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Wolters Kluwer Health launches dental drug interactions screening tool with Medication Safety Check feature

Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that it has launched an enhanced dental drug interactions screening tool with a new Medication Safety Check feature, allowing professionals to screen for drug-drug, drug-allergy, and duplicate therapy interactions and review safe medication options.

21 Apr 2014

Highly advanced imaging method helps to monitor rapid changes in glutathione redox potentials in live cells

In the April issue of Experimental Biology and Medicine a multidisciplinary research team led by Drs. Rex Gaskins and Paul Kenis in the Institute of Genomic Biology (IGB) on the campus of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign describe their recent work on subcellular redox homeostasis.

21 Apr 2014

New high-throughput method offers rapid whole-brain imaging at single cell resolution

A major challenge of systems biology is understanding how phenomena at the cellular scale correlate with activity at the organism level. A concerted effort has been made especially in the brain, as scientists are aiming to clarify how neural activity is translated into consciousness and other complex brain activities.

21 Apr 2014

Sandia develops credit-card-sized anthrax detection cartridge to small business makes

A credit-card-sized anthrax detection cartridge developed at Sandia National Laboratories and recently licensed to a small business makes testing safer, easier, faster and cheaper.

21 Apr 2014

New computational method speeds up estimates of gene activity from RNA-seq data

With gene expression analysis growing in importance for both basic researchers and medical practitioners, researchers at Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Maryland have developed a new computational method that dramatically speeds up estimates of gene activity from RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) data.

21 Apr 2014

New device uses space-tested concept of capillary flow to diagnose infectious diseases

A new medical-testing device is being prepped to enter the battle against infectious disease. This instrument could improve diagnosis of certain diseases in remote areas, thanks in part to knowledge gained from a series of investigations aboard the International Space Station on the behavior of liquids. The device uses the space-tested concept of capillary flow to diagnose infectious diseases such as HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis.

20 Apr 2014

PET scan can identify vegetative patients who have potential for long-term recovery

A functional brain imaging technique known as positron emission tomography (PET) is a promising tool for determining which severely brain damaged individuals in vegetative states have the potential to recover consciousness, according to new research published in The Lancet.

18 Apr 2014

Olympus' surgical products named finalists for ATA award

Olympus, a global technology leader in delivering innovative diagnostic and therapeutic solutions in Medical and Surgical procedures, among other core businesses, announced today that two of its surgical products have been named finalists for an American Technology Award (ATA) in the Health and Medical Technologies category: ENDOEYE FLEX 3D and THUNDERBEAT.

From Evident Corporation - Life Sciences 18 Apr 2014

Engineering cell-based, biological devices may selectively kill cancer cells without disrupting healthy cells

A Northwestern University synthetic biology team has created a new technology for modifying human cells to create programmable therapeutics that could travel the body and selectively target cancer and other sites of disease.

18 Apr 2014

Sound World Solutions introduces first Bluetooth Series personal sound amplifier, CS10

Sound World Solutions announces the availability of the CS50, the company's second model in the technologically advanced Bluetooth Series of personal sound amplifiers. The CS50 features an Apple iOS 7-compatible customizer app, enabling users to adjust sound performance from an iPhone.

18 Apr 2014

Research: Spending time online has potential to ward off depression among retirees

Spending time online has the potential to ward off depression among retirees, particularly among those who live alone, according to research published online in The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences.

18 Apr 2014

13th annual Bio-IT World Conference & Expo to launch new disciplinary track on data security

The 13th annual Bio-IT World Conference & Expo, to be held April 29-May 1 at the Seaport World Trade Center in Boston, today announced that it will debut a new disciplinary track focused on data security.

18 Apr 2014

Global cancer profiling market expected to grow $54.8 billion by 2018

Global Information Inc. announces the addition of a new market research report "Cancer Profiling and Pathways: Technologies and Global Markets" at GIIResearch.com.

18 Apr 2014

OPKO Health enters into definitive agreement to acquire Inspiro Medical

OPKO Health, Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Inspiro Medical Ltd., an Israeli medical device company developing a new platform to deliver small molecule drugs such as corticosteroids and beta agonists or larger molecules to treat respiratory diseases. Inspiro's Inspiromatic is a "smart" easy-to-use dry powder inhaler with several advantages over existing devices.

17 Apr 2014

First MRI scan shows 'brown fat' in living adult can help fight diabetes

The first MRI scan to show 'brown fat' in a living adult could prove to be an essential step towards a new wave of therapies to aid the fight against diabetes and obesity.

17 Apr 2014

Research report on global teleradiology market

Global Information Inc. announces the addition of a new market research report "Teleradiology Market (X-ray, Ultrasound, CT, MRI and Nuclear Imaging) - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast, 2013 - 2019" at GIIResearch.com

17 Apr 2014

John Hopkins researchers create novel optical imaging equipment for use on SARRP research platform

Researchers from John Hopkins University have created an innovative piece of optical imaging equipment for use on-board the Xstrahl Small Animal Radiation Research Platform.

From Xstrahl 17 Apr 2014

Study finds that video surveillance can provide insights into hand washing behavior

One of the best defenses against infectious disease is one of the most simple - hand washing. Still, despite years of global public awareness campaigns, hand washing rates remain low. Caregivers of young children in low-income, developing world settings are found to wash their hands only 17 percent of the time after using the toilet

17 Apr 2014

EKF Diagnostics' new handheld Lactate Scout+ device ideal for checking sports medical health

Since Lactate Scout+ analyzer launch incorporating hematocrit compensation, EKF, is seeing an increasing interest from users in both sports and medical science.

From EKF Diagnostics 17 Apr 2014

Researchers develop novel tools to learn how astrocytes listen in on neuronal communication

Everything we do - all of our movements, thoughts and feelings - are the result of neurons talking with one another, and recent studies have suggested that some of the conversations might not be all that private.

17 Apr 2014

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Wolters Kluwer Health launches dental drug interactions screening tool with Medication Safety Check feature

Highly advanced imaging method helps to monitor rapid changes in glutathione redox potentials in live cells

New high-throughput method offers rapid whole-brain imaging at single cell resolution

Sandia develops credit-card-sized anthrax detection cartridge to small business makes

New computational method speeds up estimates of gene activity from RNA-seq data

New device uses space-tested concept of capillary flow to diagnose infectious diseases

PET scan can identify vegetative patients who have potential for long-term recovery

Olympus' surgical products named finalists for ATA award

Engineering cell-based, biological devices may selectively kill cancer cells without disrupting healthy cells

Sound World Solutions introduces first Bluetooth Series personal sound amplifier, CS10

Research: Spending time online has potential to ward off depression among retirees

13th annual Bio-IT World Conference & Expo to launch new disciplinary track on data security

Global cancer profiling market expected to grow $54.8 billion by 2018

OPKO Health enters into definitive agreement to acquire Inspiro Medical

First MRI scan shows 'brown fat' in living adult can help fight diabetes

Research report on global teleradiology market

John Hopkins researchers create novel optical imaging equipment for use on SARRP research platform

Study finds that video surveillance can provide insights into hand washing behavior

EKF Diagnostics' new handheld Lactate Scout+ device ideal for checking sports medical health

Researchers develop novel tools to learn how astrocytes listen in on neuronal communication

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

PhD researcher at LifeArc

Unveiling Hidden Potential: Organoids for Disease Modeling in Neuroscience Research

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