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Coordinated care and telehealth deployment ‘cookbook’ debuted

Royal Philips and its ACT-program consortium partners today announced the debut of a ‘cookbook’ outlining key enablers necessary to scale connected care and telehealth programs.

18 Nov 2015

PTI explains strength and BCS-based biowaivers

Pharmaceutical Training International (PTI), the leading supplier of online and public event-based training courses for the pharma, biotech and medical device sectors, is launching a series of easy-access and cost–effective webinar e-courses to guide pharma professionals through the industry challenges they face.

From Pharmaceutical Training International 18 Nov 2015

Mount Sinai Roosevelt to be renamed as Mount Sinai West

The Mount Sinai Health System today announced that Mount Sinai Roosevelt will be renamed as Mount Sinai West. The hospital will continue to be the premier health care provider on the West Side of Manhattan, with all services continuing, the same insurances accepted and the same number of people employed.

18 Nov 2015

Driving while affected by medications as dangerous as driving under the influence of illegal drugs

Warning labels on medications about the dangers of driving are not enough to stop people getting behind the wheel with most driving while affected by drugs, according to Queensland University of Technology road safety researcher Dr Tanya Smyth.

18 Nov 2015

URI researcher developing novel vaccine delivery system to improve nicotine vaccine effectiveness

Xinyuan Chen, an assistant professor of biomedical and pharmaceutical sciences, joined URI's College of Pharmacy after seven years at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, bringing with him a $1.08 million career development grant from the National Institute of Drug Abuse and a $432,000 grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease.

18 Nov 2015

Rice University study examines variation between blood drops drawn from single fingerprick

When it comes to needles and drawing blood, most patients agree that bigger is not better. But in the first study of its kind, Rice University bioengineers have found results from a single drop of blood are highly variable, and as many as six to nine drops must be combined to achieve consistent results.

18 Nov 2015

Matthew Teeter recognized with 2015 John Charles Polanyi Prize for research in joint replacement

Matthew Teeter, PhD, an assistant professor at Western University's Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry and researcher at Lawson Health Research Institute, is a winner of the 2015 John Charles Polanyi Prize. The $20,000 award recognizes the excellence of Teeter's research in joint replacement.

18 Nov 2015

TSRI scientists discover first-in-class compounds that target persistent tuberculosis

Tuberculosis has been infecting humans for several millennia, making it one of the most horribly successful diseases in history. Today, it is still a major killer, responsible for some 1.5 million deaths each year.

18 Nov 2015

Simple microRNA sensor holds promise for prognosis, treatment of pancreatic and other cancers

A simple, ultrasensitive microRNA sensor developed and tested by researchers from the schools of science and medicine at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis and the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center holds promise for the design of new diagnostic strategies and, potentially, for the prognosis and treatment of pancreatic and other cancers.

18 Nov 2015

NSU collaborates with Karolinska Institutet to conduct cell-based biomedical research

Nova Southeastern University is now at the forefront of conducting pioneering cell-based biomedical research with the launch of the new NSU Cell Therapy Institute, an international collaboration with prominent medical research scientists from Sweden's world-renowned Karolinska Institutet (KI).

17 Nov 2015

HITLAB selects five finalists for HITLAB World Cup

HITLAB has selected five finalists for its HITLAB World Cup, an international competition that promotes original solutions to pressing healthcare challenges. The best and brightest in healthcare innovation, the finalists, will present their ideas at the HITLAB Innovators SummitSM on December 4, 2015, at Columbia University's Alfred Lerner Hall.

17 Nov 2015

Study may lead to development of highly accurate screening test for early-stage ovarian cancer

Studying blood serum compounds of different molecular weights has led scientists to a set of biomarkers that may enable development of a highly accurate screening test for early-stage ovarian cancer.

17 Nov 2015

DaVincian Healthcare forms strategic partnerships to improve patient outcomes in rural and remote areas

DaVincian Healthcare, a leading innovator in the mobile health and wellness industry, today announced strategic partnerships with social welfare and global technology companies to help remotely connect healthcare providers with patients in need, particularly those in rural and remote areas of the world.

17 Nov 2015

Myriad RBM's DiscoveryMAP platform identifies protein biomarkers linked to CV events in diabetes patients

Myriad RBM, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Myriad Genetics, Inc., today announced that its DiscoveryMAP platform successfully identified combinations of 15 protein biomarkers associated with cardiovascular (CV) events or death in people with pre-diabetes or early type 2 diabetes, according to a study published by the journal Circulation.

17 Nov 2015

Changes in cellular metabolites regulate earliest stages of embryonic stem cell development

Changes in cellular metabolites have been shown to regulate embryonic stem cell development at the earliest stages of life. Metabolites are simple compounds generated during life-sustaining chemical activities in cells.

17 Nov 2015

Augmented microscopy may allow neurosurgeons to clearly distinguish cancerous from healthy tissue

Researchers at the University of Arizona have invented a device that for the first time allows neurosurgeons, who use microscopes extensively while operating, to see blood flowing inside vessels and more clearly distinguish cancerous from healthy tissue under the microscope.

17 Nov 2015

MIPT researchers patent graphene biosensors that may accelerate development of novel drugs

The US Patent Office has recently published the patent application (no. US 2015/0301039), which was filed by the MIPT in May this year and is titled Biological Sensor and a Method of the Production of Biological Sensor. In Russia, this development is already protected by the patent No. 2527699 with a priority date of February 20, 2013. The key feature of the sensor is the use of a linking layer for biomolecule immobilization comprising a thin film of graphene or graphene oxide.

17 Nov 2015

Treating insomnia through a CBT device? An interview with Dr Ebrahim

Insomnia refers to a clinical condition that is characterised by one or more of the following – difficulty initiating sleep and/or maintaining sleep and/or waking up too early AND associated with symptoms the next day such as sleepiness, lethargy, loss of concentration.

16 Nov 2015

ALPHAEON signs agreement with PhysIOL to develop and commercialize Trifocal lens technology

ALPHAEON Corporation today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement with PhysIOL SA of Belgium, to jointly develop and commercialize an exclusive ALPHAEON-branded Trifocal lens technology. Specific terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

15 Nov 2015

Medflow announces availability of advanced cloud-based EHR system

Medflow, Inc., the leading electronic health record (EHR) and practice management solutions provider for ophthalmologists, announced today the availability of Medflow 2.0 EHR, its most advanced cloud-based EHR system. Medflow 2.0 EHR streamlines the entire workflow, providing logic and guidelines to increase speed of data entry, while also satisfying regulatory requirements.

15 Nov 2015

Technology News and Research

Coordinated care and telehealth deployment ‘cookbook’ debuted

PTI explains strength and BCS-based biowaivers

Mount Sinai Roosevelt to be renamed as Mount Sinai West

Driving while affected by medications as dangerous as driving under the influence of illegal drugs

URI researcher developing novel vaccine delivery system to improve nicotine vaccine effectiveness

Rice University study examines variation between blood drops drawn from single fingerprick

Matthew Teeter recognized with 2015 John Charles Polanyi Prize for research in joint replacement

TSRI scientists discover first-in-class compounds that target persistent tuberculosis

Simple microRNA sensor holds promise for prognosis, treatment of pancreatic and other cancers

NSU collaborates with Karolinska Institutet to conduct cell-based biomedical research

HITLAB selects five finalists for HITLAB World Cup

Study may lead to development of highly accurate screening test for early-stage ovarian cancer

DaVincian Healthcare forms strategic partnerships to improve patient outcomes in rural and remote areas

Myriad RBM's DiscoveryMAP platform identifies protein biomarkers linked to CV events in diabetes patients

Changes in cellular metabolites regulate earliest stages of embryonic stem cell development

Augmented microscopy may allow neurosurgeons to clearly distinguish cancerous from healthy tissue

MIPT researchers patent graphene biosensors that may accelerate development of novel drugs

Treating insomnia through a CBT device? An interview with Dr Ebrahim

ALPHAEON signs agreement with PhysIOL to develop and commercialize Trifocal lens technology

Medflow announces availability of advanced cloud-based EHR system

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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