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NICE guidelines for diabetes prevention welcomed by EKF Diagnostics

EKF Diagnostics welcomes the recent release of a public health guidance document1 to prevent the development of type 2 diabetes in high risk individuals.

From EKF Diagnostics 15 Aug 2012

Trial to test efficacy of NeuRx Diaphragm Pacing System in people with Lou Gehrig's disease

The Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) and The ALS Association today announced a joint commitment to provide funding for a phase 2 clinical trial that will test efficacy of the NeuRx Diaphragm Pacing System (DPS) in people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

15 Aug 2012

New tool reveals surprising clues about how cancer cells respond to therapy

A new tool to observe cell behavior has revealed surprising clues about how cancer cells respond to therapy - and may offer a way to further refine personalized cancer treatments.

15 Aug 2012

Scientists use supercomputers to reveal links between known risk factors and heart biology

About 25,000 Danes currently live with congenital heart defects. Both heredity and environment play a role for these malformations, but exactly how various risk factors influence the development of the heart during pregnancy has been a mystery until now.

15 Aug 2012

Neurostimulator a significant step in treating sleep apnea

At Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin the first tongue pacemaker was implanted Europe-wide that prevents pauses in breathing during sleep and helps against snoring. Physicians at the Department of Otolaryngology used the device for a patient who suffers from obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.

15 Aug 2012

Portable aspiration system for disposal of liquid biological waste

The VACUSIP from INTEGRA provides an ideal benchtop solution for the safe aspiration and disposal of small volumes of liquid waste in clinical, molecular biology, biochemistry and microbiology labs.

From INTEGRA Biosciences 14 Aug 2012

New type of medical imaging could help doctors spot tumors more quickly

Scientists from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles and Washington University in St. Louis have developed a new type of medical imaging that gives doctors a new look at live internal organs.

14 Aug 2012

Mayo Clinic's Individualizing Medicine Conference to be held from Oct. 1-3

Mayo Clinic's Individualizing Medicine Conference, scheduled for Oct. 1-3, will draw experts from around the world to discuss the use of genomics in patient care. Physicians and researchers in this rapidly growing field are building a new type of medicine based on the genomic and molecular interactions that make each patient unique.

14 Aug 2012

Antisense therapy shows promise in treating toxoplasmosis

A targeted approach to treating toxoplasmosis, a parasitic disease, shows early promise in test-tube and animal studies, where it prevented the parasites from making selected proteins. When tested in newly infected mice, it reduced the number of viable parasites by more than 90 percent, researchers from the University of Chicago Medicine report in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

14 Aug 2012

UD professor part of NIH-funded project to create artificial salivary glands

University of Delaware professor Xinqiao Jia is part of a research team breaking new ground in the creation of artificial salivary glands.

14 Aug 2012

BUSM part of Transthyretin Amyloidosis Cardiac Study

Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have been part of a multicenter observational study called TRACS (Transthyretin Amyloidosis Cardiac Study) to help determine the health significance of a particular gene mutation which is commonly found in Black Americans.

14 Aug 2012

FDA approves Intelliject's Auvi-Q for anaphylaxis

Intelliject, Inc. announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Auvi-Q (epinephrine injection, USP) for the emergency treatment of life-threatening allergic reactions in people who are at risk or have a history of anaphylaxis. This is the first-and-only compact auto-injector with audio and visual cues that guide patients and caregivers step-by-step through the injection process.

13 Aug 2012

Quintiles acquires premier provider of genomics testing and analysis

To help biopharmaceutical companies dramatically improve drug development productivity and deliver greater value, Quintiles today announced the acquisition of Expression Analysis, Inc. (EA), a premier provider of genomics testing and analysis to biopharma, academic, government and non-profit customers.

13 Aug 2012

FUJIFILM releases FDR D-EVO 24x30cm Cesium Iodide flat panel detector at 40th AHRA

Today at the 40th Annual AHRA Meeting and Exposition, FUJIFILM Medical Systems U.S.A., Inc. announced the commercial availability of the FDR D-EVO 24x30cm Cesium Iodide flat panel detector, the latest addition to one of the most diverse family of DR products available today.

13 Aug 2012

NYU Langone offers chance to participate in lung cancer early detection study

NYU Langone Medical Center is a pioneer in lung cancer screening and offers comprehensive screening for individuals at risk for lung cancer. The NYU Langone Lung Cancer Screening Center is distinguished by its multidisciplinary approach and wealth of experience and is under the direction of the Divisions of Pulmonary Medicine, Thoracic Radiology and Thoracic Surgery.

13 Aug 2012

drchrono adds new layer of security to cloud-based EMR platform

Most electronic medical records (EMRs) today require a standard username and password, leaving many physician's offices – often unknowingly – open to security threats and data breaches. In an effort to address growing physician concerns around patient data protection, drchrono added a new layer of security to its cloud-based EMR platform which offers physicians extra protection around patient data accessed through mobile and tablet devices such as iPads and iPhones.

13 Aug 2012

New class of polymers resistant to bacterial attachment

Using state-of-the-art technology scientists at The University of Nottingham have discovered a new class of polymers that are resistant to bacterial attachment. These new materials could lead to a significant reduction in hospital infections and medical device failures.

13 Aug 2012

Westpak announces formation of cold chain testing division

Westpak Inc., a world class ISO 17025 accredited environmental test laboratory with 2 facilities in California, recently announced the formation of a cold chain testing division dedicated to the testing of packages intended for controlled temperature environments.

13 Aug 2012

Biosense Webster launches new CARTO 3 Multi-Electrode Mapping Version

Biosense Webster, Inc., a worldwide leader in the diagnosis and treatment of cardiac arrhythmias, announced the launch of the new CARTO 3 MEM (Multi-Electrode Mapping) Version in the United States.

13 Aug 2012

Roche MagNA Pure 96 System's CE certified IVD version launched

Today, Roche announced the launch of its new CE certified IVD version of the MagNA Pure 96 System for automated sample preparation. By providing a maximum of lot-to-lot consistency and highest quality, the new MagNA Pure 96 System is designed to even better fulfill the needs of diagnostic customers. In 2011, the IVD version of MagNA Pure 96 was already introduced in the US.

From Roche Sequencing and Life Science 13 Aug 2012