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Clot removal improves outcomes in stroke patients

Stroke is the leading cause of severe long-term disability in the United States, and less than 40 percent of patients who experience the most severe form of stroke regain functional independence if they receive the standard drug intervention alone.

17 Apr 2015

Health innovation pioneered in East Midlands to be showcased at international conference 17th April

A ground-breaking training project for junior doctors – developed in Leicester and soon to be launched in Lincolnshire - is being showcased to a global audience of health experts at an international event next Friday (24th April).

17 Apr 2015

Scientists discover protein that boosts immunity to viruses and cancer

Experiments in mice and human cells have shown that the protein promotes the proliferation of cytotoxic T cells, which kill cancer cells and cells infected with viruses...

17 Apr 2015

New method for measuring genetic variability may help identify patients with aggressive cancers

A new method for measuring genetic variability within a tumor might one day help doctors identify patients with aggressive cancers that are more likely to resist therapy, according to a study led by researchers now at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute.

17 Apr 2015

CiRA, Takeda collaborate to develop clinical applications of iPS cells

Center for iPS Cell Research Application of Kyoto University and Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited announced today that they will work together to develop clinical applications of induced pluripotent stem cells in areas such as heart failure, diabetes mellitus, neurological disorders and cancer immunotherapy.

17 Apr 2015

Electronic micropump combined with anticonvulsant drug may treat brain diseases

Many potentially efficient drugs have been created to treat neurological disorders, but they cannot be used in practice. Typically, for a condition such as epilepsy, it is essential to act at exactly the right time and place in the brain.

16 Apr 2015

Baxter submits BAX 855 NDA to Japan's MHLW for treatment of hemophilia A patients

Nektar Therapeutics reported today that partner Baxter International Inc. announced that the company has submitted a new drug application (NDA) to Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare for the approval of BAX 855, an investigational, extended half-life recombinant factor VIII (rFVIII) treatment based on ADVATE [Antihemophilic Factor (Recombinant)] for patients over 12 years of age with hemophilia A.

From Baxter International Inc. 16 Apr 2015

LifeThreads introduces new line of antimicrobial linens

A new line of antimicrobial linens that inhibit the growth of bacteria on their surface are being introduced by LifeThreads LLC here at the Clean Show 2015, booth 4116, at the Georgia World Congress Center.

16 Apr 2015

Researchers use virtual reality to develop new method for measuring balance control in glaucoma patients

Falls are the leading cause of injury-related death and morbidity in older adults, especially those with a chronic eye disease such as glaucoma. To investigate this problem, a multidisciplinary group of researchers has become the first to use virtual reality technology to develop a new method for measuring balance control in those with glaucoma.

16 Apr 2015

Flagship Biosciences customizes assay development and tissue image analysis for advanced cell diagnostics RNAscope platform

Flagship Biosciences and Advanced Cell Diagnostics collaborate to develop quantitative RNAscope® assays for pharmaceutical clinical trials in the CLIA environment...

From Advanced Cell Diagnostics 16 Apr 2015

International science team pave way for fast and accurate diagnosis of the influenza virus

Statistics indicate that, on average, adults over the age of 30 only contract the influenza virus twice in a decade – but far more frequently (self) misdiagnose a cold virus (commonly rhinovirus or coronavirus) as being the flu...

16 Apr 2015

Cepheid, FIND announce receipt of CE-IVD status for Xpert HIV-1 Qual test

Cepheid and FIND today announced that Xpert HIV-1 Qual, a qualitative 90-minute molecular HIV test, has achieved CE-IVD status under the European Directive on In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices.

16 Apr 2015

Leica Biosystems announces launch of Aperio VERSA scanner at AACR annual meeting

Leica Biosystems announces the introduction of the Aperio VERSA, a combination digital pathology research scanner for brightfield, fluorescence and FISH imaging at the American Association for Cancer Research annual meeting in Philadelphia, opening on April 18th, 2015.

16 Apr 2015

Veracyte launches new genomic test to improve lung cancer diagnosis

Veracyte, Inc., a molecular diagnostic company pioneering the field of molecular cytology, today announced the launch of its Percepta Bronchial Genomic Classifier, a new genomic test to resolve ambiguity in lung cancer diagnosis. The company will soon begin testing patient samples in its CLIA-certified laboratory, with the Percepta test now available to a limited number of institutions around the country.

16 Apr 2015

Significant progress for Epigem in SYMPHONY aflatoxin research

Epigem has developed, using microfluidics, a de-fatting device which is as efficient as a centrifuge and will reduce animal tests times from hours to minutes...

16 Apr 2015

Medtronic plans to develop stent graft system for treatment of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms

The global leader in medical technology for endovascular aortic repair (EVAR), Medtronic plc today announced that it plans to develop a stent graft system for less invasive treatment of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms under an exclusive patent license agreement with South Dakota-based Sanford Health.

16 Apr 2015

Yale University launches clinical study to evaluate personalized medicine for metastatic melanoma

Yale University has launched a multicenter clinical trial, sponsored by Stand Up to Cancer and Melanoma Research Alliance, that will apply the latest in personalized medicine technology to treat metastatic melanoma. The trial, for which Yale is a lead site, will enroll patients lacking a particular genetic mutation for whom immune therapy did not work or was not an option.

16 Apr 2015

Research findings could bolster efforts to develop next gen of anti-viral treatments

A newly developed spectroscopy method is helping to clarify the poorly understood molecular process by which an anti-HIV drug induces lethal mutations in the virus's genetic material.

16 Apr 2015

UW researchers use Activa PC+S DBS system to treat essential tremor

Essential tremor, a nervous system disorder that causes a rhythmic shaking in the hands, affects an estimated 10 million Americans and millions more worldwide. Deep brain stimulation, essentially a pacemaker for the brain, has been approved to treat essential tremor. But there is not an existing system that automatically provides electrical stimulation only when needed.

16 Apr 2015

Studies examine positive and negative outcomes of using health apps

Health apps have the potential to make a broad impact on the health of the general population, argues one expert in The BMJ this week. But another explains that there is not enough evidence to support such claims and suggests that health apps may even be harmful.

16 Apr 2015

Technology News and Research

Clot removal improves outcomes in stroke patients

Health innovation pioneered in East Midlands to be showcased at international conference 17th April

Scientists discover protein that boosts immunity to viruses and cancer

New method for measuring genetic variability may help identify patients with aggressive cancers

CiRA, Takeda collaborate to develop clinical applications of iPS cells

Electronic micropump combined with anticonvulsant drug may treat brain diseases

Baxter submits BAX 855 NDA to Japan's MHLW for treatment of hemophilia A patients

LifeThreads introduces new line of antimicrobial linens

Researchers use virtual reality to develop new method for measuring balance control in glaucoma patients

Flagship Biosciences customizes assay development and tissue image analysis for advanced cell diagnostics RNAscope platform

International science team pave way for fast and accurate diagnosis of the influenza virus

Cepheid, FIND announce receipt of CE-IVD status for Xpert HIV-1 Qual test

Leica Biosystems announces launch of Aperio VERSA scanner at AACR annual meeting

Veracyte launches new genomic test to improve lung cancer diagnosis

Significant progress for Epigem in SYMPHONY aflatoxin research

Medtronic plans to develop stent graft system for treatment of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms

Yale University launches clinical study to evaluate personalized medicine for metastatic melanoma

Research findings could bolster efforts to develop next gen of anti-viral treatments

UW researchers use Activa PC+S DBS system to treat essential tremor

Studies examine positive and negative outcomes of using health apps

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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