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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

New Prosperity Partnerships projects that link research with industry unveiled

Seven new Prosperity Partnerships projects that will build links between the UK's research base and leading industry partners such as AkzoNobel , AstraZeneca, Google, Rolls-Royce, Tata Steel, and Weir Group, plus small-to-medium enterprise, Oxford PV will be unveiled today by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) at Prince Philip House, Carlton Terrace, London.

27 Sep 2018

Researchers develop new mathematical technique to study brain waves

A U.S. Army Research Laboratory scientist has collaborated with a team of researchers from the University of North Texas to develop a new data processing technique that uses electroencephalogram, or EEG, time series variability as a measure of the state of the brain.

27 Sep 2018

UCI researchers receive $3.4 million grant to study new class of cancer killing immunotherapeutics

UCI School of Medicine researchers have been awarded a $3.4 million grant by the National Cancer Institute as part of the Beau Biden Cancer Moonshot initiative.

27 Sep 2018

CytoSen receives favorable response from FDA to its pre-IND meeting package for CSTD002-NK

CytoSen Therapeutics, a private biopharmaceutical company accelerating innovation in Natural Killer cell therapy, today announced it has received a favorable response from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to its pre-Investigational New Drug meeting package for the proposed Phase 2 trial of CytoSen's adoptive NK cell therapy, CSTD002-NK, for the reduction of relapse in high risk acute myeloid leukemia or myelodysplastic syndrome in patients undergoing haploidentical hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

27 Sep 2018

Medtronic announces U.S. launch of Infinity OCT System

Medtronic plc today announced the U.S. launch of the Infinity Occipitocervical-Upper Thoracic System designed to simplify posterior cervical spine surgery.

From Medtronic 27 Sep 2018

Updated model of PAXMAN Scalp Cooling System launched

British scalp cooling expert, PAXMAN have launched the latest model of the PAXMAN Scalp Cooling System. Following successful launch in the US this updated model is being rolled out to the UK and rest of world markets.

From Paxman 27 Sep 2018

Cytek Biosciences completes Series C funding round

Cytek Biosciences Inc., the preeminent provider of innovative flow cytometry solutions, today announced the completion of a Series C funding round co-led by Northern Light Venture Capital and 3E Bioventures.

From Cytek Biosciences 27 Sep 2018

Cornwall and Chongqing Haifu partners to introduce HIFU tumor therapy system

Cornwall Medical Group enters a strategic partnership with the world's leading medical equipment and integrated solutions provider, Chongqing Haifu Medical Technology Co., Ltd., to introduce innovative high-intensity focused ultrasound tumor therapy system to Hong Kong, positioned to be the first minimally-invasive & non-invasive center in town.

27 Sep 2018

Technology News and Research

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

New Prosperity Partnerships projects that link research with industry unveiled

Researchers develop new mathematical technique to study brain waves

UCI researchers receive $3.4 million grant to study new class of cancer killing immunotherapeutics

CytoSen receives favorable response from FDA to its pre-IND meeting package for CSTD002-NK

Medtronic announces U.S. launch of Infinity OCT System

Updated model of PAXMAN Scalp Cooling System launched

Cytek Biosciences completes Series C funding round

Cornwall and Chongqing Haifu partners to introduce HIFU tumor therapy system

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