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MIT researchers develop new nanodevice that can help overcome drug resistance

Chemotherapy often shrinks tumors at first, but as cancer cells become resistant to drug treatment, tumors can grow back. A new nanodevice developed by MIT researchers can help overcome that by first blocking the gene that confers drug resistance, then launching a new chemotherapy attack against the disarmed tumors.

3 Mar 2015

Autism Speaks' affiliate DELSIA announces new funding for clinical trial of cognitive video game

Autism Speaks' not-for-profit affiliate Delivering Scientific Innovation for Autism has announced new funding for clinical testing of a cognitive video game designed to improve executive function skills in children and adolescents with autism.

3 Mar 2015

Scientists sequence genome of hookworm

In an advance that may potentially lead to new treatments for parasitic hookworms, scientists at the University of Massachusetts Medical School and Cornell University have sequenced the genome of the hookworm, Ancylostoma ceylanicum.

3 Mar 2015

Use of magnetic force can make laparoscopic surgery easier, more effective

Pietro Valdastri is convinced that the clever application of magnetic force can make minimally invasive surgery easier and more effective.

3 Mar 2015

New pocket LED diagnostic sets from Welch Allyn

Exactly 100 years since Welch Allyn invented the world’s first self-illuminating hand-held ophthalmoscope, the company has launched a new Pocket LED set - proof of their continuing ability to keep pushing the boundaries with a winning combination of customer-pleasing quality, reliability and cutting edge technology.

2 Mar 2015

Nottingham researchers developing mobile phone app that could help identify premature babies

A mobile phone app that will identify babies born prematurely in the developing world is being developed by researchers at The University of Nottingham.

2 Mar 2015

Milestones in the History of microCT

An interview with Alexander Sasov about the major milestones in the development of microCT over the past 15 years.

From Bruker BioSpin Group 2 Mar 2015

Researchers use satellite technology to assess quality of water on Earth

An international team of researchers has demonstrated a way to assess the quality of water on Earth from space by using satellite technology that can visualise pollution levels otherwise invisible to the human eye through 'Superhero vision'.

2 Mar 2015

Neurotechnology introduces SentiGaze Software Development Kit

Neurotechnology, a provider of high-precision biometric, robotics and AI technologies, today introduced the SentiGaze Software Development Kit (SDK).

2 Mar 2015

Qualcomm launches Snapdragon Sense ID 3D Fingerprint Technology

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated, is extending its mobile security leadership with the launch of Qualcomm Snapdragon Sense ID 3D Fingerprint Technology, the mobile industry's first 3D fingerprint authentication technology based on ultrasonic technology.

2 Mar 2015

Modified measles vaccine effective against Chikungunya virus, study finds

A modified, conventional measles vaccine has the potential to act against the Chikungunya virus. This is the result of a study at the University Clinic for Clinical Pharmacology of the MedUni Wien (Medical University of Vienna), which has now been published in the top journal "The Lancet Infectious Diseases".

2 Mar 2015

Revolutionary Oral-B Bluetooth-enabled toothbrush, App launched at Mobile World Congress 2015

Oral-B, the worldwide leader in oral care, unveils improvements to its App that connects to its highest performing toothbrushes, by creating seamless brushing routines and allowing for expanded professional guidance, at the 2015 annual GSMA Mobile World Congress meeting in Barcelona, Spain.

2 Mar 2015

SK Telecom unveils consumer-centric smart devices at Mobile World Congress 2015

SK Telecom has unveiled a variety of consumer-centric smart devices, or 'Lifeware*', at the Mobile World Congress 2015 with the aim to create opportunities in the global market for the Internet of Things (IoT).

2 Mar 2015

Final agenda for upcoming HxRefactored Conference announced

Health 2.0 and Mad*Pow announce the final agenda for the upcoming HxRefactored Conference, April 1-2 in Boston, Massachusetts. HxRefactored is a revolutionary design and technology conference gathering over 600 designers, developers, and entrepreneurs in health care for two days of thought provoking panels, workshops and discussions on how to improve the quality of the health experience.

28 Feb 2015

WuXi applauds TaiMed for receiving FDA breakthrough therapy designation for ibalizumab

WuXi PharmaTech (Cayman) Inc., a leading open-access R&D capability and technology platform company serving the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device industries with operations in China and the United States, congratulates our partner TaiMed Biologics for receiving breakthrough therapy designation from the U.S. FDA for ibalizumab (TMB355).

28 Feb 2015

Researchers solve secret of mysterious reverse-wired eyeball

From a practical standpoint, the wiring of the human eye - a product of our evolutionary baggage - doesn't make a lot of sense. In vertebrates, photoreceptors are located behind the neurons in the back of the eye - resulting in light scattering by the nervous fibers and blurring of our vision.

28 Feb 2015

Covalon reports financial results for first quarter 2014

Covalon Technologies Ltd., an advanced medical technologies company, today announced financial results for its first quarter ended December 31, 2014.

28 Feb 2015

Researchers successfully convert adult human skin cells into neurons that control appetite

Researchers have for the first time successfully converted adult human skin cells into neurons of the type that regulate appetite, providing a patient-specific model for studying the neurophysiology of weight control and testing new therapies for obesity.

28 Feb 2015

Drosophila Research Conference to highlight recent advances in genetics research

Over 1,500 scientists from 30 countries and 46 states will attend next week's 56th Annual Drosophila Research Conference organized by the Genetics Society of America, March 4–8 in Chicago, IL.

28 Feb 2015

New strategy may ensure safety of adult epidermal stem cells before performing treatments

A team of European researchers has devised a strategy to ensure that adult epidermal stem cells are safe before they are used as treatments for patients. The approach involves a clonal strategy where stem cells are collected and cultivated, genetically modified and single cells isolated before being rigorously tested to make sure they meet the highest possible safety criteria.

28 Feb 2015