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Whole-body CT rapidly scans traumatic injuries, reduces time spent in emergency departments

Ever sat in an ambulance or crowded emergency room with a loved one who has sustained serious injuries, waiting for a scan as the precious life-saving minute's tick by?

13 Jul 2020

Optris' new system enables quick detection of people with elevated body temperatures

Rapidly spreading viral diseases, such as COVID 19 have led to an increased need to determine body temperature quickly and reliably using infrared measurement technology. But checking each person individually and manually has often proven to be cumbersome and time-consuming in practice.

13 Jul 2020

EKF introduces novel molecular transport media for dual COVID-19 and influenza sampling

EKF Diagnostics the global in vitro diagnostics company, announces that it has added a novel viral transport media for the safe sample handling and testing of multiple infectious diseases from a single swab to its product range.

From EKF Diagnostics 13 Jul 2020

Breakthrough discovery could lead to ‘kinder’ treatments for childhood bone cancer

Researchers at the University of East Anglia and University of Manchester have made an important breakthrough that could lead to ‘kinder’ treatments for children with bone cancer, and save lives.

13 Jul 2020

No unique viral sequences found in pediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome temporally associated with SARS-CoV-2

In contrast to previous hypotheses, researchers from the University College London and Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust found no evidence of unique viral sequences from patients with pediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome temporally associated with SARS-CoV-2 (PIMS-TS). Their study is published on the medRxiv* preprint server.

12 Jul 2020

Researchers develop new approach to assess changes in tumor microenvironment

Research has shown that the tumor microenvironment (TME) can help cancers grow and evade the immune response. The TME has even been shown to inhibit cellular immunotherapy, a novel form of treatment in which the cells of a patient's immune system are re-engineered in the lab to attack cancer cells.

12 Jul 2020

GE Healthcare selects UH to evaluate new mobile x-ray system enabled with Critical Care Suite

GE Healthcare chose University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center in November of 2019 as the first hospital in the US to evaluate its new mobile x-ray system enabled with Critical Care Suite, the world's first on-device AI solution for triage & notification of critical findings and quality errors.

12 Jul 2020

MUSC chosen to build prototype for increasing ICU surge capacity during COVID-19

To prepare for current and future waves of COVID-19, the U.S. Army's Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center asked teams from across the country to compete to build a telehealth prototype that would provide adequate ICU capacity when cases surge.

12 Jul 2020

Survey reveals COVID-19 pandemic-related mental health concerns among college students

The COVID-19 pandemic is putting significant stress on college students, many of whom are worried about increasing financial pressures caused by the pandemic and the lack of easily accessible mental healthcare.

11 Jul 2020

Newly discovered chemical compound shows potential to become treatment for brain disorders

Researchers at IIT-Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (Italian Institute of Technology) discovered a novel chemical compound, which has the potential to became a new drug for the treatment of core symptoms of brain disorders like Down syndrome and autism.

11 Jul 2020

Innovative system aims to improve predictions of survival indicators in breast cancer patients

Improving the predictions of survival indicators in breast cancer patients through artificial intelligence and probabilistic modeling tools is the goal of ModGraProDep, an innovative system presented in a study published in the journal Artificial Intelligence in Medicine.

11 Jul 2020

New technology for advanced health monitoring of stroke survivors patented in Lithuania

Group of biomedical engineers from biotech company Gruppo Fos Lithuania together with researchers at Kaunas University of Technology and Lithuanian University of Health Sciences have patented technology for advanced health monitoring of stroke survivors.

11 Jul 2020

Novel plasma-coated bandages could revolutionize the treatment of chronic wounds

World-first plasma-coated bandages with the power to attack infection and inflammation could revolutionize the treatment of chronic wounds such as pressure, diabetic or vascular ulcers that won't heal on their own.

10 Jul 2020

Next-generation SCIEX 7500 System launches at virtual product experience

SCIEX, a global leader in life science analytical technologies, launches the next generation of its flagship nominal mass spectrometer, the SCIEX Triple Quad 7500 LC-MS/MS System – QTRAP Ready.

10 Jul 2020

Cochlear obtains FDA approval of Kanso 2 Sound Processor

Cochlear Limited, the global leader in implantable hearing solutions, today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of three new products to its suite of hearing technology solutions.

From Cochlear Ltd 10 Jul 2020

Researchers set up Gate2Brain to exploit a novel drug-transporting technology

Researchers from IRB Barcelona, the University of Barcelona (UB) and the Sant Joan de Déu Research Institute - Hospital Sant Joan de Déu (SJD) have set up Gate2Brain, a company based on a novel technology developed at IRB Barcelona to transport drugs into the brain.

10 Jul 2020

Study discusses four possible scenarios for growth of aquaculture in the COVID-19 era

Aquaculture, the relatively young but fast-growing industry of farming of fish and other marine life, now produces around half of all seafood consumed by humans.

10 Jul 2020

Novel testicular luminal protein is vital for male fertility

Newly produced spermatozoa within the testis are not fully functional until they mature in the epididymis, a duct that helps to transport and store sperm.

9 Jul 2020

Promising new approach uses natural killer cells to treat glioblastomas

Glioblastomas are the most common malignant brain tumors in adults. Treatment options are extremely limited and usually not effective, leading to death for most patients within 12-18 months of diagnosis.

9 Jul 2020

Immunicom and Sheba Medical Center initiate clinical trial to evaluate novel cancer treatment

Sheba Medical Center at Tel HaShomer and Immunicom, Inc. are initiating a ground-breaking clinical trial to evaluate the clinical effectiveness of the Immunicom LW-02 plasma filtration device as a monotherapy and in combination with an anti-PD-1 immune checkpoint inhibitor.

9 Jul 2020

Technology News and Research

Whole-body CT rapidly scans traumatic injuries, reduces time spent in emergency departments

Optris' new system enables quick detection of people with elevated body temperatures

EKF introduces novel molecular transport media for dual COVID-19 and influenza sampling

Breakthrough discovery could lead to ‘kinder’ treatments for childhood bone cancer

No unique viral sequences found in pediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome temporally associated with SARS-CoV-2

Researchers develop new approach to assess changes in tumor microenvironment

GE Healthcare selects UH to evaluate new mobile x-ray system enabled with Critical Care Suite

MUSC chosen to build prototype for increasing ICU surge capacity during COVID-19

Survey reveals COVID-19 pandemic-related mental health concerns among college students

Newly discovered chemical compound shows potential to become treatment for brain disorders

Innovative system aims to improve predictions of survival indicators in breast cancer patients

New technology for advanced health monitoring of stroke survivors patented in Lithuania

Novel plasma-coated bandages could revolutionize the treatment of chronic wounds

Next-generation SCIEX 7500 System launches at virtual product experience

Cochlear obtains FDA approval of Kanso 2 Sound Processor

Researchers set up Gate2Brain to exploit a novel drug-transporting technology

Study discusses four possible scenarios for growth of aquaculture in the COVID-19 era

Novel testicular luminal protein is vital for male fertility

Promising new approach uses natural killer cells to treat glioblastomas

Immunicom and Sheba Medical Center initiate clinical trial to evaluate novel cancer treatment

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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Advancing Intracellular Delivery with LumiPore®

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