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FDA clears Toshiba’s Vantage Titan 1.5T MR line

Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. has received FDA clearance on its new Vantage Titan 1.5T series, which features the 8-, 16- and 32-channel MR systems.

22 Aug 2012

Arteriocyte receives NIH grant for use of NANEX platform in bone marrow transplant

Arteriocyte, a leading clinical stage biotechnology company developing cellular based therapies to treat human diseases, announced today the successful award of another grant by the National Institute of Health for the use of the NANEX platform in Hematopoietic Reconstitution Using Ex Vivo Expanded Umbilical Cord Blood CD34+ Stem Cells.

22 Aug 2012

Massachusetts Institute of Technology to honor IHME's health measurement expert

For the first time, a prestigious technical innovation honor from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) will go to an expert in health measurement: Abraham Flaxman, an Assistant Professor of Global Health at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington (UW).

22 Aug 2012

Coronary artery calcium tool proves effective in detecting risk of cardiovascular disease

Heart calcium scans are far superior to other assessment tools in predicting the development of cardiovascular disease in individuals currently classified at intermediate risk by their doctors, according to researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.

22 Aug 2012

ICUS applauds FDA's decision to modify U.S. product label for OPTISON ultrasound contrast agent

The International Contrast Ultrasound Society (ICUS) today applauded the FDA's decision to modify the U.S. product label for OPTISON, an ultrasound contrast agent used to improve the accuracy of radiation-free ultrasound scans.

22 Aug 2012

Endovascular brachytherapy may safely and effectively treat femoropopliteal in-stent stenosis

Placement of an endovascular stent has become a common procedure to successfully reopen blocked arteries. Even so, the treated vessel may once again narrow (restenosis), restricting blood flow. In the femoral and popliteal arteries in the leg, the use of nitinol stents magnifies this problem. About 20 to 40 percent of these stent patients experience restenosis 2 years after angioplasty. Now, an improved radiation technique may provide a safe and effective solution.

22 Aug 2012

OBI’s Oxycyte improves imaging of penumbra following acute ischemic stroke

Oxygen Biotherapeutics, Inc., announced today that recent research conducted by its partner, Aurum Biosciences, Glasgow, Scotland, has shown that Oxycyte, OBI's proprietary perfluorocarbon-based intravenous emulsion, improves imaging of the penumbra following acute ischemic stroke in a rat model.

22 Aug 2012

Sotera Wireless receives FDA 510(k) clearance for ViSi Mobile System

Sotera Wireless, Inc. announced today that it has received 510(k) clearance from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its full ViSi Mobile System and is commencing sales to hospitals nationwide.

22 Aug 2012

VolitionRX to initiate NuQ blood-based tests in colorectal cancer clinical trial

VolitionRX Limited, a life sciences company focused on developing blood-based diagnostic tests, announces that its subsidiary Belgian Volition has signed an agreement with the Biobank of CHU UCL Mont-Godinne, an academic hospital in Yvoir, Belgium.

22 Aug 2012

Chemists develop new lab test to examine how DNA damage disrupts protein synthesis

Transcription is a cellular process by which genetic information from DNA is copied to messenger RNA for protein production. But anticancer drugs and environmental chemicals can sometimes interrupt this flow of genetic information by causing modifications in DNA.

22 Aug 2012

RasGas establishes heart safe workplace with installation of LIFEPAK CR Plus AEDs

Physio-Control, Inc., a provider of emergency medical response solutions worldwide, today announced that global energy supplier RasGas Company Limited (RasGas) has established a heart safe workplace with the installation of LIFEPAK CR Plus automated external defibrillators (AEDs).

22 Aug 2012

FDA clears Covalon’s SurgiClear antimicrobial silicone adhesive film dressing

Covalon Technologies Ltd., an advanced medical technologies company, today announced United States Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") clearance of SurgiClear antimicrobial silicone adhesive film dressing designed to cover and protect wound sites and wound closure devices, as well as secure other primary dressings to a patient's skin.

22 Aug 2012

Eco-friendly blood glucose monitor developed by Cambridge Consultants

A blood glucose monitor concept for diabetics that’s simpler to use, less cumbersome to carry and has a third of the environmental impact of traditional devices has been developed by Cambridge Consultants.

21 Aug 2012

FDA acceptance achieved by Greatbatch Medical thanks to help from Ceram

Ceram, the independent materials technology company, has recently helped Greatbatch Medical, providers of critical technologies used in medical devices, to gain FDA acceptance of its hydroxyapatite coating master file by providing all the necessary testing on the coating for a 510(k) implant submission.

21 Aug 2012

New silicon chips help identify patients with lupus

Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine and Intel Corp. have collaborated to synthesize and study a grid-like array of short pieces of a disease-associated protein on silicon chips normally used in computer microprocessors.

21 Aug 2012

Neurally-interfaced hand prosthesis re-establishes communication between nervous systems

Amputation disrupts not only the peripheral nervous system but also central structures of the brain. While the brain is able to adapt and compensate for injury in certain conditions, in amputees the traumatic event prevents adaptive cortical changes. A group of scientists reports adaptive plastic changes in an amputee's brain following implantation of multielectrode arrays inside peripheral nerves.

21 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.

21 Aug 2012

HemoSep device significantly reduces need for blood transfusions during major surgeries

A pioneering surgical blood salvage technology developed at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, is set to transform the way major surgery is carried out by reducing blood loss in patients.

21 Aug 2012

Higher mammographic density not linked to reduced survival in breast cancer patients

The risk of dying from breast cancer was not related to high mammographic breast density in breast cancer patients, according to a study published August 20 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

21 Aug 2012

Study demonstrates MRI role in defining and understanding causes of MS

New magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) research shows that changes in brain blood flow associated with vein abnormalities are not specific for multiple sclerosis (MS) and do not contribute to its severity, despite what some researchers have speculated. Results of the research are published online in the journal Radiology.

21 Aug 2012

Device / Technology News

FDA clears Toshiba’s Vantage Titan 1.5T MR line

Arteriocyte receives NIH grant for use of NANEX platform in bone marrow transplant

Massachusetts Institute of Technology to honor IHME's health measurement expert

Coronary artery calcium tool proves effective in detecting risk of cardiovascular disease

ICUS applauds FDA's decision to modify U.S. product label for OPTISON ultrasound contrast agent

Endovascular brachytherapy may safely and effectively treat femoropopliteal in-stent stenosis

OBI’s Oxycyte improves imaging of penumbra following acute ischemic stroke

Sotera Wireless receives FDA 510(k) clearance for ViSi Mobile System

VolitionRX to initiate NuQ blood-based tests in colorectal cancer clinical trial

Chemists develop new lab test to examine how DNA damage disrupts protein synthesis

RasGas establishes heart safe workplace with installation of LIFEPAK CR Plus AEDs

FDA clears Covalon’s SurgiClear antimicrobial silicone adhesive film dressing

Eco-friendly blood glucose monitor developed by Cambridge Consultants

FDA acceptance achieved by Greatbatch Medical thanks to help from Ceram

New silicon chips help identify patients with lupus

Neurally-interfaced hand prosthesis re-establishes communication between nervous systems

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

HemoSep device significantly reduces need for blood transfusions during major surgeries

Higher mammographic density not linked to reduced survival in breast cancer patients

Study demonstrates MRI role in defining and understanding causes of MS

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

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