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Harmonic generation microscopy can help measure natural age-related changes in skin cells

Wrinkles, dryness, and a translucent and fragile appearance are hallmarks of old skin, caused by the natural aging of skin cells. But while most of us can recognize the signs of lost youth when we peer into the mirror each morning, scientists do not have a standardized way to measure the extent of age damage in skin. Now a group of Taiwanese researchers has used a specialized microscope to peer harmlessly beneath the skin surface to measure natural age-related changes in the sizes of skin cells.

14 Dec 2012

Kentucky REC representatives receive top honors in Washington for health IT implementation

Representatives from the Kentucky Regional Extension Center (Kentucky REC), housed at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine, and the Kentucky Health Information Exchange (KHIE), part of the Kentucky Cabinet of Health and Family Services, received top honors in Washington, D.C. for exemplary work in health IT implementation.

14 Dec 2012

Cedars-Sinai scientist to study Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease

A Cedars-Sinai physician-scientist has been awarded a $3 million grant from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine to study with new stem cell technology Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, the most common inherited neurological disorder and which damages nerves that control muscles.

14 Dec 2012

Lyncean Technologies announces first sale of Compact Light Source

Palo Alto-based Lyncean Technologies, Inc., today announced its first sale of a Compact Light Source, a miniature synchrotron X-ray source employing state-of-the-art laser-beam and electron-beam technology.

14 Dec 2012

New technique may allow more kidney cancer patients to avoid conventional open surgery

Urologists at Henry Ford Hospital have developed a new technique that could make minimally invasive robotic partial nephrectomy procedures the norm, rather than the exception for kidney cancer patients. The technique spares the kidney, eliminates long hospital stays and provides better outcomes by giving the surgeon more time to perform the procedure.

14 Dec 2012

University of Sheffield experts recreate randomly distributed stem cell sticky spots

Randomly distributed sticky spots which are integral to the development of stem cells by maximising adhesion and acting as internal scaffolding have been artificially recreated by experts from the University of Sheffield for the first time.

14 Dec 2012

Meridian completes beta trials for two new illumigene molecular amplification tests

Meridian Bioscience, Inc. today announced that it has successfully completed beta trials for two new illumigene molecular amplification tests.

14 Dec 2012

Healthland, Jardogs partner to provide FollowMyHealth solution

Jardogs, a leading provider of patient engagement and health management solutions, has partnered with Healthland, the nation's largest provider of fully integrated solutions to rural community and critical access hospitals, to make their FollowMyHealth Universal Health Record solution available as Healthland's exclusive patient engagement portal.

14 Dec 2012

Computer simulation can predict risk of irregular heart rhythms and sudden cardiac death

A computer model of the heart wall predicted risk of irregular heart rhythms and sudden cardiac death in patients, paving the way for the use of more complex cardiac models to calculate the consequences of genetic, lifestyle and other changes to the heart.

14 Dec 2012

Researchers use nanotechnological approach to transform rattan wood into implants

Could ageing and damaged bones be replaced with implants based on wood? That's the question Italian researchers from the National Research Council of Italy (CNR) writing in a forthcoming issue of the International Journal of Healthcare Technology and Management hope to answer.

13 Dec 2012

Rural residents of Utah less likely to follow colorectal cancer screening recommendations

People who reside in rural areas of Utah are less likely to follow colorectal cancer (CRC) screening recommendations than their urban counterparts, according to researchers from Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah.

13 Dec 2012

Ultradian Diagnostics announces publication of clinical study results for Biologue

Ultradian Diagnostics LLC, an early-stage medical device company based in Rensselaer, New York, today announced the publication of clinical study results for Biologue, the Company's minimally invasive continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) system, in the November 2012 issue of the Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology.

13 Dec 2012

Max Reinhardt named worldwide President of Depuy Synthes Spine

The DePuy Synthes Companies of Johnson & Johnson announced today that Max Reinhardt has been named Worldwide President of DePuy Synthes Spine, a global leader in spinal care. Mr. Reinhardt has been with the company since 2002, most recently as Vice President of Worldwide Marketing.

13 Dec 2012

3M Molecular detection assay Salmonella certified by AFNOR Certification

3M Food Safety today announced its 3M™ Molecular Detection Assay Salmonella received an NF VALIDATION mark from AFNOR Certification. The Salmonella assay was among three pathogen test kits the company introduced alongside its novel 3M™ Molecular Detection System less than a year ago. In April, AOAC Research Institute granted PTM SM certification of the Salmonella assay, another important confirmation of the technology's effectiveness in detecting the bacteria.

13 Dec 2012

LED light instantly triggers or reverses depression-like behavior in rodents

A specific pattern of neuronal firing in a brain reward circuit instantly rendered mice vulnerable to depression-like behavior induced by acute severe stress, a study supported by the National Institutes of Health has found. When researchers used a high-tech method to mimic the pattern, previously resilient mice instantly succumbed to a depression-like syndrome of social withdrawal and reduced pleasure-seeking - they avoided other animals and lost their sweet tooth.

13 Dec 2012

China SFDA approves Veridex’s CellSearch test for women with metastatic breast cancer

Veridex, LLC today announced approval from the China State Food & Drug Administration (SFDA) for the CellSearch circulating tumor cell (CTC) test as an in vitro diagnostic for women with metastatic breast cancer.

13 Dec 2012

TU Darmstadt’s biosensor can diagnose African sleeping sickness before it breaks out

African sleeping sickness is an infectious disease that is widespread south of the Sahara Desert. Although the around sixty million people residing in tropical Africa run the risk of becoming infected with the disease every day, only around four million of them are monitored for the disease by disease-control authorities.

13 Dec 2012

New way to effectively make designer drugs that hit collections of protein targets simultaneously

An international research collaboration led by scientists at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine and the University of Dundee, in the U.K., have developed a way to efficiently and effectively make designer drugs that hit multiple protein targets at once.

13 Dec 2012

iTube device can detect allergens in food samples

Are you allergic to peanuts and worried there might be some in that cookie? Now you can find out using a rather unlikely source: your cell phone.

13 Dec 2012

New biocompatible patch can repair congenital heart defects

A painstaking effort to create a biocompatible patch to heal infant hearts is paying off at Rice University and Texas Children's Hospital.

13 Dec 2012

Device / Technology News

Harmonic generation microscopy can help measure natural age-related changes in skin cells

Kentucky REC representatives receive top honors in Washington for health IT implementation

Cedars-Sinai scientist to study Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease

Lyncean Technologies announces first sale of Compact Light Source

New technique may allow more kidney cancer patients to avoid conventional open surgery

University of Sheffield experts recreate randomly distributed stem cell sticky spots

Meridian completes beta trials for two new illumigene molecular amplification tests

Healthland, Jardogs partner to provide FollowMyHealth solution

Computer simulation can predict risk of irregular heart rhythms and sudden cardiac death

Researchers use nanotechnological approach to transform rattan wood into implants

Rural residents of Utah less likely to follow colorectal cancer screening recommendations

Ultradian Diagnostics announces publication of clinical study results for Biologue

Max Reinhardt named worldwide President of Depuy Synthes Spine

3M Molecular detection assay Salmonella certified by AFNOR Certification

LED light instantly triggers or reverses depression-like behavior in rodents

China SFDA approves Veridex’s CellSearch test for women with metastatic breast cancer

TU Darmstadt’s biosensor can diagnose African sleeping sickness before it breaks out

New way to effectively make designer drugs that hit collections of protein targets simultaneously

iTube device can detect allergens in food samples

New biocompatible patch can repair congenital heart defects

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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