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DMC launches new procedure to protect diabetic patients with PAD from leg amputations

The Detroit Medical Center Cardiovascular Institute has implemented a ground-breaking new medical technology designed to protect patients with diabetes-related arterial disease from the risk of foot or leg amputation.

25 Mar 2011

BrainStorm provides review of recent accomplishments for shareholders, investors

BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics Inc., a leading developer of adult stem cell technologies and therapeutics, today provided a review of recent accomplishments for shareholders and investors.

25 Mar 2011

VisualSonics introduces Vevo LAZR system to advance cancer research

VisualSonics Inc., a leader in real-time, in vivo, high-resolution micro-imaging systems and a wholly-owned subsidiary of SonoSite Inc., today announced the launch of the Vevo LAZR Photoacoustics Imaging system for the advancement of cancer research in the pre-clinical imaging market.

25 Mar 2011

Quantum dots allow stem cell therapy monitoring for brain injury

A new technique using "quantum dots" produced through nanotechnology is a promising approach to monitoring the effects of stem cell therapies for stroke and other types of brain damage, reports the April issue of Neurosurgery, official journal of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons.

25 Mar 2011

Researchers create hand and finger gesture controlled microscope

The multitouch microscope integrates two Finnish innovations and brings new dimensions into teaching and research.

25 Mar 2011

FDA approves Medtronic's Consulta and Syncra pacemaker systems

Medtronic, Inc. today announced that the U.S. Food & Drug Administration has approved its Consulta and Syncra cardiac resynchronization therapy-pacemaker systems.

25 Mar 2011

VARI, Gentel Biosciences receive U.S. Patent for new glycan detection technology

Gentel Biosciences, a leader in proteomics tools, and Van Andel Research Institute, a biomedical research institute, jointly announce today the granting of U.S. Patent 7,838,634 for a new method to profile changes in the glycosylation of proteins captured on the surface of an antibody array slide. Gentel first obtained an exclusive right to commercialize the technology in 2006.

25 Mar 2011

Viewpoints: Sebelius, Vilsack, Weiner defend reform law; pro/con on seniors' access to health care

As former governors from states with large rural populations, we cheered this new health-care law. We knew that it would give Americans more freedom in their health-care choices, lower costs and improve the quality of care, especially for those in rural communities.

25 Mar 2011

Boehringer Ingelheim formally acquires Amgen's Fremont manufacturing site

Today Boehringer Ingelheim formally acquired Amgen's biopharmaceutical development and manufacturing facility in Fremont, California. This acquisition involves leasing buildings, acquiring physical equipment and assuming manufacturing processes done at the Fremont site.

25 Mar 2011

BioCer to showcase plant-based hemostasis and coated hernia repair technologies to China.

BioCer Entwicklungs GmbH, a Bayreuth, Germany based medical device manufacturer, has announced their attendance at the China Medical Equipment Fair (CMEF) Shenzhen, China 15th-19th April 2011. HaemoCer™ an Absorbable Polysaccharide Hemostat (APH) and Ti0²Mesh™ Hernia repair system will be on exhibit at the BioCer booth.

24 Mar 2011

Biotage introduces new system for microwave-assisted peptide synthesis

Biotage® (STO: BIOT), a supplier of tools and technology for medicinal, analytical and peptide chemistry, introduced the Biotage Initiator Peptide Workstation for manual microwave-assisted peptide synthesis. The Workstation utilizes a unique microwave peptide vial available in two sizes; 2-5 mL for 75-150 μmol scale or 10-20 mL for 250-500 μmol scale synthesis.

24 Mar 2011

Diabetes management accepted for coverage by Chemical Abstracts

Future Medicine Ltd announces today that its new journal Diabetes Management (ISSN 1758-1907) which launched in January 2011 has been selected for coverage by Chemical Abstracts.

24 Mar 2011

Aradigm fourth quarter revenue is $144,000 for 2010

Aradigm Corporation today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2010.

24 Mar 2011

FDA clears MASEP Infini's gamma ray neurosurgery system

MASEP Infini, an innovator in global medical technology, today announced 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration of its new Infini gamma ray neurosurgery system with patented Independent Beam Switch Control with Programmable Arcs, automated collimator exchange and three-dimensional patient positioning, and MASEP Infini's proven Rotary Focusing technology.

24 Mar 2011

Linköping doctor invents electroosmotic pump that can be placed in microfluidic chip

Advances in medical diagnostic technology will likely allow individuals to perform preliminary medical diagnoses themselves, in their own home, in the future.

24 Mar 2011

Immune system misinterprets threats and attacks body's own cells and tissue

Many chronic diseases are the result of the body's immune system mistakenly perceiving that the body is under attack from foreign bodies. A counterattack is then launched - an inflammatory response meant to vanquish the intruder. In reality, the immune system has misinterpreted the threat and is actually attacking the body's own cells and tissue.

24 Mar 2011

Molecular Therapy journal publishes Mirna's new tumor suppressor miRNA mimics data

Mirna Therapeutics, Inc. announced today the publication of new results in the journal Molecular Therapy demonstrating how a neutral lipid emulsion facilitates the systemic delivery of tumor suppressor miRNA mimics and reduces the tumor burden in the lungs of mice.

24 Mar 2011

EndyMed's 3DEEP RF technology in real-time skin impedance measurements published in peer reviewed paper

EndyMed Medical, Ltd., a leader in the use of multi-source radiofrequency for professional aesthetic treatments, announced today the publication of the latest peer reviewed paper on 3DEEP radiofrequency technology, "A novel method for real-time skin impedance measurement during radiofrequency skin tightening treatments".

24 Mar 2011

Xirrus deploys high performance Wi-Fi Arrays at EMA

Xirrus, the only Wi-Fi Power Play in the industry, announced today the deployment of Xirrus high performance Wi-Fi Arrays at the European Medicines Agency.

24 Mar 2011

Researchers create new computational model to understand animal cell behavior

Biological systems, including cells, tissues and organs, can function properly only when their parts are working in harmony. These systems are often dauntingly complex: Inside a single cell, thousands of proteins interact with each other to determine how the cell will develop and respond to its environment.

24 Mar 2011

Technology News and Research

DMC launches new procedure to protect diabetic patients with PAD from leg amputations

BrainStorm provides review of recent accomplishments for shareholders, investors

VisualSonics introduces Vevo LAZR system to advance cancer research

Quantum dots allow stem cell therapy monitoring for brain injury

Researchers create hand and finger gesture controlled microscope

FDA approves Medtronic's Consulta and Syncra pacemaker systems

VARI, Gentel Biosciences receive U.S. Patent for new glycan detection technology

Viewpoints: Sebelius, Vilsack, Weiner defend reform law; pro/con on seniors' access to health care

Boehringer Ingelheim formally acquires Amgen's Fremont manufacturing site

BioCer to showcase plant-based hemostasis and coated hernia repair technologies to China.

Biotage introduces new system for microwave-assisted peptide synthesis

Diabetes management accepted for coverage by Chemical Abstracts

Aradigm fourth quarter revenue is $144,000 for 2010

FDA clears MASEP Infini's gamma ray neurosurgery system

Linköping doctor invents electroosmotic pump that can be placed in microfluidic chip

Immune system misinterprets threats and attacks body's own cells and tissue

Molecular Therapy journal publishes Mirna's new tumor suppressor miRNA mimics data

EndyMed's 3DEEP RF technology in real-time skin impedance measurements published in peer reviewed paper

Xirrus deploys high performance Wi-Fi Arrays at EMA

Researchers create new computational model to understand animal cell behavior

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