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New volumetric functional MRI scan figures out beneficiaries of chemotherapy in liver cancer patients

Studies on some 55 U.S. men and women with potentially deadly liver or pancreatic cancers show that specialized MRI scans can tell within a month whether highly toxic chemotherapy is working and killing tumor cells long before tumors actually shrink - or fail to shrink.

2 Jul 2012

Under-performance of small bowel biopsy a major reason behind underdiagnosis of celiac disease

Under-performance of small bowel biopsy during endoscopy may be a major reason that celiac disease remains underdiagnosed in the United States, according to a new study published online recently in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. Investigators at the Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) found that the rate of small bowel biopsy is low in this country.

30 Jun 2012

New toxicology testing method requires lesser number of fish

A new way of testing the safety of natural and synthetic chemicals has been developed by scientists with funding from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC). Their research, published today in the journal Ecotoxicology, could reduce the number of fish needed to test the toxicity of a range of chemicals including pharmaceuticals and environmental pollutants.

30 Jun 2012

Textile cooling pads to prevent neurological damage after successful resuscitation

Textile cooling pads are to be used in future to prevent neurological damage after successful resuscitation. The system developed by scientists from the Hohenstein Institute in Bönnigheim requires no electric power, making it ideal especially for first aid in case of cardiac arrest.

30 Jun 2012

SPring-8 Angstrom Compact free-electron Laser demonstrates shortest wavelength and high peak output

A detailed technical introduction to the SPring-8 Angstrom Compact free-electron Laser (SACLA) appeared online in Nature Photonics. The attention on the world's second XFEL facility comes in response to its record-breaking size and performance: SACLA boasts the shortest wavelength in the world (0.63 Angstroms), an extremely broad wavelength range (0.63 - 3 Angstroms) and a very high peak output of 10 GW.

30 Jun 2012

Fidelitas introduces dispensing and documentation system for methadone treatment in Canada

Fidelitas Medical IT-Solutions, LP announced today the launch of their product DDS, a dispensing and documentation system for methadone treatment. Their mission, according to the company's CEO, Andreas Kunz, is to increase the safety and efficiency of Methadone Maintenance Treatment programs in Canada. "Methadone is useful in the treatment of opiate dependence, but it requires very careful, accurate and transparent handling."

30 Jun 2012

Shorter regimen of radiotherapy safe for noninvasive breast cancer patients

Accelerated whole breast irradiation after lumpectomy is an effective treatment for ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), a very common early stage and noninvasive form of breast cancer, meaning many more breast cancer patients could see their treatment times reduced by half, according to a study in the June issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology-Biology-Physics, the official scientific journal of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO).

30 Jun 2012

Flexible wearable antenna system for breast tumor detection

A simple and cost effective imaging device for breast tumor detection based on a flexible and wearable antenna system has been developed by researchers at the Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis.

30 Jun 2012

Rate of small bowel biopsy is low in the U.S.

30 Jun 2012

Evolution of Advanced IVDs Conference to take place on September 19-20, 2012

IVD Technology Magazine announces the Evolution of Advanced IVDs Conference on September 19-20, 2012 at the San Diego Convention Center.

29 Jun 2012

Unibased announces availability of ForSite2020 solution suite with Microsoft Outlook 2010

Unibased Systems Architecture, Inc. (Unibased) announced the availability of the integration of its award-winning ForSite2020 solution suite with Microsoft Outlook 2010 for healthcare scheduling and resource management.

29 Jun 2012

More than 40,000 student athletes in Arizona receive Mayo Clinic baseline concussion testing

More than 40,000 student athletes in Arizona have taken advantage of computerized baseline concussion evaluations offered by Mayo Clinic in the program's first year. That amounts to nearly 40 percent of the state's roughly 100,000 high school athletes. Baseline concussion evaluations measure how the brain is working before injury, and are mandatory tests for professional and college athletes.

29 Jun 2012

UCSD surgeon first in the U.S. to implant new FDA-approved LINX for GERD

Santiago Horgan, MD, chief of minimally invasive surgery at UC San Diego Health System was the first surgeon in the United States to implant the new FDA-approved LINX for GERD.

29 Jun 2012

Researchers develop first real-time, brain-scanning speller

Researchers have come up with a device that may enable people who are completely unable to speak or move at all to nevertheless manage unscripted back-and-forth conversation. The key to such silent and still communication is the first real-time, brain-scanning speller, according to the report published online on June 28 in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication.

29 Jun 2012

New device for welding large and liquid-filled TPE tubing

Sartorius Stedim Biotech, a leading international supplier for the pharma and biotech industries, has launched the BioWelder® Total Containment (TC).

From Sartorius 29 Jun 2012

Taser shots to the chest are no more dangerous: Study

Taser shots to the chest are no more dangerous than those delivered to other body locations, according to a new study by one of the country's leading experts on the devices.

29 Jun 2012

Ovarian grafts can produce hormones for more than 7 years

Transplanting previously frozen ovarian tissue back into female cancer survivors can lead to long-term hormonal function and preservation of fertility, according to a new study by Samuel Kim from the University of Kansas Medical Center in the US. His work-, which shows that hormonal function was restored in five women 12-20 weeks after transplantation, and in one case lasted for more than seven years, appears online in the Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics-, published by Springer.

29 Jun 2012

RapidChek- SELECT Salmonella highly sensitive to the presence of S. Typhi vaccine in stool

Salmonella Typhi (S. Typhi) is the causative agent of typhoid fever, a serious health threat resulting in some 22 million new cases yearly and approximately 217,000 fatalities. A number of novel vaccine candidates using live attenuated strains of Salmonella are being developed, but care must be taken to ensure the bacteria are not excreted into the environment following vaccination.

29 Jun 2012

Massive study outlines success for assisted reproductive technology

A groundbreaking study of nearly 250,000 U.S. women reveals live birth rates approaching natural fertility can be achieved using assisted reproductive technology, where eggs are removed from a woman's ovaries, combined with sperm and then returned to the woman's body.

29 Jun 2012

Sinai Hospital begins to use Solitaire FR device for treatment of acute stroke

Sinai Hospital has begun use of a new device that provides timely live-saving treatment for acute stroke patients. The Solitaire FR revascularization device is designed to minimize damage caused by blockage of an artery to the brain by mechanically removing blood clots and restoring blood flow.

29 Jun 2012

Device / Technology News

New volumetric functional MRI scan figures out beneficiaries of chemotherapy in liver cancer patients

Under-performance of small bowel biopsy a major reason behind underdiagnosis of celiac disease

New toxicology testing method requires lesser number of fish

Textile cooling pads to prevent neurological damage after successful resuscitation

SPring-8 Angstrom Compact free-electron Laser demonstrates shortest wavelength and high peak output

Fidelitas introduces dispensing and documentation system for methadone treatment in Canada

Shorter regimen of radiotherapy safe for noninvasive breast cancer patients

Flexible wearable antenna system for breast tumor detection

Rate of small bowel biopsy is low in the U.S.

Evolution of Advanced IVDs Conference to take place on September 19-20, 2012

Unibased announces availability of ForSite2020 solution suite with Microsoft Outlook 2010

More than 40,000 student athletes in Arizona receive Mayo Clinic baseline concussion testing

UCSD surgeon first in the U.S. to implant new FDA-approved LINX for GERD

Researchers develop first real-time, brain-scanning speller

New device for welding large and liquid-filled TPE tubing

Taser shots to the chest are no more dangerous: Study

Ovarian grafts can produce hormones for more than 7 years

RapidChek- SELECT Salmonella highly sensitive to the presence of S. Typhi vaccine in stool

Massive study outlines success for assisted reproductive technology

Sinai Hospital begins to use Solitaire FR device for treatment of acute stroke

Advancing Motor Neuron Disease Diagnosis with Non-Invasive Ultrasound and AI

How agentic AI is reshaping laboratory workflows

Fourier 80: bringing benchtop NMR systems to the laboratory

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