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Boston Scientific receives regulatory approval to market RELIANCE 4-FRONT in Europe and Asia

Boston Scientific Corporation has received regulatory approval to market the RELIANCE 4-FRONT lead, its next generation implantable defibrillation lead now available in Europe and Asia. Defibrillation leads are insulated wires that connect an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) or cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator to the heart for treatment of heart failure and sudden cardiac arrest.

24 Sep 2012

Age 65 and above may be more accurate marker for prognosis of papillary thyroid cancer

Although age 45 is used to establish staging in well-differentiated papillary thyroid cancer using the American Joint Committee on Cancer and the International Union Against Cancer TNM Classification of Malignant Tumors (TNM) staging system, a new study presented at the 82nd Annual Meeting of the American Thyroid Association (ATA) in Québec City, Québec, Canada, suggests that > 65 may be a more accurate age marker for prognosis.

24 Sep 2012

Study documents women's experiences after abnormal prenatal chromosomal microarray testing

We often hear that "knowledge is power." But, that isn't always the case, especially when the knowledge pertains to the health of an unborn child, with murky implications, at best. A new study, led by researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, begins to document this exception to the general rule.

24 Sep 2012

Genome-wide epigenomic screening can pinpoint thyroid disease-associated variants

Genome-wide epigenomic screening can pinpoint disease-associated variants and identify novel genetic-epigenetic interactions in autoimmune thyroid diseases, according to new data presented at the 82nd Annual Meeting of the American Thyroid Association (ATA) in Québec City, Québec, Canada.

24 Sep 2012

NeuroTouch system provides 3-d graphics and tactile feedback during brain cancer surgery

A new virtual reality simulator-including sophisticated 3-D graphics and tactile feedback-provides neurosurgery trainees with valuable opportunities to practice essential skills and techniques for brain cancer surgery, according to a paper in the September issue of Neurosurgery, official journal of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons.

24 Sep 2012

RTI International receives NIH contract to serve as regional metabolomics research core center

RTI International has been awarded a five-year contract from the National Institutes of Health to serve as a regional comprehensive metabolomics research core center.

24 Sep 2012

Bruker to purchase preclinical imaging product portfolio and related assets from Carestream

Carestream Health and Bruker have entered into an agreement for Bruker to purchase the preclinical in-vivo imaging equipment product portfolio and related assets from Carestream's Molecular Imaging business. Financial terms of the agreement are not being disclosed.

24 Sep 2012

Adding missing protein to infertile human sperm can 'kick-start' its ability to fertilise eggs

Adding a missing protein to infertile human sperm can 'kick-start' its ability to fertilise an egg and dramatically increase the chances of a successful pregnancy, a team of Cardiff University scientists have uncovered.

21 Sep 2012

FDA clears Smiths Medical's safety system for epidural anaesthesia injection

Smiths Medical, a leading global medical device manufacturer, today announced that its Portex CorrectInject Safety System for administering neuraxial (spinal and epidural) medication received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

21 Sep 2012

Simultaneous computer brain exercises and electromagnetic stimulation for Alzheimer's disease treatment

World Alzheimer's Day - As the planet turns its attention to World Alzheimer's Day, an emerging technology using focused computer brain exercises may offer new hope to Alzheimer's patients and their families.

21 Sep 2012

Weill Cornell to purchase innovative equipment to help detect and treat diabetic retinopathy

Weill Cornell Medical College's ophthalmology services for diabetic patients received a boost last month, courtesy of a grant from the New York City Council secured by Councilwoman Jessica Lappin.

21 Sep 2012

Strand Life Sciences to validate and commercialize Trovagene's urine-based HPV test

Trovagene, Inc. and Strand Life Sciences Pvt Ltd., of Bangalore, India, completed their agreement to validate and commercialize Trovagene's proprietary urine-based Human Papillomavirus (HPV) test for clinical diagnostic and carrier screening use.

21 Sep 2012

Isolating and concentrating cells from whole blood: an interview with Victor Ugaz

There are several reasons for this. One is because analysis involving different kinds of blood cells may require you to be able to separate red blood cells from white blood cells, or plasma from whole blood etc.

21 Sep 2012

Scientists describe development of tantalum nanotube materials

In an advance toward a new generation of improved hip and other joint replacements, scientists are describing development of a potential implant material that flexes more like natural bone, fosters the growth of bone that keeps implants firmly in place and is less likely to fail and require repeat surgery. Their study on these so-called tantalum nanotube materials appears in ACS Applied Material & Interfaces.

21 Sep 2012

Researchers develop cranial neural crest cell lines

Researchers have successfully developed a stable population of neural crest cells derived from mice that can be grown in large quantities in the laboratory and that demonstrates the potential to develop into many different cell types needed throughout the body.

21 Sep 2012

QPharma launches Compliance Advantage solution

QPharma, Inc. has announced the launch of its Compliance Advantage solution, a set of tools and methodologies to streamline compliance and validation activities for life science companies implementing enterprise application systems.

21 Sep 2012

Availity earns healthcare network accreditation from EHNAC

Health information network Availity today announced it has achieved renewed accreditation with the Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission, a non-profit standards development organization and accrediting body that recognizes excellence in health data processing and transactions.

21 Sep 2012

St. Jude Medical’s Eon family of neurostimulators receives European CE Mark approval

St. Jude Medical, Inc., a global medical device company, today announced it has received European CE Mark approval of its Eon family of neurostimulators for patients with intractable chronic migraine. Unveiled at the European Headache and Migraine Trust International Congress in London, this approval includes the Eon Mini neurostimulator, which is the world's smallest rechargeable neurostimulator with the longest-lasting battery in its class, and the Eon and EonC neurostimulators.

21 Sep 2012

Systems biologist to pursue research into next-generation genome sequencing technology

Systems biologist Edward Marcotte has received a $2.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to pursue cutting-edge research in the area of genome sequencing technology.

21 Sep 2012

Researchers use nanoparticles to deliver drugs to mitochondria within cells

Nanoparticles have shown great promise in the targeted delivery of drugs to cells, but researchers at the University of Georgia have refined the drug delivery process further by using nanoparticles to deliver drugs to a specific organelle within cells.

21 Sep 2012

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Boston Scientific receives regulatory approval to market RELIANCE 4-FRONT in Europe and Asia

Age 65 and above may be more accurate marker for prognosis of papillary thyroid cancer

Study documents women's experiences after abnormal prenatal chromosomal microarray testing

Genome-wide epigenomic screening can pinpoint thyroid disease-associated variants

NeuroTouch system provides 3-d graphics and tactile feedback during brain cancer surgery

RTI International receives NIH contract to serve as regional metabolomics research core center

Bruker to purchase preclinical imaging product portfolio and related assets from Carestream

Adding missing protein to infertile human sperm can 'kick-start' its ability to fertilise eggs

FDA clears Smiths Medical's safety system for epidural anaesthesia injection

Simultaneous computer brain exercises and electromagnetic stimulation for Alzheimer's disease treatment

Weill Cornell to purchase innovative equipment to help detect and treat diabetic retinopathy

Strand Life Sciences to validate and commercialize Trovagene's urine-based HPV test

Isolating and concentrating cells from whole blood: an interview with Victor Ugaz

Scientists describe development of tantalum nanotube materials

Researchers develop cranial neural crest cell lines

QPharma launches Compliance Advantage solution

Availity earns healthcare network accreditation from EHNAC

St. Jude Medical’s Eon family of neurostimulators receives European CE Mark approval

Systems biologist to pursue research into next-generation genome sequencing technology

Researchers use nanoparticles to deliver drugs to mitochondria within cells

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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