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Study demonstrates superiority of AE technique for ACL reconstruction in children

A new study demonstrates the superiority of a specific technique to perform anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction in children. In recent years, the number of ACL surgeries in pediatric athletes has skyrocketed.

13 Jul 2012

ACT treats fourth patient in U.S. clinical trial for Stargardt's Macular Dystrophy

Advanced Cell Technology, Inc., a leader in the field of regenerative medicine, today announced treatment of the fourth patient, the first in the second patient cohort, in its U.S. clinical trial for Stargardt's Macular Dystrophy (SMD).

13 Jul 2012

UC Davis, CDC, Agilent and FDA partner to develop public database of foodborne pathogen genomes

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the University of California, Davis, Agilent Technologies Inc., and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced today a collaboration to create a public database of 100,000 foodborne pathogen genomes to help speed identification of bacteria responsible for foodborne outbreaks.

12 Jul 2012

New tool for pharmaceutical industry: VCD from BioTools

Vibrational circular dichroism (VCD), a new tool for determining the absolute configuration of chiral molecules, was a key highlight of the recent 24th International Symposium on Chirality, held June 10-13 in Fort Worth, Texas. VCD pioneer, BioTools (Jupiter, FL) was on hand, not only sponsoring the exhibitor’s luncheon and the poster awards, but also proudly awarding the Best Poster Given by a Young Scientist for the thirteenth year.

12 Jul 2012

SQN announces significant enhancement to EDC and Clinical Trial Management System

Syne qua non (SQN), today announced a significant enhancement to their EDC and Clinical Trial Management System, Syne-clin.

12 Jul 2012

Pressure Point develops 72 hour low-cost dermal device to effectively reduce PONV

Pressure Point Inc. has developed an effective 72 hour low-cost, FDA Market Cleared dermal device, which uses an advanced acupressure approach for longer-acting prophylactic results in reducing the occurrences of postoperative nausea and vomiting.

12 Jul 2012

Two new NSCA journal apps for the iPad are now available

The National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) now offers digital access to its official peer-reviewed journals with the introduction of iPad editions for Strength and Conditioning Journal and Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research.

12 Jul 2012

BGI, BioMed Central launch GigaScience journal

BGI, the world's largest genome sequencing institute, and their publishing partner BioMed Central, a leader in scientific data sharing, announce the launch of a new journal, GigaScience, which publishes large-scale biological research in a unique format.

12 Jul 2012

NIST releases guide to help improve design of pediatric electronic health records

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a guide to help improve the design of electronic health records for pediatric patients so that the design focus is on the users-the doctors, nurses and other clinicians who treat children.

12 Jul 2012

AMS earns ISO 9001: 2008 certification for quality from TUV Rheinland of North America

Littleton-based Alcohol Monitoring Systems, Inc. (AMS), the world's largest provider of high-tech alcohol monitoring technologies, has been awarded ISO 9001: 2008 certification by TUV Rheinland of North America, based on the standards established by the International Organizations of Standardization (ISO).

12 Jul 2012

Neutronic Ear announces newly re-designed knowledge-sharing website

Neutronic Ear, the leader in Personal Sound Amplification Products (PSAP) today announced a newly re-designed knowledge-sharing website www.neutronicear.com. The site was designed with the latest interactive features in animation and video to guide and educate visitors looking for more information on hearing health.

11 Jul 2012

OncoSec establishes UCSF as second enrolling site for OMS-I110 Phase II Merkel cell carcinoma trial

OncoSec Medical Inc., a company developing the advanced-stage OncoSec Medical System (OMS) ElectroOncology therapies to treat solid tumors, announces it has established the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) as the second enrolling site for its Phase II Merkel cell carcinoma clinical trial (OMS-I110).

11 Jul 2012

ImmunoGen announces start of IMGN853 Phase I trial for ovarian cancer, other solid tumors

ImmunoGen, Inc., a biotechnology company that develops anticancer therapeutics using its antibody expertise and Targeted Antibody Payload (TAP) technology, today announced the start of clinical testing with its IMGN853 product candidate.

11 Jul 2012

Loyola receives Tellabs Foundation grant to help address needs of tiny patients in NICU

A recent $250,000 grant from the Tellabs Foundation of Naperville, Ill., will help address the needs of tiny patients in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Ronald McDonald Children's Hospital at Loyola University Medical Center.

11 Jul 2012

FDA clears Asthmapolis’ sensor system and associated software

Asthmapolis announced today that it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance to market its asthma sensor system and associated software to healthcare providers and their patients.

11 Jul 2012

Physicians strongly support positive clinical and social impact of using robots in ICUs

Remote presence robots are used in intensive care units (ICUs) to help critical care physicians supplement on-site patient visits and maintain more frequent patient interactions. Physicians who employ this technology to supplement day-to-day patient care strongly support the positive clinical and social impact of using robots, according to a report published in Telemedicine and e-Health, a peer-reviewed journal from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.

11 Jul 2012

Omicron to incorporate Clinical Decision Support technology in Population Health Management

Clinical Decision Support technology developed by University of Minnesota researchers will enable healthcare providers to improve preventative care, communication and coordination among clinicians, researchers, and patients. Minneapolis-based startup Omicron Health Systems, Inc. will incorporate the technology in its Population Health Management offering to research networks and healthcare organizations.

11 Jul 2012

American Sociological Association annual meeting press registration now open

More than 5,000 sociologists will convene in Denver, Colorado, this August to explore ideas and scientific research relating to sociology and real utopias, as part of the American Sociological Association's 107th Annual Meeting. The idea of real utopias embraces an existing tension between dreams and practice, and challenges sociologists to ground utopian ideals in the real potentials of humanity.

11 Jul 2012

DRCRF names 21 new Damon Runyon Fellows

The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation, a non-profit organization focused on supporting innovative early career researchers, named 21 new Damon Runyon Fellows at its spring Fellowship Award Committee review.

11 Jul 2012

New method uses acoustic angiography to identify cancer in minutes

From the air, the twists and turns of rivers can easily be seen. In the body, however, tracing the twists and turns of blood vessels is difficult, but important. Vessel "bendiness" can indicate the presence and progression of cancer.

11 Jul 2012

Technology News and Research

Study demonstrates superiority of AE technique for ACL reconstruction in children

ACT treats fourth patient in U.S. clinical trial for Stargardt's Macular Dystrophy

UC Davis, CDC, Agilent and FDA partner to develop public database of foodborne pathogen genomes

New tool for pharmaceutical industry: VCD from BioTools

SQN announces significant enhancement to EDC and Clinical Trial Management System

Pressure Point develops 72 hour low-cost dermal device to effectively reduce PONV

Two new NSCA journal apps for the iPad are now available

BGI, BioMed Central launch GigaScience journal

NIST releases guide to help improve design of pediatric electronic health records

AMS earns ISO 9001: 2008 certification for quality from TUV Rheinland of North America

Neutronic Ear announces newly re-designed knowledge-sharing website

OncoSec establishes UCSF as second enrolling site for OMS-I110 Phase II Merkel cell carcinoma trial

ImmunoGen announces start of IMGN853 Phase I trial for ovarian cancer, other solid tumors

Loyola receives Tellabs Foundation grant to help address needs of tiny patients in NICU

FDA clears Asthmapolis’ sensor system and associated software

Physicians strongly support positive clinical and social impact of using robots in ICUs

Omicron to incorporate Clinical Decision Support technology in Population Health Management

American Sociological Association annual meeting press registration now open

DRCRF names 21 new Damon Runyon Fellows

New method uses acoustic angiography to identify cancer in minutes

Event guide: 4th Extra-Hepatic Lipid-Based Nanoparticles Delivery Summit eBook

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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