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2019 ASTMH Annual Meeting to focus on Ebola, monkey malaria, and other infectious diseases

This year's meeting will kick off with keynotes from two public health heroes who have pioneered a home-based approach to fighting infant mortality in India that's now being adopted in 10 countries.

23 Sep 2019

Faster, cheaper, better: improved gene therapy tool production

The heart of modern therapy is increasingly personalized and targeted at specific cellular or genetic deficits. This requires gene therapy, in many cases. A new study, published on 19 September 2019 in the journal Nature, describes an improved way to produce purified gene carrier viruses called AAVs cheaply and quickly, from the culture medium.

22 Sep 2019

Cutting-edge technologies to improve drug development while reducing animal testing

On Thursday, September 19th, 2019, the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine hosted a congressional briefing in cooperation with Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-Pa.), featuring innovator companies showcasing cutting-edge technologies that have the potential to improve the safety and efficacy of pharmaceuticals while reducing animal testing.

20 Sep 2019

C-Path and NORD launch new platform to accelerate drug development for rare diseases

The Critical Path Institute and the National Organization for Rare Disorders® launched the Rare Disease Cures Accelerator-Data and Analytics Platform in Rockville, MD on Tuesday, Sept. 17.

20 Sep 2019

Study confirms lasting impact of neonatal CPAP technology in Malawi

Malawi's national adoption of affordable, rugged, neonatal CPAP technology as a part of routine hospital care resulted in sustained improvements in the survival of babies with respiratory illness, according to a new study in the journal Pediatrics.

20 Sep 2019

Wearable brain-machine interface could help disabled people to control a wheelchair or vehicle

Combining new classes of nanomembrane electrodes with flexible electronics and a deep learning algorithm could help disabled people wirelessly control an electric wheelchair, interact with a computer or operate a small robotic vehicle without donning a bulky hair-electrode cap or contending with wires.

20 Sep 2019

Researchers develop world's first blood incubator using laser technology

Researchers from BioPRIA, based at Australia's Monash University, together with industry partner Haemokinesis, have developed the world's first blood incubator using laser technology.

20 Sep 2019

Scientists link neuropsychological tests with real-life activity in MS patients

A recent review by Kessler Foundation researchers explored the relationship between neuropsychological assessment and predictability of performance of everyday life activities among people with multiple sclerosis (MS).

20 Sep 2019

Noninvasive, hair-growth-stimulating technology could help reverse baldness

Few things on earth strike fear into the hearts of men more profoundly than hair loss. But reversing baldness could someday be as easy as wearing a hat, thanks to a noninvasive, low-cost hair-growth-stimulating technology developed by engineers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

20 Sep 2019

New technology to improve dental implant bridges receives US patent

New technology to improve dental implant bridges invented by Dr. Avinash Bidra, associate professor at the UConn School of Dental Medicine, recently received a patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

20 Sep 2019

Novel bathroom scale could monitor millions of heart failure patients

"Good morning. Bill. Please. Step onto the scale. Touch the metal pads." The device records an electrocardiogram from Bill's fingers and - more importantly - circulation pulsing that makes his body subtly bob up and down. Machine learning tools compute that Bill's heart failure symptoms have worsened.

20 Sep 2019

US Senator Chris Coons visits DeNovix Inc.

United States Senator Chris Coons was welcomed to Wilmington Delaware offices of DeNovix Inc.

From DeNovix Inc. 20 Sep 2019

UC San Diego awarded NIMH grant to create Neuroelectromagnetic Data Archive and Tools Resource

University of California San Diego has been awarded $4.6 million from the National Institute of Mental Health to create the Neuroelectromagnetic Data Archive and Tools Resource.

19 Sep 2019

Mercy's Hoffberger Breast Center offers new device to make lymphedema screening quick and easy

The Hoffberger Breast Center at Mercy Medical Center now offers patient a new device designed to make screening for lymphedema-- a common side-effect following breast cancer surgery -- quick and easy.

19 Sep 2019

Precision grip-force test helps examine associated brain activity in people with autism

A new study in the Journal of Neurophysiology by researchers at the University of Kansas Life Span Institute is the first to look at functional brain activity in people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) while they performed precision visuomotor behavior -- in this case, a grip-force test.

19 Sep 2019

New EEG electrode may help patients to control devices with their brains

It sounds like science fiction: controlling electronic devices with brain waves. But researchers have developed a new type of electroencephalogram (EEG) electrode that can do just that, without the sticky gel required for conventional electrodes.

19 Sep 2019

New device uses electromagnetic waves to reverse Alzheimer’s

A new study, to be published in the September 3, 2019, issue of the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, provides something to cheer about for the estimated 44 million patients who have Alzheimer’s disease (AD) in the US, and their hard-pressed caregivers.

18 Sep 2019

New ultrasound technique can help identify risk and treatment for osteoporosis

A new ultrasound technique provides a non-invasive way of assessing bone structure on the microscale. Researchers hope to fine-tune the technique for use in assessing osteoporosis risk and treatment.

18 Sep 2019

Ground-breaking laser device gets $4.7 million boost from NSF

Deep within the subterranean confines of Building C--the latest addition to the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University--a pathbreaking machine is quietly taking shape. Designed to unlock some of nature's tiniest and most fleeting mysteries, the Compact X-ray Free Electron Laser (CXFEL) is the only instrument of its kind in the world.

18 Sep 2019

Researchers aim to develop handheld device for diagnosing skin cancer

Even the best dermatologists can't diagnose skin cancer by eye, relying on magnifying glasses to examine suspicious blemishes and scalpels to cut tissue for analysis.

18 Sep 2019

Device / Technology News

2019 ASTMH Annual Meeting to focus on Ebola, monkey malaria, and other infectious diseases

Faster, cheaper, better: improved gene therapy tool production

Cutting-edge technologies to improve drug development while reducing animal testing

C-Path and NORD launch new platform to accelerate drug development for rare diseases

Study confirms lasting impact of neonatal CPAP technology in Malawi

Wearable brain-machine interface could help disabled people to control a wheelchair or vehicle

Researchers develop world's first blood incubator using laser technology

Scientists link neuropsychological tests with real-life activity in MS patients

Noninvasive, hair-growth-stimulating technology could help reverse baldness

New technology to improve dental implant bridges receives US patent

Novel bathroom scale could monitor millions of heart failure patients

US Senator Chris Coons visits DeNovix Inc.

UC San Diego awarded NIMH grant to create Neuroelectromagnetic Data Archive and Tools Resource

Mercy's Hoffberger Breast Center offers new device to make lymphedema screening quick and easy

Precision grip-force test helps examine associated brain activity in people with autism

New EEG electrode may help patients to control devices with their brains

New device uses electromagnetic waves to reverse Alzheimer’s

New ultrasound technique can help identify risk and treatment for osteoporosis

Ground-breaking laser device gets $4.7 million boost from NSF

Researchers aim to develop handheld device for diagnosing skin cancer

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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