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BioClinica announces acquisition of Blueprint Clinical to drive RBM strategies for clinical trials

BioClinica®, Inc., a leading provider of eClinical Solutions for the Pharmaceutical Industry, has announced the acquisition of Blueprint Clinical, a fast-growing company offering ground-breaking technology and extensive expertise to drive successful Risk-Based Monitoring (RBM) strategies for clinical trials.

From Clario 16 Jun 2014

Protein Metrics releases freeware version of Preview software for pre-search protein analysis

Protein Metrics, Inc., a leading provider of software for rapid and thorough protein and peptide characterization, today announced the release of a freeware version of their Preview™ software for pre-search protein analysis available for download from the company's website.

16 Jun 2014

Cepheid releases molecular test for detection of carbapenemase-producing Gram-negative bacteria

Cepheid today announced the release of Xpert® Carba-R, an on-demand molecular test for rapid and accurate detection of carbapenemase-producing Gram-negative bacteria, to be marketed as a CE IVD product under the European Directive on In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices.

16 Jun 2014

AB SCIEX introduces TripleTOF 6600 system with SWATH Acquisition 2.0

AB SCIEX, a global leader in life science analytical technologies, today introduced the TripleTOF® 6600 system with SWATH™ Acquisition 2.0 - the company's revolutionary solution for quantitative proteomics.

16 Jun 2014

Ascom enhances communications and efficiency at Wyndham Private Medical Center

Wyndham Private Medical Center is a new, purpose-built medical facility that has been developed to centralize and give easy access to many of Melbourne's premium health service providers.

16 Jun 2014

Novel microscopy technology helps detect protein that plays key role in prostate cancer

Assemblies of proteins, known as protein complexes, have important functions in cells; protein complexes embedded in the cell membrane, for example, are responsible for the exchange with the extracellular environment.

16 Jun 2014

Submicroscopic particles could make MRI far more powerful tool to detect disease

Submicroscopic particles that contain even smaller particles of iron oxide could make magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) a far more powerful tool to detect and fight disease.

16 Jun 2014

Lung cancer screening with LDCT not associated with long term distress

Examination and review of several studies that evaluated patient-centered outcomes for individuals undergoing low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) screening for lung cancer found that screening does not appear to significantly influence overall health-related quality of life or result in long-term changes in anxiety or distress, but that positive results in the short-term, do increase distress levels.

16 Jun 2014

New computer models predict outcome of treatments for TBI

Most people who suffer a severe brain injury take years to recover - if they recover at all. But the right treatment in the crucial hours following an accident can make all the difference.

16 Jun 2014

Simulator for evaluating effects of visual impairment on person's driving performance

The University of California, San Diego School of Medicine is the first ophthalmology department in the nation to feature a fully dedicated high-fidelity, highly realistic driving simulator for evaluating the effects of visual impairment on a person's driving performance.

16 Jun 2014

Study show good compliance and patient survival outcomes using LDCT screening protocol

Investigators of the COSMOS (Continuous Observation of SMOking Subjects) study show good compliance and patient survival outcomes using a 5-year low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) screening protocol in individuals at high-risk of developing lung cancer.

16 Jun 2014

Bionic pancreas device controls blood sugar in patients with type 1 diabetes

The latest version of a bionic pancreas device has been successfully tested in two five-day clinical trials - one in adults, the other in adolescents - that imposed minimal restrictions on patient activities.

16 Jun 2014

Text message improves glycemic control in high risk Latinos with type 2 diabetes

"Don't forget! Check blood sugar before and after physical activity." "Use small plates! Portions will look larger and you may feel more satisfied after eating." "Tick, tock. Take your medication at the same time every day!"

16 Jun 2014

Beckman Coulter Life Sciences launches Aquios CL Clinical Flow Cytometer* for laboratory use

Beckman Coulter Life Sciences is set to transform the use of flow cytometry in the routine clinical laboratory with its latest offering, the Aquios CL Clinical Flow Cytometer*. Fully automated, with a small footprint, the instrument is the first authentic ‘LOAD & GO’ cytometry system.

13 Jun 2014

New imaging software measures growth of nodules in patients at risk of lung cancer

Medical-imaging software under development at Rochester Institute of Technology could someday give radiologists a tool for measuring the growth of nodules in patients at risk of lung cancer, the leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

13 Jun 2014

Cranial ultrasound has greater sensitivity than temporal artery biopsy in diagnosis of GCA

A new study presented for the first time today at the European League Against Rheumatism Annual Congress (EULAR 2014), shows that cranial ultrasound has a greater sensitivity than temporal artery biopsy,* and a comparable specificity in the diagnosis of Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA).

13 Jun 2014

Device / Technology News

BioClinica announces acquisition of Blueprint Clinical to drive RBM strategies for clinical trials

Protein Metrics releases freeware version of Preview software for pre-search protein analysis

Cepheid releases molecular test for detection of carbapenemase-producing Gram-negative bacteria

AB SCIEX introduces TripleTOF 6600 system with SWATH Acquisition 2.0

Ascom enhances communications and efficiency at Wyndham Private Medical Center

Novel microscopy technology helps detect protein that plays key role in prostate cancer

Submicroscopic particles could make MRI far more powerful tool to detect disease

Lung cancer screening with LDCT not associated with long term distress

New computer models predict outcome of treatments for TBI

Simulator for evaluating effects of visual impairment on person's driving performance

Study show good compliance and patient survival outcomes using LDCT screening protocol

Bionic pancreas device controls blood sugar in patients with type 1 diabetes

Text message improves glycemic control in high risk Latinos with type 2 diabetes

Beckman Coulter Life Sciences launches Aquios CL Clinical Flow Cytometer* for laboratory use

New imaging software measures growth of nodules in patients at risk of lung cancer

Cranial ultrasound has greater sensitivity than temporal artery biopsy in diagnosis of GCA

NSF awards nearly $200,000 to make environmentally friendly field analyzer

Back App: A training apparatus for Sitting Disease

AtomoRapid blood test device named Best in Show at 2014 MDEA program

Cogstate announces signing of first contract for Precision Recruitment tool

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

PhD researcher at LifeArc

Unveiling Hidden Potential: Organoids for Disease Modeling in Neuroscience Research

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