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New electrical pattern in brains predicts how well individual animals fare in stressful situations

Some people can handle stressful situations better than others, and it's not all in their genes: Even identical twins show differences in how they respond.

30 Jul 2014

Digital reading system opens up new educational opportunities for people with vision impairment

People who are blind can now read more than just words, such as graphs and graphics, following the development of an affordable digital reading system by Curtin University researchers.

30 Jul 2014

Cloud Pharmaceuticals awarded Phase I grant from NSF SBIR program

Cloud Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a therapeutics company focused on cloud-based drug design and development, announced today that it has been awarded a Phase I grant from the National Science Foundation Small Business Innovation Research program.

29 Jul 2014

Kurbo program launched to tackle childhood obesity epidemic using mobile tools

Kurbo Health today announced the launch of Kurbo, the first safe and effective program to tackle the childhood obesity epidemic using mobile tools. For the first time, children, teens and their parents have access to a safe, effective and proven mobile platform for losing weight.

29 Jul 2014

Computational biologists develop program for easy diagnosis of hereditary illnesses

In the case of a cough or a sore throat, the doctor can usually diagnose a common cold immediately. However, the diagnosis of hereditary illnesses like cystic fibrosis, which affects the metabolism, or Huntington's disease, which leads to cognitive decline, is much more complex.

29 Jul 2014

New specialised clinic, smartphone app aim to improve health outcomes of chronic fatigue patients

Sufferers of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome are set to benefit with the dual launch of a specialist Griffith University clinic and smartphone app, both aimed to manage their illness and improve health outcomes.

29 Jul 2014

Researchers identify porcine enterovirus G using next-generation sequencing

He calls himself the bug hunter, but the target of his work consists of viruses that can only be found and identified with special methods and instruments.

29 Jul 2014

Taiwan researchers develop new optical device to detect early complication of diabetes sooner

A group of researchers in Taiwan has developed a new optical technology that may be able to detect an early complication of diabetes sooner, when it is more easily treated. If the device proves safe and effective in clinical trials, it may pave the way for the early detection and more effective treatment of this complication, called diabetic autonomic neuropathy, which is common among people with both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes.

29 Jul 2014

University of Bradford researchers devise simple blood test to diagnose cancer

Researchers from the University of Bradford, UK, have devised a simple blood test that can be used to diagnose whether people have cancer or not.

29 Jul 2014

Astute Medical, OCD partner to expand access to new acute kidney injury test

Astute Medical, Inc. today announced a strategic collaboration with Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc. that will expand access to a new test that assesses critically ill patients for risk of acute kidney injury (AKI), a prevalent and deadly condition.

From Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc. 28 Jul 2014

Neuroscientists analyze imaging data using new technologies

In an age of "big data," a single computer cannot always find the solution a user wants. Computational tasks must instead be distributed across a cluster of computers that analyze a massive data set together.

27 Jul 2014

Anxiety regarding inconclusive cancer screening test results is far less than claimed

Anxiety regarding inconclusive cancer screening test results among some patients is real and is only natural.

27 Jul 2014

Next generation smart wallet protects identity, replaces traditional credit cards

Biometrics industry expands and becomes more influential as more consumers are turning to digital technology for online & commerce payments while seeking security comfort: NXT-ID, Inc., Google Inc., LifeLock Inc., Visa Inc., Apple Inc. and Fortinet Inc.

26 Jul 2014

Syneron Medical to host investor meeting to highlight opportunities in body contouring/fat treatment market

Syneron Medical Ltd., a leading global aesthetic device company, announced today that it will host an investor meeting on Wednesday, September 17, 2014, at approximately 10:00 am to 1:00 pm ET in New York City. The meeting will highlight Syneron's opportunity in the fast growing body contouring and fat treatment market, with a focus on the UltraShape system, which received FDA clearance for fat cell destruction in April 2014.

26 Jul 2014

PLM launches mobile apps to deliver medical information on cancer, heart disease conditions

IBM today announced that PLM, a Latin American healthcare sciences publisher, launched a library of mobile apps to deliver medical information on conditions such as cancer and heart disease.

26 Jul 2014

Xybion to host first annual Global User Group Conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Xybion Corporation, the leading provider of software, services and consulting for global corporations operating in highly regulated industries, announced today that the company will host its first annual Global User Group Conference, Xybion International Exchange, on October 21-23, 2014 in historic Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at the Sheraton Society Hill Hotel.

26 Jul 2014

ScriptPro to bring TCGRx adherence packaging technologies to pharmacies across US

ScriptPro, of Mission, Kansas, and TCGRx, of Powers Lake, Wisconsin, announce that they will be exclusive partners in a distribution and co-marketing agreement allowing ScriptPro to bring TCGRx adherence packaging technologies to retail pharmacies throughout the United States.

26 Jul 2014

Smile Train, Biodigital to showcase Virtual Surgery Simulator at TEDMED 2014

Smile Train and its technology partner BioDigital have been selected to showcase their Virtual Surgery Simulator among leading global health innovations in The Hive at TEDMED 2014, which will take place in Washington, D.C. at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

26 Jul 2014

Multisorb to exhibit sorbent solutions at 2014 AACC Annual Meeting and Clinical Lab Expo

Multisorb Technologies is pleased to announce it will be exhibiting at the 2014 AACC Annual Meeting and Clinical Lab Expo, July 29-31, in Chicago, Illinois. This is the largest clinical lab expo, bringing together clinical chemistry and diagnostics presenters and exhibitors from around the world.

26 Jul 2014

Hamlin Dental Group provides easy and comfortable teeth straightening treatment

It's easy to feel self-conscious if you're suffering from crooked teeth but, for many, the thought of having uncomfortable metallic braces obscuring your smile is even less appealing.

26 Jul 2014

Device / Technology News

New electrical pattern in brains predicts how well individual animals fare in stressful situations

Digital reading system opens up new educational opportunities for people with vision impairment

Cloud Pharmaceuticals awarded Phase I grant from NSF SBIR program

Kurbo program launched to tackle childhood obesity epidemic using mobile tools

Computational biologists develop program for easy diagnosis of hereditary illnesses

New specialised clinic, smartphone app aim to improve health outcomes of chronic fatigue patients

Researchers identify porcine enterovirus G using next-generation sequencing

Taiwan researchers develop new optical device to detect early complication of diabetes sooner

University of Bradford researchers devise simple blood test to diagnose cancer

Astute Medical, OCD partner to expand access to new acute kidney injury test

Neuroscientists analyze imaging data using new technologies

Anxiety regarding inconclusive cancer screening test results is far less than claimed

Next generation smart wallet protects identity, replaces traditional credit cards

Syneron Medical to host investor meeting to highlight opportunities in body contouring/fat treatment market

PLM launches mobile apps to deliver medical information on cancer, heart disease conditions

Xybion to host first annual Global User Group Conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

ScriptPro to bring TCGRx adherence packaging technologies to pharmacies across US

Smile Train, Biodigital to showcase Virtual Surgery Simulator at TEDMED 2014

Multisorb to exhibit sorbent solutions at 2014 AACC Annual Meeting and Clinical Lab Expo

Hamlin Dental Group provides easy and comfortable teeth straightening treatment

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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