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Elekta updates latest R&D work with special focus on high field MRI-guided radiation therapy

Elekta updated the market this morning on its latest research and development initiatives, with special focus on Atlantic, the first generation high field MRI-guided radiation therapy system. The company unveiled plans to introduce this game-changing technology in 2017 and deliver the first systems in 2018.

From Elekta 22 Jan 2015

Social media sites associated with significant drop in pounds

How can Facebook aid someone in their weight loss journey? According to recent research from the Arnold School of Health at the University of South Carolina, use of the social media site can be associated with a significant drop in pounds, especially during the critical maintenance period of a weight loss journey, where support from the clinical staff decreases.

22 Jan 2015

New report outlines physician coercion when switching EHRs

The American Academy of Family Physicians' Family Practice Management Journal has released a new report outlining physician coercion when switching EHRs. The survey shows doctors are being forced to switch EHRs and points to widespread dissatisfaction among physicians who've switched.

22 Jan 2015

Mount Sinai study measures ability of artificial pancreas in preventing hypoglycemia in T1D patients

A newly launched clinical research study at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is examining whether an artificial pancreas (AP) can prevent too low blood sugar levels or hypoglycemia in patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D) as they sleep. People fast as they sleep and nighttime hypoglycemia can cause seizures, and coma or death in rare cases, among the more than three million Americans with type 1 diabetes.

22 Jan 2015

Clarkston Consulting releases 2015 Life Sciences Trends Report

Clarkston Consulting, a management and technology consulting firm specializing in the life sciences and consumer products industries, just released their 2015 Life Sciences Trends Report.

21 Jan 2015

Nortek announces acquisition of Anthro

Nortek, Inc., a global diversified industrial company with leading brands and innovative air management and technology-driven products and solutions for residential and commercial applications, today announced it has acquired Anthro Corporation, a designer and manufacturer of technology furniture.

21 Jan 2015

UH Case Medical Center offers new test for coronary artery disease

Medical tests are stressful. Invasive tests, stress tests and unnecessary surgeries are too, not to mention the costs associated with all of them, but the alternative of undiagnosed heart problems are not. They can be fatal.

21 Jan 2015

NetHope announces new partnership to expand support to combat Ebola outbreak in West Africa

NetHope, a consortium of 42 leading international humanitarian organizations, announced today a partnership with Facebook, the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, Cisco, EveryLayer and Inveneo to expand their support for effective communications capabilities to combat the Ebola outbreak in West Africa and promote sustainable recovery in the region.

21 Jan 2015

Penn, Spark Therapeutics expand strategic relationship to develop treatment for progressive blindness

The University of Pennsylvania has announced an expanded relationship with Spark Therapeutics, a late-stage gene therapy company developing treatments for debilitating, genetic diseases.

21 Jan 2015

Echo Therapeutics re-establishes operational and strategic partnership with MTIA

Echo Therapeutics, Inc., a medical device company focused on skin permeation, continuous glucose monitoring, and associated technologies, announced today that it has re-established its operational and strategic partnership with Medical Technologies Innovation Asia, Ltd., Hong Kong, and has initiated the technology transfer process.

21 Jan 2015

Experts hail new Smartinhaler device that encourages child asthmatics to take medications

A NEW technology that encourages child asthmatics to take medications has been hailed by experts as a breakthrough device, after a landmark study, showed children were 180% more likely to comply with drug regimes.

21 Jan 2015

VolitionRx initiates pilot study to assess effectiveness of NuQ assays for ovarian cancer

VolitionRx Limited, a life sciences company focused on developing blood-based diagnostic tests for a broad range of cancer types and other conditions, today announced it has signed an agreement to commence a pilot ovarian cancer study in collaboration with Singapore General Hospital.

21 Jan 2015

Trovagene, Genomac Research Institute to expand clinical collaboration

Trovagene, Inc., today announced it will expand the clinical collaboration with Genomac Research Institute in Prague, Czech Republic. Trovagene Precision Cancer Monitoring SM technology will be used in two prospective clinical studies for the early detection of emerging oncogene mutations indicative of resistance to targeted therapies used to treat colorectal and lung cancer.

21 Jan 2015

AMBER unveils new bone repair technology

AMBER, the Science Foundation Ireland funded materials science centre, hosted in Trinity College Dublin, has today unveiled a new bone repair technology, which has led to an injured racehorse returning to winning ways after successful jaw reconstruction.

21 Jan 2015

COMPARE project aims to speed up global response to infectious disease outbreaks

A large EU project intends to speed up the detection of and response to disease outbreaks among humans and animals worldwide through the use of new genome technology. The aim is to reduce the impact and cost of disease outbreaks. To that end 28 European partners, including the Technical University of Denmark, have received more than 20 million euro in funding from the EU.

21 Jan 2015

New peer-reviewed book discusses potential solutions to food security challenges

The current successes and failures that are shaping food systems around the world and potential solutions to food security challenges are discussed in a new peer-reviewed book edited by Dr.Udaya Sekhar Nagothu of Bioforsk.

21 Jan 2015

Study: ICSI technique no better than conventional IVF

The use of an assisted reproduction technique known as intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) doubled between 1996 and 2012, although compared with conventional in vitro fertilization (IVF), use of ICSI was not associated with improved reproductive outcomes, according to a study in the January 20 issue of JAMA.

21 Jan 2015

New research on safest way to position women during labor

New research is challenging what many obstetricians and physician anesthesiologists believe is the best way to position women during labor. According to a study published in the February issue of Anesthesiology, the official medical journal of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, the traditional practice of positioning women on their side, with hips tilted at 15 degrees, during labor does not effectively reduce compression of the inferior vena cava, a large vein located near the abdominal area that returns blood to the heart, as previously thought.

21 Jan 2015

UB researchers design nanoparticle that may open door for new 'hypermodal' imaging systems

Using two biocompatible parts, University at Buffalo researchers and their colleagues have designed a nanoparticle that can be detected by six medical imaging techniques.

21 Jan 2015

MU's Kattesh Katti named 2015 Hevesy Medal Award winner for contributing to nanomedicine

Gold nanoparticles have been proven useful in a number of medical applications. Scientists are developing nanoparticles to produce pharmaceuticals used in the imaging and diagnosis of diseases such as cancer, arthritis, Parkinson's disease and eye degeneration.

21 Jan 2015

Technology News and Research

Elekta updates latest R&D work with special focus on high field MRI-guided radiation therapy

Social media sites associated with significant drop in pounds

New report outlines physician coercion when switching EHRs

Mount Sinai study measures ability of artificial pancreas in preventing hypoglycemia in T1D patients

Clarkston Consulting releases 2015 Life Sciences Trends Report

Nortek announces acquisition of Anthro

UH Case Medical Center offers new test for coronary artery disease

NetHope announces new partnership to expand support to combat Ebola outbreak in West Africa

Penn, Spark Therapeutics expand strategic relationship to develop treatment for progressive blindness

Echo Therapeutics re-establishes operational and strategic partnership with MTIA

Experts hail new Smartinhaler device that encourages child asthmatics to take medications

VolitionRx initiates pilot study to assess effectiveness of NuQ assays for ovarian cancer

Trovagene, Genomac Research Institute to expand clinical collaboration

AMBER unveils new bone repair technology

COMPARE project aims to speed up global response to infectious disease outbreaks

New peer-reviewed book discusses potential solutions to food security challenges

Study: ICSI technique no better than conventional IVF

New research on safest way to position women during labor

UB researchers design nanoparticle that may open door for new 'hypermodal' imaging systems

MU's Kattesh Katti named 2015 Hevesy Medal Award winner for contributing to nanomedicine

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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