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Microfluidics chips for simplifying medical imaging biomarkers of disease

A collaboration between scientists at UCLA, Caltech, Stanford, Siemens and Fluidigm have developed a new technology using integrated microfluidics chips for simplifying, lowering the cost and diversifying the types of molecules used to image the biology of disease with the medical imaging technology, Positron Emission Tomography (PET).

15 Dec 2005

DNA strands for biologically based electronics and medical devices

Ohio State University researchers have invented a process for uncoiling long strands of DNA and forming them into precise patterns.

15 Dec 2005

First study to demonstrate the elimination of a racial/ethnic disparity in health and healthcare

Community-based case managers are much more effective than traditional government outreach and enrollment programs in obtaining insurance coverage for uninsured Latino children, according to a study authored by a physician at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, and Children's Hospital of Wisconsin.

5 Dec 2005

New understanding of the disease process involved in atherosclerosis

The progression of the artery-clogging disease atherosclerosis is linked to the inability of specialized bone marrow cells to continuously repair damage to the arterial lining, Duke University Medical Center researchers have demonstrated.

13 Nov 2005

Nanogen issued patent relating to synthetic polymer hydrogels

Nanogen has announced it was issued Patent No. 6,960,298, "Mesoporous permeation layers for use on active electronic matrix devices" by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

8 Nov 2005

New Flu Chip can determine the genetic make-up of types of flu virus in 11 hours

A novel "Flu Chip" developed at the University of Colorado at Boulder that can determine the genetic signatures of specific influenza strains from patient samples within hours may help world health officials combat coming epidemics and pandemics.

7 Nov 2005

Protein called CHIP helps untangle protein misfolding in brain disease

Keeping the body and mind healthy depends on keeping cells healthy and functioning. This means that cells need a very robust quality-control system to repair or remove damaged or misshapen proteins. Protein handling is especially important in neurons because damage or death of brain cells causes neurological disease.

1 Nov 2005

Gene found only in men is altered by a chemical process, which is in turn linked to aggressive forms of melanoma

New scientific evidence that may shed light on why men are more likely than women to develop aggressive forms of skin cancer has been published in Carcinogenesis.

23 Oct 2005

Microfluidics can be used successfully for IVF in mice

Technology that more closely mirrors the natural fertilization process is showing promise as a new method of in-vitro fertilization, researchers at the University of Michigan Health System have found.

12 Oct 2005

Microchip system aims to reduce the number of animals used in the development of new drugs

Reducing the number of animals used in the development of new drugs is a priority for the pharmaceutical industry

26 Sep 2005

New technique may provide a better way of monitoring response to melanoma treatment

A new study published in PLoS Medicine describes a way to measure the immune response in people treated with an experimental vaccine to melanoma.

26 Sep 2005

More than two thirds of meta-analyses available to critical care physicians have major methodological flaws

Research published in Critical Care concludes that the overall quality of meta-analyses in this field is poor, but has improved over time, possibly due to the publication of the Quality of Reporting of Meta-analyses statement (QUOROM) in 1999.

19 Sep 2005

First-of-its-kind test on a microchip array will help diagnose retinitis pigmentosa

Rapid genetic testing for eye disease is becoming a reality, thanks to a technology developed at the University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center.

19 Sep 2005

Study - no effect of fish oil on life-threatening cardiac arrhythmia

In patients with an increased risk of heart rhythm problems, cardiac arrest or arrhythmia, eating fish oil did little to reduce that risk.

6 Sep 2005

Hundreds of identified genes involved in the pathophysiology of ulcerative colitis and Crohn disease

In a paper published in PLoS Medicine researchers from the German Genome Research Network have analysed the expression of thousands of genes from patients with inflammatory bowel disease (ulcerative colitis and Crohn disease) using a genome wide approach to produce a comprehensive picture of which genes are activated in these conditions.

24 Aug 2005

CHIP News and Research

Microfluidics chips for simplifying medical imaging biomarkers of disease

DNA strands for biologically based electronics and medical devices

First study to demonstrate the elimination of a racial/ethnic disparity in health and healthcare

New understanding of the disease process involved in atherosclerosis

Nanogen issued patent relating to synthetic polymer hydrogels

New Flu Chip can determine the genetic make-up of types of flu virus in 11 hours

Protein called CHIP helps untangle protein misfolding in brain disease

Gene found only in men is altered by a chemical process, which is in turn linked to aggressive forms of melanoma

Microfluidics can be used successfully for IVF in mice

Microchip system aims to reduce the number of animals used in the development of new drugs

New technique may provide a better way of monitoring response to melanoma treatment

More than two thirds of meta-analyses available to critical care physicians have major methodological flaws

First-of-its-kind test on a microchip array will help diagnose retinitis pigmentosa

Study - no effect of fish oil on life-threatening cardiac arrhythmia

Hundreds of identified genes involved in the pathophysiology of ulcerative colitis and Crohn disease

DNA chip technology helps with discovery of new type 2 diabetes gene

Customized gene chip offers clues to prognosis in cases of neuroblastoma

So you thought you liked strawberry ice cream!

Customized gene chip will offer clues to prognosis in cases of neuroblastoma

Memory manipulation may lessen appeal of certain unhealthy treats

Sensing a Healthier Future

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

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