Technology News and Research

RSS

New CREHST program aims to expose students to clinical aspect of cancer research

Building off the success of its Continuing Umbrella for Research Education Program that encourages underrepresented minority undergraduate and high school students to pursue careers in healthcare, the Cancer Institute of New Jersey is offering a related program focusing on clinical research.

18 Jun 2013

Study examines how mobile technology might support deaf, hard-of-hearing college students

A small, pilot study is examining how mobile technology might support deaf and hard-of-hearing college students when an interpreter can't physically be present at the time the services are requested.

18 Jun 2013

Vercise DBS System shows improvement in motor scores for patients with Parkinson's disease

Patients with Parkinson's disease using the Boston Scientific Corporation Vercise DBS (deep brain stimulation) System showed a significant improvement in motor scores according to interim data from the VANTAGE DBS study.

18 Jun 2013

Men with low-risk prostate cancers can choose watchful waiting for better quality of life, study says

Many men with low-risk, localized prostate cancers can safely choose active surveillance or "watchful waiting" instead of undergoing immediate treatment and have better quality of life while reducing health care costs, according to a study by researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Massachusetts General Hospital.

18 Jun 2013

CEO Roundtable on Cancer recognizes UMB Financial with CEO Cancer Gold Standard

UMB Financial Corporation, a financial services holding company headquartered in Kansas City, MO, is leading by example when it comes to promoting workplace wellness and encouraging healthier behavior. The CEO Roundtable on Cancer recently accredited UMB Financial with the CEO Cancer Gold Standard.

17 Jun 2013

MedeAnalytics unveils new Financial Strategy Analytics solution

Today MedeAnalytics, a leading provider of healthcare performance management solutions, introduced its new Financial Strategy Analytics solution, a powerful tool that enables hospitals and health systems to proactively manage finances, hone strategic planning, and optimize managed care performance metrics in the context of today's rapidly changing healthcare marketplace.

17 Jun 2013

Penn Medicine to participate in PathCentral Pathology Network

PathCentral, a technology-enabled company dedicated to the success of the international pathology community, announced today that Penn Medicine will participate in the PathCentral Pathology Network, the specialty's most comprehensive online information exchange and digital consultation forum.

17 Jun 2013

Liaison Healthcare to exhibit healthcare data integration and management solutions at HFMA's ANI Conference

Liaison Healthcare, a global provider of secure cloud-based integration and data management services and solutions, will be exhibiting at the 2013 Healthcare Financial Management Association ANI Conference, to be held June 16-19 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla.

17 Jun 2013

STAAR Surgical to market Visian ICL with CentraFLOW technology in Korea, Argentina

STAAR Surgical Company, a leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of minimally invasive ophthalmic products, today announced that it has received regulatory approvals to market its Visian Implantable Collamer Lens with CentraFLOW technology from the KFDA in Korea and the ANMAT in Argentina.

17 Jun 2013

Genmab, ADC Therapeutics agree to develop new antibody-drug conjugate product

Genmab A/S and ADC Therapeutics Sarl, announced today an agreement to develop a new antibody-drug conjugate product combining Genmab's HuMax-TAC antibody and ADC Therapeutics' PBD-based warhead and linker technology.

17 Jun 2013

Orexo announces dosing of first patient with Zubsolv in phase III clinical study

Orexo AB announces today that the first patient has been dosed with Zubsolv in a phase III study for a new clinical indication for Zubsolv.

17 Jun 2013

Researchers produce first genome-wide investigation of cap-independent translation

Because of their central importance to biology, proteins have been the focus of intense research, particularly the manner in which they are produced from genetically coded templates-a process commonly known as translation. While the general mechanism of translation has been understood for some time, protein synthesis can initiate by more than one mechanism. One of the least well understood mechanisms is known as cap-independent translation.

17 Jun 2013

Investigators recruit subjects for Boston Children's Hand Transplant Program

Boston Children's Hospital today announced that investigators are now recruiting subjects for the world's first pediatric hand transplant program. The Boston Children's Hand Transplant Program, led by principal investigator Amir Taghinia, MD, and William Harmon, MD, is a research-based program that will offer bi-lateral hand transplants for children living without two functioning hands.

17 Jun 2013

Researchers identify genetic mutation responsible for MDP Syndrome

National Paracycling Champion Tom Staniford has an extremely rare condition which, until now, has puzzled his doctors. He is unable to store fat under his skin - yet has type 2 diabetes - and suffered hearing loss as a child. Now, thanks to advances in genome sequencing, an international research team led by the University of Exeter Medical School has identified Tom's condition and pinpointed the single genetic mutation that causes it.

17 Jun 2013

Ambrx, ZMC partner to develop and commercialize ARX788 for treatment of Her2-positive breast cancer

Ambrx and Zhejiang Medicine Co. Ltd. today announced that they have formed a collaboration to develop and commercialize ARX788, Ambrx's most advanced internally developed site-specific antibody drug conjugate targeting Her2-positive breast cancer.

17 Jun 2013

Biozoom exercises option to acquire 19.9% of Opsolution

Biozoom exercised its option, under a joint venture agreement, to acquire 19.9% of Opsolution, a research and development company dedicated to advancing spectroscopic technology.

15 Jun 2013

Dana Sellers wins 2013 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year for Healthcare in the Gulf Coast Area

Encore Health Resources, a leading health-information technology services company, announced today that its founding CEO, Dana Sellers, has been named the 2013 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year for Healthcare in the Gulf Coast Area.

15 Jun 2013

Drug Innovation Ventures provides development and commercialization solutions for traditional academic drug discovery

Emory University today announced an innovative new public-private drug development enterprise that will transition scientific discoveries more rapidly and efficiently from university laboratories into the marketplace. The new venture is expected to provide global solutions to address worldwide drug development and commercialization needs.

15 Jun 2013

Comparison of 1,000-year-old and modern bacterial genomes provides insights into history of leprosy pathogen

From skeletons and biopsies, an international team of scientists was successful in reconstructing a dozen medieval and modern genomes of the leprosy-causing bacteria Mycobacterium leprae.

15 Jun 2013

pSivida reports that NICE issues draft guidance for use of ILUVIEN for pseudophakic patients with DME

pSivida Corp., a leader in developing sustained release, drug delivery products for treatment of back-of-the-eye diseases, today announced that the United Kingdom's National Institute for Health and Care Excellence issued draft guidance recommending ILUVIEN for the treatment of pseudophakic patients (those who have undergone prior cataract surgery) with chronic diabetic macular edema considered insufficiently responsive to available therapies.

15 Jun 2013

Technology News and Research

New CREHST program aims to expose students to clinical aspect of cancer research

Study examines how mobile technology might support deaf, hard-of-hearing college students

Vercise DBS System shows improvement in motor scores for patients with Parkinson's disease

Men with low-risk prostate cancers can choose watchful waiting for better quality of life, study says

CEO Roundtable on Cancer recognizes UMB Financial with CEO Cancer Gold Standard

MedeAnalytics unveils new Financial Strategy Analytics solution

Penn Medicine to participate in PathCentral Pathology Network

Liaison Healthcare to exhibit healthcare data integration and management solutions at HFMA's ANI Conference

STAAR Surgical to market Visian ICL with CentraFLOW technology in Korea, Argentina

Genmab, ADC Therapeutics agree to develop new antibody-drug conjugate product

Orexo announces dosing of first patient with Zubsolv in phase III clinical study

Researchers produce first genome-wide investigation of cap-independent translation

Investigators recruit subjects for Boston Children's Hand Transplant Program

Researchers identify genetic mutation responsible for MDP Syndrome

Ambrx, ZMC partner to develop and commercialize ARX788 for treatment of Her2-positive breast cancer

Biozoom exercises option to acquire 19.9% of Opsolution

Dana Sellers wins 2013 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year for Healthcare in the Gulf Coast Area

Drug Innovation Ventures provides development and commercialization solutions for traditional academic drug discovery

Comparison of 1,000-year-old and modern bacterial genomes provides insights into history of leprosy pathogen

pSivida reports that NICE issues draft guidance for use of ILUVIEN for pseudophakic patients with DME

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

Latest News