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Scientists develop fully automated system to identify sepsis in infants within hours

New detection methods could shorten the detection of sepsis from days down to only a few hours. Sepsis is a possibly mortal bacterial infection. It affects neonates and young infants more severely since their immune system is not fully developed. Now scientists are developing a fully automated system, which can identify sepsis in infants within hours instead of days.

5 Feb 2014

Researcher finds 42% of U.S. hospitals use some type of "telehealth" approach

In the first national look at how broadly web-based technologies are being used to provide health care, a University of Michigan researcher has found that 42 percent of U.S. hospitals use some type of "telehealth" approach.

5 Feb 2014

Study: Sensitivity to pain could be altered by person's lifestyle and environment

Researchers at King's College London have discovered that sensitivity to pain could be altered by a person's lifestyle and environment throughout their lifetime. The study is the first to find that pain sensitivity, previously thought to be relatively inflexible, can change as a result of genes being switched on or off by lifestyle and environmental factors - a process called epigenetics, which chemically alters the expression of genes.

5 Feb 2014

Scientists engineered microchip coated with blood vessel cells to study cardiovascular nanomedicine

Designing nanomedicine to combat diseases is a hot area of scientific research, primarily for treating cancer, but very little is known in the context of atherosclerotic disease.

5 Feb 2014

Tele-emergency services can successfully extend emergency care in rural hospitals

New research from the University of Iowa supports the claim that tele-emergency services can successfully extend emergency care in rural hospitals. The study was published in the February edition of Health Affairs.

5 Feb 2014

Great Lakes NeuroTechnologies receives another patent for Parkinson’s disease monitoring technology

Great Lakes NeuroTechnologies announced today they have received another allowance of claims from the U.S. Patent Office. The application covers a system and method of controlling Parkinson's therapy in response to motor symptoms.

5 Feb 2014

DePuy Synthes Spine signs representative agreement for marketing LifeNet Health's cellular allografts

DePuy Synthes Spine and DePuy Synthes Biomaterials, divisions of DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc., announced today they have entered into an exclusive worldwide representative agreement for the marketing and promotion of a new cellular allograft product developed by LifeNet Health, a world leader in allograft bio-implants and cellular therapies.

5 Feb 2014

Splicing findings offer lung cancer clues

Researchers from Spain have identified several new splicing events regulated by the oncogenic splicing factor SRSF1 in lung cancer, suggesting that their dysregulation is involved in the pathogenesis of the disease.

4 Feb 2014

OGT awarded NHS tender to supply oligo-based arrays for cytogenetics

Oxford Gene Technology, provider of innovative genetics research and biomarker solutions to advance molecular medicine, has been awarded a significant tender by the UK National Health Service for the supply of oligo-based arrays for cytogenetics.

From Oxford Gene Technology 4 Feb 2014

Domain Therapeutics, XOMA to jointly evaluate DTect-All to identify allosteric modulator antibodies

Domain Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company specializing in the research and development of new drug candidates targeting G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), today announces it has entered into a multi-step collaboration with XOMA Corporation, a leader in the discovery and development of therapeutic antibodies.

4 Feb 2014

New sensor system provides high-quality indoor air without energy losses linked with ventilation

A research consortium being coordinated at Saarland University is developing a novel sensor system for monitoring airborne contaminants that will provide high-quality indoor air without the energy losses typically associated with ventilation.

4 Feb 2014

Researchers discover genetic mutations that cause deadly lung disease

A team of researchers, led by physicians and scientists at Intermountain Medical Center and ARUP Laboratories in Salt Lake City, has made a medical breakthrough by discovering genetic mutations that cause a rare and deadly lung disease.

4 Feb 2014

Researchers develop rehydration beverage to treat hypohydration in astronauts

How is living in space like playing in the Super Bowl? Both involve circumstances that cause the body to involuntarily lose water. Astronauts and athletes with low body water can suffer physical performance impairments and can develop symptoms such as headaches, fatigue, muscle cramps, light headedness, disorientation and, in severe cases, loss of consciousness.

4 Feb 2014

Researchers investigate challenges involved with robots working in manufacturing plants, homes

Two researchers in the pioneering Robotics Engineering Program at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) have received awards through the National Science Foundation's (NSF) National Robotics Initiative to investigate and overcome fundamental challenges involved with robots working alongside people in settings such as manufacturing plants and the homes of the elderly.

4 Feb 2014

Ablative Solutions completes $9.5M Series B Preferred Stock financing

Ablative Solutions, Inc., a privately-held clinical stage company headquartered in Kalamazoo, MI, with offices in Menlo Park, CA, announced today that it has completed a Series B Preferred Stock financing, totaling approximately $9.5 million (including the conversion of the bridge financing completed in 2013), to fund its unique technology platform for renal denervation.

4 Feb 2014

BBA supports 510(k) clearance of Kiva VCF Treatment System

Boston Biomedical Associates (BBA) is proud to have supported our client and colleagues at Benvenue Medical, Inc. during The Kiva® System as a Vertebral Augmentation Treatment or KAST trial, and recent 510(k) clearance of the Kiva® VCF Treatment System.

4 Feb 2014

Biotheranostics launches complete genomic tests for metastatic cancer patients

bioTheranostics, Inc., today introduced the bioT3 Metastatic Cancer Solution, a suite of genomic-based tests that provide personalized diagnostic information and therapeutic guidance for metastatic cancer patients across the continuum of care.

4 Feb 2014

Study finds cervicovaginal microbiota differs in women destined to have preterm birth

In a study to be presented on Feb. 6 at 3:15 p.m. CST, at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting-, in New Orleans, researchers will report that cervicovaginal (CV) microbiota differs in the late second and early third trimester in women destined to have a preterm birth.

4 Feb 2014

New system incorporates transmit and search functions of avalanche transceiver into smartphone

Any enthusiast of winter sports dreads being overtaken by an avalanche, knowing that there is little chance of freeing oneself once buried beneath the mass of snow - snow that becomes hard as concrete until the buried person can no longer move as much as a finger.

4 Feb 2014

Virtual Lens series of label-free live cell imaging systems announced by Phasefocus

Phase Focus Ltd (Phasefocus), the company that is revolutionising microscopy and imaging with the Phasefocus Virtual Lens®, announces the availability of the Virtual Lens series of label-free live cell imaging systems.

From Phase Focus Limited 4 Feb 2014

Technology News and Research

Scientists develop fully automated system to identify sepsis in infants within hours

Researcher finds 42% of U.S. hospitals use some type of "telehealth" approach

Study: Sensitivity to pain could be altered by person's lifestyle and environment

Scientists engineered microchip coated with blood vessel cells to study cardiovascular nanomedicine

Tele-emergency services can successfully extend emergency care in rural hospitals

Great Lakes NeuroTechnologies receives another patent for Parkinson’s disease monitoring technology

DePuy Synthes Spine signs representative agreement for marketing LifeNet Health's cellular allografts

Splicing findings offer lung cancer clues

OGT awarded NHS tender to supply oligo-based arrays for cytogenetics

Domain Therapeutics, XOMA to jointly evaluate DTect-All to identify allosteric modulator antibodies

New sensor system provides high-quality indoor air without energy losses linked with ventilation

Researchers discover genetic mutations that cause deadly lung disease

Researchers develop rehydration beverage to treat hypohydration in astronauts

Researchers investigate challenges involved with robots working in manufacturing plants, homes

Ablative Solutions completes $9.5M Series B Preferred Stock financing

BBA supports 510(k) clearance of Kiva VCF Treatment System

Biotheranostics launches complete genomic tests for metastatic cancer patients

Study finds cervicovaginal microbiota differs in women destined to have preterm birth

New system incorporates transmit and search functions of avalanche transceiver into smartphone

Virtual Lens series of label-free live cell imaging systems announced by Phasefocus

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