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Study offers significant contribution for recovery of motor functions

Delivering a diversified electric message to the different fibres of the injured spinal cord through a new technology able to deliver it in a targeted and independent manner. What is the result? Greater efficiency in recovering the control of voluntary limb movements in the event of serious damage to the spinal cord.

13 Nov 2019

New AI-driven approach for single blood cell classification

For the first time, researchers from Helmholtz Zentrum München and the University Hospital of LMU Munich show that deep learning algorithms perform similar to human experts when classifying blood samples from patients suffering from acute myeloid leukemia.

12 Nov 2019

Two strains of the same bacterium work together to cause deadly flesh-eating disease

Two different strains of the same flesh-eating bacteria species work in combination to become more dangerous.

12 Nov 2019

Retinal hyperspectral imaging shows promise for early Alzheimer's disease detection

Alzheimer's disease is the leading cause of dementia in the U.S., with approximately 5.4 million currently affected and an estimated 16 million by 2050.

11 Nov 2019

New way to measure white blood cell function provides prognostic information about patients with sepsis

Caring for a patient with sepsis requires walking a treatment tightrope. Clinicians must identify the pathogen that is causing a patient's infection, carefully monitor the patient's response to antibiotics and supportive measures and race against the clock to prevent potential organ failure and death.

11 Nov 2019

Study pinpoints new weapon to fight against deadly microbes

Researchers at Monash University have gained insights into how nanoparticles could be used to identify the presence of invasive and sometimes deadly microbes, and deliver targeted treatments more effectively.

10 Nov 2019

Study finds reliable biomarker for noninvasive detection of deadly infant disease

A diagnostic study of 136 premature infants found that a protein involved in managing harmful bacteria in the human intestine is a reliable biomarker for the noninvasive detection of necrotizing enterocolitis.

8 Nov 2019

Investigators use the power of computation to build better targeted drug therapy

Antibody drug conjugates (ADCs) -- cancer drugs that are designed to target and destroy cancerous tissue while leaving healthy cells intact -- represent a long sought-after advancement in cancer therapy.

8 Nov 2019

Game-changing diagnostic test for prion diseases

Researchers have developed an effective way of testing for prion diseases, a group of fatal neurodegenerative illnesses caused by abnormally folded proteins.

8 Nov 2019

TTP Ventus launches new high-performance micropumps for medical, life science markets

TTP Ventus Ltd, a manufacturer of high-performance, silent micropumps for medical and life science markets, has announced the introduction of a range of new pumps that extend performance, delivering higher flow rates, higher pressures, and longer lifetimes.

From The Lee Company 8 Nov 2019

Big data provide opportunity for research, drive learning at the healthcare system level

ISPOR, the professional society for health economics and outcomes research - held its third plenary session at ISPOR Europe 2019, "Big Data Healthcare: Endless Opportunities for Research and Learning," this morning in Copenhagen, Denmark.

7 Nov 2019

Vitamin D and omega-3 fatty acids are not effective at reducing systemic inflammation

Vitamin D and marine omega-3 fatty acids -- also known as fish oil -- are purported to have many health benefits, including reducing systemic inflammation.

7 Nov 2019

Integrating European life sciences in the area of imaging

The European Commission has officially established Euro-BioImaging - which provides life scientists with open access to a broad range of technologies and resources in biological and biomedical imaging - as a European Research Infrastructure Consortium.

7 Nov 2019

Blood test combined with AI program could speed up diagnosis of brain tumors

Chemical analysis of blood samples, combined with an artificial intelligence program, could speed up the diagnosis of brain tumors, according to research presented at the 2019 NCRI Cancer Conference.

5 Nov 2019

Head impacts, not age, determine brain's white matter changes in football players

Magnetic resonance imaging scans performed at the beginning and end of football season show significant changes in the brain's white matter in both youth and high school football players, reports a study in Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine.

5 Nov 2019

Some skin cancers originate in hair follicles, says new study

A new study published online in Nature Communicationson November 4, 2019, reports that some melanomas, which are among the deadliest skin cancers, originate in melanocyte stem cells that are located within the hair follicles.

4 Nov 2019

New guide for genomic diagnosis of myelodysplastic syndromes and chronic myelomonocytic leukemia published

In Spain, a workgroup of more than 400 researchers, the Spanish Group of Myelodysplastic Syndromes, meets twice a year to present projects and undertake collaborations that improve their work in the fight against Myelodysplastic Syndromes and Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia, two types of blood cancers.

4 Nov 2019

Diagnostics News and Research

Study offers significant contribution for recovery of motor functions

New AI-driven approach for single blood cell classification

Two strains of the same bacterium work together to cause deadly flesh-eating disease

Retinal hyperspectral imaging shows promise for early Alzheimer's disease detection

New way to measure white blood cell function provides prognostic information about patients with sepsis

Study pinpoints new weapon to fight against deadly microbes

Study finds reliable biomarker for noninvasive detection of deadly infant disease

Investigators use the power of computation to build better targeted drug therapy

Game-changing diagnostic test for prion diseases

TTP Ventus launches new high-performance micropumps for medical, life science markets

Big data provide opportunity for research, drive learning at the healthcare system level

Vitamin D and omega-3 fatty acids are not effective at reducing systemic inflammation

Integrating European life sciences in the area of imaging

Blood test combined with AI program could speed up diagnosis of brain tumors

Head impacts, not age, determine brain's white matter changes in football players

Some skin cancers originate in hair follicles, says new study

New guide for genomic diagnosis of myelodysplastic syndromes and chronic myelomonocytic leukemia published

Some deadly skin cancers may originate in hair follicles

Some skin cancers may originate in hair follicles

Varied diets may be the cause for differences in human and non-human primate saliva

Industry Focus eBook - Biotechnology (4th edition) eBook

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

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