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Imperial College London receives £40 million gift for new biomedical engineering centre

Imperial College London is to build a new and pioneering biomedical engineering centre thanks to an unprecedented £40 million gift from Michael Uren OBE and the Michael Uren Foundation.

27 May 2014

Study suggests that stiff arteries alone enough to cause high BP in "virtual human"

High blood pressure is highly age-related and affects more than 1 billion people worldwide. But doctors can't fully explain the cause of 90 per cent of all cases. A computer model of a "virtual human" suggests that stiff arteries alone are enough to cause high blood pressure.

27 May 2014

Eyeball Networks releases Messenger SDK Version 10

Eyeball Networks today announced the release of Messenger SDK version 10, bringing HD video conferencing to 3G and 4G networks and devices.

27 May 2014

Research report on medical waste management market

MRRBIZ includes new market research report "Medical Waste Management Market (Activity Type - Collection, Processing And Disposal; Waste Generators - Large Quantity Generators And Small Quantity Generators) Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends And Forecast, 2013 - 2019" to its large collection of research report.

27 May 2014

X-ray dark-field radiography creates higher resolution images of lung disease

Scientists at the Helmholtz Zentrum München (HMGU) working in cooperation with the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Hospital (KUM) and the Technischen Universität München (TUM) tested for the first time X-ray dark-field radiography on a living organism for the diagnosis of lung disease.

27 May 2014

Inovio announces positive results on DNA-based monoclonal antibody therapy targeting CHIKV

Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that its novel DNA-based therapeutic monoclonal antibody targeting Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) completely protected mice from a lethal CHIKV challenge.

27 May 2014

Wolters Kluwer Health launches UpToDate Anywhere mobile app in the UK

Today, Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today the UK launch of UpToDate® Anywhere, enabling hospitals and healthcare organisations to provide clinicians with access to its acclaimed clinical decision support resource anytime, anywhere via mobile app and electronic patient record (EPR).

27 May 2014

RUB philosopher assesses suggestions for new healthcare system

Who is supposed to pay for it? The healthcare industry of western industrialised nations has financing problems: technology marches on and makes new, sophisticated treatments possible; at the same time, the population is ageing.

26 May 2014

Analytik announces UK and Ireland release of the SciAps Inspector 500 SWIR Raman for the pharmaceutical industry

Analytik, leading suppliers of innovative analytical instrumentation, announce the SciAps Inspector 500 SWIR Raman system for the pharmaceutical industry.

23 May 2014

Inovio Pharmaceuticals proposes 1-for-4 reverse split of common stock

Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that at the Company's Annual General Meeting held May 22, 2014, the Company's shareholders approved the proposal of a reverse split of the Company's common stock.

23 May 2014

Experts discuss potential advantages of bioresorbable vascular scaffolds at EuroPCR 2014

At EuroPCR 2014 yesterday, experts discussed the development in evidence for bioresorbable vascular scaffolds, which represent an era of vascular restoration in interventional cardiology.

23 May 2014

BIOTRONIK ProMRI ICD trial expansion achieves FDA approval

BIOTRONIK, a leading manufacturer of cardiovascular medical devices, announced today that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a significant expansion of its ongoing ProMRI® trial.

23 May 2014

Oregon Gov. releases subpoenas probing failed exchange

Grand jury subpoenas issued by federal investigators last week and released Tuesday by Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber demand all records, including email correspondence related to the application or receipt of federal funds for building the state's failed website.

23 May 2014

New report raises important questions about transcranial direct current stimulation

Over the past several decades, neurostimulation techniques such as transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) have gradually gained favour in the public eye. In a new report, published yesterday in the prestigious scientific journal Neuron, IRCM ethics experts raise important questions about the rising tide of tDCS coverage in the media, while regulatory action is lacking and ethical issues need to be addressed.

23 May 2014

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Imperial College London receives £40 million gift for new biomedical engineering centre

Study suggests that stiff arteries alone enough to cause high BP in "virtual human"

Eyeball Networks releases Messenger SDK Version 10

Research report on medical waste management market

X-ray dark-field radiography creates higher resolution images of lung disease

Inovio announces positive results on DNA-based monoclonal antibody therapy targeting CHIKV

Wolters Kluwer Health launches UpToDate Anywhere mobile app in the UK

RUB philosopher assesses suggestions for new healthcare system

Analytik announces UK and Ireland release of the SciAps Inspector 500 SWIR Raman for the pharmaceutical industry

Inovio Pharmaceuticals proposes 1-for-4 reverse split of common stock

Experts discuss potential advantages of bioresorbable vascular scaffolds at EuroPCR 2014

BIOTRONIK ProMRI ICD trial expansion achieves FDA approval

Oregon Gov. releases subpoenas probing failed exchange

New report raises important questions about transcranial direct current stimulation

Norwegian scientists win 2014 Körber prize for their research on grid activity

EKF affirms that novel sTNFR1/2 biomarkers can help predict end-stage renal disease

Pain receptors may hold key to treating obesity, diabetes and improving metabolic health

NIST produces specialized xenon gas used in biomedical analysis, medical imaging

iRhythm Technologies closes $17 million Series E financing

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Industry Focus eBook - Forensics & toxicology (2nd edition) eBook

The Critical Role of Sample Storage in Drug Discovery and Development

Advancing Neuroscience Research Through Collaboration and Patient-Centered Innovation

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