

FDA clears Sangamo BioSciences' SB-318 IND application for treatment of MPS I

Sangamo BioSciences, Inc., the leader in therapeutic genome editing, announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared the Company's Investigational New Drug (IND) application for SB-318, a single treatment strategy intended to provide a life-long therapy for Mucopolysaccharidosis Type I (MPS I).

8 Feb 2016

Dnurse Glucose Meter and Dnurse app gain CE approval

Dnurse Technology has announced today that the Dnurse Glucose Meter and Dnurse app for Android and iOS have gained CE approval. It is the first CE approved smart glucose meter in China. CE (European Conformity) marking has been a mandatory conformity marking for certain products sold within the European Economic Area (EEA) since 1985.

8 Feb 2016

Pivotal IDE clinical trial results for Cerapedics' i-FACTOR bone graft in ACDF procedures published in journal Spine

Cerapedics, a privately-held orthobiologics company, announced today results from a pivotal FDA Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) clinical trial for i-FACTOR Peptide Enhanced Bone Graft in anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) procedures have been electronically published in the peer-reviewed journal Spine.

8 Feb 2016

Qinec survey identifies role of technology in building better experience for patients and providers

Qinec, a digital health company focused on Care Pathway Management, today released the results of an independent survey which shows the differences between patients and providers in what makes a good healthcare experience.

8 Feb 2016

Aggression influences new nerve cell production in the brain

A group of neurobiologists from Russia and the USA, including Dmitry Smagin, Tatyana Michurina, and Grigori Enikolopov from Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, have proven experimentally that aggression has an influence on the production of new nerve cells in the brain.

8 Feb 2016

Duchenne muscular dystrophy: direct effect on muscle stem cells? An interview with Dr Rudnicki

For twenty years, it has been understood that dystrophin is expressed in differentiated muscle fibers where it is part of a protein complex that crosses the membrane and connects the extracellular matrix to the actin network inside the cell to provide structural integrity.

5 Feb 2016

Technology News and Research

Penn investigators devise new method to map 'transcriptome'

ZAO provides platform for scientists, clinicians to share new research and clinical data on Zika

Researchers find new mutation signature in cancer cells

Doc Halo's new clinical communication platform a game-changer for healthcare

Elsevier releases new book on India's health care reforms

Newly developed fall detector may make life safer for older people

Scientists set to develop new wearable technology to help stroke patients

Taste deficits appear to be more prevalent in MS patients

UC San Diego School of Medicine launches new NAFLD Research Center

New discovery takes medical professionals a leap forward to effectively diagnose Alzheimer's disease

Wayne State inks exclusive license agreement with TRImaran Pharma for novel class of drugs

LifeWatch's wireless, patch-based vital signs monitoring system receives FDA clearance

University of Oxford, SomaLogic partner to discover protein biomarkers for clinical diseases and conditions

Clinical observations: replacing paper with mobiles? An interview with Eran David

FDA clears Sangamo BioSciences' SB-318 IND application for treatment of MPS I

Dnurse Glucose Meter and Dnurse app gain CE approval

Pivotal IDE clinical trial results for Cerapedics' i-FACTOR bone graft in ACDF procedures published in journal Spine

Qinec survey identifies role of technology in building better experience for patients and providers

Aggression influences new nerve cell production in the brain

Duchenne muscular dystrophy: direct effect on muscle stem cells? An interview with Dr Rudnicki

The Critical Role of Sample Storage in Drug Discovery and Development

Advancing Neuroscience Research Through Collaboration and Patient-Centered Innovation

The impact of vibration on microscopy

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