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iASSIST device improves surgical precision, accuracy in total knee replacements

Each year, approximately 600,000 total knee replacement procedures are performed in the United States, a number that is expected to rise exponentially in the next decade as the population ages. Successful surgeries require precise alignment in the knee, a challenging task made even more daunting by the expected rise in procedures. To help meet this demand, UC San Diego Health System is the first in the nation to use iASSIST, a computer navigation system with Bluetooth-like technology that improves surgical precision and accuracy in total knee replacements, decreasing the need for revision surgery.

20 Feb 2014

Wellcome Trust to launch new digital publication dedicated to science of life

Mosaic, a new digital publication dedicated to exploring the science of life, is set to launch on 4 March 2014. Mosaic will carry long-form features, articles and films that tell the stories behind biomedical research and its impact on society.

20 Feb 2014

Supercomputer dramatically accelerates genome analysis

Although the time and cost of sequencing an entire human genome has plummeted, analyzing the resulting three billion base pairs of genetic information from a single genome can take many months.

20 Feb 2014

University of Iowa study finds that police work, like many other jobs, is mostly sedentary

Are you active at your job? If you're like most workers, you probably aren't. And the consequences could be deadly.

20 Feb 2014

Scientists receive 2014 Dan David Prize for exceptional excellence in sciences, arts and humanities

Pulitzer Prize-winning Holocaust historian Prof. Saul Friedlander and artificial intelligence pioneer Prof. Marvin Minsky are among the winners of the 2014 Dan David Prize, which annually bestows three awards of $1 million each.

20 Feb 2014

Pediatric Cancer Genome Project identifies genetic alteration in brain tumor ependymoma

The St. Jude Children's Research Hospital-Washington University Pediatric Cancer Genome Project has identified the most common genetic alteration ever reported in the brain tumor ependymoma and evidence that the alteration drives tumor development. The research appears February 19 as an advanced online publication in the scientific journal Nature.

20 Feb 2014

Certain fragments of DNA shed by tumors can be used to non-invasively screen for early-stage cancers

Certain fragments of DNA shed by tumors into the bloodstream can potentially be used to non-invasively screen for early-stage cancers, monitor responses to treatment and help explain why some cancers are resistant to therapies, according to results of an international study led by Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center investigators.

20 Feb 2014

Study highlights lack of policies or guidelines regarding wheelchairs and seating provision in Ireland

A study on wheelchair provision, undertaken by the University of Limerick, has highlighted a worrying lack of any national policies or guidelines in support of the 40,000 people who use wheelchairs and seating assistive technology in Ireland.

20 Feb 2014

Purdue’s new innovation improves drug therapies by making real-time decisions about treatment options

Oncologists and cancer patients could improve the results of drug therapies by making real-time decisions about treatment options using an innovation developed in Purdue University's College of Pharmacy.

20 Feb 2014

New radiation-free MRI test effectively diagnoses cancer in children

A new type of whole-body magnetic resonance imaging test could be an alternative to standard positron emission tomography/computed tomography imaging for assessing cancer in children and young adults, but without exposure to radiation that has been shown to increase the risk of secondary cancers in later life.

20 Feb 2014

Toshiba announces strategic relationship with Aprima to offer KIRAbook Ultrabook computer

Toshiba's Digital Products Division (DPD), a division of Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., today announced a strategic relationship with Aprima Medical Software, Inc., a leading provider of Electronic Health Record (EHR), Practice Management (PM) and Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) solutions.

20 Feb 2014

IEEE-SA and MEMS Industry Group sign MOU on eHealth and Internet of Things

IEEE, the world's largest professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for humanity, announced that the IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA) and MEMS Industry Group (MIG), the trade association advancing micro-electromechanical systems across global markets, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to help accelerate and broaden the adoption of globally relevant standards-based technologies for eHealth and the Internet of Things (IoT).

20 Feb 2014

UnitedHealthcare, Konami bring DDR CE Classroom Edition "exergame" to Boys & Girls Club of Southern Nevada

UnitedHealthcare and Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc., today are bringing the DanceDanceRevolution (DDR CE) Classroom Edition "exergame" to the Boys & Girls Club of Southern Nevada, where local youths will use the popular dance game to have fun and improve their fitness.

20 Feb 2014

IBM content analysis software helps identify patients at risk for developing heart failure

IBM today announced that Virginia health system Carilion Clinic has identified 8,500 patients at risk for developing heart failure in a pilot project that could lead to early intervention and better care for these patients.

20 Feb 2014

BONESUPPORT launches new registry to collect data of CERAMENT™|G to protect bone infections

BONESUPPORT, an emerging leader in injectable bone substitutes for orthopedic trauma, bone infections and instrument augmentation related to orthopedic surgery, announced today the launch of a new registry to collect long term data of CERAMENT™|G, the first injectable antibiotic eluting, osteoconductive, ceramic bone substitute indicated to promote and protect bone healing being jeopardized by infection.

20 Feb 2014

CardioCell announces new clinical trials using allogeneic stem-cell therapy to treat subjects with AMI

CardioCell LLC announces two new clinical trials using its allogeneic stem-cell therapy to treat subjects with acute myocardial infarction (AMI), a problem facing more than 1.26 million Americans annually.

20 Feb 2014

NYU Langone and SonaCare Medical join forces to advance therapeutic ultrasound technology

NYU Langone Medical Center and SonaCare Medical, LLC (SonaCare Medical), a global leader in minimally invasive focused therapeutic ultrasound technologies, announced a collaboration to develop tools and clinical procedures based on the use of advanced focused therapeutic ultrasound technology.

20 Feb 2014

Loyola University receives grant from American Heart Association for cardiac research

The American Heart Association has awarded Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine $438,740 for cardiac research in 2013, bringing the lifetime total the organization has awarded to Loyola to $10.6 million.

20 Feb 2014

Cook Medical launches new treatment option for otolaryngologists

Cook Medical has launched a new treatment option for otolaryngologists (ear, nose and throat specialists) who repair the dura mater following cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leaks at the base of the skull. Cook's Biodesign Duraplasty Graft is the latest Biodesign product from Cook Medical's Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery clinical division.

From COOK MEDICAL INC. 20 Feb 2014

PBL Assay Science, HumanZyme ink licensing agreement to expand reagent offerings

PBL Assay Science announces a licensing agreement with HumanZyme, Inc. (Chicago, USA) to expand reagent offerings. The agreement allows PBL to provide ~50 authentic human cell-expressed (HCE) cytokines and growth factors directly to scientists worldwide.

From PBL Assay Science 20 Feb 2014

Technology News and Research

iASSIST device improves surgical precision, accuracy in total knee replacements

Wellcome Trust to launch new digital publication dedicated to science of life

Supercomputer dramatically accelerates genome analysis

University of Iowa study finds that police work, like many other jobs, is mostly sedentary

Scientists receive 2014 Dan David Prize for exceptional excellence in sciences, arts and humanities

Pediatric Cancer Genome Project identifies genetic alteration in brain tumor ependymoma

Certain fragments of DNA shed by tumors can be used to non-invasively screen for early-stage cancers

Study highlights lack of policies or guidelines regarding wheelchairs and seating provision in Ireland

Purdue’s new innovation improves drug therapies by making real-time decisions about treatment options

New radiation-free MRI test effectively diagnoses cancer in children

Toshiba announces strategic relationship with Aprima to offer KIRAbook Ultrabook computer

IEEE-SA and MEMS Industry Group sign MOU on eHealth and Internet of Things

UnitedHealthcare, Konami bring DDR CE Classroom Edition "exergame" to Boys & Girls Club of Southern Nevada

IBM content analysis software helps identify patients at risk for developing heart failure

BONESUPPORT launches new registry to collect data of CERAMENT™|G to protect bone infections

CardioCell announces new clinical trials using allogeneic stem-cell therapy to treat subjects with AMI

NYU Langone and SonaCare Medical join forces to advance therapeutic ultrasound technology

Loyola University receives grant from American Heart Association for cardiac research

Cook Medical launches new treatment option for otolaryngologists

PBL Assay Science, HumanZyme ink licensing agreement to expand reagent offerings

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Advancing Neuroscience Research Through Collaboration and Patient-Centered Innovation

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