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Apeks releases fully automated CO2 extraction system used for essential oil extractions

Apeks is excited to announce the release of the 1500-1L Benchtop CO2 extraction system. The new technology uses approximately 2-lb of carbon dioxide, runs off 110-volts, is closed loop (recovers the CO2 after use) and is fully automated.

17 Aug 2013

Mathematical model to help answer critical questions to large-scale anthrax exposure

If terrorists targeted the United States with an anthrax attack, health care providers and policy makers would need key information - such as knowing the likelihood of an individual becoming infected, how many cases to expect and in what pattern, and how long to give antibiotics - to protect people from the deadly bacteria.

17 Aug 2013

New book provides evidence-based guide to difficult cases in radiation oncology

William Small, Jr., MD, of Loyola University Medical Center is co-editor of a new book that provides an evidence-based guide to difficult cases in radiation oncology.

17 Aug 2013

Experts research on potential role of e-cigarettes in smoking cessation

With the third and largest of the U.S. tobacco companies planning an e-cigarette product launch this fall, this next frontier for "Big Tobacco" provides renewed presence in a declining marketplace. It's also a potential gateway to new smokers, particularly among teens and in emerging/foreign markets, according to behavioral scientists at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

17 Aug 2013

Arrays of nanoscale sensors detect flaws in drugs and help improve production

MIT chemical engineers have discovered that arrays of billions of nanoscale sensors have unique properties that could help pharmaceutical companies produce drugs - especially those based on antibodies - more safely and efficiently.

17 Aug 2013

Computing system in helmets protect construction workers from CO poisoning

Research calling for the use of a wearable computing system installed in a helmet to protect construction workers from carbon monoxide poisoning, a serious lethal threat in this industry, has garnered the Virginia Tech investigators a Best Paper Award from a prestigious scientific and engineering community.

17 Aug 2013

Organizations are ill prepared for e-health implementation to respond to pandemic influenza

National and international organizations are ill-prepared to exploit e-health systems in the event of the emergence of a major pandemic disease, according to a research paper to be published in the International Journal of Biomedical Engineering and Technology.

17 Aug 2013

Michigan researchers use TACC supercomputers to understand DNA bending, repair mechanisms

The biological information that makes us unique is encoded in our DNA. DNA damage is a natural biological occurrence that happens every time cells divide and multiply. External factors such as overexposure to sunlight can also damage DNA.

17 Aug 2013

Novel way of observing electrical response in brain before and during fall through EEG

It's always in front of a million people and feels like eternity. You're strolling along when suddenly you've stumbled-the brain realizes you're falling, but your muscles aren't doing anything to stop it.

17 Aug 2013

More research needed to understand potential role of e-cigarettes in smoking cessation, say experts

With the third and largest of the U.S. tobacco companies planning an e-cigarette product launch this fall, this next frontier for “Big Tobacco” provides renewed presence in a declining marketplace. It’s also a potential gateway to new smokers, particularly among teens and in emerging/foreign markets, according to behavioral scientists at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

16 Aug 2013

New remote monitoring platform fulfills FDA's guidance on remote, central and risk-based monitoring

The ROMaN Project, Inc. announces its endorsement of the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) guidance to utilize risk-based monitoring in clinical trials. Risk-based monitoring focuses attention to the most critical data elements in a study and allocates monitoring resources to the investigator sites with problematic or unproven protocol compliance and/or data integrity.

16 Aug 2013

New UV-visible spectrophotometer released by Hitachi High Technologies America, Inc.

The Life Sciences Division of Hitachi High Technologies America, Inc. released its newest UV-visible spectrophotometer, Model UH5300.

16 Aug 2013

New techniques for predicting severity of seasonal cholera epidemics

In two recently published papers, Tufts University School of Engineering researchers have established new techniques for predicting the severity of seasonal cholera epidemics months before they occur and with a greater degree of accuracy than other methods based on remote satellite imaging.

16 Aug 2013

Intervention delivered through mobile phones to HIV/AIDS-positive smokers increased cessation rates

A smoking-cessation intervention delivered through mobile phones to HIV/AIDS-positive smokers increased cessation rates compared to standard care, according to research published online in Clinical Infectious Diseases.

16 Aug 2013

Researchers develop hip protector in sporty design

Norwegian researchers have developed a hip protector in a sporty design. Its looks are intended to appeal to the older people of today - who are quite particular about what they will wear.

16 Aug 2013

Sugar offers noninvasive way to precisely image tumors through new imaging technology

A natural form of sugar could offer a new, noninvasive way to precisely image tumors and potentially see whether cancer medication is effective, by means of a new imaging technology developed at UC San Francisco in collaboration with GE Healthcare.

16 Aug 2013

Identifying bipolarity through MRI's proves successful in initial results

What are some of the most troubling numbers in mental health? Six to 10 -- the number of years it can take to properly diagnose a mental health condition. Dr. Elizabeth Osuch, a Researcher at Lawson Health Research Institute and a Psychiatrist at London Health Sciences Centre and the Department of Psychiatry at Western University, is helping to end misdiagnosis by looking for a 'biomarker' in the brain that will help diagnose and treat two commonly misdiagnosed disorders.

16 Aug 2013

New pain diary app CatchMyPain promises to put an end to chronic Pain

One out of five adults suffers from chronic pain and half of all patients have been suffering for at least seven years (median). Patients usually go through an odyssey of examinations and treatments while long term relief becomes a hope rather than an expectation.

14 Aug 2013

"Risk calculator" enables doctors to estimate risk of venous thrombosis

In Austria, around 15,000 people a year develop a venous thrombosis, the occlusion of a vein that can result in a pulmonary embolism. A clot breaks free from a vein and travels via the bloodstream to the lungs, where it blocks vessels.

14 Aug 2013

Proton therapy provides organ-sparing treatment option for children with neuroblastoma

Proton therapy, using high-energy subatomic particles, may offer a precise, organ-sparing treatment option for children with high-risk forms of neuroblastoma. For patients in a new study of advanced radiation treatment, proton therapy spared the liver and kidneys from unwanted radiation, while zeroing in on its target.

14 Aug 2013

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Apeks releases fully automated CO2 extraction system used for essential oil extractions

Mathematical model to help answer critical questions to large-scale anthrax exposure

New book provides evidence-based guide to difficult cases in radiation oncology

Experts research on potential role of e-cigarettes in smoking cessation

Arrays of nanoscale sensors detect flaws in drugs and help improve production

Computing system in helmets protect construction workers from CO poisoning

Organizations are ill prepared for e-health implementation to respond to pandemic influenza

Michigan researchers use TACC supercomputers to understand DNA bending, repair mechanisms

Novel way of observing electrical response in brain before and during fall through EEG

More research needed to understand potential role of e-cigarettes in smoking cessation, say experts

New remote monitoring platform fulfills FDA's guidance on remote, central and risk-based monitoring

New UV-visible spectrophotometer released by Hitachi High Technologies America, Inc.

New techniques for predicting severity of seasonal cholera epidemics

Intervention delivered through mobile phones to HIV/AIDS-positive smokers increased cessation rates

Researchers develop hip protector in sporty design

Sugar offers noninvasive way to precisely image tumors through new imaging technology

Identifying bipolarity through MRI's proves successful in initial results

New pain diary app CatchMyPain promises to put an end to chronic Pain

"Risk calculator" enables doctors to estimate risk of venous thrombosis

Proton therapy provides organ-sparing treatment option for children with neuroblastoma

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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