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Duke University researchers devise new method to activate genes with light

Duke University researchers have devised a method to activate genes in any specific location or pattern in a lab dish with the flip of a light switch by crossing a bacterium's viral defense system with a flower's response to sunlight.

9 Feb 2015

Clinical Innovations introduces traxi Panniculus Retractor with Retentus Technology

Clinical Innovations, a leading manufacturer of labor and delivery equipment, today announced the launch of traxi Panniculus Retractor with Retentus Technology. traxi lifts and retracts the dense layer of fatty tissue during abdominal procedures. When used in cesarean sections, it allows for a safer labor and delivery experience for mothers with a high BMI (body mass index).

9 Feb 2015

HIMSS to honor Elsevier's Michelle Troseth with Nursing Informatics Leadership Award

The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society will honor Michelle Troseth, MSN, RN, DPNAP, FAAN, Chief Professional Practice Officer of Elsevier Clinical Solutions, with its Nursing Informatics Leadership Award at its annual conference in April.

9 Feb 2015

NMR and inhibiting HIV: an interview with Professor Michael Summers

Michael Summers is the Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and an investigator with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. In this interview, he tells us about his work investigating the structure of large RNAs using NMR spectroscopy.

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Xenics and VUmc collaborate in thermography project for clinical research

Xenics, Europe's leading developer and manufacturer of advanced infrared imagers, cameras and customized imaging solutions from the LWIR to the visible realm, is collaborating in path breaking clinical research programs with the VU University Medical Center of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

9 Feb 2015

Lintec to commercialize carbon nanotubes developed at UTD

Lintec of America recently announced an exclusive license to commercialize novel fabrication methods for carbon nanotube (CNT) macrostructures, including sheets, yarns and ribbons, developed at the University of Texas at Dallas.

9 Feb 2015

New data may reveal how people perceive wind power noise

The South Karelian Institute of Lappeenranta University of Technology (LUT) is examining the disruptiveness of the noise generated by wind power plants in Finland.

9 Feb 2015

Study provides further evidence of cerebellum's role in higher cognitive functions

Grasping an object involves a complex network of brain functions. First, visual cues are processed in specialized areas of the brain. Then, other areas of the brain use these signals to control the hands to reach for and manipulate the desired object.

9 Feb 2015

Leading medical societies jointly release new statement on using carrier screening in reproductive medicine

Carrier screening for inherited genetic disorders is an important part of preconception and prenatal care for the nearly 4 million women who give birth in the US annually. Carrier screening is meant to identify couples at risk for passing on such genetic conditions to their children.

9 Feb 2015

AMGA urges President to reconsider proposal that restricts patient access to imaging services

The American Medical Group Association (AMGA) sent a letter to the White House yesterday asking the President to preserve the ability for its member multispecialty medical groups and integrated health systems to provide advanced imaging services to their patients.

9 Feb 2015

Artificial mini-organism: An alternative to animal testing

No one wishes to dispense with the blessings of modern medicine, which took away the dread of many diseases. The flipside of the coin: To ensure that effective and safe medications are available, experiments on animals in research laboratories are indispensable.

9 Feb 2015

Researchers report novel method for minimally invasive tissue ablation surgery

A team of researchers that includes scientists from the Quinnipiac University and the University of California, Berkeley reports a new method for minimally invasive tissue ablation surgery that combines electrolysis with reversible electroporation.

9 Feb 2015

New RT-DC technology enables faster and continuous mechanical screening of cells

Cells, like any other material, have mechanical properties that can serve for their characterization. For example, cancer cells are characteristically more deformable than healthy cells.

9 Feb 2015

Scientists develop potential new therapy based on cow's immune molecules for hormone deficiencies

To help people with hormone deficiencies, scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have developed a potential new therapy based on an unlikely model: immune molecules from cows.

9 Feb 2015

Groundbreaking study reveals potential dangers of ice hockey for young athletes

James Hudziak, M.D., has two children who love ice hockey. His son skates for his college team and one of his daughters plays in high school.

9 Feb 2015

Colored electronic wristbands speed up triage of victims during mass casualty incidents

A new system aims to speed up the triage of victims during mass casualty incidents: Instead of colored paper tags, first responders use colored electronic wristbands.

9 Feb 2015

Investigators develop microbiome map of New York City subway system

The microbes that call the New York City subway system home are mostly harmless, but include samples of disease-causing bacteria that are resistant to drugs -- and even DNA fragments associated with anthrax and Bubonic plague -- according to a citywide microbiome map published today by Weill Cornell Medical College investigators.

9 Feb 2015

Two researchers receive Pioneer Award from Human Gene Therapy

Recognized for their pioneering work in the development of gene transfer technology using retroviral vectors to deliver therapeutic genes into cells, Richard C. Mulligan, PhD, Director of the Harvard Gene Therapy Initiative, Harvard Institutes of Medicine, Boston, MA, and A. Dusty Miller, PhD, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, received the Pioneer Award from Human Gene Therapy, a peer-reviewed journal from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers.

9 Feb 2015

Salicylates drugs reduce proliferation, viability of cultured vestibular schwannoma cells

Researchers from Massachusetts Eye and Ear and the Harvard Medical School/ Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Program in Speech and Hearing Bioscience and Technology have demonstrated that salicylates, a class of non-steroidal inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), reduced the proliferation and viability of cultured vestibular schwannoma cells that cause a sometimes lethal intracranial tumor that typically causes hearing loss and tinnitus.

9 Feb 2015

Tips for finding quality patient portals

Patient Portals are a trending item in the healthcare industry, but what does the term "Patient Portal" really mean? And more importantly, what can a Patient Portal do for you?

9 Feb 2015

Technology News and Research

Duke University researchers devise new method to activate genes with light

Clinical Innovations introduces traxi Panniculus Retractor with Retentus Technology

HIMSS to honor Elsevier's Michelle Troseth with Nursing Informatics Leadership Award

NMR and inhibiting HIV: an interview with Professor Michael Summers

Xenics and VUmc collaborate in thermography project for clinical research

Lintec to commercialize carbon nanotubes developed at UTD

New data may reveal how people perceive wind power noise

Study provides further evidence of cerebellum's role in higher cognitive functions

Leading medical societies jointly release new statement on using carrier screening in reproductive medicine

AMGA urges President to reconsider proposal that restricts patient access to imaging services

Artificial mini-organism: An alternative to animal testing

Researchers report novel method for minimally invasive tissue ablation surgery

New RT-DC technology enables faster and continuous mechanical screening of cells

Scientists develop potential new therapy based on cow's immune molecules for hormone deficiencies

Groundbreaking study reveals potential dangers of ice hockey for young athletes

Colored electronic wristbands speed up triage of victims during mass casualty incidents

Investigators develop microbiome map of New York City subway system

Two researchers receive Pioneer Award from Human Gene Therapy

Salicylates drugs reduce proliferation, viability of cultured vestibular schwannoma cells

Tips for finding quality patient portals

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