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Novel incubator microscope ideally suited for time-lapse examination

Biologists and doctors rely heavily on incubators and microscopes. Now the Fraunhofer Institute for Biomedical Engineering IBMT has come up with a novel solution that combines the functions of both these tools in a compact and extremely small-scale system.

31 May 2014

New software tool helps identify genetic mutations linked to increased risk for cancer

Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and other institutions have applied a newly developed software tool to identify genetic mutations that contribute to a person's increased risk for developing common, complex diseases, such as cancer.

31 May 2014

Talyst to showcase acute care pharmacy automation solutions, software products at ASHP Summer Meeting

Talyst, a market leader in pharmacy automation and 340B solutions, will be exhibiting at the 2014 American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Summer Meeting in Las Vegas, NV.

31 May 2014

GrowBLOX Sciences’ patent-pending technology for medical-grade cannabis comes off production line

GrowBLOX Sciences, Inc. (OTCQB: GBLX) announced today that the first of its patent pending proprietary agricultural indoor growing system for medical-grade cannabis has come off the production line.

31 May 2014

Agena Bioscience acquires Sequenom’s Bioscience business

Agena Bioscience, Inc., a portfolio company of Telegraph Hill Partners (THP), today acquired the Bioscience business of Sequenom, Inc., which sells the MassARRAY® System for mass spectrometry-based detection of nucleic acids in research and clinical laboratories.

31 May 2014

Appistry announces agreement with PGDx to include CancerSelect panel in Appistry CloudDx

Appistry, Inc., a leading provider of tools, software, and services that bring the power of genomics to next-generation medicine, today announced an agreement with Personal Genome Diagnostics (PGDx) to include the company's CancerSelect™ panel in Appistry's recently released Appistry CloudDx™ genomics testing service.

31 May 2014

Researchers uncover previously unidentified genes responsible for keloid scarring

Researchers at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit have uncovered previously unidentified genes that may be responsible for keloid scarring, a discovery that could unlock the mystery of keloid development and provide insight for more effective treatment.

30 May 2014

New powerful tool helps identify disease-causing mutations in families

Scientists at the University of Utah (U of U), the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston and colleagues have developed a powerful tool called pVAAST that combines linkage analysis with case control association to help researchers and clinicians identify disease-causing mutations in families faster and more precisely than ever before.

30 May 2014

Computer simulations offer potential treatment option for dry eye syndrome

A treatment for dry eye-a burning, gritty condition that can impair vision and damage the cornea-could some day result from computer simulations that map the way tears move across the surface of the eye.

29 May 2014

TPP wins $500,000 grant from Biogen Idec to help students start and run own businesses

The Biogen Idec Foundation has awarded a $500,000 grant to The Possible Project (TPP), a non-profit organization that teaches high school students how to start and run their own businesses through a tailored curriculum, and access to technology and to mentors from the local business community.

29 May 2014

AMSURG acquires Sheridan Healthcare in cash and stock transaction valued at $2.35 billion

AMSURG Corp. and Sheridan Healthcare, a portfolio company of Hellman & Friedman, LLC, today announced that their respective Boards of Directors have unanimously approved a definitive agreement under which AMSURG will acquire Sheridan Healthcare in a cash and stock transaction valued at approximately $2.35 billion.

29 May 2014

Monongalia General Hospital selects Agfa HealthCare’s DR Retrofit technology

Agfa HealthCare announced today that Monongalia General Hospital has selected the company's DX-D Retrofit with dual cesium wireless detectors to convert an existing analog X-ray room into a fully digital system.

28 May 2014

Merck Serono launches web-based software system for MS patients receiving Rebif treatment

A new web and app-based software solution, launched in the UK today on World MS Day, will allow physicians and nurses to monitor treatment of patients taking MS disease-modifying treatment Rebif by collecting injection history through the new RebiSmart 2.0 electronic autoinjector.

28 May 2014

'Signglasses' system may help deaf literacy

Ordinarily, deaf students are left in the dark when they visit a planetarium. With the lights off, they can't see the ASL interpreter who narrates their tour of outer space. With the lights on, they can't see the constellations of stars projected overhead.

28 May 2014

New fNIRS -FD instrument can identify affected areas of brain

Monitoring the rehabilitation of patients with neurological damage caused by a stroke, has encouraged Mexican scientists to work in the design and manufacture of a functional infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS -FD ) instrument capable of identifying the affected areas of the brain and the sites that were activated while analyzing the oxygen content in blood flow during therapy.

28 May 2014

Health law costs embroil union negotiations

Costs associated with the health law are snarling contract negotiations around the country and causing problems for the infamous farm workers union health plan.

28 May 2014

Twist Bioscience raises $26M in Series B financing, receives $5.1M DARPA contract

Twist Bioscience today announced that it raised $26 million in a Series B financing to commercialize the company's semiconductor-based synthetic gene manufacturing process.

27 May 2014

Oregon Gov. releases subpoenas probing failed exchange

Grand jury subpoenas issued by federal investigators last week and released Tuesday by Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber demand all records, including email correspondence related to the application or receipt of federal funds for building the state's failed website.

23 May 2014

Automated video analysis identifies children with autism spectrum disorders

Most schools across the United States provide simple vision tests to their students--not to prescribe glasses, but to identify potential problems and recommend a trip to the optometrist.

23 May 2014

Separating sperm and eggs from somatic cells preserves genetic building blocks

We have hundreds of types of cells in our bodies - everything from red blood cells to hair follicles to neurons. But why can't most of them create offspring for us?

23 May 2014

Software News and Research

Novel incubator microscope ideally suited for time-lapse examination

New software tool helps identify genetic mutations linked to increased risk for cancer

Talyst to showcase acute care pharmacy automation solutions, software products at ASHP Summer Meeting

GrowBLOX Sciences’ patent-pending technology for medical-grade cannabis comes off production line

Agena Bioscience acquires Sequenom’s Bioscience business

Appistry announces agreement with PGDx to include CancerSelect panel in Appistry CloudDx

Researchers uncover previously unidentified genes responsible for keloid scarring

New powerful tool helps identify disease-causing mutations in families

Computer simulations offer potential treatment option for dry eye syndrome

TPP wins $500,000 grant from Biogen Idec to help students start and run own businesses

AMSURG acquires Sheridan Healthcare in cash and stock transaction valued at $2.35 billion

Monongalia General Hospital selects Agfa HealthCare’s DR Retrofit technology

Merck Serono launches web-based software system for MS patients receiving Rebif treatment

'Signglasses' system may help deaf literacy

New fNIRS -FD instrument can identify affected areas of brain

Health law costs embroil union negotiations

Twist Bioscience raises $26M in Series B financing, receives $5.1M DARPA contract

Oregon Gov. releases subpoenas probing failed exchange

Automated video analysis identifies children with autism spectrum disorders

Separating sperm and eggs from somatic cells preserves genetic building blocks

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