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New technological tools automatically measure relevant behaviors of children with autism

Researchers in Georgia Tech's Center for Behavior Imaging have developed two new technological tools that automatically measure relevant behaviors of children, and promise to have significant impact on the understanding of behavioral disorders such as autism.

26 Sep 2012

STAAR Surgical to participate in 88th Congress of the Society of Spanish Ophthalmologists

STAAR Surgical Company, a leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of minimally invasive ophthalmic products, today announced that it will be participating in the 88th Congress of the Society of Spanish Ophthalmologists being held in Barcelona from September 26 to 29.

26 Sep 2012

Researchers identify several kinase inhibitors that help generate many iPSCs

The process researchers use to generate induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs)-a special type of stem cell that can be made in the lab from any type of adult cell-is time consuming and inefficient. To speed things up, researchers at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute (Sanford-Burnham) turned to kinase inhibitors.

26 Sep 2012

MHI cardiologists use Montreal technology to treat atrial fibrillation

A team of cardiologists from the Montreal Heart Institute (MHI) specializing in cardiac arrhythmias has used for the very first time in Canada, a technology developed in Montreal to treat a patient with atrial fibrillation. Recently licenced by Health Canada, this sophisticated device is a balloon inserted by catheter that uses extreme cold to burn malfunctioning heart tissue.

From Medtronic 26 Sep 2012

k-MITOMI device can simultaneously measure up to 768 biomolecular interactions

Inside our cells, molecules are constantly binding and separating from one another. It's this game of constant flux that drives gene expression asides essentially every other biological process.

26 Sep 2012

Roundup: Calif. mental hospitals released from fed oversight; Kansas hospitals cooperate to recruit rural docs; Va. abortion law questions

A U.S. District Court judge Monday released the state's mental hospitals from federal oversight on all but one issue -- a significant step in ending a costly six-year reform effort. The extensive court-supervised changes were imposed on four hospitals in 2006 as part of a settlement to a lawsuit by the U.S. Department of Justice. The department alleged that the state was violating patients' civil rights by heavily drugging and improperly restraining them and failing to provide appropriate treatment.

26 Sep 2012

Suicide attempts common in bipolar disorder inpatients

Results from a Norwegian study show that the prevalence of attempted suicide is high among inpatients with bipolar disorder, with nearly half of patients having attempted to take their own lives at least once.

25 Sep 2012

Low blood sugar danger for critically ill

Further analysis of the NICE-SUGAR trial shows a dose‑response relationship between the degree of hypoglycemia and the risk for death in critically ill patients.

25 Sep 2012

‘Video game’ teaches blind people to navigate buildings

Blind people can learn the spatial layout of an unfamiliar building using a novel “video game” virtual reality environment that employs only audio-based cues, thus enabling them to learn skills that may improve functional independence, say US and Chilean scientists.

25 Sep 2012

Positive results from Antares Pharma’s VIBEX MTX clinical study on rheumatoid arthritis

Antares Pharma, Inc. today announced positive results from an Actual Human Use (AHU) study for VIBEX Methotrexate (MTX).

25 Sep 2012

Pervenio Lung RS from Life Technologies

Life Technologies Corporation today announced the launch of Pervenio Lung RS. First-of-its-kind, the molecular test has been documented to reliably identify early stage lung cancer patients who are at high risk for mortality following surgery. It also fulfills an unmet need for prognostic information to guide preventative treatment and improve disease management.

25 Sep 2012

OncoSec establishes UW as second enrolling site for OMS-I100 Phase II metastatic melanoma trial

OncoSec Medical Inc., a company developing its advanced-stage ImmunoPulse DNA-based immunotherapy and NeoPulse therapy to treat solid tumor cancers, announced that it has established the University of Washington (UW) as the second enrolling site for its Phase II metastatic melanoma clinical trial (OMS-I100).

25 Sep 2012

Sarawak Biodiversity Centre in Malaysia, OSU to develop and commercialize anticancer agent

The Ohio State University has signed an agreement with the Sarawak Biodiversity Centre in Malaysia to collaborate on the further development and commercialization of a promising anticancer agent derived from a tropical tree that grows on the island of Borneo.

25 Sep 2012

UCSD bioengineers to play a central role in new NIH program to accelerate metabolomics

With a $6 million grant over five years, bioengineers from the University of California, San Diego will play a central role in a new program from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to accelerate "metabolomics", an emerging field of biomedical research that offers a path to a wealth of information about a person's nutrition, infection, health, disease status and more.

25 Sep 2012

ProMedica invests $710,000 in new cancer and infusion center in Fostoria, Ohio

Cancer patients in Fostoria, Ohio, now have access to advanced cancer treatment and protocols close to home. The ProMedica Cancer Institute has invested $710,000 in a new cancer and infusion center in Fostoria, Ohio. The rural community has a population of 13,000 residents.

25 Sep 2012

NVIDIA video cards can help reduce radiation exposure from X-ray and CT scans

Video gamers are generally the biggest consumers of computer graphics cards, using the devices to boost the speed and resolution of their digital quests to fend off invading extraterrestrials or outwit hostile dragons. But researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute seek to harness the power of these computer graphics cards to solve one of the world's most pressing health care technology challenges: radiation exposure from X-ray and CT imaging scans.

25 Sep 2012

X2IMPACT, NFL enter agreement to supply Concussion Management System software app

X2IMPACT, a privately funded Seattle company, today announced that it has entered into an agreement with the National Football League to supply its Concussion Management System (CMS) software application for use by certain teams of the NFL during the 2012 football season.

25 Sep 2012

State roundup: Anthem dumps Cedars-Sinai, UCLA docs

Two of the most prestigious names in Southern California health care -- Cedars-Sinai and UCLA -- are getting shut out of a major insurance plan for being too expensive. In a bold cost-cutting move, Anthem Blue Cross has eliminated doctors affiliated with the hospitals from a health plan offered to about 60,000 employees and dependents at the cash-strapped city of Los Angeles.

25 Sep 2012

Public, private sectors must engage to increase chances of success in fighting NCDs

"Some academics and non-profit organizations are skeptical of the motives of the increasing number of multinational companies who seek partnerships to address non-communicable diseases (NCDs)," Derek Yach, senior vice president of global health and agriculture policy at PepsiCo and former head of NCDs at WHO, writes in the Huffington Post's "Impact" blog.

25 Sep 2012

NanoBio to present data from preclinical studies at 8th Annual International RSV Symposium

NanoBio Corporation announced today it will present data from three preclinical studies at the 8th Annual International Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Symposium taking place from Sept. 27-30 in Santa Fe, N.M.

25 Sep 2012

Technology News and Research

New technological tools automatically measure relevant behaviors of children with autism

STAAR Surgical to participate in 88th Congress of the Society of Spanish Ophthalmologists

Researchers identify several kinase inhibitors that help generate many iPSCs

MHI cardiologists use Montreal technology to treat atrial fibrillation

k-MITOMI device can simultaneously measure up to 768 biomolecular interactions

Roundup: Calif. mental hospitals released from fed oversight; Kansas hospitals cooperate to recruit rural docs; Va. abortion law questions

Suicide attempts common in bipolar disorder inpatients

Low blood sugar danger for critically ill

‘Video game’ teaches blind people to navigate buildings

Positive results from Antares Pharma’s VIBEX MTX clinical study on rheumatoid arthritis

Pervenio Lung RS from Life Technologies

OncoSec establishes UW as second enrolling site for OMS-I100 Phase II metastatic melanoma trial

Sarawak Biodiversity Centre in Malaysia, OSU to develop and commercialize anticancer agent

UCSD bioengineers to play a central role in new NIH program to accelerate metabolomics

ProMedica invests $710,000 in new cancer and infusion center in Fostoria, Ohio

NVIDIA video cards can help reduce radiation exposure from X-ray and CT scans

X2IMPACT, NFL enter agreement to supply Concussion Management System software app

State roundup: Anthem dumps Cedars-Sinai, UCLA docs

Public, private sectors must engage to increase chances of success in fighting NCDs

NanoBio to present data from preclinical studies at 8th Annual International RSV Symposium

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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