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PrenaTest can be now performed for high risk pregnancies after ninth week

PrenaTest, Europe's first non-invasive molecular genetic blood test to determine fetal trisomies 13, 18 and 21 in the mother's blood can now be performed for high risk pregnancies after the ninth week (W 9 + D 0).

11 Jul 2013

NIH awards Shared Instrumentation Grant to install 3D X-ray microscope at Creighton University

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) have awarded Mohammed Akhter, Ph.D., P.E., professor of medicine at Creighton University School of Medicine and director of the biomechanics laboratory at the Osteoporosis Research Center, a nearly $600,000 Shared Instrumentation Grant to install the area's first high-resolution 3D X-ray Microscope, the Xradia MicroXCT-200.

11 Jul 2013

YES workshop for adolescents to manage stress and control impulsive behavior

In May 2013, the Los Angeles school board voted to ban suspensions of students for "willful defiance" and directed school officials to use alternative disciplinary practices. The decision was controversial, and the question remains: How do you discipline rowdy students and keep them in the classroom while still being fair to other kids who want to learn?

11 Jul 2013

Microparticle technique offers better control over kinetics of cell differentiation

Before scientists and engineers can realize the dream of using stem cells to create replacements for worn out organs and battle damaged body parts, they'll have to develop ways to grow complex three-dimensional structures in large volumes and at costs that won't bankrupt health care systems.

11 Jul 2013

Robotic retroperitoneal lymph node dissection (RPLND) for testicular cancer: an interview with Dr. Stephen Williams of St. Joseph Hospital in Orange

Robotic RPLND utilizes laparoscopy combined with robotic technology to perform dissection and removal of lymph node tissue in the retroperitoneum both as a staging as well as therapeutic procedure for patients with testicular cancer.

10 Jul 2013

Women feel positive about egg freezing

Egg freezing as insurance against age-related infertility is a growing trend in many countries. Women who bank oocytes for use at some time in the future hope to buy a little time in their search for a suitable partner.

10 Jul 2013

Advanced genetics technologies may help predict patient outcomes in people with ALL

New evidence suggests that using advanced genetics technologies to monitor for remaining cancer cells after treatment may soon become an effective tool to inform treatment decisions and ultimately predict patient outcomes for patients with a particularly aggressive form of acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL).

10 Jul 2013

MedSnap introduces iPhone app for health providers to improve medication use and safety

According to a recent IMS Health study, poor medication use by clinicians and patients costs $200 billion each year in the U.S., or 8 percent of all U.S. healthcare expenditures. To improve medication use and safety, MedSnap, LLC introduces MedSnap ID, an iPhone application for clinicians, health systems, hospitals, clinics, ACOs, pharmacies and home health providers.

10 Jul 2013

Molecularly imprinted polymer receptors for nicotine recognition in biological systems

Researchers from the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute in Nehru Marg, India have added another piece to the puzzle of how to synthetize an artificial nicotine receptor.

10 Jul 2013

Agfa HealthCare's DX-D 35C detector now available for orthopaedic, general radiography imaging

Agfa HealthCare announces today the availability of its newest Direct Radiography (DR) detector, the DX-D 35C, an 11x14 inch sized wireless panel which will be on display in booth #310 at AHRA 2013, the Association for Medical Imaging Management's Annual Meeting, July 28-31, 2013 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

10 Jul 2013

Obama touts health care in government technology push

President Obama says government should do what his administration did with the new healthcare.gov and health insurance application -- make better use of technology to make government more efficient.

10 Jul 2013

Sorrento Therapeutics, BGN partner to develop therapeutic antibodies for Hepatitis C Virus

Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc. and B.G. Negev Technologies and Applications Ltd., the technology transfer company of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, have announced an option and license agreement to develop therapeutic products to treat Hepatitis C Virus.

10 Jul 2013

NSF provides $150,000 for device to assist blind and visually impaired

The National Science Foundation is providing $150,000 for a device developed by a Magnolia-based company with input from University of Arkansas at Little Rock experts and facilities.

10 Jul 2013

TYRX's AIGISRx R Antibacterial Envelope technology gets FDA clearance

TYRX, Inc. announced today that it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance to market the Fully Resorbable AIGISRx R Antibacterial Envelope for use with pacemakers and implantable cardioverter defibrillators.

10 Jul 2013

Robotic ultrasound to identify tumors during kidney cancer surgery gains acceptance among surgeons

While the use of ultrasound to identify tumors during kidney cancer surgery is gaining acceptance, a research team at Henry Ford Hospital has successfully taken it a step further by showing an added benefit when the procedure is done robotically.

10 Jul 2013

Boehringer Ingelheim signs multi-year renewal agreement to NextBio Research Platform

NextBio, whose Big Data technology enables users to apply genomic data from disparate sources in novel and useful ways across life sciences research, today announced that Boehringer Ingelheim has signed a multi-year renewal agreement to the NextBio Research Platform.

9 Jul 2013

First Edition: July 9, 2013

Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including a look at HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius' challenges and a delay in implementing insurance penalties on smokers.

9 Jul 2013

Medical Center Hospital to provide patient access services through Convergent's PatientQuest program

Medical Center Hospital, a 402-bed regional medical center in Odessa Texas, has selected Convergent Revenue Cycle Management, Inc. to provide patient access services through Convergent's PatientQuest program.

9 Jul 2013

FORMA Therapeutics, CRT partner to discover therapeutic drug candidates against DUBs

FORMA Therapeutics and Cancer Research Technology, Ltd., the commercialization company of Cancer Research UK, announced today a bold research initiative to discover innovative tools, technologies and therapeutic drug candidates against a variety of protein homeostasis regulators called, deubiquitinating enzymes.

9 Jul 2013

Vivergo opens UK's largest bioethanol plant based on Praj technology and design

Vivergo Fuels Ltd officially opens the UK's largest bioethanol plant based on Praj technology and design. Praj is a global process engineering and solutions provider for bioethanol, alcohol & brewery, water & wastewater and process equipment.

9 Jul 2013

Technology News and Research

PrenaTest can be now performed for high risk pregnancies after ninth week

NIH awards Shared Instrumentation Grant to install 3D X-ray microscope at Creighton University

YES workshop for adolescents to manage stress and control impulsive behavior

Microparticle technique offers better control over kinetics of cell differentiation

Robotic retroperitoneal lymph node dissection (RPLND) for testicular cancer: an interview with Dr. Stephen Williams of St. Joseph Hospital in Orange

Women feel positive about egg freezing

Advanced genetics technologies may help predict patient outcomes in people with ALL

MedSnap introduces iPhone app for health providers to improve medication use and safety

Molecularly imprinted polymer receptors for nicotine recognition in biological systems

Agfa HealthCare's DX-D 35C detector now available for orthopaedic, general radiography imaging

Obama touts health care in government technology push

Sorrento Therapeutics, BGN partner to develop therapeutic antibodies for Hepatitis C Virus

NSF provides $150,000 for device to assist blind and visually impaired

TYRX's AIGISRx R Antibacterial Envelope technology gets FDA clearance

Robotic ultrasound to identify tumors during kidney cancer surgery gains acceptance among surgeons

Boehringer Ingelheim signs multi-year renewal agreement to NextBio Research Platform

First Edition: July 9, 2013

Medical Center Hospital to provide patient access services through Convergent's PatientQuest program

FORMA Therapeutics, CRT partner to discover therapeutic drug candidates against DUBs

Vivergo opens UK's largest bioethanol plant based on Praj technology and design

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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