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DePuy Synthes launches nerve assessment platform for spine procedures

Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies announced today that DePuy Synthes is introducing SENTIO MMG, a first-of-its-kind digital mechanomyography platform designed to assess nerve status and identify and avoid peripheral nerves during spine surgery.

From DePuy Synthes 1 Oct 2018

Philips introduces Ingenia Ambition X 1.5T MR with fully-sealed BlueSeal magnet for helium-free operations

Royal Philips, a global leader in health technology, today launched the Ingenia Ambition X 1.5T MR. Incorporating Philips’ breakthrough BlueSeal fully-sealed magnet, the Ingenia Ambition X is the world’s first MR system to enable helium-free operations, reducing the chance of potentially lengthy and costly disruptions, and virtually eliminating dependency on a commodity with an unpredictable supply.

From Philips Healthcare 1 Oct 2018

TEAD1 protein appears to be important regulator of tumor migration in glioblastoma

A specific protein called TEAD1 is an important regulator of tumor migration in glioblastoma, the most common brain tumor in adults, and deactivating this protein may stop tumor cells from migrating away from the main tumor mass, according to research conducted at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and published October 1 in the journal Nature Communications.

1 Oct 2018

Xenex LightStrike Germ-Zapping Robots help reduce infection rates at Martin Medical Center

Patient safety is a top priority at Martin Medical Center, which recently announced that it has seen a significant reduction in its Clostridium difficile (C.diff) infection rates since adopting Xenex LightStrike Germ-Zapping Robots as its environmental standard of care.

1 Oct 2018

International conference features cutting-edge research studies on cancer immunotherapy

The Fourth CRI-CIMT-EATI-AACR International Cancer Immunotherapy Conference: Translating Science into Survival, to be held in New York, Sept. 30-Oct. 3, will feature cutting-edge research studies from around the world that endeavor to answer urgent questions in the field of cancer immunotherapy to advance progress more rapidly for patients.

1 Oct 2018

New insights into application of drug-eluting stents during percutaneous coronary intervention

Researchers at the Thorax Centrum Twente of Medisch Spectrum Twente and the University of Twente have recently completed their fourth major study into the application of drug-eluting stents during percutaneous coronary intervention.

1 Oct 2018

Specially-designed wearable devices have potential to inform research into selective mutism

In a new study published in the journal Frontiers in Psychiatry, a team led by Child Mind Institute researchers found that specially-designed wearable devices that passively capture and quantify child vocalization features have the potential to inform research into selective mutism by providing standardized, objective measurements that can aid in diagnosis and assess the efficacy of treatment approaches.

29 Sep 2018

Ethicon demonstrates commitment to improve access to life-changing obesity treatment

Ethicon, part of Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies, demonstrates its commitment to improving access to life-changing obesity treatment and putting the most appropriate surgical tools in surgeons hands at the 23rd World Congress of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Diseases.

29 Sep 2018

ZEISS introduces innovative visualization system to the spine community

At this year’s NASS Annual Meeting in Los Angeles, USA, the ZEISS Medical Technology business segment introduces an innovative visualization system – TIVATO™ 700 from ZEISS – to the spine community.

From Carl Zeiss AG 29 Sep 2018

Insilico Medicine collaborates with MAWI to develop multi-modal biomarkers of aging

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death and disability in the world. On the eve of the annual World Heart Day, September 29th, Insilico Medicine, Inc., a Rockville-based next-generation artificial intelligence company specializing in the application of deep learning for target identification, drug discovery and aging research announced a research collaboration agreement with MAWI, the next-generation consumer and clinical wearable company, the developer of one of the most accurate clinical-grade ECG wearable devices.

28 Sep 2018

Study highlights role of non-mutational mechanism in myotonic dystrophy, other types of arrhythmias

A team of researchers at Baylor College of Medicine reveals new insights into what can be causing life-threatening cardiac-related events in myotonic dystrophy type 1.

28 Sep 2018

Pitt bioengineering student develops realistic phantom head for MR research

Phantoms are not just ghostly figures of our imagination, they are also numerical or physical models that represent human characteristics and provide an inexpensive way to test electromagnetic applications. Sossena Wood, a bioengineering PhD candidate at the University of Pittsburgh, has developed a realistic phantom head for magnetic resonance research in the Swanson School of Engineering.

28 Sep 2018

Researcher wins $200,000 prize for creating polymer-based fiber mat that detects opiate residues

It happens every day -- paramedics and police officers being called upon to save the life of a person overdosing on deadly opiates.

28 Sep 2018

Synthetic DNA vaccine targets proteins overexpressed in several types of cancer

Scientists at The Wistar Institute have implemented a novel structurally designed synthetic DNA vaccine to simultaneously target multiple members of a family of proteins that are specifically overexpressed in several types of cancer.

28 Sep 2018

Researchers develop unique, biofuel-powered sensor to prevent and diagnose diseases

Researchers at Washington State University have developed an implantable, biofuel-powered sensor that runs on sugar and can monitor a body's biological signals to detect, prevent and diagnose diseases.

28 Sep 2018

UA professor receives NSF grant to study role of stromal cells in breast cancer

Hossein Tavana, Ph.D., an associate professor of biomedical engineering at The University of Akron (UA), has received a single-PI grant in the amount of $328,426 from the National Science Foundation - his third federal grant this year - to study the role of stromal cells in cancer.

28 Sep 2018

Food scientists can employ bacteriophage to destroy E. coli in drinking water

To rapidly detect the presence of E. coli in drinking water, Cornell University food scientists now can employ a bacteriophage - a genetically engineered virus - in a test used in hard-to-reach areas around the world.

28 Sep 2018

Researchers find a novel way to tease out key factor involved in heart muscle maturation

Scientists around the world have been trying to replace damaged heart tissue using lab-made heart-muscle cells (cardiomyocytes), either injecting them into the heart or applying patches laced with the cells. But results to date have been underwhelming.

28 Sep 2018

CNL, TRIUMF team up to enable revolutionary cancer treatment

TRIUMF, Canada's particle accelerator center, and Canadian Nuclear Laboratories, Canada's premier nuclear science and technology organization, are pleased to announce that they have agreed to pursue a strategic partnership around the commercial production of Actinium-225, a rare medical isotope that has the potential to serve as the basis of new ground-breaking cancer treatments.

28 Sep 2018

Bioaxone Biosciences receives Fast-Track SBIR grant to assess potential of Rho Kinase 2 inhibitor

BioAxone BioSciences, Inc. announced today the receipt of a Fast-Track grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, part of the National Institutes of Health, as part of the agency's Small Business Innovation Research Program.

27 Sep 2018

Technology News and Research

DePuy Synthes launches nerve assessment platform for spine procedures

Philips introduces Ingenia Ambition X 1.5T MR with fully-sealed BlueSeal magnet for helium-free operations

TEAD1 protein appears to be important regulator of tumor migration in glioblastoma

Xenex LightStrike Germ-Zapping Robots help reduce infection rates at Martin Medical Center

International conference features cutting-edge research studies on cancer immunotherapy

New insights into application of drug-eluting stents during percutaneous coronary intervention

Specially-designed wearable devices have potential to inform research into selective mutism

Ethicon demonstrates commitment to improve access to life-changing obesity treatment

ZEISS introduces innovative visualization system to the spine community

Insilico Medicine collaborates with MAWI to develop multi-modal biomarkers of aging

Study highlights role of non-mutational mechanism in myotonic dystrophy, other types of arrhythmias

Pitt bioengineering student develops realistic phantom head for MR research

Researcher wins $200,000 prize for creating polymer-based fiber mat that detects opiate residues

Synthetic DNA vaccine targets proteins overexpressed in several types of cancer

Researchers develop unique, biofuel-powered sensor to prevent and diagnose diseases

UA professor receives NSF grant to study role of stromal cells in breast cancer

Food scientists can employ bacteriophage to destroy E. coli in drinking water

Researchers find a novel way to tease out key factor involved in heart muscle maturation

CNL, TRIUMF team up to enable revolutionary cancer treatment

Bioaxone Biosciences receives Fast-Track SBIR grant to assess potential of Rho Kinase 2 inhibitor

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

Advancing Intracellular Delivery with LumiPore®

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