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Luminescent nanocrystals tags with high-speed scanning technology detects multiple viruses within minutes

A research team using tunable luminescent nanocrystals as tags to advance medical and security imaging have successfully applied them to high-speed scanning technology and detected multiple viruses within minutes.

9 May 2014

Glutamate imaging reveals ischemic lesions in first 3 hours after stroke, shows research

Glutamate imaging reveals ischemic lesions in the first 3 hours after stroke that are not distinguishable in T1-weighted and T2-weighted imaging.

9 May 2014

ASIR technique lowers radiation doses for pediatric CT exams of the brain

A study conducted at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School found that estimated radiation doses are substantially lower for pediatric CT exams of the brain that used an adaptive statistical iterative reconstruction technique (ASIR) compared to those that did not use ASIR.

9 May 2014

uEtG accurately detects alcohol consumption in liver transplant candidates and recipients

Researchers from Italy confirm that urinary ethyl glucuronide (uEtG) accurately detects alcohol consumption in liver transplant candidates and recipients.

9 May 2014

Weisman Children's introduces telehealth robot to monitor patients

Weisman Children's Rehabilitation Hospital, a leading provider of pediatric rehabilitation services in the Delaware Valley, is adding a new member to its clinical staff -- "VEGO", the telehealth robot.

9 May 2014

Axial Exchange launches new Spanish-language version of mobile application

Axial Exchange, Inc., a pioneer in using mobile applications to deepen the patient's role in improving outcomes, launched a new Spanish-language version of its mobile application, making the company's innovative patient engagement tools available to a greater population.

9 May 2014

Abbott's vascular devices manufacturing facility receives Shingo Prize

Abbott has been awarded the Shingo Prize, an international award for operational excellence, by the Shingo Institute at the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University. Abbott's vascular devices manufacturing facility in Clonmel, Ireland, received the award, recognizing the site's initiative to develop and maintain continuous improvement to achieve operational excellence.

9 May 2014

Ranbaxy to implement Instem's Provantis preclinical software suite at Gurgaon R&D center in India

Instem, a leading provider of IT solutions to the global early development healthcare market, is pleased to announce that Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited (Ranbaxy) has purchased the Provantis preclinical software suite to automate laboratory processes at their R&D Headquarters in Gurgaon, India.

9 May 2014

St. Jude Medical presents new data on quadripolar technology at Heart Rhythm 2014

St. Jude Medical, Inc., a global medical device company, is the leader in quadripolar technology with the only cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) system approved in the U.S. New data presented at Heart Rhythm 2014, the Heart Rhythm Society's Annual Scientific Sessions, demonstrates increased survival, improved clinical outcomes and better cost utilization with St. Jude Medical's quadripolar technology.

9 May 2014

Adults with learning disabilities hear better through new support service in Sheffield

MORE adults with learning disabilities and impaired hearing are using their hearing aids correctly thanks to a new technical support service provided by Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

8 May 2014

UBM Canon's MD+DI wins 2014 MAGGIE Award from Western Publishing Association

UBM Canon's MD+DI (Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry), the medtech industry's comprehensive source for news, analysis, and in-depth information for 35 years, was recently honored as a 2014 MAGGIE Award winner at the Western Publishing Association's 63rd Annual MAGGIE Awards in the category of Best Cover (Circulation Under 50,000)/Trade for its August 2013 issue.

8 May 2014

Owaves launches world's first dedicated wellness planner on iTunes

Owaves, a cosmopolitan lifestyle medicine company based in San Diego, is launching the world's first dedicated wellness planner today on iTunes. The Owaves iPad App provides a remarkably simple, visual, fun and effective tool for positive lifestyle change and management.

8 May 2014

MRI-guided focused ultrasound to treat pain from bone metastases

InSightec Ltd, the leader in magnetic resonance imaging guided Focused Ultrasound therapy (MRgFUS), announced that the results of its ExAblate® Phase III clinical trial for treating painful bone metastases have been published online in the JNCI, Journal of National Cancer Institute.

8 May 2014

Smartphone app shows promise for detecting early signs of mood changes in people with bipolar disorder

A smartphone app that monitors subtle qualities of a person's voice during everyday phone conversations shows promise for detecting early signs of mood changes in people with bipolar disorder, a University of Michigan team reports.

8 May 2014

Researchers to develop unique technology to help physicians perform ultrasound-guided procedures involving needle placement

Significant funding from NIBIB has enabled researchers to develop a unique technology to help physicians perform ultrasound-guided procedures involving needle placement such as needle biopsies, central line insertion, and local anesthesia.

8 May 2014

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

Device / Technology News

Luminescent nanocrystals tags with high-speed scanning technology detects multiple viruses within minutes

Glutamate imaging reveals ischemic lesions in first 3 hours after stroke, shows research

ASIR technique lowers radiation doses for pediatric CT exams of the brain

uEtG accurately detects alcohol consumption in liver transplant candidates and recipients

Weisman Children's introduces telehealth robot to monitor patients

Axial Exchange launches new Spanish-language version of mobile application

Abbott's vascular devices manufacturing facility receives Shingo Prize

Ranbaxy to implement Instem's Provantis preclinical software suite at Gurgaon R&D center in India

St. Jude Medical presents new data on quadripolar technology at Heart Rhythm 2014

Adults with learning disabilities hear better through new support service in Sheffield

UBM Canon's MD+DI wins 2014 MAGGIE Award from Western Publishing Association

Owaves launches world's first dedicated wellness planner on iTunes

MRI-guided focused ultrasound to treat pain from bone metastases

Smartphone app shows promise for detecting early signs of mood changes in people with bipolar disorder

Researchers to develop unique technology to help physicians perform ultrasound-guided procedures involving needle placement

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

Exploring the nanoscale: How AFM is transforming cosmetic science

Innovating Texture and Culture in Plant-Based Foods

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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