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SEER: A better tool to image disease

Scientists from the University of South California (USC) report the development of a novel technique to image living cells in greater detail and increased clarity. The study, published in the journal Nature Communications, describes a technology which can confer the ability to actually see things going wrong – a great advantage in the study of health and disease.

5 Feb 2020

Smart insulin-delivery patch could monitor and manage glucose levels in people with diabetes

UCLA bioengineers and colleagues at UNC School of Medicine and MIT have further developed a smart insulin-delivery patch that could one day monitor and manage glucose levels in people with diabetes and deliver the necessary insulin dosage.

5 Feb 2020

Portable device paves way for better detection of foodborne illness

Foodborne illness hits about one in six people in the United States every year. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 48 million people in the U.S. get sick due to one or more of 31 recognized pathogens, including E. coli O157:H7, a particularly harsh strain of E. coli.

4 Feb 2020

New handheld 3D skin printer accelerates healing of large burn wounds

A new handheld 3D printer can deposit sheets of skin to cover large burn wounds - and its "bio-ink" can accelerate the healing process.

4 Feb 2020

3D-printed scaffolds engraved with grooves hold promise for healing injuries

Who ever said bioengineers can't get their groove on? The Rice University team led by Antonios Mikos says otherwise with its development of a groovy method to seed sophisticated, 3D-printed tissue-engineering scaffolds with living cells to help heal injuries.

4 Feb 2020

4D-printed microneedle array could replace painful hypodermic needles

Painful hypodermic needles may not be needed in the future to give shots, inject drugs and get blood samples.

4 Feb 2020

Advanced X-ray combination technique aids tuberculosis and osteoporosis research

With an advanced X-ray combination technique, scientists have traced nanocarriers for tuberculosis drugs within cells with very high precision.

4 Feb 2020

In-home breathing device may offer hope for people with COPD

In a new paper published Feb. 4 in JAMA, Mayo Clinic researchers describe the benefits of in-home noninvasive ventilation therapy- which includes a type referred to as bilevel positive airway pressure, or BiPAP- for many patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

4 Feb 2020

Trelleborg showcases its GeoTrans technology at Pharmapack

At Pharmapack, Trelleborg’s healthcare & medical operation will highlight its GeoTrans geometric transition extrusion technology.

From Trelleborg AB 4 Feb 2020

ResMed and ATS Foundation award $100,000 to COPD digital health researcher

ResMed and ATS Foundation have awarded their third $100,000 Research Fellowship grant to Claude Farah, PhD, of the Woolcock Institute of Medical Research in Sydney, Australia, to study how remote monitoring can help improve the management of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD.

From ResMed Corp 4 Feb 2020

Behavioral therapy assisted by a smartphone app helps patients with binge eating disorders

Behavioral therapy assisted by a smartphone app, delivered via telemedicine by a health coach, was an effective treatment for several symptoms of binge eating disorders, according to a study conducted by researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and published this week in The American Journal of Psychiatry.

3 Feb 2020

GlobalData reader’s poll: Brexit will be strongly negative for medtech industry

The UK leaving the European Union today will be a strongly negative development for the medtech industry, according to a poll of GlobalData’s Verdict Medical Devices readers.

3 Feb 2020

New deep learning model enables automatic sleep staging with high accuracy

A new deep learning model developed by researchers at the University of Eastern Finland can identify sleep stages as accurately as an experienced physician. This opens up new avenues for the diagnostics and treatment of sleep disorders, including obstructive sleep apnea.

3 Feb 2020

Blood test can be used to gauge a person's risk for cerebral small vessel disease

A UCLA-led study has found that levels of six proteins in the blood can be used to gauge a person's risk for cerebral small vessel disease, or CSVD, a brain disease that affects an estimated 11 million older adults in the U.S. CSVD can lead to dementia and stroke, but currently it can only be diagnosed with an MRI scan of the brain.

3 Feb 2020

Novel device shows promise to identify high-quality blood donors

Blood banks have long known about high-quality donors - individuals whose red blood cells stay viable for longer in storage and in the recipient's body.

3 Feb 2020

New noninvasive way to monitor the health of brain cells using an infrared laser

With no way to reliably tell whether an athlete has a concussion, many may be playing with an undiagnosed injury. Likewise, 2 million people die every year because we don't have an early warning when brain cells are dying--and another 4 million experience cognitive disabilities.

3 Feb 2020

A revolution in laparoscopic training: KARL STORZ and VirtaMed leap beyond VR simulation

KARL STORZ and VirtaMed, leader in medical training simulation, introduce a novel mixed reality simulator bringing innovation to laparoscopic skills training.

From VirtaMed 3 Feb 2020

Brain imaging has limited applicability in evaluating defendant's sanity

Sophisticated brain imaging, like an MRI, has limited applicability in assessing a defendant's sanity, investigators say.

3 Feb 2020

Turbine flowmeter designed for battery powered or portable equipment

Titan Enterprises reports that its popular 800 series turbine flowmeter offers easy integration with battery powered or portable equipment.

From Titan Enterprises Ltd 2 Feb 2020

GlobalData: Brexit deal with EU will change the landscape of medical device industry in UK

In the event of a free trade agreement with the EU, the UK will continue to be bound by current EU laws, thereby adhering to the new Medical Device Regulation. This will significantly change the landscape of the medical device industry, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.

31 Jan 2020

Device / Technology News

SEER: A better tool to image disease

Smart insulin-delivery patch could monitor and manage glucose levels in people with diabetes

Portable device paves way for better detection of foodborne illness

New handheld 3D skin printer accelerates healing of large burn wounds

3D-printed scaffolds engraved with grooves hold promise for healing injuries

4D-printed microneedle array could replace painful hypodermic needles

Advanced X-ray combination technique aids tuberculosis and osteoporosis research

In-home breathing device may offer hope for people with COPD

Trelleborg showcases its GeoTrans technology at Pharmapack

ResMed and ATS Foundation award $100,000 to COPD digital health researcher

Behavioral therapy assisted by a smartphone app helps patients with binge eating disorders

GlobalData reader’s poll: Brexit will be strongly negative for medtech industry

New deep learning model enables automatic sleep staging with high accuracy

Blood test can be used to gauge a person's risk for cerebral small vessel disease

Novel device shows promise to identify high-quality blood donors

New noninvasive way to monitor the health of brain cells using an infrared laser

A revolution in laparoscopic training: KARL STORZ and VirtaMed leap beyond VR simulation

Brain imaging has limited applicability in evaluating defendant's sanity

Turbine flowmeter designed for battery powered or portable equipment

GlobalData: Brexit deal with EU will change the landscape of medical device industry in UK

Redefining control and consistency in anaerobic microbiome workflows

AI in Healthcare: How generative tools are transforming clinical practice

The future of automation: Machine learning–driven hepatocyte and organoid counting

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