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Handheld ultrasound device from Signostics receives 510K clearance from the FDA

Handheld ultrasound device manufacturer Signostics has received a major boost with 510(k) clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market its new Signos RT to the lucrative American market.

7 May 2013

National Transitions of Care Coalition cites patient education as key component of post hospital health management, disease prevention framework

The National Transitions of Care Coalition has cited patient education as a required component of post hospital health management and disease prevention framework. Today's technologies and digital delivery options allows health providers to target reductions in re-admissions, and emergency department visits, while improving patient compliance and patient safety within the hospital.

7 May 2013

ECMO can be used on neonates with severe respiratory failure until lung transplantation, say scientists

Adults with end-stage respiratory failure and pulmonary hypertension requiring ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation) have been "bridged" toward lung transplantation with novel lung assist devices such as the Novalung.

7 May 2013

Biomedical engineers grow 3D human heart muscle that acts just like natural tissue

Duke University biomedical engineers have grown three-dimensional human heart muscle that acts just like natural tissue. This advancement could be important in treating heart attack patients or in serving as a platform for testing new heart disease medicines.

7 May 2013

Kinase inhibitors: an interview with Jan Hoflack, CSO of Oncodesign

Kinase inhibitors are molecules that block the activity of kinases. Kinases are a specific class of enzymes. They are extremely important in signal transduction processes in the human body meaning that they actually regulate most of the physiological processes that take place in the body.

7 May 2013

UNMC to participate in the PathCentral Pathology Network

PathCentral (www.pathcentral.net), a technology-enabled company dedicated to the success of the international pathology community, and the Department of Pathology and Microbiology at University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC), today announced that UNMC will participate in the PathCentral Pathology Network (www.pathcentralpro.net), the specialty's most comprehensive online information exchange and digital consultation forum.

7 May 2013

New Process Analytical Technology for pharmaceutical and chemical manufacturing industries

Process Analytical Technology (PAT) is quickly becoming an integral component in the pharmaceutical and chemical manufacturing industries. Utilizing a low latency network of powerful chemometric instruments, multivariate data analysis software, process control tools, and a central SQL database, PAT provides pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical companies an edge over their competitors.

From Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 7 May 2013

Toshiba offers InfinixTM-i cardiovascular X-ray system for EP procedures

Electrophysiology (EP) clinical teams require a unique set of technologies to perform accurate and safe exams. Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. offers these clinicians an InfinixTM-i cardiovascular X-ray system tailored for EP procedures with a new package of features, accessories and technologies. This package maximizes room utilization, improves workflow and enhances safety.

7 May 2013

FARMARABA and Neiker-Tecnalia use marine plant micro-organisms to produce Omega 3

Neiker-Tecnalia, the Basque Institute for Agricultural Research and Development, and the company FARMARABA S.L. are working together on a Project designed to produce Omega 3 using marine plant micro-organisms. The ultimate aim is to develop in-house technologies to obtain this highly valued fatty acid, and then apply them at a FARMARABA production plant.

7 May 2013

Minimal dose computed tomography better at detecting new or recurrent lung cancer

Lung cancer is associated with very high mortality, in part because it is hard to detect at early stages, but also because it can recur frequently after surgical removal.

7 May 2013

Aeras receives grant to support the development of vaccines against TB, HIV and malaria

Aeras, a nonprofit biotech advancing TB vaccines for the world, the University of Oxford and Okairos, a biopharmaceutical company specializing in T-cell vaccines, today announced a $2.9 million grant to Aeras in support of a collaboration among the three parties to support the development of vaccines against tuberculosis, HIV and malaria.

7 May 2013

New device extracts human DNA more quickly and efficiently

Take a swab of saliva from your mouth and within minutes your DNA could be ready for analysis and genome sequencing with the help of a new device.

7 May 2013

University Of Luxembourg physicist receives Umicore Scientific Award for pioneering work in thin film photovoltaics

Dr Dominik Berg, University of Luxembourg, has received the -10 000 Umicore Scientific Award for his ground breaking PhD work in the field of thin film photovoltaics. Dr Berg's entry was one of 35 submitted from all over Europe.

6 May 2013

"Minimalist" shoes allow runner to imitate barefoot running, protect sole and toe

For tens of thousands of years, humans ran on bare feet. Then we developed an assortment of specialized shoes, including - particularly since the 1960s - a seemingly limitless variety of running shoes.

6 May 2013

Program on Medicine and Religion selects faculty scholars

The University of Chicago Medicine's Program on Medicine and Religion has selected its second round of faculty scholars whose focus will be on the relationship between a physician's spirituality and their ability to deal with the pressures of practicing medicine.

6 May 2013

Scientists create animal models by altering specific genes associated with a given disease

Whitehead Institute Founding Member Rudolf Jaenisch, who helped transform the study of genetics by creating the first transgenic mouse in 1974, is again revolutionizing how genetically altered animal models are created and perhaps even redefining what species may serve as models.

6 May 2013

Scientists develop NMR spectrometer for data analysis

In a world first, scientists from the Institute of Food Research (IFR) on the Norwich Research Park have been test-driving a prototype instrument that promises to revolutionise access to a potent laboratory analysis technique called NMR (Nuclear Magnetic Resonance).

6 May 2013

New technology can help save millions of infant lives

Thanks to new federal funding, low-cost, easily accessible technology invented by a Simon Fraser University engineering professor and his graduate students is closer to helping to save millions of infant lives.

6 May 2013

Study: Surgeons training in robotic surgery learned best when three different teaching methods are used

By developing a new way to compare techniques for teaching robotic surgery, doctors at The Methodist Hospital and the University of Southern California report in an upcoming issue of the British Journal of Urology International that surgeons training in robotic surgery learned best when three different teaching methods were used.

6 May 2013

Survey shows electronic bullying is common among high school students

Step into a class of 30 high school students and look around. Five of them have been victims of electronic bullying in the past year.

6 May 2013

Technology News and Research

Handheld ultrasound device from Signostics receives 510K clearance from the FDA

National Transitions of Care Coalition cites patient education as key component of post hospital health management, disease prevention framework

ECMO can be used on neonates with severe respiratory failure until lung transplantation, say scientists

Biomedical engineers grow 3D human heart muscle that acts just like natural tissue

Kinase inhibitors: an interview with Jan Hoflack, CSO of Oncodesign

UNMC to participate in the PathCentral Pathology Network

New Process Analytical Technology for pharmaceutical and chemical manufacturing industries

Toshiba offers InfinixTM-i cardiovascular X-ray system for EP procedures

FARMARABA and Neiker-Tecnalia use marine plant micro-organisms to produce Omega 3

Minimal dose computed tomography better at detecting new or recurrent lung cancer

Aeras receives grant to support the development of vaccines against TB, HIV and malaria

New device extracts human DNA more quickly and efficiently

University Of Luxembourg physicist receives Umicore Scientific Award for pioneering work in thin film photovoltaics

"Minimalist" shoes allow runner to imitate barefoot running, protect sole and toe

Program on Medicine and Religion selects faculty scholars

Scientists create animal models by altering specific genes associated with a given disease

Scientists develop NMR spectrometer for data analysis

New technology can help save millions of infant lives

Study: Surgeons training in robotic surgery learned best when three different teaching methods are used

Survey shows electronic bullying is common among high school students

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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