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New software automatically generates images of young child's face to adult

It's a guessing game parents like to ponder: What will my child look like when she grows up? A computer could now answer the question in less than a minute.

10 Apr 2014

Red LED irradiation promotes cell transplantation in treatment of hypoxic-ischemic brain damage

A series of previous studies suggested that the neuronal differentiation rate of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells during the in vitro culture reached 78-92%, but their in vivo transplantation efficiency, and survival and differentiation rates were very low.

10 Apr 2014

Scientists design new system for molecular blood group typing

Scientists in France have designed a new system for molecular blood group typing that offers blood banks the possibility of extensive screening of blood donors at a relatively low cost. Their approach is described in the current issue of The Journal of Molecular Diagnostics.

10 Apr 2014

Vibrational spectroscopy opens up new ways to diagnose chronic diseases

In today’s ageing population, resulting in a rising prevalence of chronic diseases such as neurodegeneration, the need for simple, non-invasive methods to diagnose or screen for important medical conditions becomes more and more relevant. Objective and cost-effective approaches capable of diagnosing early-stage disease in point-of-care clinical settings are necessary to facilitate the personalising of therapies to prevent or slow down pathology development.

10 Apr 2014

LifeBond granted Chinese patent for novel absorbable surgical adhesive technology

LifeBond Ltd., a leading developer of absorbable biosurgical products for tissue repair, announced today that the State Intellectual Property Office of the People's Republic of China has granted the company its first Chinese patent.

10 Apr 2014

Millennium Medical Devices inks another network selling agreement

Millennium HealthCare Inc. today announced that its subsidiary, Millennium Medical Devices LLC, has signed yet another network selling agreement. This agreement was signed with a US based healthcare organization for the use of Millennium's medical devices in 400 of the organization's locations. This agreement includes an average monthly minimum use of 350 units per device, per location.

9 Apr 2014

Bay Area Medical Center renews contract for Zix Email Encryption in a three-year agreement

Zix Corporation (ZixCorp), a leader in email data protection, announced that Bay Area Medical Center has renewed its contract for ZixTM Email Encryption in a three-year agreement.

9 Apr 2014

LabStyle Innovations, FatSecret partner for Dario Diabetes Management Solution

LabStyle Innovations Corp., developer of the Dario Diabetes Management Solution, today announced a partnership with the world's leading global nutrition data application, FatSecret.

9 Apr 2014

n3D and RBCC seek new finance partners to market and develop 3D bioprinting technology

Rainbow Coral Corp. and its joint venture partner, Nano3D Biosciences (n3D) are seeking out new finance partners to market and develop their 3D bioprinting technology worldwide.

9 Apr 2014

Restoration Robotics presents revolutionary robotic systems at Orlando Live Surgery Workshop

Restoration Robotics, Inc., the global leader in robotic hair transplantation, will have Craig Ziering, DO, present ARTAS Hair Studio™ and the ARTAS® Robotic System during the Platinum Orlando Live Surgery Workshop taking place April 9 through 12 in Orlando, FL.

9 Apr 2014

Medison Pharma inks agreement with Brainsway for exclusive marketing of Deep TMS system in Israel

Medison Pharma has concluded an agreement with the medical device company Brainsway for exclusive marketing and distribution of the Deep TMS (Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation) system in Israel.

9 Apr 2014

Scientists to develop handheld testing device to provide same day diagnosis from patient's bedside

Scientists at the University of Southampton are aiming to develop a handheld testing device to provide same day diagnosis from a patient's bedside.

9 Apr 2014

Quantum Imaging secures £1.6 million investment to develop medical imaging device

Quantum Imaging Ltd, a University of Leeds spin out, has secured a £1.6 million investment to develop its medical imaging technology.

8 Apr 2014

Research offers scientific approach to make transporting decisions of critical-care patients

University of Cincinnati research is offering hospitals and trauma centers a unique, accurate and scientific approach to making decisions about transporting critical-care patients by air or by ambulance.

8 Apr 2014

DePuy Synthes Power Tools announces launch of Anspach EG1 High Speed Electric System

DePuy Synthes Power Tools announced today the global launch of the Anspach EG1 High Speed Electric System, a next generation high-speed electric drill with multiple attachments and accessories, designed for use in neurosurgery, otology and spinal procedures. The announcement was made here at the 2014 AANS Annual Scientific Meeting (American Association of Neurological Surgeons).

8 Apr 2014

Tunstall, University of Leeds and Oxford University partner to find new evidence on benefits of telecare

Tunstall Healthcare, the leading provider of technology enabled care services, has partnered with the University of Leeds and Oxford University to address the challenges arising from population ageing and the opportunities of technological progress.

8 Apr 2014

PDS launches new data sharing platform to improve lives of cancer patients

Project Data Sphere, LLC (PDS), an independent not-for-profit initiative of the CEO Roundtable on Cancer's Life Sciences Consortium (LSC), announced today the launch of a new data sharing platform (www.ProjectDataSphere.org), with the goal of advancing research to improve the lives of cancer patients and their families around the world.

8 Apr 2014

Nanostring Technologies launches nCounter PanCancer Pathways Panel

NanoString Technologies, Inc., (NASDAQ:NSTG) a provider of life science tools for translational research and molecular diagnostic products, today announced the launch of the nCounter® PanCancer Pathways Panel, a highly-multiplexed, digital gene expression assay that offers a unique way for translational researchers to investigate cancer biology across all major cancer pathways.

From NanoString Technologies 8 Apr 2014

Boston Scientific to launch of S-ICD System into parts of Asia

Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) has expanded the launch of its S-ICD System into parts of Asia. The first implant of the S-ICD System in Asia was performed in Hong Kong by Prof. Hung Fat Tse, Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine, The University of Hong Kong and Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital in Pokfulam, Hong Kong, under the proctorship of Dr. Martin Stiles, Director of Electrophysiology, Waikato Hospital in Hamilton, New Zealand.

8 Apr 2014

USPTO grants patent for low-cost dry powder inhaler to Hovione

Hovione announced today that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted a patent for a capsule-based, low-cost dry powder inhaler (DPI) to Hovione. This happened less than three years after the patent was filed and after just one Office Action - unusual speed for an inhaler application.

8 Apr 2014

Device / Technology News

New software automatically generates images of young child's face to adult

Red LED irradiation promotes cell transplantation in treatment of hypoxic-ischemic brain damage

Scientists design new system for molecular blood group typing

Vibrational spectroscopy opens up new ways to diagnose chronic diseases

LifeBond granted Chinese patent for novel absorbable surgical adhesive technology

Millennium Medical Devices inks another network selling agreement

Bay Area Medical Center renews contract for Zix Email Encryption in a three-year agreement

LabStyle Innovations, FatSecret partner for Dario Diabetes Management Solution

n3D and RBCC seek new finance partners to market and develop 3D bioprinting technology

Restoration Robotics presents revolutionary robotic systems at Orlando Live Surgery Workshop

Medison Pharma inks agreement with Brainsway for exclusive marketing of Deep TMS system in Israel

Scientists to develop handheld testing device to provide same day diagnosis from patient's bedside

Quantum Imaging secures £1.6 million investment to develop medical imaging device

Research offers scientific approach to make transporting decisions of critical-care patients

DePuy Synthes Power Tools announces launch of Anspach EG1 High Speed Electric System

Tunstall, University of Leeds and Oxford University partner to find new evidence on benefits of telecare

PDS launches new data sharing platform to improve lives of cancer patients

Nanostring Technologies launches nCounter PanCancer Pathways Panel

Boston Scientific to launch of S-ICD System into parts of Asia

USPTO grants patent for low-cost dry powder inhaler to Hovione

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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