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Stanford Cancer Center to use TrueBeam radiation therapy technology for cancer patients

On Thursday, Sept. 16, the Stanford Cancer Center will become the first treatment center on the West Coast and the fifth in the world to offer cancer patients the TrueBeam, a machine that represents an exponential leap forward in the speed, power and precision of radiation therapy.

15 Sep 2010

TriLink signs licensing agreement to use CleanAmp dNTPs in Biofortuna's PCR kits

TriLink BioTechnologies, Inc. announced that it has signed a licensing agreement with Biofortuna Ltd. (Biofortuna) for use of CleanAmp dNTPs in Biofortuna's freeze dried in vitro diagnostic PCR kits.

15 Sep 2010

Guardian launches global development website

The Guardian on Tuesday launched a new website that will cover global development issues, such as hunger and infant mortality, according to an introductory note on the site (Bunting, 9/14).

15 Sep 2010

Elsevier launches new Pharmacokinetics Module of PharmaPendium

Elsevier today announces that it has significantly increased its service offering to pharmaceutical R&D professionals with the launch of a new Pharmacokinetics Module of PharmaPendium-, the online resource for authoritative drug development data.

15 Sep 2010

Researchers develop new blood test to predict prostate cancer risk

A blood test at the age of 60 can accurately predict the risk that a man will die from prostate cancer within the next 25 years, according to researchers at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, in New York, and Lund University, in Sweden. The findings, published today online in the British Medical Journal, could have important implications for determining which men should be screened after the age of 60 and which may not benefit substantially from continued prostate cancer screening.

15 Sep 2010

Professor Nygren reviews current state of IVF safety

Now a review by the Chair of the international body which collects data on IVF concludes that IVF is generally safe, although he stresses that patients need to be made aware of the slight risks, and that we need to continue to monitor the results of the technique.

14 Sep 2010

Video games train people to make right decisions faster

Cognitive scientists from the University of Rochester have discovered that playing action video games trains people to make the right decisions faster. The researchers found that video game players develop a heightened sensitivity to what is going on around them, and this benefit doesn't just make them better at playing video games, but improves a wide variety of general skills that can help with everyday activities like multitasking, driving, reading small print, keeping track of friends in a crowd, and navigating around town.

14 Sep 2010

AMIA launches new online publication for health professionals in global informatics community

A new online publication, targeted to health professionals working in the global informatics community, has been launched by AMIA, the professional association for informatics professionals. The Standards Standard provides a single online destination for healthcare information, communications, and technology experts who require a reliable periodic update on the activities and initiatives of the world's major biomedical and healthcare standards- setting organizations.

14 Sep 2010

Scientists study nanometer scale to develop artificial molecular machines

Molecular machines can be found everywhere in nature, for example, transporting proteins through cells and aiding metabolism. To develop artificial molecular machines, scientists need to understand the rules that govern mechanics at the molecular or nanometer scale (a nanometer is a billionth of a meter).

14 Sep 2010

U.S. adults support restrictions on e-cigarettes based on potential risks

According to the makers of electronic cigarettes, they are new devices that allow users to inhale nicotine but not the toxins of tobacco cigarettes. Advocates hail e-cigarettes as a possible quit-smoking aid.

14 Sep 2010

NHGRI announces fund to develop third generation DNA sequencing technologies

More than $18 million in grants to spur the development of a third generation of DNA sequencing technologies was announced today by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI). The new technologies will sequence a person's DNA quickly and cost-effectively so it routinely can be used by biomedical researchers and health care workers to improve the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of human disease.

14 Sep 2010

ALIAS research project to initiate elderly care through robots

A partnership among 20 European states, the European Union and a number of private enterprises has launched a three-year, 3.87-million-euro project to make robots capable of serving as adaptable, interactive, and above all safe assistants for elderly people. The research project, known as ALIAS, places special emphasis on maintaining social networks, warding off feelings of loneliness and isolation, and increasing activities that may protect and enhance cognitive capabilities.

14 Sep 2010

U of A team on cusp of developing simple predictive test for preeclampsia

A team of researchers from the University of Alberta is on the cusp of developing a simple test to accurately predict which women will develop preeclampsia - a condition that affects 4 million women a year and can result in the deaths of both mothers and their babies.

14 Sep 2010

Multi-center results confirm durability of USGI Medical's Expandable Tissue Anchors

USGI Medical, Inc., the Incisionless Surgery company, today announced that updated multi-center results confirm durability of the company's Expandable Tissue Anchors- up to a year or more in a variety of incisionless gastrointestinal (GI) procedures, including use of a ROSE procedure (Repair of Surgery, Endolumenal) to repair dilated tissue after gastric bypass.

14 Sep 2010

COPAN awarded Japanese patent for invention of flocked swabs

COPAN announced this week that it has received the Japanese patent for the invention of flocked swabs, FLOQSwabs, for collection and transfer of biological samples. The Japanese flocked swabs patent (2007-523663) is the latest addition to a growing number of patents held by COPAN across the world for the use of flocked swabs for collection and transfer of biological samples, including the Australian patent (2004226798) granted earlier this year, a European patent that covers several countries (1608268), a Canadian patent (2515205), and New Zealand patent (541560).

14 Sep 2010

New electronic sensor detects pressure exerted by 20 milligram bluebottle fly carcass

The light, tickling tread of a pesky fly landing on your face may strike most of us as one of the most aggravating of life's small annoyances. But for scientists working to develop pressure sensors for artificial skin for use on prosthetic limbs or robots, skin sensitive enough to feel the tickle of fly feet would be a huge advance. Now Stanford researchers have built such a sensor.

14 Sep 2010

Montana to implement ACOEM's APG-I on-line practice guideline system

Montana's Department of Labor and Industry has announced that it will implement a system of Utilization and Treatment Guidelines using the on-line infrastructure and selected content provided by the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM).

14 Sep 2010

NIH awards QuantaLife $6 million to build platform for detecting MRSA infections

QuantaLife, a new life science tool company developing the third generation of PCR, has received an NIH grant totaling ~$6 million over 5 years for the development of rapid, cost-effective technology for detecting methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections. The grant, from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), part of the National Institutes of Health, will fund the project.

14 Sep 2010

Transgenomic expands EU distribution of SURVEYOR Scan K-RAS CE IVD mutation detection kit

Transgenomic, Inc. today announced that it completed the requirements for CE IVD labeling and has significantly expanded distribution of its SURVEYOR® Scan K-RAS mutation detection kit throughout most of the European Union. The SURVEYOR Scan K-RAS CE IVD kit is a member of Transgenomic's family of mutation detection kits, which features proprietary SURVEYOR endonuclease technology.

14 Sep 2010

Roche granted FDA 510(k) clearance for cobas 8000 modular analyzer series

Roche Diagnostics announced today it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the cobas® 8000 modular analyzer series, a Serum Work Area solution designed for diagnostic laboratories with a workload of 3-15 million clinical chemistry / immunochemistry tests per year.

From Roche Sequencing and Life Science 14 Sep 2010

Device / Technology News

Stanford Cancer Center to use TrueBeam radiation therapy technology for cancer patients

TriLink signs licensing agreement to use CleanAmp dNTPs in Biofortuna's PCR kits

Guardian launches global development website

Elsevier launches new Pharmacokinetics Module of PharmaPendium

Researchers develop new blood test to predict prostate cancer risk

Professor Nygren reviews current state of IVF safety

Video games train people to make right decisions faster

AMIA launches new online publication for health professionals in global informatics community

Scientists study nanometer scale to develop artificial molecular machines

U.S. adults support restrictions on e-cigarettes based on potential risks

NHGRI announces fund to develop third generation DNA sequencing technologies

ALIAS research project to initiate elderly care through robots

U of A team on cusp of developing simple predictive test for preeclampsia

Multi-center results confirm durability of USGI Medical's Expandable Tissue Anchors

COPAN awarded Japanese patent for invention of flocked swabs

New electronic sensor detects pressure exerted by 20 milligram bluebottle fly carcass

Montana to implement ACOEM's APG-I on-line practice guideline system

NIH awards QuantaLife $6 million to build platform for detecting MRSA infections

Transgenomic expands EU distribution of SURVEYOR Scan K-RAS CE IVD mutation detection kit

Roche granted FDA 510(k) clearance for cobas 8000 modular analyzer series

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