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IDC Health Insights survey ranks Accenture as top life science IT services vendor

Accenture has been ranked as the number one life science information technology (IT) services vendor in a survey conducted by IDC Health Insights.

3 Aug 2011

Illumina and University of Oxford collaborate to sequence whole genomes

Illumina, Inc. today announced it will collaborate with the University of Oxford to sequence the whole genomes of 500 individuals afflicted with a range of life-threatening diseases that pose major challenges in diagnosis, treatment, and care. Illumina HiSeq™ 2000 systems will be used to generate sequence data for the 500 genomes.

From Illumina, Inc. 3 Aug 2011

SIS receives U.S. patent for 3D SNAPSHOT

Spatial Integrated Systems, Inc., a leader in the development and integration of solutions incorporating next generation digital 3D data capture and processing technologies, announced today that it has been awarded U.S. patent 7,986,321 for a system and method for generating structured light for three-dimensional image rendering.

3 Aug 2011

Elsevier announces new Gray's Anatomy for Students App for iPad

Elsevier, the leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, announced today its new Gray's Anatomy for Students App, for iPad, is now available on the App Store.

3 Aug 2011

$Strengths and limitations of FRAX in assessing fracture risk$

Strengths and limitations of FRAX in assessing fracture risk

FRAX- is a computer-based algorithm developed by the World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Metabolic Bone Diseases to help predict the 10-year risk of fragility fracture. Now with 34 specific country models, FRAX is being used increasingly by physicians around the world to help assess their patients' fracture risk in the course of a clinical assessment.

3 Aug 2011

New method of delivering growth factors could lead to revolutionary heart treatment

Ever since the Nobel Prize for nerve growth factor was awarded more than 30 years ago, researchers have been searching for ways to use growth factor clinically.

3 Aug 2011

TeleTracking announces new hospital contracts for TransferCenter referral automation software

TeleTracking Technologies continued to expand its lead in the hospital capacity management market during the second quarter of 2011, spurred by 14 new hospital contracts for its category-leading TransferCenter™ referral automation software, which has become the fastest selling application in its product portfolio.

3 Aug 2011

Chromogenic in situ hybridization can identify ALK rearrangement in lung cancer patients

A relatively simple and inexpensive method may be used to determine whether a lung cancer patient is a candidate for crizotinib therapy, according to research published in the August issue of the Journal of Thoracic Oncology, the official monthly journal of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer.

3 Aug 2011

New approach to overcome complexities of developing more effective drugs for treating diseases

Pharmaceutical scientists typically face a meager five percent success rate for anti-cancer drugs in clinical trials. To help improve this success rate, Japanese scientists, led by Dr. Tetsuya Terasaki, one of the top pharmaceutical scientists focused on drug transporters, have developed a new approach designed to overcome complexities of developing new, more effective drugs to treat diseases, including cancer.

3 Aug 2011

EAST clinical trial to assess early comprehensive rhythm control therapy for AF

The first patient has been enrolled, in Hamburg, Germany, for the largest pan-European study to determine whether an early comprehensive rhythm control strategy for the treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF) will benefit patients.

3 Aug 2011

Role of molecular imaging in diagnosis and clinical trials

Two new studies published in the August issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine (JNM) provide insight into the potential of positron emission tomography (PET) to differentiate between types of dementia and to identify pharmaceuticals to slow the progress of dementia. With proposed National Institute on Aging (NIA) and the Alzheimer's Association guidelines for detecting Alzheimer's-related brain changes expected in September, these articles give a preview of what may be to come.

3 Aug 2011

Bite Counter can help people monitor how much they eat

Two Clemson University researchers seek to make diners mindful of mindless eating. Psychology professor Eric Muth and electrical and computer engineering professor Adam Hoover have created the Bite Counter, a measurement device that will make it easier for people to monitor how much they eat.

3 Aug 2011

Panasonic releases solution with gesture-based interfaces for digital entertainment and signage

Panasonic Electric Works Co., Ltd. announced today the release of a bundled solution for the digital entertainment and signage markets.

From PHC Europe B.V. 3 Aug 2011

APA to demonstrate three psychological science applications at 119th Annual Convention

The American Psychological Association plans to feature three public demonstrations of psychological science applications, including one that enables "seeing" with one's ears rather than eyes, at the organization's 119th Annual Convention here this week.

3 Aug 2011

New ergonomic method can reduce risk of musculoskeletal disorders in office workers

A multidisciplinary team at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev has developed a new training method using a desktop webcam to improve ergonomic posture and reduce the risk of musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) among office workers using computers.

3 Aug 2011

Closer to babies in NICUs

When a baby requires care in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), it is a stressful time for the entire family. St. Jude Medical Center, part of the St. Joseph Health System, has made it a little easier. For parents with babies in the St. Jude NICU, no matter where they are, no matter if it is 2 a.m. or 2 p.m. — their infant is now as close as a computer or mobile device.

3 Aug 2011

Valley Hospital Cancer Center selects RayStation for cutting edge technology

RaySearch Laboratories AB has received an order for its RayStation treatment planning system from The Valley Hospital Cancer Center in Paramus, New Jersey.

3 Aug 2011

The Hearing Journal provides new, free online directory

The leading source of information on the global hearing industry is now available exclusively online at The Hearing Journal Directory.

3 Aug 2011

Tiny controlled-release antibiotic pellet can treat glue ear infection in children

A revolutionary biodegradable pellet which slowly releases antibiotics into the middle ear could transform the lives of thousands of children who suffer from glue ear.

3 Aug 2011

Study links indoor air cleaner use with improved asthma symptoms in children

A Johns Hopkins Children's Center study of Baltimore City children who have asthma and live with smokers shows that indoor air cleaners can greatly reduce household air pollution and lower the rates of daytime asthma symptoms to those achieved with certain anti-inflammatory asthma drugs.

3 Aug 2011

Device / Technology News

IDC Health Insights survey ranks Accenture as top life science IT services vendor

Illumina and University of Oxford collaborate to sequence whole genomes

SIS receives U.S. patent for 3D SNAPSHOT

Elsevier announces new Gray's Anatomy for Students App for iPad

Strengths and limitations of FRAX in assessing fracture risk

New method of delivering growth factors could lead to revolutionary heart treatment

TeleTracking announces new hospital contracts for TransferCenter referral automation software

Chromogenic in situ hybridization can identify ALK rearrangement in lung cancer patients

New approach to overcome complexities of developing more effective drugs for treating diseases

EAST clinical trial to assess early comprehensive rhythm control therapy for AF

Role of molecular imaging in diagnosis and clinical trials

Bite Counter can help people monitor how much they eat

Panasonic releases solution with gesture-based interfaces for digital entertainment and signage

APA to demonstrate three psychological science applications at 119th Annual Convention

New ergonomic method can reduce risk of musculoskeletal disorders in office workers

Closer to babies in NICUs

Valley Hospital Cancer Center selects RayStation for cutting edge technology

The Hearing Journal provides new, free online directory

Tiny controlled-release antibiotic pellet can treat glue ear infection in children

Study links indoor air cleaner use with improved asthma symptoms in children

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

PhD researcher at LifeArc

Unveiling Hidden Potential: Organoids for Disease Modeling in Neuroscience Research

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