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UT Arlington receives new $7.5 million gift from Shimadzu Scientific Instruments

A new $7.5 million gift from Shimadzu Scientific Instruments to The University of Texas at Arlington will support one of the most significant installments of advanced scientific equipment in the United States, propelling the University to new heights of discovery and innovation.

1 Mar 2013

Brown University develops new implantable and rechargeable wireless brain sensor

A team of neuroengineers based at Brown University has developed a fully implantable and rechargeable wireless brain sensor capable of relaying real-time broadband signals from up to 100 neurons in freely moving subjects.

28 Feb 2013

FDA clears Philips’ MicroDose SI mammography system

Royal Philips Electronics today announces 510(k) clearance from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its MicroDose SI system, the first full-field digital mammography (FFDM) system on the market with the capability to enable future Single-Shot Spectral Imaging applications.

From Philips Healthcare 28 Feb 2013

New implantable sensor holds promise for advancing personalized medicine

Rebecca Wachs has invented a new implantable sensor with the ability to wirelessly transmit data from the site of a knee replacement, spinal fusion, or other orthopedic surgery.

28 Feb 2013

New center to help Virginia patients and healthcare workers access specialists through telemedicine

To make it easier for residents of Southside Virginia and other rural localities to receive specialty care not readily available locally, a new state grant will help patients and healthcare workers access specialists through telemedicine.

28 Feb 2013

DDR may help decrease cognitive and physical effects of multiple sclerosis

Studies have shown that the popular video game, Dance Dance Revolution (DDR), which requires players to coordinate their movements to the beat of music, may help improve balance and mobility in certain patient populations.

28 Feb 2013

Medical Adhesives for Reusable or Disposable Medical Devices

An interview with Robert Michaels, discussing the major challenges faced by engineers designing medical devices and the development of new medical adhesives.

From Master Bond Inc. 28 Feb 2013

Intralytix’s SalmoFresh food safety product receives GRAS recognition from FDA

Intralytix, Inc. announced today that its latest food safety product, SalmoFresh, has received GRAS (Generally Recognized As Safe) recognition from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

28 Feb 2013

Wyss Founding Director receives NC3Rs 3Rs Prize for Lung-on-a-Chip

In a London ceremony today, Wyss Founding Director Don Ingber, M.D., Ph.D., received the NC3Rs 3Rs Prize from the UK's National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research (NC3Rs) for his innovative Lung-on-a-Chip -- a microdevice lined by human cells that recapitulates complex functions of the living lung.

28 Feb 2013

Study findings call for major change in approach to syphilis testing

Syphilis is on the rise worldwide and there is an urgent need for reliable and rapid screening, particularly for people who live in areas where access to healthcare is limited. An international research team, led by scientists at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) in Montreal, has demonstrated that rapid and point-of-care tests (POC) for syphilis are as accurate as conventional laboratory tests.

28 Feb 2013

NYU Langone first in Northeast to use new device for surgical treatment of specific knee injuries

Orthopaedic surgeons and researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center are the first in the Northeast to use a new device that incorporates sensors, microelectronics and wireless communication to provide real-time data about positioning, balance and tension of ligaments during total knee replacement surgery.

28 Feb 2013

Einstein researchers to investigate consequences of soccer heading on the brain

Sports-related concussion is an increasingly recognized public health problem. At least 1.6 million sports- and recreation-related traumatic brain injuries occur in the United States annually. While the primary focus has been on football, soccer has come under greater scrutiny.

28 Feb 2013

ECGs show structural difference in brain connections among children with autism

A look at how the brain processes information finds a distinct pattern in children with autism spectrum disorders. Using EEGs to track the brain's electrical cross-talk, researchers from Boston Children's Hospital have found a structural difference in brain connections. Compared with neurotypical children, those with autism have multiple redundant connections between neighboring brain areas at the expense of long-distance links.

27 Feb 2013

Freie Universität Berlin research team examines thermoresponsive nanogels for treatment of cancer

The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research is supporting a new research group at Freie Universität Berlin that is investigating so-called thermoresponsive nanogels.

27 Feb 2013

UTHealth School of Biomedical Informatics professor wins Book of the Year Award from HIMSS

Dean Sittig, Ph.D., professor at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Biomedical Informatics, received a Book of the Year Award from The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS).

27 Feb 2013

CellAegis Devices to use autoRIC Device for Chronic Remote Ischemic Conditioning

CellAegis Devices, Inc., announced today that it has received an Investigational Testing Approval from Health Canada that allows the initiation of clinical testing in Canada of the Company's autoRIC Device for Chronic Remote Ischemic Conditioning (CRIC).

27 Feb 2013

FDA accepts Antares Pharma's New Drug Application for OTREXUP

Antares Pharma, Inc. today announced that the New Drug Application for OTREXUP, a potential new product for the subcutaneous delivery of methotrexate using Medi-Jet technology, has been accepted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration indicating that the application is sufficiently complete to permit a substantive review.

27 Feb 2013

Cliantha Research chooses Acceliant's eClinical Suite for clinical trial data management needs

Acceliant, a global technology provider of innovative clinical trial data management solutions, today announced that Cliantha Research, a leading global Contract Research Organization, has chosen Acceliant's eClinical Suite for their clinical trial data management needs.

27 Feb 2013

Using smart phones to manage HIV treatment in rural Virginia

An innovative plan developed at the University of Virginia School of Medicine will use smart phones to improve care for people recently diagnosed with HIV in rural Virginia.

27 Feb 2013

UCSF researchers: Lower-income patients often lack electronic health-related communication

Lower-income patients want to communicate electronically with their doctors, but the revolution in health care technology often is not accessible to them, due to inadequate health information services within the health care clinics they frequent, according to a survey by UC San Francisco researchers.

27 Feb 2013

Device / Technology News

UT Arlington receives new $7.5 million gift from Shimadzu Scientific Instruments

Brown University develops new implantable and rechargeable wireless brain sensor

FDA clears Philips’ MicroDose SI mammography system

New implantable sensor holds promise for advancing personalized medicine

New center to help Virginia patients and healthcare workers access specialists through telemedicine

DDR may help decrease cognitive and physical effects of multiple sclerosis

Medical Adhesives for Reusable or Disposable Medical Devices

Intralytix’s SalmoFresh food safety product receives GRAS recognition from FDA

Wyss Founding Director receives NC3Rs 3Rs Prize for Lung-on-a-Chip

Study findings call for major change in approach to syphilis testing

NYU Langone first in Northeast to use new device for surgical treatment of specific knee injuries

Einstein researchers to investigate consequences of soccer heading on the brain

ECGs show structural difference in brain connections among children with autism

Freie Universität Berlin research team examines thermoresponsive nanogels for treatment of cancer

UTHealth School of Biomedical Informatics professor wins Book of the Year Award from HIMSS

CellAegis Devices to use autoRIC Device for Chronic Remote Ischemic Conditioning

FDA accepts Antares Pharma's New Drug Application for OTREXUP

Cliantha Research chooses Acceliant's eClinical Suite for clinical trial data management needs

Using smart phones to manage HIV treatment in rural Virginia

UCSF researchers: Lower-income patients often lack electronic health-related communication

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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