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Wayne State receives NIH funding to develop interventions for better asthma management in youth

A team of researchers led by Richard Slatcher, Ph.D., associate professor of psychology in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Wayne State University, has been awarded $2.74 million from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health for a project that aims to improve asthma management in youth.

13 Oct 2016

Touch Surgery and Episurf Medical jointly launch new Episealer surgical knee simulations

Today, Episurf Medical announced the public release of the Episealer surgical training simulation on the Touch Surgery app.

13 Oct 2016

Nabsys uses HD-mapping platform to produce first long-range, non-optical maps of whole human genomes

Genomics firm Nabsys has produced the first long-range, non-optical maps of whole human genomes using its high-definition electronic HD-mapping platform.

13 Oct 2016

Innovate 2016 to focus on Health and Lifesciences

Technology and innovation plays a big part in today’s healthcare, agricultural and food production industries. As the UK government’s innovation agency, Innovate UK has therefore prioritised Health and Lifesciences as one of its key investment areas.

9 Oct 2016

Karolinska Institutet opens research centre for regenerative medicine in Hong Kong

Today the Ming Wai Lau Centre for Reparative Medicine is being inaugurated in Hong Kong. The centre is Karolinska Institutet's first hub outside of Sweden.

7 Oct 2016

TUM scientists develop bioinformatics tool that allows worldwide bacterial analysis

Sequencing data from biological samples such as the skin, intestinal tissues, or soil and water are usually archived in public databases.

6 Oct 2016

Beckman Coulter award enables two scientists to attend Advanced Analytical Ultracentrifugation Workshop and Symposium

Beckman Coulter Life Sciences continues its collaboration with one of the nation’s leading Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers.

From Beckman Coulter Life Sciences - Centrifugation 6 Oct 2016

Japanese researchers discover causative gene for common type of hearing loss

A causative gene for a highly common type of hearing loss (sensorineural hearing loss, or SNHL) has been identified by a group of Japanese researchers, who successfully replicated the condition using a transgenic mouse.

6 Oct 2016

Scientists aim to explore parasite's genomic architecture for varying expression of antigens

Many serious diseases such as malaria or AIDS present a major challenge for medicine because the causative pathogens use the same strategy although they are completely different: By camouflaging themselves they evade the immune system.

6 Oct 2016

Coral study provides insight into evolutionary development of mesoderm

Corals first appeared on earth nearly half a billion years ago during the Cambrian Period of the Paleozoic Era. The ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle categorized corals as zoophyta, or "plant-animals", due to their plant-like appearance.

5 Oct 2016

Caliber I.D. launches new class of modular confocal microscope that can scan large areas at lightning fast speeds

Caliber I.D. launches the RS-G4, a new class of modular confocal microscope that delivers confocal's expected high resolution and clean contrast while overcoming its limited scan areas.

5 Oct 2016

Genix Healthcare celebrates 10th anniversary of first dental practice

Genix Healthcare Ltd celebrated the 10th anniversary of its first dental practice with a special visit by Alec Shelbrooke, the Conservative MP for Elmet and Rothwell.

29 Sep 2016

EVG brings high-volume manufacturing process solutions to biotechnology and medical device market

EV Group, a leading supplier of wafer bonding and lithography equipment for the MEMS, nanotechnology and semiconductor markets, today announced that it is increasing its focus on bringing its high-volume manufacturing process solutions and services to the biotechnology and medical device market.

27 Sep 2016

UNC secures $18 million NIH funding to form iTech for facilitating HIV research studies

People under the age of 30 account for the majority, or 40 percent, of new HIV infections in the United States.

26 Sep 2016

MU researcher awarded $3 million NIH grant to develop new drugs for treating HBV

Hepatitis B (HBV) is a viral infection that increases the likelihood of developing liver cancer or liver failure.

26 Sep 2016

Concord Medical's first proton therapy center to be installed at Beijing Proton Medical Center

Concord Medical Services Holdings Limited, a leading specialty hospital management solution provider and operator of the largest network of radiotherapy and diagnostic imaging centers in China, is pleased to announce that its subsidiary, Medstar Leasing Co., Ltd, has signed a contract with IBA for the purchase, installation and maintenance of a proton therapy system, which will be installed at Beijing Proton Medical Center.

26 Sep 2016

BD launches new, wireless rapid diagnostic system for detection of flu, RSV and group A strep

BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), a leading global medical technology company, today announced the launch of its next generation wireless rapid diagnostic system for detection of influenza A and B, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and group A strep, with new traceability and secure patient health record documentation features and functionality.

24 Sep 2016

One single genomic fingerprinting could potentially miss smaller, more aggressive prostate tumors

While the majority of prostate cancers are slow growing and not fatal, some are aggressive and lethal.

22 Sep 2016

New study aims at integrating healthy habits into routines of tomorrow's doctors

Can activity monitors, exercise, and monthly wellness seminars help medical students improve fitness, reduce stress, and score higher on tests? And, through those techniques, will those future doctors be more prepared to help their patients become healthier?

22 Sep 2016

SINAPSE network enhances strengths to develop world-class future in medical imaging for Scotland

Scotland has a strong legacy as one of the pioneers of medical imaging. In the late 70s, Aberdeen University became the first institution to develop a full body MRI scanner; the system named the Mark I prototype was an enormous step forward for healthcare.

21 Sep 2016

Next Generation News and Research

Wayne State receives NIH funding to develop interventions for better asthma management in youth

Touch Surgery and Episurf Medical jointly launch new Episealer surgical knee simulations

Nabsys uses HD-mapping platform to produce first long-range, non-optical maps of whole human genomes

Innovate 2016 to focus on Health and Lifesciences

Karolinska Institutet opens research centre for regenerative medicine in Hong Kong

TUM scientists develop bioinformatics tool that allows worldwide bacterial analysis

Beckman Coulter award enables two scientists to attend Advanced Analytical Ultracentrifugation Workshop and Symposium

Japanese researchers discover causative gene for common type of hearing loss

Scientists aim to explore parasite's genomic architecture for varying expression of antigens

Coral study provides insight into evolutionary development of mesoderm

Caliber I.D. launches new class of modular confocal microscope that can scan large areas at lightning fast speeds

Genix Healthcare celebrates 10th anniversary of first dental practice

EVG brings high-volume manufacturing process solutions to biotechnology and medical device market

UNC secures $18 million NIH funding to form iTech for facilitating HIV research studies

MU researcher awarded $3 million NIH grant to develop new drugs for treating HBV

Concord Medical's first proton therapy center to be installed at Beijing Proton Medical Center

BD launches new, wireless rapid diagnostic system for detection of flu, RSV and group A strep

One single genomic fingerprinting could potentially miss smaller, more aggressive prostate tumors

New study aims at integrating healthy habits into routines of tomorrow's doctors

SINAPSE network enhances strengths to develop world-class future in medical imaging for Scotland

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