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Upstream interventions may provide options to contain emerging pathogens at source

While many endemic infectious diseases of humans have been largely contained, new microbes continue to emerge to threaten human and animal health.

18 Feb 2014

UT Southwestern receives grant to establish Center for Patient-Centered Outcomes Research

UT Southwestern Medical Center has been funded to establish a Center for Patient-Centered Outcomes Research that supports and conducts high-quality research comparing the outcomes and effectiveness of different strategies to prevent, diagnose, treat, and monitor health conditions to improve patient care.

18 Feb 2014

Small non-coding RNAs can help predict individuals with breast cancer

Small non-coding RNAs can be used to predict if individuals have breast cancer conclude researchers who contribute to The Cancer Genome Atlas project. The results, which are published in EMBO reports, indicate that differences in the levels of specific types of non-coding RNAs can be used to distinguish between cancerous and non-cancerous tissues. These RNAs can also be used to classify cancer patients into subgroups of individuals that have different survival outcomes.

18 Feb 2014

Advanced Accelerator Applications successfully completes capital increase of €41 million

Advanced Accelerator Applications, a fast growing international specialist in Molecular Nuclear Medicine (MNM), announced today that it had successfully completed a capital increase of €41 million.

17 Feb 2014

NIST scientists receives ABC Best Paper Award 2013 from Springer

The Springer journal Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry (ABC) has chosen Sherrie Elzey (32) and De-Hao Tsai (37) as the recipients of its Best Paper Award 2013.

14 Feb 2014

EOS imaging system installed at Shriners Hospitals for Children in Philadelphia

EOS imaging, the pioneer in orthopaedic 2D/3D imaging, today announced the installation of the EOS imaging system at Shriners Hospitals for Children in Philadelphia. This fourth installation within the Shriners Hospitals for Children system, a group of hospitals focused on caring for children with neuromusculoskeletal conditions and other specialty healthcare, validates the adoption of EOS technology as the standard of care for imaging within the network.

13 Feb 2014

ChartMaxx achieves 2014 Edition Modular EHR ONC Health IT Certification

ChartMaxx, the enterprise content management (ECM) solution from Quest Diagnostics, has achieved 2014 Edition Modular EHR ONC Health IT Certification which supports both Stages 1 and 2 of the Meaningful Use (MU) program.

From Quest Diagnostics 12 Feb 2014

Manchester researchers become first in world to assess all genetic links with fungal lung infection CPA

A grandfather-of-three from Tameside is helping University of Manchester researchers become the first in the world to assess all the genetic links with Chronic Pulmonary Aspergillosis (CPA) - a debilitating fungal lung infection that claims the lives of thousands of people in the UK and millions more worldwide.

From The University of Manchester 12 Feb 2014

Doctors receive €3.5M European Union funding to diagnose, treat balance disorders

GPs and other doctors will be equipped with a new, online information system to help diagnose and treat a range of balance disorders, thanks to €3.5m European Union funding for EMBalance.

12 Feb 2014

Researchers discover that bladder cancer shares genetic similarities with two forms of breast cancer

Researchers at the UNC School of Medicine conducted a comprehensive genetic analysis of invasive bladder cancer tumors to discover that the disease shares genetic similarities with two forms of breast cancer.

12 Feb 2014

Eternity Healthcare developing saliva-based noninvasive sugar monitoring device

Eternity Healthcare Inc., a medical device and diagnostic company specializing in diabetes management, announced today that they are in development of a noninvasive sugar monitoring device using saliva instead of blood. The technology utilizes an ultra sensitive sugar monitor and an additional sensor for salivary amylase enzyme activity.

From Medtronic 11 Feb 2014

Prexion launches new company and product website

Prexion, Inc. a leader in dental cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) scanners and 3D viewing software, announced its launch of a new company and product website.

11 Feb 2014

Pitt’s CMI funds 6 research groups for Early Stage Medical Technology Research and Development

The University of Pittsburgh's Center for Medical Innovation (CMI) awarded a total of $82,000 to six research groups through its 2013 Round-2 Pilot Funding Program for Early Stage Medical Technology Research and Development.

11 Feb 2014

New surgical guidelines have potential to reduce unnecessary breast surgeries, improve patient outcomes

New surgical guidelines announced today by the Society of Surgical Oncology and the American Society for Radiation Oncology have the potential to significantly reduce unnecessary breast surgeries, improve patient outcomes and empower women to make important decisions with their doctors about their breast cancer treatment.

10 Feb 2014

Rice, UTMB develop diagnostic test for cryptosporidiosis

Bioengineers at Rice University and the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) at Galveston have developed a simple, highly sensitive and efficient test for the diarrheal disease cryptosporidiosis that could have great impact on global health.

7 Feb 2014

Maternal influenza link to bipolar disorder refined

Research suggests that maternal influenza during pregnancy may increase the risk for bipolar disorder with psychotic features in offspring, rather than being associated with bipolar disorder per se.

6 Feb 2014

Findings raise hope for new oral anticoagulants to treat patients with atrial fibrillation

Approximately one in two patients with atrial fibrillation (Afib) do not optimally reduce their risk of stroke or bleeding when treated with the most widely prescribed oral-anticoagulant therapy, according to a study published online in Circulation, the journal of the American Heart Association.

From Quest Diagnostics 5 Feb 2014

Diagnostic News and Research

Upstream interventions may provide options to contain emerging pathogens at source

UT Southwestern receives grant to establish Center for Patient-Centered Outcomes Research

Small non-coding RNAs can help predict individuals with breast cancer

Advanced Accelerator Applications successfully completes capital increase of €41 million

NIST scientists receives ABC Best Paper Award 2013 from Springer

EOS imaging system installed at Shriners Hospitals for Children in Philadelphia

ChartMaxx achieves 2014 Edition Modular EHR ONC Health IT Certification

Manchester researchers become first in world to assess all genetic links with fungal lung infection CPA

Doctors receive €3.5M European Union funding to diagnose, treat balance disorders

Researchers discover that bladder cancer shares genetic similarities with two forms of breast cancer

Eternity Healthcare developing saliva-based noninvasive sugar monitoring device

Prexion launches new company and product website

Pitt’s CMI funds 6 research groups for Early Stage Medical Technology Research and Development

New surgical guidelines have potential to reduce unnecessary breast surgeries, improve patient outcomes

Rice, UTMB develop diagnostic test for cryptosporidiosis

Maternal influenza link to bipolar disorder refined

Findings raise hope for new oral anticoagulants to treat patients with atrial fibrillation

Researcher finds 42% of U.S. hospitals use some type of "telehealth" approach

Bipolar disorder could be more common than thought

Scientists use SWI to study changes in brains of college-level ice hockey players with concussion

Event guide: 4th Extra-Hepatic Lipid-Based Nanoparticles Delivery Summit eBook

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

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