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Family Tree DNA announces launch of Family Finder DNA test

Family Tree DNA, the first and largest genealogical DNA testing company, today announced the launch of the Family Finder DNA test for connecting family members across all ancestral lines. The test utilizes Affymetrix' recently launched Axiom genotyping technology and the GeneTitan® System to confidently match a wide range of family relationships within five generations.

3 May 2010

PolyTouch Medical files Premarket 510(k) application for PatchAssist laparoscopic mesh deployment device

PolyTouch Medical Ltd., a leading developer of laparoscopic hernia mesh placement technologies, today announced that it has filed a Premarket 510(k) Application with the US Food and Drug Administration for PatchAssist, an Innovative Laparoscopic Mesh Deployment and Placement Device that enables accurate mesh placement in laparoscopic ventral hernia repair potentially reducing procedure time by 30%-50%.

3 May 2010

Stimatix reports interim results from artificial sphincter trial for restoring bowel control in people with stoma

Stimatix GI, located in the Misgav Venture Accelerator, has reported encouraging interim results in its animal trials of the AOS-C1000 artificial sphincter, designed to provide stoma patients with a new means of bowel control.

3 May 2010

Decrease in hospital-wide mortality rates associated with CPOE system: Researchers

Researchers at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital and Stanford University School of Medicine have shown for the first time that a significant decrease in hospital-wide mortality rates can be associated with implementation of a computerized physician order entry system.

3 May 2010

Protein test to determine response of lung cancer patients to erlotinib

Testing for the presence of specific cancer protein 'fingerprints' in the blood of lung cancer patients may be a useful means of identifying a subgroup whose tumors are more likely to shrink when treated with the drug erlotinib, especially when other testing methods are unavailable, according to new data presented at the 2nd European Lung Cancer Conference in Geneva, Switzerland.

3 May 2010

Scripps Research Institute awarded grant to design assays for exploring potential target for obesity, Type 2 diabetes

The Scripps Research Institute has been awarded a $1.3 million grant by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop a series of tests at its Florida campus to help explore the potential of a protein that has emerged as a highly attractive target for the treatment of obesity and Type 2 diabetes.

3 May 2010

Sistemic announces availability new SistemRNA Technology

Sistemic today announced immediate availability new SistemRNA product lines in key therapeutic areas including oncology and inflammation. These new product additions will strengthen strategic decision making at critical stages of the drug discovery and development process, helping to realise the full value of client's compound assets.

3 May 2010

EHR with controlled interventions can produce optimal BP control, reduce mortality

Electronic health records with controlled interventions can produce optimal blood pressure control and reduce mortality, according to data presented at the American Society of Hypertension Inc.'s 25th Annual Scientific Meeting and Exposition (ASH 2010).

3 May 2010

Roche's xCELLigence System helps study cell viability, cell death while testing cytotoxic compounds

Monitoring of cell viability and toxicity are critical to many areas of biological and biomedical research. This is true for understanding the molecular and biochemical pathways regulating cell viability, for developing therapeutic agents which modulate cell viability and for identifying potential cytotoxic side effects of potential therapeutic agents.

3 May 2010

MIT Libraries, BioMed Central set up automatic feed of MIT articles using SWORD protocol

BioMed Central, the leading open access publisher, has worked with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Libraries to develop an automated system that uses the latest technology to automatically populate MIT's digital repository, DSpace@MIT, with the official version of articles by MIT researchers that have been published in BioMed Central's journals.

3 May 2010

RaySearch Laboratories restructures license agreement with Varian Medical Systems

RaySearch Laboratories AB announces today that the license agreement with Varian Medical Systems has been restructured to add one new product, strengthen the collaborative product development efforts, and make it easier to add new capabilities and features to Varian's Eclipse™ treatment planning system. Eclipse software currently incorporates three RaySearch developments, including tools for biological evaluation, biological optimization, and conformal optimization.

3 May 2010

PEAK Surgical announces positive results from two PRECISE Clinical Studies for breast cancer diagnosis

PEAK Surgical, Inc. today announced positive results from two of its ongoing PRECISE Clinical Studies (Pulsed Plasma Radiofrequency to ReduCe Thermal Injury and Improve Surgical HEaling) demonstrating the clinical benefits of using the PEAK PlasmaBlade® tissue dissection device during lumpectomy for the diagnosis of breast cancer. The study findings were presented at the 11th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Breast Surgeons (ASBS) in poster sessions.

3 May 2010

ExacTrac SV system allows precise targeting of radiotherapy using real-time X-ray images

A system that allows precise targeting of radiotherapy using real-time X-ray images has allowed French doctors to increase the dose of radiation they administered to lung and liver cancers while minimizing harm to nearby healthy tissue, researchers report at the 2nd European Lung Cancer Conference.

3 May 2010

BSGI improves breast cancer detection

A new study, presented at the American Society of Breast Surgeons Annual Meeting in Las Vegas, found that Breast-Specific Gamma Imaging (BSGI) is highly accurate in monitoring the response of breast cancers to neoadjuvant chemotherapy.

3 May 2010

New 3-D mapping and labeling system reduces scan time and improves work flow

Researchers have developed an automated 3-D mapping and labeling system that reduces scan time and improves the work flow, efficiency, and accuracy of routine freehand ultrasound exams, according to a study to be presented at the ARRS 2010 Annual Meeting in San Diego, CA.

3 May 2010

Searchable database on chemical hazard, exposure and toxicity data now available

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is making it easier to find chemical information online. EPA is releasing a database, called ToxRefDB, which allows scientists and the interested public to search and download thousands of toxicity testing results on hundreds of chemicals.

3 May 2010

BioMedica Diagnostics’ flagship product monitors heart disease

BioMedica Diagnostics Inc, a company that uses innovative technology to link the medical needs of developed countries with those of less advantaged populations is growing.

3 May 2010

CACS used to improve classification of risk for prediction of coronary heart disease events

Use of a score based on the amount of calcium in coronary arteries in addition to traditional risk factors improved the classification of risk for prediction of coronary heart disease events, and placed more individuals in the most extreme risk categories, according to a study in the April 28 issue of JAMA.

3 May 2010

FDA approves Abbott Prism Chagas test to screen blood, tissue and organ donors for T. cruzi

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved a second test to screen blood, tissue and organ donors for a blood-borne parasite, Trypanosoma cruzi that causes Chagas disease, a serious and potentially fatal parasitic infection.

3 May 2010

New tool may help neurologists predict candidates for organ donation

A new tool may help neurologists predict which coma patients may be candidates for organ donation, according to a study published in the April 27, 2010, print issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

3 May 2010

Device / Technology News

Family Tree DNA announces launch of Family Finder DNA test

PolyTouch Medical files Premarket 510(k) application for PatchAssist laparoscopic mesh deployment device

Stimatix reports interim results from artificial sphincter trial for restoring bowel control in people with stoma

Decrease in hospital-wide mortality rates associated with CPOE system: Researchers

Protein test to determine response of lung cancer patients to erlotinib

Scripps Research Institute awarded grant to design assays for exploring potential target for obesity, Type 2 diabetes

Sistemic announces availability new SistemRNA Technology

EHR with controlled interventions can produce optimal BP control, reduce mortality

Roche's xCELLigence System helps study cell viability, cell death while testing cytotoxic compounds

MIT Libraries, BioMed Central set up automatic feed of MIT articles using SWORD protocol

RaySearch Laboratories restructures license agreement with Varian Medical Systems

PEAK Surgical announces positive results from two PRECISE Clinical Studies for breast cancer diagnosis

ExacTrac SV system allows precise targeting of radiotherapy using real-time X-ray images

BSGI improves breast cancer detection

New 3-D mapping and labeling system reduces scan time and improves work flow

Searchable database on chemical hazard, exposure and toxicity data now available

BioMedica Diagnostics’ flagship product monitors heart disease

CACS used to improve classification of risk for prediction of coronary heart disease events

FDA approves Abbott Prism Chagas test to screen blood, tissue and organ donors for T. cruzi

New tool may help neurologists predict candidates for organ donation

Digital pathology and the PathoVerse: A conversation with Dr. Singh

Bioprocess Efficiency with Cell Density Monitoring

Exploring electron microscopy for plant and microbial imaging at the John Innes Centre

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