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3 out of 20 GI endoscopes used for screening harbor unacceptable levels of "bio dirt"

Three out of 20 flexible gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopes used for screening were found to harbor unacceptable levels of "bio dirt" - cells and matter from a patient's body that could pose potential infection risk -- according to a study of endoscopes used at five hospitals across the U.S.

10 Jun 2013

Novel method introduced for detecting retinal micro-aneurysms that pose high risk for leakage

Yissum Research Development Company of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Ltd., the technology transfer arm of the Hebrew University, introduces a novel method for detecting retinal micro-aneurysms that pose a high risk for leakage, an underlying cause of diabetic retinopathy.

10 Jun 2013

New technique for identifying mice in breeding colonies

Immunocompromised mice, created by inactivating the genes that would allow them to recognize and attack donor cells or organs, are critical for studies of bone marrow reconstitution.

10 Jun 2013

MRI scans of children who have undergone chemotherapy can detect early changes in their hearts

MRI scans of children who have had chemotherapy can detect early changes in their hearts finds research in biomed Central's open access journal Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance.

10 Jun 2013

Exact Sciences announces submission of final module of PMA application to FDA for Cologuard

Exact Sciences Corp. today announced that it has submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration the final module of the premarket approval application for Cologuard, the company's stool DNA (sDNA) colorectal cancer screening test.

10 Jun 2013

Brain-training computer games may help restore memory and competency to forensic psychiatry patients

Brain-training computer games may help restore memory and competency to forensic psychiatry patients in state mental hospitals, researchers say.

10 Jun 2013

New non-invasive test measures methylation of SDC2 gene, detects 87% of colorectal cancer

The average 5-year survival for colorectal cancer (CRC) is less than 10% if metastasis occurs, but can reach 90% if detected early. A new non-invasive test has been developed that measures methylation of the SDC2 gene in tissues and blood sera.

10 Jun 2013

CTI to market ETView Medical's VivaSight products in US

ETView Medical Ltd. announced today that it has entered into an exclusive distribution agreement with Clinical Technologies, Inc.

10 Jun 2013

Paragonix Technologies to present Sherpa Pak Cardiac Transport System during ESOT Congress

Paragonix Technologies, Inc. today announced that the European Society for Organ Transplantation accepted for presentation an abstract describing the performance of the Sherpa Pak™ Cardiac Transport System during the upcoming 16th Congress of the European Society for Organ Transplantation to be held in Vienna, Austria from the 8th - 11th September 2013.

10 Jun 2013

First consensus guidelines for use of neurostimulation in chronic pain

Recognizing that treatment of chronic pain can be confounding, the Neuromodulation Appropriateness Consensus Committee, an international group of more than 60 leading pain specialists, has created the first consensus guidelines for the use of neurostimulation in chronic pain.

10 Jun 2013

Summa Akron City Hospital installs Toshiba's Aquilion ONE, Infinix-i systems

As a level-one trauma and accredited stroke center, time is critical at Summa Health System's Akron City Hospital, located in Akron, Ohio. To provide the highest level of patient care, the hospital installed an Aquilion ONE CT scanner and Infinix-i bi-plane cardiovascular X-ray from Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc.

10 Jun 2013

SUNY Downstate to receive grant to advance blood test to predict breast cancer progression

SUNY Downstate Medical Center will receive up to $50,000 from the statewide SUNY Technology Accelerator Fund to advance a blood test to determine breast cancer prognosis.

10 Jun 2013

Cedars-Sinai opens Phase III clinical trial for patients with intestinal carcinoid cancer

Working to improve treatment and survivorship outcomes, the Cedars-Sinai Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute has opened a Phase III clinical trial of targeted radiation for patients with intestinal carcinoid cancer that has spread beyond the intestine.

10 Jun 2013

Optogenetics: A promising technique for treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorders

By applying light stimulation to highly specific neurons in the brain, the researchers managed to re-establish normal behaviour in mice that had beforehand presented pathological repetitive behaviour similar to that observed in human patients suffering from obsessive-compulsive disorders.

10 Jun 2013

Study: Non-invasive blood test could reshape standards in prenatal testing

New research has found that routine screening using a non-invasive test that analyzes fetal DNA in a pregnant woman's blood can accurately detect Down's syndrome and other genetic fetal abnormalities in the first trimester. Published early online in Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology, the results suggest that the test is superior to currently available screening strategies and could reshape standards in prenatal testing.

10 Jun 2013

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3 out of 20 GI endoscopes used for screening harbor unacceptable levels of "bio dirt"

Novel method introduced for detecting retinal micro-aneurysms that pose high risk for leakage

New technique for identifying mice in breeding colonies

MRI scans of children who have undergone chemotherapy can detect early changes in their hearts

Exact Sciences announces submission of final module of PMA application to FDA for Cologuard

Brain-training computer games may help restore memory and competency to forensic psychiatry patients

New non-invasive test measures methylation of SDC2 gene, detects 87% of colorectal cancer

CTI to market ETView Medical's VivaSight products in US

Paragonix Technologies to present Sherpa Pak Cardiac Transport System during ESOT Congress

First consensus guidelines for use of neurostimulation in chronic pain

Summa Akron City Hospital installs Toshiba's Aquilion ONE, Infinix-i systems

SUNY Downstate to receive grant to advance blood test to predict breast cancer progression

Cedars-Sinai opens Phase III clinical trial for patients with intestinal carcinoid cancer

Optogenetics: A promising technique for treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorders

Study: Non-invasive blood test could reshape standards in prenatal testing

New revolutionary HIV test provides results in one minute

WEX Health: A customized virtual payments solution for healthcare market

Using Facebook too much can lead to cheating, breakup and divorce

Study: Significant number of children suffers from complications caused by medical devices

Researchers build the first-ever bridge between optomechanics and microfluidics

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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