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New device to monitor voice professionals and track vocal changes

A new device to monitor voice professionals as well as to track vocal changes that are due to chronic diseases and physical or psychological stress

8 May 2014

Breast tomosynthesis after mammography screening may lessen use of biopsies, ultrasound

Breast tomosynthesis in the diagnostic workup for one- or two-view focal asymmetry detected at screening mammography resulted in less use of ultrasound, fewer biopsies, and higher positive predictive value for cancer than when diagnostic exams involved only 2D mammography, according to a study conducted at the University of Virginia.

8 May 2014

Patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis catheter placement experience fewer complications

Patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis catheter placement via fluoroscopy and ultrasound-guidance experienced significantly fewer complications at 1 year post-insertion than did patients whose catheters were placed laparoscopically.

8 May 2014

Dose-tracking software provides easy monitoring of radiation dose exposure in academic practice

Dose-tracking software provides effective and easy monitoring of radiation dose exposure in a busy academic practice, according to research conducted at Massachusetts General Hospital.

8 May 2014

New hydrogel instantly turns from liquid to semisolid at close to body temperature

Rice University bioengineers have created a hydrogel that instantly turns from liquid to semisolid at close to body temperature - and then degrades at precisely the right pace.

8 May 2014

Gang members are twice as likely to become victim and offender of crime

Gang members are twice as likely to become both a victim and an offender of a crime than non-gang members, as single acts of violence often lead to retribution between gangs as a whole, according to a new study.

8 May 2014

Misinformation about radiation exposure may result in avoidance of screening mammography

Misinformation and misunderstanding about the risks associated with ionizing radiation create heightened public concern and fear, and may result in avoidance of screening mammography that can detect early cancers.

8 May 2014

Power of GWAS to detect human disease can be increased using statistical testing

The power of genome-wide association studies (GWAS) to detect genetic influences on human disease can be substantially increased using a statistical testing framework reported in the May issue of the journal GENETICS.

8 May 2014

Researchers develop mobile phone app to assist hearing impaired

Hearing the doorbell, the fire alarm or a tap that has not been properly turned off are everyday situations that can become a problem for a person who is hard of hearing.

8 May 2014

Bioengineers develop tool that reacts to chemical changes caused by cancer cells

Bioengineers at the University of Rome Tor Vergata and the University of Montreal have used DNA to develop a tool that detects and reacts to chemical changes caused by cancer cells and that may one day be used to deliver drugs to tumor cells.

8 May 2014

BIOTRONIK's Entovis pacemaker system gets FDA approval

BIOTRONIK, a leading manufacturer of cardiovascular medical devices, announced today that the Food and Drug Administration has granted approval for its Entovis pacemaker system with ProMRI technology.

7 May 2014

FDA-cleared BD MAX Enteric Bacterial Panel now available to detect bacterial pathogens

BD Diagnostics, a segment of leading global medical technology company BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), announced today the availability of the FDA-cleared BD MAX Enteric Bacterial Panel for use on the BD MAX System.

From BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) 7 May 2014

New e.p.t Preconception Health Test to be available for reducing risk of preterm labor

Today, e.p.t − creator of the original home pregnancy test − announced the introduction of the e.p.t Preconception Health Test, a revolutionary new product that once again puts women in control of their personal health.

7 May 2014

Cureatr launches new product to maximize efficiency of clinical communication

Cureatr Inc., the nation's fastest growing mobile care coordination solutions company, today announced the launch of new product features designed to maximize the speed and efficiency of clinical communication.

7 May 2014

LifeMap Solutions focuses on creating innovative mobile health products

LifeMap Solutions, Inc., a medical technology startup focused on creating innovative mobile health (mHealth) products and services powered by big data, today announced an initial $5 million seed round led by parent company LifeMap Sciences, Inc., a subsidiary of BioTime, Inc., with additional participation via in-kind support from its development partner, the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

7 May 2014

OhioHealth selects DataMotion to provide Direct Secure Messaging services

After a thorough evaluation of technology vendors, OhioHealth, a nationally recognized, not-for-profit healthcare system serving a 40-county area, has selected DataMotion, an innovative health information service provider (HISP), as its provider of Direct Secure Messaging services for its community of 28,000 physicians and associates.

7 May 2014

NexID offers liveness detection software for fingerprint-sensors on mobile devices

NexID Biometrics LLC, the first company to offer liveness detection software for fingerprint-sensors on mobile devices, today launched its Mobile Live Finger Detection (LFD) application for the Android operating system.

7 May 2014

New approach to detect chromosomal abnormalities without harm to mother or fetus

Chromosomal abnormalities that result in birth defects and genetic disorders like Down syndrome remain a significant health burden in the United States and throughout the world, with some current prenatal screening procedures invasive and a potential risk to mother and unborn child.

7 May 2014

Perfusion system at room temperature preserves and improves metabolic function of donor livers

A system developed by investigators at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Center for Engineering in Medicine (CEM) and the MGH Transplant Center has the potential to increase both the supply and the quality of donor organs for liver transplantation.

7 May 2014

New research reveals surprising facts about players who mask their identity online

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7 May 2014

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New device to monitor voice professionals and track vocal changes

Breast tomosynthesis after mammography screening may lessen use of biopsies, ultrasound

Patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis catheter placement experience fewer complications

Dose-tracking software provides easy monitoring of radiation dose exposure in academic practice

New hydrogel instantly turns from liquid to semisolid at close to body temperature

Gang members are twice as likely to become victim and offender of crime

Misinformation about radiation exposure may result in avoidance of screening mammography

Power of GWAS to detect human disease can be increased using statistical testing

Researchers develop mobile phone app to assist hearing impaired

Bioengineers develop tool that reacts to chemical changes caused by cancer cells

BIOTRONIK's Entovis pacemaker system gets FDA approval

FDA-cleared BD MAX Enteric Bacterial Panel now available to detect bacterial pathogens

New e.p.t Preconception Health Test to be available for reducing risk of preterm labor

Cureatr launches new product to maximize efficiency of clinical communication

LifeMap Solutions focuses on creating innovative mobile health products

OhioHealth selects DataMotion to provide Direct Secure Messaging services

NexID offers liveness detection software for fingerprint-sensors on mobile devices

New approach to detect chromosomal abnormalities without harm to mother or fetus

Perfusion system at room temperature preserves and improves metabolic function of donor livers

New research reveals surprising facts about players who mask their identity online

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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