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Combination of body type, landing techniques may be responsible for ACL injuries

Women are two to eight times more likely than men to suffer a debilitating tear of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in the knee and a new study suggests that a combination of body type and landing techniques may be to blame.

4 Sep 2013

LNHASC selects Clinical Outcomes Management Systems Interactive as Preferred Partner

The Louisiana Nursing Home Association Service Corporation (LNHASC) has chosen COMS Interactive, LLC (Clinical Outcomes Management Systems or COMS) as a Preferred Partner.

31 Aug 2013

Crest Capital announces financing partnership with healthcare-industry software developer SOAPware

Crest Capital, one of the nation's leading software financing and leasing providers, has announced a financing partnership with healthcare-industry software developer SOAPware. The partnership will enable SOAPware's clients to finance their EHR related software suits through Crest Capital.

31 Aug 2013

Glucose monitoring systems detect RBC and other interferents in burn patients blood

Glucose monitoring systems with an autocorrect feature that can detect red blood cells (hematocrit), vitamin C and other common interferents in burn patients' blood are better for monitoring care, a pilot study conducted by UC Davis researchers at the School of Medicine and College of Engineering has found.

30 Aug 2013

Researchers receive $3M R01 award to test new approach to treating brain tumors

With a five-year, $3 million R01 award from the National Institutes of Health, through the National Cancer Institute, a team of researchers led by Gregory Fischer, PhD, assistant professor of mechanical engineering and robotics engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute and director of WPI's Automation and Interventional Medicine Laboratory, will test a new, minimally invasive approach to treating brain tumors that promises to accurately destroy malignant tissue while leaving surrounding tissue unaffected.

30 Aug 2013

Neuro scientists find important time factor in second-language acquisition

The age at which children learn a second language can have a significant bearing on the structure of their adult brain, according to a new joint study by the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital - The Neuro at McGill University and Oxford University. The majority of people in the world learn to speak more than one language during their lifetime.

30 Aug 2013

Wireless technology speeds patients’ postoperative recovery after heart surgery

Using wireless technology may speed patients' postoperative recovery following heart surgery and improve post-discharge outcomes, according to a study in the September 2013 issue of The Annals of Thoracic Surgery.

29 Aug 2013

Now secure digital links with Cambridge Consultants' Trusted Source system

Companies can now secure their digital links with Trusted Source – a new, cost-effective, easy-to-implement turnkey platform devised by product development firm Cambridge Consultants.

28 Aug 2013

SDSU researchers develop new device to accurately diagnose concussions from sidelines

In the United States there are millions of sports related concussions each year, but many go undiagnosed because for some athletes, the fear of being benched trumps the fear of permanent brain damage, and there is no objective test available to accurately diagnose concussions on the sidelines.

28 Aug 2013

RL Solutions announces availability of new incident and patient feedback reporting app

RL Solutions, creators of innovative and easy-to-use healthcare quality and safety software, announced today the general availability of its new incident and patient feedback reporting app, RL6:Mobile.

28 Aug 2013

Institut Curie's Emmanuel Barillot receives Agilent Thought Leader Award

Agilent Technologies Inc. today announced that Dr. Emmanuel Barillot, director of Bioinformatics and Systems IT at the Institut Curie in Paris, has received an Agilent Thought Leader Award in recognition of his pioneering development of user-friendly, Web-based bioinformatics tools for systems toxicology.

28 Aug 2013

Kessler Foundation scientist evaluates virtual reality office task in participants with MS and TBI

Denise Krch, Ph.D., research scientist for Traumatic Brain Injury Research at Kessler Foundation, presented "Pilot results from a virtual reality executive function task," at the International Conference on Virtual Rehabilitation. In the pilot study, Dr. Krch evaluated the Assessim Office, a virtual reality office task, in participants with multiple sclerosis and TBI.

28 Aug 2013

Life Technologies announces end-to-end sequencing solution for whole human exome CNV analysis

Life Technologies Corporation today announced the first end-to-end sequencing solution for exon-level copy number variation analysis, which combines the Ion Reporter CNV data analysis workflow, the Ion AmpliSeq Exome Kit and the Ion Proton® System.

27 Aug 2013

University of Utah started construction on Ray and Tye Noorda Oral Health Education Building

The University of Utah on Friday, Aug. 23, 2013, broke ground on the $36.4 million Ray and Tye Noorda Oral Health Education Building, which when completed in December 2014 will house the University's new School of Dentistry.

27 Aug 2013

New bioinformatics software tool to identify genetic mutations responsible for cancers

Researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) have developed a new bioinformatics software tool designed to more easily identify genetic mutations responsible for cancers. The tool, called DrGaP, is the subject of a new paper published in the American Journal of Human Genetics.

27 Aug 2013

CeBiTec researchers successfully sequence genome of Chinese hamster

Genome researchers from Bielefeld University's Center for Biotechnology (CeBiTec) headed by Professor Dr. Alfred P-hler have succeeded in sequencing the genome of the Chinese hamster. The Chinese hamster supplies the cell cultures used by the pharmaceutical industry to produce biopharmaceutical products such as antibodies used in medicine.

26 Aug 2013

Smartphone-based portable device to conduct kidney tests invented at UCLA

A lightweight and field-portable device invented at UCLA that conducts kidney tests and transmits data through a smartphone attachment may significantly reduce the need for frequent office visits by people with diabetes and others with chronic kidney ailments.

26 Aug 2013

DeNovoGear software uses statistical probabilities to help identify genetic mutations

Concealed within the vastness of the human genome, (comprised of some 3 billion base pairs), mutations are commonplace. While the majority of these appear to have neutral effect on human health, many others are associated with diseases and disease susceptibility.

26 Aug 2013

Innovative memory aid system for dementia patients

A NEW ‘home help’ website giving dementia patients timely reminders and reassuring them of key visits of family, relatives, social activities and carers is being trialled in a care home in Sheffield.

23 Aug 2013

Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine's July issue focuses on assistive technology for spinal cord injury

The July issue of the Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine focuses on, "Advances in Technology for People with Spinal Cord Injury." Guest Editor Rory Cooper, PhD, is a member of the journal's Editorial Board. Dr. Cooper is the FISA/PVA Endowed Chair and a Distinguished Professor of the Department of Rehabilitation Science and Technology, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Pittsburgh.

22 Aug 2013

Software News and Research

Combination of body type, landing techniques may be responsible for ACL injuries

LNHASC selects Clinical Outcomes Management Systems Interactive as Preferred Partner

Crest Capital announces financing partnership with healthcare-industry software developer SOAPware

Glucose monitoring systems detect RBC and other interferents in burn patients blood

Researchers receive $3M R01 award to test new approach to treating brain tumors

Neuro scientists find important time factor in second-language acquisition

Wireless technology speeds patients’ postoperative recovery after heart surgery

Now secure digital links with Cambridge Consultants' Trusted Source system

SDSU researchers develop new device to accurately diagnose concussions from sidelines

RL Solutions announces availability of new incident and patient feedback reporting app

Institut Curie's Emmanuel Barillot receives Agilent Thought Leader Award

Kessler Foundation scientist evaluates virtual reality office task in participants with MS and TBI

Life Technologies announces end-to-end sequencing solution for whole human exome CNV analysis

University of Utah started construction on Ray and Tye Noorda Oral Health Education Building

New bioinformatics software tool to identify genetic mutations responsible for cancers

CeBiTec researchers successfully sequence genome of Chinese hamster

Smartphone-based portable device to conduct kidney tests invented at UCLA

DeNovoGear software uses statistical probabilities to help identify genetic mutations

Innovative memory aid system for dementia patients

Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine's July issue focuses on assistive technology for spinal cord injury

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