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NHS Alliance collaborates with ITN Productions to launch NHS Alliance TV 2013

The NHS Alliance and ITN Productions have joined forces to release NHS Alliance TV 2013, an in-depth, sector-focussed news programme for healthcare professionals. Hosted by Natasha Kaplinsky from ITN's London studios, NHS Alliance TV was launched to over 500 industry leaders at the NHS Alliance Conference, and is now available on ITN's dedicated Healthcare News website.

16 Dec 2013

Duke research team develops better recipe for synthetic replacement cartilage in joints

A Duke research team has developed a better recipe for synthetic replacement cartilage in joints.

16 Dec 2013

Researchers gain better understanding of neurochemical basis of addiction with optogenetics

Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center researchers are gaining a better understanding of the neurochemical basis of addiction with a new technology called optogenetics.

16 Dec 2013

Cornell engineers create smartCARD that uses smartphone's camera to read cholesterol level

With a new smartphone device, you can now take an accurate iPhone camera selfie that could save your life - it reads your cholesterol level in about a minute.

16 Dec 2013

Aerogen wins Medical Technology Company award for its innovative solutions to healthcare providers

Aerogen, a medical device and drug delivery company has been honoured as the Medical Technology Company of the Year Award 2013. Aerogen's patented vibrating mesh technology turns liquid medication into a fine particle mist, gently and effectively delivering drugs to the lungs of critically ill patients.

16 Dec 2013

Blending more ethanol into fuel to reduce air pollution carries hidden risk

Blending more ethanol into fuel to cut air pollution from vehicles carries a hidden risk that toxic or even explosive gases may find their way into buildings, according to researchers at Rice University.

15 Dec 2013

High-risk pool extension gives sick Americans more time to choose a health plan

The decision will give an estimated 85,000 people who were enrolled in the pre-existing condition insurance plans created by the health law, which were originally scheduled to expire on Jan. 1, an extra month to enroll in new coverage.

14 Dec 2013

Children can reap positive health benefits from increased physical activity

Studies conducted by the Appalachian State University Human Performance Laboratory at the NC Research Campus in Kannapolis, N.C., show that when children increase their level of physical activity, they experience positive health benefits quickly.

13 Dec 2013

Indegene’s MCM division launches Brand-Focused Solutions for brand marketing teams

Indegene, a leading provider of R&D, commercial, and marketing solutions to top global pharmaceutical and healthcare organizations, today announced that its Multi-channel Marketing (MCM) division has launched a suite of Brand-Focused Solutions for the brand marketing teams.

13 Dec 2013

First Edition: December 13, 2013

Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including reports about a set of steps taken by the Obama administration in an effort to help consumers avoid coverage lapses as the health law takes effect.

13 Dec 2013

CEO Cancer Gold Standard accreditation awarded to Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., the largest U.S. subsidiary of Boehringer Ingelheim Corporation, based in Ridgefield, CT, is leading by example when it comes to promoting workplace wellness and encouraging healthier behavior.

13 Dec 2013

Skin cells can migrate over regions devoid of support from extracellular matrix

A team of researchers from the National University of Singapore have discovered that outer skin cells are able to unite to form suspended "bridges" during wound healing. The new findings will pave the way for tissue engineering, such as the design of artificial skin, and better wound treatment.

13 Dec 2013

Cardiac patients can benefit from home-based high intensity training

Cardiac patients can benefit from home-based high intensity training, even without the support of fancy training equipment or a clinic, new research from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology has shown.

13 Dec 2013

VG Life Sciences provides update to HCQ-sorafenib combination Phase I Study for advanced stage solid tumors

VG Life Sciences, a biotechnology company, announces today an update to its Physician-IND Phase I Study to test tolerability and toxicity of its patented technology in patients with advanced stage solid tumors.

13 Dec 2013

Arden Photonics BQM-50 Beam Propagation Analyser Compact offers easier way of characterizing laser beams

The Arden Photonics BQM-50 Beam Propagation Analyser Compact, based on a prototype developed by the National Physical Laboratory, offers customers a quicker and easier way of characterising laser beams to optimise their performance.

13 Dec 2013

Georgia State University creates new research center to advance nanotechnology and biomedicine

The Center for Nano-Optics, a research center whose focus on the science of developing tools and instruments as small as 1,000 times thinner than a human hair could lead to major breakthroughs in technology and biomedicine, has been created at Georgia State University.

13 Dec 2013

New test may help decrease risk of suicidality in patients treated with antidepressants

The new test, based on research carried out at the Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, should help doctors to decrease the risk of suicidality in patients treated with antidepressants who show certain gene markers. Sundance is completing a new round of funding to extend the initial validation results reported by the Institute. The company plans to launch the test immediately as a laboratory developed test. In addition, clinical studies in support of a U.S. Food and Drug Administration submission for market clearance, CE marking and reimbursement will be initiated. Sundance expects to submit its application to the agencies within 18 months.

13 Dec 2013

Transport of bacterial substrates through injectisome observed almost in real time

When attacking body cells, bacteria, such as salmonellae or Yersinia (plague pathogens), inject specific bacterial proteins through hollow, syringe-like structures - called injectisomes - into the host cells. These substances reprogram the cells and can thus overcome their defense. From then on, they can infiltrate the cells unhindered in large numbers, and trigger diseases such as typhus, plague, or cholera.

13 Dec 2013

Experts develop innovative technologies to improve healthcare and border security

With a solemn ceremony organized on December 11, 2013 NCBJ concluded the 85.5 million PLN worth "AiD" R&D project co-financed by European Union. Project outcomes include 3 demonstrators of innovative medical devices (Coline 6, IntraLine, and InLine PN50) and 2 demonstrators of cargo scanners developed to improve security at European border crossing checkpoints (SWAN and CANIS).

13 Dec 2013

Health Law Op-Eds: Obama must 'fire some people'; the law's many possible futures; Obamacare 'is a disaster'

Though the site is working vastly better today than it was two months ago, the debut of HealthCare.gov was a genuine disaster. Specifically, it was a management disaster. CMS's information technology department botched its job as systems integrator for HealthCare.gov. CMS management botched the job of recognizing that CMS's IT department was botching its job.

13 Dec 2013

Technology News and Research

NHS Alliance collaborates with ITN Productions to launch NHS Alliance TV 2013

Duke research team develops better recipe for synthetic replacement cartilage in joints

Researchers gain better understanding of neurochemical basis of addiction with optogenetics

Cornell engineers create smartCARD that uses smartphone's camera to read cholesterol level

Aerogen wins Medical Technology Company award for its innovative solutions to healthcare providers

Blending more ethanol into fuel to reduce air pollution carries hidden risk

High-risk pool extension gives sick Americans more time to choose a health plan

Children can reap positive health benefits from increased physical activity

Indegene’s MCM division launches Brand-Focused Solutions for brand marketing teams

First Edition: December 13, 2013

CEO Cancer Gold Standard accreditation awarded to Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals

Skin cells can migrate over regions devoid of support from extracellular matrix

Cardiac patients can benefit from home-based high intensity training

VG Life Sciences provides update to HCQ-sorafenib combination Phase I Study for advanced stage solid tumors

Arden Photonics BQM-50 Beam Propagation Analyser Compact offers easier way of characterizing laser beams

Georgia State University creates new research center to advance nanotechnology and biomedicine

New test may help decrease risk of suicidality in patients treated with antidepressants

Transport of bacterial substrates through injectisome observed almost in real time

Experts develop innovative technologies to improve healthcare and border security

Health Law Op-Eds: Obama must 'fire some people'; the law's many possible futures; Obamacare 'is a disaster'

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

Advancing Intracellular Delivery with LumiPore®

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