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Prosigna Breast Cancer Prognostic Gene Signature Assay predicts ROR in women with early-stage breast cancer

NanoString Technologies, Inc., a privately held provider of life science tools for translational research and molecular diagnostic products, today announced results from two studies that are featured in oral presentations this week at IMPAKT Breast Cancer Conference.

2 May 2013

EventusDx receives CE mark designation for Octava Pink breast cancer test

Eventus Diagnostics, Inc. today announced that it has received CE mark designation for its Octava Pink™ breast cancer test intended for confirmatory use in women who have received negative mammography results.

2 May 2013

AcelRx Pharmaceuticals reports clinical results of Sufentanil NanoTab PCA System for acute pain treatment

AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative therapies for the treatment of acute and breakthrough pain, today reported additional clinical results for its lead product candidate, the Sufentanil NanoTab PCA System for the treatment of moderate-to-severe acute pain in the hospital setting.

2 May 2013

NeuroSigma receives Class 2 medical device license for Monarch eTNS System from Health Canada

NeuroSigma, Inc., a California-based medical device company, today announced that it has received a Class 2 medical device license for its Monarch eTNS (external trigeminal nerve stimulation) System from Health Canada.

2 May 2013

Surefire Infusion System to be used for obesity treatment

Surefire Medical, Inc., the developer of a new class of infusion systems designed to maximize targeted delivery of embolization agents without reflux, today announced that the company's Surefire Infusion System will be used in the development of the first clinically viable microcatheter-based, minimally invasive treatment for obesity as an alternative to bariatric surgery.

2 May 2013

Haptics improve outcomes in people with visual prosthetics

Normal vision is essentially a spatial sense that often relies upon touch and movement during and after development, there is often a correlation between how an object looks and how it feels. Moreover, as a child's senses develop, there is cross-referencing between the various senses. Indeed, where the links between the senses are not made, there may be developmental problems or delays. This should be taken into consideration when training new users of visual prosthetics, artificial retinas, or bionic eyes, suggest researchers in Australia.

2 May 2013

Nearly half of patients see improvement by switching to different lens/solution combination, says study

If your contact lenses are causing you discomfort, simply switching to a different type of contact lens or lens care product may bring improvement, reports a study, " Effect of Lens and Solution Choice on the Comfort of Contact Lens Wearers", appearing in the May issue of Optometry and Vision Science, official journal of the American Academy of Optometry.

2 May 2013

Vanderbilt University launches Health App Challenge contest

Vanderbilt University announced today a $20,000 worldwide contest called the Health App Challenge, aimed to transform patient clinical summaries into easy to understand personalized health information.

2 May 2013

New screening guidelines: An important shift in HIV testing

Beth Meyerson, health policy expert at the Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington, said the new screening guidelines by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force represent an important shift in HIV testing and will result in more HIV screenings because they will now be reimbursable. But the availability of the tests remains a big unknown.

2 May 2013

AMGA, AMGF unveil two major resources to improve high blood pressure control

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2 May 2013

PET/CT may enhance detection of inflammatory bowel diseases in the future

Inflammatory bowel diseases, such as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, may be detected and monitored more effectively in the future with positron emission tomography/computed tomography, according to research published in the May issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

2 May 2013

Polymers for pulmonary drug delivery book released by Smithers Rapra

Pulmonary drug delivery has been a rapidly expanding field, moving from the traditional propellant based metered dose inhaler delivery of small asthma drugs, to a broader landscape of new devices and novel drugs for local and systemic delivery.

30 Apr 2013

Clinical study shows association between results of ChemoFx and RFS of cervical cancer patients

A clinical study reporting an association between the results of the ChemoFx chemoresponse assay and recurrence free survival of cervical cancer patients has been accepted for publication by Gynecologic Oncology.

30 Apr 2013

Glide Pharma awarded contract from Pfenex Inc. to develop a solid formulation of recombinant anthrax vaccine

Glide Pharma® today announced the award of a sub-contract from Pfenex Inc. to develop a solid formulation containing the recombinant Protective Antigen (rPA) from Bacillus anthracis expressed in Pfēnex Expression Technology™ suitable for delivery with the Glide SDI® (solid dose injector). This approach will address two important logistical constraints of the currently available vaccine, namely, long term stability during storage and ease of administration.

30 Apr 2013

Researchers create novel way to enhance MRI

Researchers at New York University and NYU Langone Medical Center have created a novel way to enhance MRI by reducing interference from large macromolecules that can often obscure images generated by current chemical exchange saturation transfer methods.

30 Apr 2013

Berkeley Lab researchers unveil analytical technique for easy comparisons of proteins in solution

A revolutionary X-ray analytical technique that enables researchers at a glance to identify structural similarities and differences between multiple proteins under a variety of conditions has been developed by researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

30 Apr 2013

3D surgical microscopes from Leica Microsystems and TrueVision® debut at AANS Annual Meeting

Leica Microsystems and TrueVision® 3D Surgical announced the debut of 3D surgical microscopes at the 81st Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS).

29 Apr 2013

Alimera announces availability of ILUVIEN in U.K. for chronic DME treatment

Alimera Sciences, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company that specializes in the research, development and commercialization of prescription ophthalmic pharmaceuticals, today announced that ILUVIEN®, the first sustained release pharmaceutical product for the treatment of chronic diabetic macular edema, is now available in the United Kingdom.

29 Apr 2013

CVRx enrolls first patient in Barostim HOPE4HF clinical trial

CVRx, Inc., a private medical device company, announced the first patient enrolled in the Barostim HOPE4HF clinical trial. The study is evaluating the effectiveness and safety of CVRx's Barostim neo in heart failure patients.

29 Apr 2013

Forecasting outbreak of dengue fever with warning system

With the help of a warning system which measures the risk of dengue incidence using precipitation and air temperature, it is possible to forecast the outbreak of dengue fever up to 16 weeks in advance.

29 Apr 2013

Device / Technology News

Prosigna Breast Cancer Prognostic Gene Signature Assay predicts ROR in women with early-stage breast cancer

EventusDx receives CE mark designation for Octava Pink breast cancer test

AcelRx Pharmaceuticals reports clinical results of Sufentanil NanoTab PCA System for acute pain treatment

NeuroSigma receives Class 2 medical device license for Monarch eTNS System from Health Canada

Surefire Infusion System to be used for obesity treatment

Haptics improve outcomes in people with visual prosthetics

Nearly half of patients see improvement by switching to different lens/solution combination, says study

Vanderbilt University launches Health App Challenge contest

New screening guidelines: An important shift in HIV testing

AMGA, AMGF unveil two major resources to improve high blood pressure control

PET/CT may enhance detection of inflammatory bowel diseases in the future

Polymers for pulmonary drug delivery book released by Smithers Rapra

Clinical study shows association between results of ChemoFx and RFS of cervical cancer patients

Glide Pharma awarded contract from Pfenex Inc. to develop a solid formulation of recombinant anthrax vaccine

Researchers create novel way to enhance MRI

Berkeley Lab researchers unveil analytical technique for easy comparisons of proteins in solution

3D surgical microscopes from Leica Microsystems and TrueVision® debut at AANS Annual Meeting

Alimera announces availability of ILUVIEN in U.K. for chronic DME treatment

CVRx enrolls first patient in Barostim HOPE4HF clinical trial

Forecasting outbreak of dengue fever with warning system

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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Unveiling Hidden Potential: Organoids for Disease Modeling in Neuroscience Research

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