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Cell Therapy Catapult launches Cell History File

The Cell Therapy Catapult, the organisation dedicated to the growth of the UK cell and gene therapy industry by bridging the gap between scientific research and commercialisation, today announces the availability of the Cell History File (CHF) template document. The Cell History File template has been developed in conjunction with the UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), the Human Tissue Authority (HTA) and other cell therapy developers and manufacturers from academia and industry.

7 Oct 2015

Texas Center for Proton Therapy lures top proton talent as Dallas center nears opening

Texas Center for Proton Therapy has announced the hiring of three dedicated radiation oncologists with experience in radiation oncology and proton beam cancer treatment, completing the center’s key medical staff.

7 Oct 2015

Adeptus Health closes $175 million of new senior secured credit facilities

Adeptus Health Inc., the largest operator of freestanding emergency rooms in the U.S., today announced that it has closed on $175 million of new senior secured credit facilities. Bank of America Merrill Lynch served as administrative agent. Bank of Montreal and SunTrust Bank served as co-syndication agents.

7 Oct 2015

Use of chest CT scans for hospital emergency-room patients with blunt trauma can be reduced: Study

Use of computed tomography (CT) scans of the chest for hospital emergency-room patients with blunt trauma could be reduced by more than one-third without compromising detection of major injury, concludes a new study led by a UC San Francisco physician.

7 Oct 2015

UC Davis researchers awarded $15.5 million to develop world's first total-body PET scanner

A UC Davis research team has been awarded $15.5 million to build the world's first total-body positron emission tomography (PET) scanner, which could fundamentally change the way cancers are tracked and treated and put the university on the nation's leading edge of molecular imaging.

7 Oct 2015

CMOS camera removes noise from life science imaging

Photometrics, a manufacturer of high performance scientific cameras for life science applications, today announces the release of its new sCMOS camera, the Photometrics Prime. Prime is the first 4.2 Megapixel scientific CMOS camera available for life science research that actively defeats the negative impact of Poisson noise in low light images.

7 Oct 2015

Anti-coagulant medications quickly resolve blood clots that could impair valve motion

Heart valve replacements made from tissue (bioprosthetic valves) have long been thought to be spared the complication of blood clot formation. Researchers have now found that about 15 percent of all bioprosthetic aortic heart valve patients develop blood clots on the leaflets affecting valve opening, regardless of whether the patient received the new valve via open-heart surgery or a minimally-invasive catheter procedure, a new study from the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute shows.

6 Oct 2015

Study finds significant differences across hospitals providing care for children with medical complexity

Although children with high health care needs represent a small percentage of the overall pediatric population, they account for a large percentage of pediatric health care costs, including up to 40% of pediatric hospital charges. In recent years, there has been more information available about the medical care received by these children, but generally studies have been limited to care provided in hospital settings.

6 Oct 2015

LDCT lung cancer screening does not lead to unnecessary treatment

Lung cancer screening programs that utilize standardized reporting and include cardiothoracic surgeons as part of a multidisciplinary team can successfully be adopted into clinical practice without an increase in surgical intervention for non-cancerous disease, according to an article in the October 2015 issue of The Annals of Thoracic Surgery.

1 Oct 2015

Surgeons use 3D printing techniques to create low-cost pediatric rib cartilage model

When surgical residents need to practice a complicated procedure to fashion a new ear for children without one, they typically get a bar of soap, carrot or an apple.

1 Oct 2015

Admission hematocrit helps predict pediatric patients at increased risk of bleeding after injury

A team of researchers from the Trauma Program at Children's Hospital Los Angeles conclude that an admission hematocrit provides a reliable screening test for identifying pediatric patients who are at an increased risk of bleeding after injury.

29 Sep 2015

Mediso USA announces tenth site of integrated preclinical nanoScan systems

Mediso USA is proud to announce the tenth site of integrated preclinical multimodality imagers of the nanoScan Family in North America, at the preeminent Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. The nanoScan systems are developed and manufactured by Mediso Ltd., Hungary.

28 Sep 2015

Health effects of occupational exposure to talc

Talc, a substance commonly used in a number of manufacturing processes, including many in the food processing industry, is a health hazard and exposure to it should be closely monitored, say researchers from The Netherlands.

28 Sep 2015

Hormonal therapy may protect women's ovaries, increase chances of pregnancy after breast cancer treatment

Young women undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer may be more likely to remain fertile if they also receive hormonal treatment, according to new research presented to the 2015 European Cancer Congress on Monday and published simultaneously in Annals of Oncology.

28 Sep 2015

Research into 2-million-year-old human fossils reveals how hearing pattern resembles chimpanzees

Research into human fossils dating back to approximately two million years ago reveals that the hearing pattern resembles chimpanzees, but with some slight differences in the direction of humans.

26 Sep 2015

Study demonstrates potential of FCPCs as new source for cartilage regeneration

The self-repair of injured cartilage is difficult for several reasons, foremost of which is the lack of blood supply to the tissue. Therapeutic efforts aimed at cartilage repair are often not optimal. Surgical repair techniques often lead to the formation of fibrocartilage, which is weaker and less durable. Although cell transplantation aimed at cartilage repair has been carried out using mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), varying outcomes have resulted, despite the propensity of MSCs to proliferate and differentiate.

23 Sep 2015

Researchers identify new way to predict effectiveness of chemotherapy in head and neck cancer patients

Manchester researchers have identified a potential new way to predict which patients with head and neck cancer may benefit most from chemotherapy.

18 Sep 2015

Technology enabling fewer invasive cardiac procedures benefits Glasgow children

Clinicians at Glasgow’s Royal Hospital for Sick Children are now able to scan patients’ hearts in just one heartbeat thanks to the installation of GE Healthcare’s Revolution* CT. The technology’s ability to freeze the heart’s motion helps to produce high quality diagnostic images, even for patients with erratic or high heart rates which may have led to poor quality images in the past. This helps reduce the need for invasive examination procedures and allows for quick and confident diagnoses of heart disease.

17 Sep 2015

Novel radiopharmaceutical probe has potential to save lives of patients with ischemic stroke

A novel radiopharmaceutical probe developed at Massachusetts General Hospital has the potential of providing physicians with information that could save the lives of patients with ischemic stroke or pulmonary embolism - conditions caused when important blood vessels are blocked by a clot that has traveled from another part of the body.

16 Sep 2015

Surgeons use 3D printed implant in patient diagnosed with chest wall sarcoma

After being diagnosed with a chest wall sarcoma, a 54-year-old Spanish man's surgical team made the decision to remove his sternum and a portion of his rib cage and replace it with an implant.

14 Sep 2015

CT News and Research

Cell Therapy Catapult launches Cell History File

Texas Center for Proton Therapy lures top proton talent as Dallas center nears opening

Adeptus Health closes $175 million of new senior secured credit facilities

Use of chest CT scans for hospital emergency-room patients with blunt trauma can be reduced: Study

UC Davis researchers awarded $15.5 million to develop world's first total-body PET scanner

CMOS camera removes noise from life science imaging

Anti-coagulant medications quickly resolve blood clots that could impair valve motion

Study finds significant differences across hospitals providing care for children with medical complexity

LDCT lung cancer screening does not lead to unnecessary treatment

Surgeons use 3D printing techniques to create low-cost pediatric rib cartilage model

Admission hematocrit helps predict pediatric patients at increased risk of bleeding after injury

Mediso USA announces tenth site of integrated preclinical nanoScan systems

Health effects of occupational exposure to talc

Hormonal therapy may protect women's ovaries, increase chances of pregnancy after breast cancer treatment

Research into 2-million-year-old human fossils reveals how hearing pattern resembles chimpanzees

Study demonstrates potential of FCPCs as new source for cartilage regeneration

Researchers identify new way to predict effectiveness of chemotherapy in head and neck cancer patients

Technology enabling fewer invasive cardiac procedures benefits Glasgow children

Novel radiopharmaceutical probe has potential to save lives of patients with ischemic stroke

Surgeons use 3D printed implant in patient diagnosed with chest wall sarcoma

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