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Ceram-lead project to develop new biomaterials and new arterial stents awarded Euro 5.874M by the European Union

As co-ordinator of the European project ‘ReBioStent’, Ceram, the international materials technology company, is pleased to announce that the project, to develop new biomaterials and new arterial stents, has been awarded Euro 5.874M by the European Union.

20 Jan 2014

Novo Nordisk to use Trialbee's services for e-recruitment of patients for clinical studies

Trialbee has developed a web based platform and methodology which enable the Novo Nordisk to perform fast and effective patient recruitment to specific clinical trials. Trialbee helps reduce the time required for recruitment resulting in important efficiency gains for the pharmaceutical company.

20 Jan 2014

RBCC's partner Nano3D Biosciences develops new 3D bioprinting system

Rainbow Coral Corp. is well-positioned to capitalize on the revolution in medicine being spurred on by 3D printing technology thanks to the innovative BiO Assay, a new 3D bioprinting system developed by RBCC's joint venture partner, Nano3D Biosciences (n3D).

20 Jan 2014

Cerebral pressure measurable anytime with hydrocephalus sensor

If the pressure in a patient's brain is too high, physicians implant a system in the head that regulates the pressure. A sensor can now measure and individually adjust brain pressure. The sensor system is approved for use as a long-term implant.

20 Jan 2014

Researchers trace origins of humans' locomotory habits

Humans and some of our hominid ancestors such as Homo erectus have been walking for more than a million years, and researchers are close to figuring out how we do it.

20 Jan 2014

Queen's University Belfast scientists receive international recognition for research on microneedles

Scientists from Queen's University Belfast, whose research into microneedles is taking the pain out of injections, have received international recognition from one of the world's leading pharmaceutical science journals.

20 Jan 2014

Breakthrough technology could provide new approach for treatment of chronic wounds

A team of researchers led by an NIBIB grantee at Vanderbilt University has created a biodegradable scaffold that enables sustained, local delivery of gene-silencing factors called siRNA to promote tissue regeneration. The team recently used the scaffold to successfully deliver siRNA to mice in order to locally silence a gene normally responsible for inhibiting blood vessel formation.

20 Jan 2014

Research roundup: Nursing home transitions; the impact of raising Medicare premiums; workers' views of job-based insurance

Each week, KHN compiles a selection of recently released health policy studies and briefs.

20 Jan 2014

Poisonous bacteria may one day become useful tool for industry and environmental protection

Buried deep in the mud along the banks of a remote salt lake near Yosemite National Park are colonies of bacteria with an unusual property: they breathe a toxic metal to survive.

20 Jan 2014

Scientists develop new class of molecules that provide new way to attack bacteria resistant to antibiotics

As concerns about bacterial resistance to antibiotics grow, researchers are racing to find new kinds of drugs to replace ones that are no longer effective. One promising new class of molecules called acyldepsipeptides - ADEPs - kills bacteria in a way that no marketed antibacterial drug does - by altering the pathway through which cells rid themselves of harmful proteins.

20 Jan 2014

HD Medical to showcase groundbreaking visual stethoscope at Arab Health exposition

At the upcoming Arab Health exposition in the Australian Pavilion Stand 2H13, HD Medical, Inc. will demonstrate its groundbreaking visual stethoscope ViScope MD featuring the world's first murmur detection capability. This revolutionary stethoscope offers a unique integrated visual display that lets medical professionals perform dynamic auscultation and "see" the heart sounds they hear in real-time visual waveforms. The ViScope MD visual display is complemented by superior high fidelity sound quality for unmatched clarity. HD Medical has invested over a decade refining its proprietary noise reduction technology.

20 Jan 2014

Internet surveillance helps detect infectious diseases earlier than traditional surveillance methods

The habit of Googling for an online diagnosis before visiting a GP can provide early warning of an infectious disease epidemic.

18 Jan 2014

GOP asks Oregon for details on its health insurance exchange, including officials' compensation

The Republican National Committee has filed a public records request with the Oregon health insurance exchange seeking information about the marketplace's troubled rollout and about compensation for its executives. It plans other requests in Hawaii, Minnesota and Maryland.

18 Jan 2014

Researcher finds possible way to unravel misfolded proteins by reprogramming yeast protein

At the heart of brain diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease, and Parkinson's disease is protein misfolding, in which distorted proteins are unable to perform their normal functions. At present, there is no known way to reverse protein misfolding.

17 Jan 2014

Professor wins NSF CAREER grant to develop 5-D in vivo image of atherosclerotic plaques

Currently, the medical community has limited ability in clinically assessing blockages called atherosclerotic plaques in the human body. These dangerous blockages that can lead to heart attacks and strokes are not easily diagnosed due to "the lack of noninvasive imaging techniques to accurately model atherosclerotic plaques in vivo," said Guohua Cao, assistant professor of biomedical engineering at Virginia Tech.

17 Jan 2014

Three new spin-offs emerged from Helmholtz Zentrum München

Three new spin-offs emerged from Helmholtz Zentrum München (HMGU) in 2013: SurgVision, Trianta Immunotherapies and Dosimetrics. Thanks to successful innovation management, the Center has transformed excellent research findings into practical applications and given new impulses to the areas of clinical imaging, immunotherapy and radiation dosimetry.

17 Jan 2014

Research opens way to possible new treatments for bacterial infections

How does Streptococcus pyogenes, or Group A streptococcus (GAS) - a bacterial pathogen that can colonize humans without causing symptoms or can lead to mild infections - also cause life-threatening diseases such as necrotizing fasciitis (commonly known as flesh-eating disease) and streptococcal toxic shock syndrome?

17 Jan 2014

Researchers use silver nanowires to develop sensors for prosthetics, robotic systems

North Carolina State University researchers have used silver nanowires to develop wearable, multifunctional sensors that could be used in biomedical, military or athletic applications, including new prosthetics, robotic systems and flexible touch panels.

16 Jan 2014

Cedars-Sinai researcher to receive 2014 Troland Research Award

Ueli Rutishauser, PhD, assistant professor of neurosurgery and director of human neurophysiology research in the Department of Neurosurgery and the Department of Neurology at Cedars-Sinai, will receive a 2014 Troland Research Award at the National Academy of Sciences annual meeting April 27.

16 Jan 2014

RegionalCare Hospital Partners deploys AirStrip solutions at hospitals across the country

RegionalCare Hospital Partners, a privately-owned system of regionally-focused community hospitals, has chosen AirStrip - the leading provider of mobile healthcare applications that drive clinical transformation - to be its standard for clinical mobility solutions at their hospitals across the country.

16 Jan 2014

Technology News and Research

Ceram-lead project to develop new biomaterials and new arterial stents awarded Euro 5.874M by the European Union

Novo Nordisk to use Trialbee's services for e-recruitment of patients for clinical studies

RBCC's partner Nano3D Biosciences develops new 3D bioprinting system

Cerebral pressure measurable anytime with hydrocephalus sensor

Researchers trace origins of humans' locomotory habits

Queen's University Belfast scientists receive international recognition for research on microneedles

Breakthrough technology could provide new approach for treatment of chronic wounds

Research roundup: Nursing home transitions; the impact of raising Medicare premiums; workers' views of job-based insurance

Poisonous bacteria may one day become useful tool for industry and environmental protection

Scientists develop new class of molecules that provide new way to attack bacteria resistant to antibiotics

HD Medical to showcase groundbreaking visual stethoscope at Arab Health exposition

Internet surveillance helps detect infectious diseases earlier than traditional surveillance methods

GOP asks Oregon for details on its health insurance exchange, including officials' compensation

Researcher finds possible way to unravel misfolded proteins by reprogramming yeast protein

Professor wins NSF CAREER grant to develop 5-D in vivo image of atherosclerotic plaques

Three new spin-offs emerged from Helmholtz Zentrum München

Research opens way to possible new treatments for bacterial infections

Researchers use silver nanowires to develop sensors for prosthetics, robotic systems

Cedars-Sinai researcher to receive 2014 Troland Research Award

RegionalCare Hospital Partners deploys AirStrip solutions at hospitals across the country

The Critical Role of Sample Storage in Drug Discovery and Development

Advancing Neuroscience Research Through Collaboration and Patient-Centered Innovation

The impact of vibration on microscopy

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