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Oral appliance may be effective first line treatment for some types of sleep apnea

Certain traits may define a type of obstructive sleep apnea that can be effectively treated with an oral appliance, according to new research published online in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

9 Aug 2019

Advanced imaging technology for prostate cancer could increase a man’s chances of survival

According to the American Cancer Society, approximately one in nine men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime.

9 Aug 2019

New genomic module facilitates more personalized forms of medicine

Researchers from the HSE Epilepsy Lighthouse Project and FutureNeuro, the SFI Research Centre for Chronic and Rare Neurological Diseases hosted by RCSI, have developed a new genomics module in the Irish National Epilepsy Electronic Patient Record system.

9 Aug 2019

New technology can help interpret inaudible calls from laboratory mice

Technology that can help interpret inaudible calls from laboratory mice has been developed in a bid to improve research.

9 Aug 2019

Three new early-career investigators join federally funded precision medicine initiative

Three new early-career investigators have been selected to be a part of the University of Kansas Medical Center's $11.5 million precision medicine-focused federal grant.

9 Aug 2019

New technology uses immune system to deliver drugs directly to infection sites

A researcher at Washington State University Health Sciences Spokane has developed a new technology that harnesses the immune system to deliver drugs directly to infection sites within the body.

9 Aug 2019

An affordable solution to test new medications for tremor

Suffering from tremor can be very frustrating and reduce the quality of life for many people.

9 Aug 2019

Innovative technology could treat cancer more selectively and effectively

Treating cancer more selectively and more effectively - this could be achieved with an innovative technology developed by teams of researchers at the Leibniz-Forschungsinstitut für Molekulare Pharmakologie and the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.

9 Aug 2019

UMB startup releases cutting-edge software platform for pharmaceutical researchers

Pumas-AI, a new University of Maryland, Baltimore startup company established by University of Maryland School of Pharmacy faculty members Vijay Ivaturi, PhD, assistant professor, and Joga Gobburu, PhD, MBA, professor, has released its first, cutting-edge software platform for pharmaceutical researchers and clinicians.

9 Aug 2019

New way to identify inflammation occurring in eosinophil-related disorders

Diagnosing and monitoring an inflammatory gastrointestinal disease may soon become less invasive and more accurate, thanks to the pioneering research and commitment to patient health of three University of Utah physicians.

8 Aug 2019

Price of snakebite drug is sky high, but new competitor unlikely to lower costs

Dr. Steven Curry has treated patients with snakebites since the 1980s — long enough to remember when the treatment represented its own form of misery.

8 Aug 2019

Millions of stillbirths could be prevented using affordable and wearable sensor

In a clever adaptation, a team of researchers developed a fetal monitor using commercial motion sensors to pick up the movement of a pregnant woman’s belly, produced by the heartbeat of the baby or by the baby’s movements in the womb. This early-warning system could potentially prevent about 2.6 million stillbirths around the world.

8 Aug 2019

Isansys Lifecare shortlisted for OBN's Most Transformative Digital Healthcare Company award

Isansys Lifecare is proud to announce it has been shortlisted in the Most Transformative Digital Healthcare Company category at the OBN Annual Awards 2019.

From Isansys Lifecare Ltd. 8 Aug 2019

HistoIndex, ILBS launch Center of Excellence to enhance NASH diagnostics and clinical trials

In a cross border collaboration, HistoIndex and the Institute of Liver & Biliary Sciences (ILBS) in New Delhi, India have jointly launched a Centre of Excellence to aid diagnostics and clinical trials focusing on NASH.

8 Aug 2019

Whole genome sequencing could give officials a powerful weapon to track disease outbreaks

Whole genome sequencing technology may give epidemiologists and healthcare workers a powerful weapon in tracking and, possibly, controlling outbreaks of serious diseases, according to a team of researchers.

8 Aug 2019

New study evaluates effectiveness of blue light to reduce symptoms of psoriasis

A new study supports the use of virtual patients and in silico clinical studies to evaluate the effectiveness of blue light to reduce the symptoms of psoriasis.

8 Aug 2019

Wearable motion sensors could potentially reduce stillbirths

The thump, thump of a baby's heartbeat is a milestone in any pregnancy. Now, researchers at Stevens Institute of Technology have developed a technique that could allow expectant parents to hear their baby's heartbeat continuously at home with a non-invasive and safe device that is potentially more accurate than any fetal heartrate monitor currently available in the market.

7 Aug 2019

Pittsburgh Health Data Alliance and Amazon Web Services join forces to enhance patient care

In the latest sign of Pittsburgh's growing importance as a center of health care technology innovation, the Pittsburgh Health Data Alliance announced today that it is working closely with Amazon Web Services, an Amazon.com company, through a machine learning research sponsorship, to advance innovation in areas such as cancer diagnostics, precision medicine, voice-enabled technologies and medical imaging.

7 Aug 2019

Freiburg start-up company takes over publicly traded company ‘CELLINK AB’

The idea of developing a laboratory instrument that handles and sorts individual, viable cells has been realized by researchers in the Laboratory for MEMS Applications in the Department of Microsystems Engineering at the University of Freiburg.

7 Aug 2019

Uncovering how cyanobacteria edit their genomes

Unique editing mechanisms in cyanobacteria, commonly known as blue-green algae, make them able to remove large sections of the genome to give cells the ability to fix nitrogen, when necessary.

7 Aug 2019

Technology News and Research

Oral appliance may be effective first line treatment for some types of sleep apnea

Advanced imaging technology for prostate cancer could increase a man’s chances of survival

New genomic module facilitates more personalized forms of medicine

New technology can help interpret inaudible calls from laboratory mice

Three new early-career investigators join federally funded precision medicine initiative

New technology uses immune system to deliver drugs directly to infection sites

An affordable solution to test new medications for tremor

Innovative technology could treat cancer more selectively and effectively

UMB startup releases cutting-edge software platform for pharmaceutical researchers

New way to identify inflammation occurring in eosinophil-related disorders

Price of snakebite drug is sky high, but new competitor unlikely to lower costs

Millions of stillbirths could be prevented using affordable and wearable sensor

Isansys Lifecare shortlisted for OBN's Most Transformative Digital Healthcare Company award

HistoIndex, ILBS launch Center of Excellence to enhance NASH diagnostics and clinical trials

Whole genome sequencing could give officials a powerful weapon to track disease outbreaks

New study evaluates effectiveness of blue light to reduce symptoms of psoriasis

Wearable motion sensors could potentially reduce stillbirths

Pittsburgh Health Data Alliance and Amazon Web Services join forces to enhance patient care

Freiburg start-up company takes over publicly traded company ‘CELLINK AB’

Uncovering how cyanobacteria edit their genomes

Advancing Neuroscience Research Through Collaboration and Patient-Centered Innovation

The impact of vibration on microscopy

How Omics Technologies Are Transforming Biological Research and Drug Discovery

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