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Engineers develop prototype telerobotic platform for bladder cancer treatment

Although bladder cancer is the sixth most common form of cancer in the U.S. and the most expensive to treat, the basic method that doctors use to treat it hasn't changed much in more than 70 years.

3 Apr 2013

Research facilitates development of treatments, cures to Alzheimer's disease

A team of researchers at The New York Stem Cell Foundation Research Institute led by Scott Noggle, PhD, Director of the NYSCF Laboratory and the NYSCF - Charles Evans Senior Research Fellow for Alzheimer's Disease, and Michael W. Nestor, PhD, a NYSCF Postdoctoral Research Fellow, has developed a technique to produce three-dimensional cultures of induced pluripotent stem cells called embryoid bodies, amenable to live cell imaging and to electrical activity measurement.

3 Apr 2013

Image sharing aims to reduce need for repeat scans

Several state and regional health-information exchanges have begun sharing images electronically, and a number of companies sell image-sharing technology directly to hospitals and radiology clinics in a development that could slow health care spending.

3 Apr 2013

Study shows cholesterol rafts can shepherd genetic payloads into cancer cells

DNA, siRNA and miRNA can reprogram cancer cells - that is, if these nucleic acids could cross through the cell membrane. A University of Colorado Cancer Center study published today in the journal Therapeutic Delivery shows that cholesterol "rafts" can shepherd genetic payloads into cancer cells.

3 Apr 2013

EEG can be used to identify treatable causes of common disorders in hospital patients, say researchers

EEG Could be More Widely Used to Identify Treatable Causes of Common Disorders in Hospital Patients, Say Researchers in Mayo Clinic Proceedings.

2 Apr 2013

Penn neurosurgeons use diffusion tensor imaging to better adapt brain tumor surgeries

Neurosurgeons can visualize important pathways in the brain using an imaging technique called diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), to better adapt brain tumor surgeries and preserve language, visual and motor function while removing cancerous tissue.

2 Apr 2013

Risk prediction tools that estimate future risk of stroke and heart disease may also predict memory loss

Risk prediction tools that estimate future risk of heart disease and stroke may be more useful predictors of future decline in cognitive abilities, or memory and thinking, than a dementia risk score, according to a new study published in the April 2, 2013, print issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

2 Apr 2013

NanoVelcro chip device can help identify cancerous cells for treating prostate cancer

A research team jointly led by scientists from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and the University of California, Los Angeles, have enhanced a device they developed to identify and "grab" circulating tumor cells, or CTCs, that break away from cancers and enter the blood, often leading to the spread of cancer to other parts of the body.

2 Apr 2013

V/Q imaging can detect early stages of COPD

In vivo ventilation/perfusion (V/Q) imaging can detect early changes to the lung caused by cigarette smoke exposure and provides a noninvasive method for studying lung dysfunction in preclinical models, according to research published in the April issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

2 Apr 2013

Microbiology testing services now offered by Ceram

Ceram, the international materials testing and development company, has announced that it is now offering microbiology testing services for the healthcare industries, thanks to a partnership with a leading UK microbiological testing lab.

2 Apr 2013

GZS releases WebTracker-Hemophilia EHR patient registry system

GZS, Inc., a leader in developing disease-specific and condition-specific Electronic Medical Records/Electronic Health Records and patient registry software solutions, has announced the worldwide release of the WebTracker-Hemophilia EHR patient registry solution used under the new brand name HemaGlobal.

2 Apr 2013

Rutgers-Camden nursing student develops phone app to help patients manage heart disease

A new smart phone app that helps patients manage heart disease and stay out of the hospital has been developed by a team led by a Rutgers-Camden nursing student.

2 Apr 2013

Researchers discover new type of deadly intestinal lymphoma common in Asia

An international research team has identified a new type of deadly intestinal lymphoma that is particularly common in Asia. The team, led by clinician-scientists from the SingHealth Academic Healthcare Cluster, also developed a new diagnostic test to accurately identify these patients.

2 Apr 2013

LabCorp launches expanded IBD testing profile

Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings announced today the availability of an expanded testing menu to help clinicians diagnose, treat and monitor the course of Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

1 Apr 2013

Life Technologies signs distribution agreement with LGC Forensics for ParaDNA system

As the global market leader in human identification, Life Technologies Corporation announced today it signed a global exclusive agreement with LGC Forensics for the right to distribute ParaDNA, a portable rapid DNA system that determines the quality of human DNA faster and more economically than any existing method.

1 Apr 2013

Halt Medical reveals initial commercialization results, additional launch plans for Acessa System

Halt Medical, Inc. announced today initial commercialization results for the Acessa System and additional launch plans.

1 Apr 2013

Woodside Capital to assist in growth of Spectros' flagship product

Spectros announced today the retention of Woodside Capital Partners International to explore strategic options to accelerate the growth of its proprietary second-generation perfusion monitoring platform.

1 Apr 2013

Finesse Solutions launches new SmartParts family of intelligent transmitters, actuators

Finesse Solutions, Inc., a manufacturer of measurement and control solutions for life sciences process applications, announced the launch of its new SmartParts™ family of intelligent transmitters and actuators.

1 Apr 2013

Wearing OK contact lenses every night can restore age-related loss of near vision

By middle age, most people have age-related declines in near vision (presbyopia) requiring bifocals or reading glasses. An emerging technique called hyperopic orthokeratology (OK) may provide a new alternative for restoring near vision without the need for glasses, according to a study, "Refractive Changes from Hyperopic Orthokeratology Monovision in Presbyopes", appearing in the April issue of Optometry and Vision Science, official journal of the American Academy of Optometry.

1 Apr 2013

Covidien wins patent infringement suit against Ethicon Endo-Surgery

Covidien, a leading global provider of healthcare products, today announced that it has won a patent infringement suit against Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., a Johnson & Johnson company, relating to Ethicon's Harmonic line of ultrasonic surgical products.

30 Mar 2013

Device / Technology News

Engineers develop prototype telerobotic platform for bladder cancer treatment

Research facilitates development of treatments, cures to Alzheimer's disease

Image sharing aims to reduce need for repeat scans

Study shows cholesterol rafts can shepherd genetic payloads into cancer cells

EEG can be used to identify treatable causes of common disorders in hospital patients, say researchers

Penn neurosurgeons use diffusion tensor imaging to better adapt brain tumor surgeries

Risk prediction tools that estimate future risk of stroke and heart disease may also predict memory loss

NanoVelcro chip device can help identify cancerous cells for treating prostate cancer

V/Q imaging can detect early stages of COPD

Microbiology testing services now offered by Ceram

GZS releases WebTracker-Hemophilia EHR patient registry system

Rutgers-Camden nursing student develops phone app to help patients manage heart disease

Researchers discover new type of deadly intestinal lymphoma common in Asia

LabCorp launches expanded IBD testing profile

Life Technologies signs distribution agreement with LGC Forensics for ParaDNA system

Halt Medical reveals initial commercialization results, additional launch plans for Acessa System

Woodside Capital to assist in growth of Spectros' flagship product

Finesse Solutions launches new SmartParts family of intelligent transmitters, actuators

Wearing OK contact lenses every night can restore age-related loss of near vision

Covidien wins patent infringement suit against Ethicon Endo-Surgery

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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