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New laser technology shows promise for cancer treatment

Surgeons rely on 200-year-old technology when removing cancer--sight and touch--to determine how much to remove and what to leave alone. Laser technology pioneered at Florida Atlantic University has the promise to help a surgeon better determine if an area is cancer or healthy tissue. Moreover, when combined with laser treatment for cancer, this work lays the groundwork for laser robotic treatment of cancer.

16 Feb 2015

Study findings could help scientists better design silicon materials to improve chemotherapy drug delivery

A team of Israeli and American researchers have found that silicon nanomaterials used for the localized delivery of chemotherapy drugs behave differently in cancerous tumors than they do in healthy tissues. The findings could help scientists better design such materials to facilitate the controlled and targeted release of the chemotherapy drugs to tumors.

16 Feb 2015

Henry Ford physicians suction cancerous tumor from vein in metastatic kidney cancer patient

Physicians at Henry Ford Hospital successfully suctioned a cancerous tumor from a major vein in a patient with metastatic kidney cancer, clearing the way for him to undergo a minimally-invasive kidney removal. This allowed him to participate in a clinical trial using genetic material from his tumor to produce a vaccine to help fight his metastatic disease.

16 Feb 2015

Consortium formed to develop program to improve health outcomes for Ebola patients

Scripps Translational Science Institute will lead a consortium of four partners to develop a program through which wearable, wireless health sensors, a wireless vital signs monitoring platform and advanced analytics technology will be tested in a new "precision medicine" approach designed to improve health outcomes for Ebola patients, increase the safety of health care workers and reduce risk of spreading the virus to others.

16 Feb 2015

Scientists find seven new genes that can cause X-linked intellectual disability

X-linked intellectual disability is a disorder that predominantly affects men and can have highly variable clinical manifestations. Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics in Berlin have found seven new genes that can cause this genetic disease: Mutations of these genes on the X chromosome lead to various forms of intellectual disability.

15 Feb 2015

New technology can help identify patients at risk of second stroke

Risk of recurrent stroke is higher in patients who have low blood flow to the back of the brain, a six-year, multi-center trial has found, and the condition can be visualized using specialized software developed at the University of Illinois at Chicago that analyzes blood flow using standard MRI.

15 Feb 2015

Recipients of 2015 AACC and NACB Awards announced

AACC and its academy, the National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry, are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2015 AACC and NACB Awards, which honor laboratory medicine professionals worldwide for advancing the field of clinical laboratory testing.

14 Feb 2015

$Sonoma's FibuLock Nail receives FDA clearance for treating ankle fractures$

Sonoma's FibuLock Nail receives FDA clearance for treating ankle fractures

Sonoma Orthopedic Products, a medical device manufacturer specializing in minimally-invasive bone fracture repair, has received FDA 510(k) clearance for the intramedullary (within the bone canal) FibuLock Nail that offers physicians a new alternative in the way they surgically treat ankle fractures.

14 Feb 2015

Pelvalon receives FDA approval to market Eclipse System for improving bowel control in women

Pelvalon announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted the company's de novo request to market the Eclipse System, the first vaginal insert designed to provide bowel control, in the United States. Loss of bowel control, also known as fecal incontinence, is a condition that affects over 20 million women in the U.S.

14 Feb 2015

Adaptive optics find reflectivity differences between drusen types in AMD

Adaptive optics provide insight into the differences in reflectivity between medium–large drusen and reticular pseudodrusen in patients with age-related macular degeneration, researchers report.

13 Feb 2015

New Breathe NIOV System uses Bayer’s injection-molded Makrolon polycarbonate

Imagine not being able to climb the stairs without stopping to take a break, or getting winded trying to stand and do the dishes. Unfortunately these are common realities for individuals suffering from respiratory conditions. Ventilators can help reduce the work of breathing by unloading the ancillary respiratory muscles, but they are often bulky and heavy, creating additional limitations for users. The Breathe Non-Invasive Open Ventilation (NIOV) System technology is a better solution.

13 Feb 2015

Imperial College London to invest in new facility at Babraham Campus to support dynamic bioscience companies

Imperial College London is to invest in a new facility at the Babraham Research Campus in Cambridge to support spin-out and scale-up companies, and maximise the impact of research from universities.

From Abzena 13 Feb 2015

Thync electrical neurosignaling reduces brain's response to stress, shows study

Thync today announced results from a study published via bioRxiv that show electrical neurosignaling delivered by its consumer wearable device reduces the brain's response to stress in a chemical-free manner.

13 Feb 2015

MedNet Solutions bolsters its iMedNet Partner Program

MedNet Solutions, a global life sciences technology company specializing in clinical study management systems, has recently bolstered its iMedNet™ Partner Program, further distinguishing iMedNet as the eClinical solution of choice for Clinical Research Organizations (CROs) and healthcare consultants.

13 Feb 2015

Medflow 2.0 EHR, Release 10 gets ONC HIT 2014 Edition COMPLETE EHR certification

Medflow, Inc., Medflow 2.0 EHR, Release 10 has achieved ONC HIT 2014 Edition COMPLETE EHR certification, which designates that the software is capable of supporting Eligible Providers with meeting the Stage 1 and Stage 2 Meaningful Use measures required to qualify for funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).

13 Feb 2015

Technology News and Research

New laser technology shows promise for cancer treatment

Study findings could help scientists better design silicon materials to improve chemotherapy drug delivery

Henry Ford physicians suction cancerous tumor from vein in metastatic kidney cancer patient

Consortium formed to develop program to improve health outcomes for Ebola patients

Scientists find seven new genes that can cause X-linked intellectual disability

New technology can help identify patients at risk of second stroke

Recipients of 2015 AACC and NACB Awards announced

Sonoma's FibuLock Nail receives FDA clearance for treating ankle fractures

Pelvalon receives FDA approval to market Eclipse System for improving bowel control in women

Adaptive optics find reflectivity differences between drusen types in AMD

New Breathe NIOV System uses Bayer’s injection-molded Makrolon polycarbonate

Imperial College London to invest in new facility at Babraham Campus to support dynamic bioscience companies

Thync electrical neurosignaling reduces brain's response to stress, shows study

MedNet Solutions bolsters its iMedNet Partner Program

Medflow 2.0 EHR, Release 10 gets ONC HIT 2014 Edition COMPLETE EHR certification

Cochlear announces winners of Graeme Clark and Anders Tjellstrom Scholarships

IGI Global publishes bioinformatics book authored by Waynesburg University Professor

Astute Medical previews upcoming AKI & CRRT 2015 conference to be held in San Diego

Henry Ford physicians use AngioVac device to remove tumor in kidney cancer patient

Analytical strategies that support OSD formulation: A new whitepaper from Malvern Instruments

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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