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Expectations shape babies' brains

Infants can use their expectations about the world to rapidly shape their developing brains, researchers have found.

21 Jul 2015

Binghamton University researchers creating 3-D printing process to help treat incurable diseases

A team of Binghamton University researchers are creating a 3-D printing process to build implantable tissues and organs to treat otherwise incurable diseases.

21 Jul 2015

Managing Director of Messe Düsseldorf issues statement on upcoming MEDICA 2015

To get to the top is difficult; to stay at the top is even more difficult. Every athlete knows that and this also applies to the trade show business.

21 Jul 2015

TTP’s elastography imaging technology provides vital diagnostic information during surgery

The Technology Partnership plc, a leading UK-based research and product development company, has made major advances in the use of elastography, a medical imaging technique that maps the elastic properties of soft tissue to provide vital diagnostic information during surgery.

21 Jul 2015

HCi Viocare’s smart sensor technology helps prevent pressure ulcers in bed-bound, wheel-chair patients

Glasgow-based bio-engineering group HCi Viocare - the company behind the Smart Insole invention that monitors diabetic feet – today announced that it is extending its push into healthcare by developing new adaptations of their innovative technology.

21 Jul 2015

ULB integrates Arrayjet’s microarray technology to enhance biomolecular analysis using infrared imaging

The Center for Structural Biology and Bioinformatics at the Free University of Brussels has developed an outstanding expertise in the analysis of biological molecules using infrared spectroscopy.

21 Jul 2015

Patients' own genetically engineered immune cells show significant success against multiple myeloma

In recent years, immunotherapy has emerged as a promising treatment for certain cancers. Now this strategy, which uses patients' own immune cells, genetically engineered to target tumors, has shown significant success against multiple myeloma, a cancer of the plasma cells that is largely incurable.

21 Jul 2015

Limelight Health secures $3 million in Series A funding from MassMutual Ventures

Limelight Health, provider of mobile enterprise technology for the health insurance industry, announced today it has received $3 million in Series A funding from MassMutual Ventures, the corporate venture capital arm of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, and AXA Strategic Ventures.

20 Jul 2015

ZEVALIN drug now available to non-Hodgkin's lymphoma patients in Hong Kong

CASI Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the acquisition, development and commercialization of innovative therapeutics addressing cancer and other unmet medical needs for the global market with a commercial focus on China, announces that ZEVALIN is now available at hospitals in Hong Kong to patients with indicated non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL), including at Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital.

20 Jul 2015

NanoString Technologies launches “Dear Cancer Researchers” campaign

One of the greatest obstacles in the fight against cancer is the pace of the cancer research itself. Today, NanoString Technologies, Inc., a provider of life science tools for translational research and molecular diagnostic products, launched an advertising campaign called “Dear Cancer Researchers” to unveil its industry-changing nCounter SPRINT™ Profiler.

From NanoString Technologies 20 Jul 2015

UVA partners with MITRE to develop better health data analysis tools

University of Virginia Health System and The MITRE Corporation are partnering to develop better health data analysis tools to help prevent patients from getting sick and improving care while reducing healthcare costs.

20 Jul 2015

Researchers demonstrate new multispectral microscope to speed up drug discovery

A new multispectral microscope, one capable of processing nearly 17 billion pixels representing 13 individual color channels in a single image, has been successfully demonstrated by a team of researchers from the United States and Australia. This is the largest such microscopic image ever created.

17 Jul 2015

Natural supplement may improve quality of life for people who have celiac disease and gluten intolerance

University of Alberta researchers may have found a way to help people with celiac disease enjoy the wide variety of foods they normally have to shun.

17 Jul 2015

Two dietary modeling studies examine potential impact of sodium reduction ingredient on sodium intake

Sodium intake in the U.S. exceeds dietary recommendations and has been identified as a nutrient of public health concern in the Scientific Report of the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee due to its link to increased risk of hypertension, heart disease, and stroke.

17 Jul 2015

MES announces worldwide release of new automated sperm quality analyzer

Medical Electronic Systems today announced the worldwide release of the SQA-Vision, the company's new automated sperm quality analyzer. The SQA-Vision was developed based on 10 years of market feedback and is positioned to augment the company's line of SQA-V and QwikCheck semen analyzers with a top of the line solution.

17 Jul 2015

AANA lauds Washington Post for dialing up the pros and cons of cell phone use in operating room

The American Association of Nurse Anesthetists applauds the Washington Post for dialing up the pros and cons of cell phone use by healthcare providers in the operating room.

17 Jul 2015

Yale researchers provide genetically personalized care for patients with thoracic aortic aneurysms

Researchers at the Aortic Institute at Yale have tested the genomes of more than 100 patients with thoracic aortic aneurysms, a potentially lethal condition, and provided genetically personalized care. Their work will also lead to the development of a "dictionary" of genes specific to the disease, according to researchers.

17 Jul 2015

Technology News and Research

Expectations shape babies' brains

Binghamton University researchers creating 3-D printing process to help treat incurable diseases

Managing Director of Messe Düsseldorf issues statement on upcoming MEDICA 2015

TTP’s elastography imaging technology provides vital diagnostic information during surgery

HCi Viocare’s smart sensor technology helps prevent pressure ulcers in bed-bound, wheel-chair patients

ULB integrates Arrayjet’s microarray technology to enhance biomolecular analysis using infrared imaging

Patients' own genetically engineered immune cells show significant success against multiple myeloma

Limelight Health secures $3 million in Series A funding from MassMutual Ventures

ZEVALIN drug now available to non-Hodgkin's lymphoma patients in Hong Kong

NanoString Technologies launches “Dear Cancer Researchers” campaign

UVA partners with MITRE to develop better health data analysis tools

Researchers demonstrate new multispectral microscope to speed up drug discovery

Natural supplement may improve quality of life for people who have celiac disease and gluten intolerance

Two dietary modeling studies examine potential impact of sodium reduction ingredient on sodium intake

MES announces worldwide release of new automated sperm quality analyzer

AANA lauds Washington Post for dialing up the pros and cons of cell phone use in operating room

Yale researchers provide genetically personalized care for patients with thoracic aortic aneurysms

Many mHealth applications not fully accessible to blind customers

New project aims to revolutionize application of optogenetics in neuroscience

Novel cancer drug candidate developed in Singapore advances into clinical trials

Industry Focus eBook - Neurology/Neuroscience - 2nd edition eBook

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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