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Mauna Kea receives regulatory approval in Japan for Cellvizio flagship product

Mauna Kea Technologies, leader in the optical biopsy market, announced today it received regulatory approval in Japan for the company's Cellvizio flagship product.

28 Apr 2014

MedScope partners to provide PERS devices and services to Visiting Angels' franchisees

MedScope, the leading provider of high-tech medical alert systems, and Visiting Angels, one of the nation's largest in-home care companies, have jointly announced a partnership to provide MedScope's full array of Personal Emergency Response System (PERS) devices and services to Visiting Angels' franchisees.

28 Apr 2014

Cover Oregon poised to join federal exchange

With encouragement from the Obama administration, an Oregon panel recommended Thursday that the state pull the plug on its glitch-ridden website and switch to the federal insurance marketplace. The final decision is expected to be made Friday by its exchange board. Oregon built what is widely regarded as the worst-functioning state exchange in the nation.

26 Apr 2014

Novel technique tests brain waves as external stimuli are processed

Have you ever accidently missed a red light or a stop sign? Or have you heard someone mention a visible event that you passed by but totally missed seeing?

26 Apr 2014

Virginia Tech scientist receives grant to develop technique to detect subcellular location of protein

Virginia Tech chemical engineer Chang Lu and his colleagues have used a National Science Foundation grant to develop a technique to detect subcellular location of a protein.

26 Apr 2014

MGH investigators develop next-generation genome editing system

A next-generation genome editing system developed by Massachusetts General Hospital investigators substantially decreases the risk of producing unwanted, off-target gene mutations. In a paper receiving online publication in Nature Biotechnology, the researchers report a new CRISPR-based RNA-guided nuclease technology that uses two guide RNAs, significantly reducing the chance of cutting through DNA strands at mismatched sites.

26 Apr 2014

Engineering breakthrough allows cancer researchers to create living tumors

Drexel's Wei Sun, PhD, Albert Soffa chair professor in the College of Engineering, has devised a method for 3D printing tumors that could soon be taking cancer research out of the petri dish.

26 Apr 2014

WGU highlights importance of highly educated nurses

In the wake of new research published earlier this year in The Lancet, Western Governors University, www.wgu.edu, is preparing for National Nurses Week by highlighting the importance of highly educated nurses.

25 Apr 2014

Covidien net sales increase 3% to $2.60 billion in second quarter fiscal 2014

Covidien plc today announced financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2014. Second-quarter net sales of $2.60 billion increased 3% from the $2.53 billion in the second quarter a year ago. Operational sales growth was 4% in the second quarter, as foreign exchange rate movement lowered the quarterly sales growth rate by just over one percentage point.

25 Apr 2014

Researchers develop new way to detect drowsy drivers

Researchers at Washington State University Spokane have developed a new way to detect when drivers are about to nod off behind the wheel.

25 Apr 2014

Alimera Sciences inks Loan and Security Agreement with Hercules Technology Growth Capital

Alimera Sciences, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company that specializes in the research, development and commercialization of prescription ophthalmic pharmaceuticals, announced today that its United Kingdom subsidiary, Alimera Sciences Limited, has entered into a Loan and Security Agreement with Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc. for a term loan in the principal amount of up to $35 million.

25 Apr 2014

First Edition: April 25, 2014

Today's headlines include reports about a recommendation that Oregon switch its troubled health exchange from a state-run marketplace to healthcare.gov.

25 Apr 2014

MIT researchers develop test that can rapidly assess DNA repair systems

Our DNA is under constant attack from many sources, including environmental pollutants, ultraviolet light, and radiation. Fortunately, cells have several major DNA repair systems that can fix this damage, which may lead to cancer and other diseases if not mended.

25 Apr 2014

Researchers develop data-based model that accurately estimates A1c using self-monitored blood glucose

Hemoglobin A1c is the standard measurement for assessing glycemic control over time in people with diabetes. Blood levels of A1c are typically measured every few months in a laboratory, but now researchers have developed a data-based model that accurately estimates A1c using self-monitored blood glucose (SMBG) readings, as described in Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics (DTT), a peer-reviewed journal from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers.

25 Apr 2014

Washington, Minnesota tout exchange sign-ups, while Oregon official exits

Another top official for the Cover Oregon exchange submitted her resignation this week, while a technology committee decides whether the state should participate in the federal exchange or fix the existing website with the help of a new contractor.

25 Apr 2014

Researchers develop new process to create inexpensive high quality lenses using hanging droplets

A droplet of clear liquid can bend light, acting as a lens. Now, by exploiting this well-known phenomenon, researchers have developed a new process to create inexpensive high quality lenses that will cost less than a penny apiece.

25 Apr 2014

Researcher to recieve 2014 EMBO Gold Medal at FEBS-EMBO Meeting

EMBO today announced Sophie Martin of the University of Lausanne, Switzerland, as the winner of the 2014 EMBO Gold Medal. The award acknowledges her work to understand the molecular events that define the organization and development of the cell.

25 Apr 2014

FDA grants marketing approval to GlaxoSmithKline's diabetes drug based on Novozymes' Veltis technology

The US Food and Drug Administration has granted marketing approval to GlaxoSmithKline's new type 2 diabetes drug, branded Tanzeum in the US and Eperzan in Europe, which uses Novozymes' Veltis technology to achieve an extended half-life that means patients are only required to inject their medication once a week.

25 Apr 2014

Biomedical engineer develops highly innovative technology to make blood transfusions safer

A biomedical engineer at the University of Houston (UH) is working to develop highly innovative technology to make blood transfusions safer. His work is supported by a $1.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

25 Apr 2014

New ultrasound device could help identify arterial plaque that cause heart attack, stroke

Researchers from North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have developed a new ultrasound device that could help identify arterial plaque that is at high risk of breaking off and causing heart attack or stroke.

25 Apr 2014

Technology News and Research

Mauna Kea receives regulatory approval in Japan for Cellvizio flagship product

MedScope partners to provide PERS devices and services to Visiting Angels' franchisees

Cover Oregon poised to join federal exchange

Novel technique tests brain waves as external stimuli are processed

Virginia Tech scientist receives grant to develop technique to detect subcellular location of protein

MGH investigators develop next-generation genome editing system

Engineering breakthrough allows cancer researchers to create living tumors

WGU highlights importance of highly educated nurses

Covidien net sales increase 3% to $2.60 billion in second quarter fiscal 2014

Researchers develop new way to detect drowsy drivers

Alimera Sciences inks Loan and Security Agreement with Hercules Technology Growth Capital

First Edition: April 25, 2014

MIT researchers develop test that can rapidly assess DNA repair systems

Researchers develop data-based model that accurately estimates A1c using self-monitored blood glucose

Washington, Minnesota tout exchange sign-ups, while Oregon official exits

Researchers develop new process to create inexpensive high quality lenses using hanging droplets

Researcher to recieve 2014 EMBO Gold Medal at FEBS-EMBO Meeting

FDA grants marketing approval to GlaxoSmithKline's diabetes drug based on Novozymes' Veltis technology

Biomedical engineer develops highly innovative technology to make blood transfusions safer

New ultrasound device could help identify arterial plaque that cause heart attack, stroke

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