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New blood test helps patients with traumatic head injury to avoid costly CT scan

Research conducted at the Wayne State University School of Medicine has helped confirm the effectiveness of a blood biomarker that can indicate if patients with a head injury can avoid a costly CT scan because the blood test results indicate no traumatic brain injury

26 Jul 2018

New sensor detects early-stage Parkinson's disease from the breath of patients

Symptoms of Parkinson's disease include tremor, loss of smell and neuropsychiatric problems. However, many people aren't diagnosed until their disease is well-advanced, which could limit their treatment options.

26 Jul 2018

Scientists develop model that makes real-life stock buying behavior comprehensible

Despite long-term profit expectations, many Germans shy away from investing their money in supposedly riskier forms of investment. Why?

26 Jul 2018

Erlanger Health System partners with Viz.ai to transform stroke care

Erlanger Health System, a multi-hospital health system based in Tennessee have announced a partnership with Viz.ai., a leading applied artificial intelligence company, to transform stroke care.

25 Jul 2018

Co-Diagnostics obtains CE mark approval for Logix Smart MTB Test

Co-Diagnostics, Inc., a molecular diagnostics company with a unique, proprietary platform for the development of molecular diagnostic tests, announced today that its Logix Smart™ MTB Test has obtained CE mark approval, the principle regulatory clearance allowing the test to be sold as an in vitro diagnostic for the diagnosis of tuberculosis in European Union states and other markets that accept a CE-IVD mark as valid regulatory approval.

25 Jul 2018

New data shows that simple blood test accurately diagnoses Peripheral Artery Disease

Prevencio, Inc., announces the publication of data that demonstrates a simple new blood test accurately diagnoses significant Peripheral Artery Disease, a circulatory problem in which plaque-narrowed arteries reduce blood flow to a patient's limbs and kidneys.

25 Jul 2018

Fitness trackers can be valuable tools for monitoring cancer patients, finds study

Fitness trackers can be valuable tools for assessing the quality of life and daily functioning of cancer patients during treatment, a new study has found.

25 Jul 2018

Cornell University researchers achieve world's highest resolution images using ptychography

Researchers at Cornell University have used ptychography to achieve the highest resolution ever produced in an electron microscope. The team, led by David Muller, Professor of Applied and Engineering Physics, recently reported their findings in the July 19th issue of Nature, outlining their ability to resolve images to a resolution of 0.39 Å.

From Phase Focus Limited 25 Jul 2018

Kaia app reduces low back pain by 40%, could save billions for the UK economy

Low back pain is an increasingly widespread and expensive condition worldwide, and the World Health Organization has identified back pain as being the global number one reason for disability.

25 Jul 2018

German high-school life science laboratory receives FLUOstar Omega microplate reader from BMG LABTECH

On Thursday, the 20th of July, the high-school life science laboratory in Ohlsbach, Germany received a FLUOstar Omega microplate reader donated by BMG LABTECH. The device enables the young scientists to expand their research capabilities.

From BMG LABTECH GmbH 25 Jul 2018

Liva Healthcare, dacadoo announce strategic cooperation to tackle growing global health crises

Digital health engagement platform, dacadoo, and Liva Healthcare, the innovative digital health coaching platform for scalable lifestyle and disease management, today announce a strategic cooperation to help tackle growing global health crises.

From Liva Healthcare UK 25 Jul 2018

New control system regulates morphology, orientation of cells constituting animal tissues

A collaborative research group led by Kumamoto University has developed a new control system for regulating the morphology and orientation of cells that constitute animal tissues.

25 Jul 2018

New techniques reveal how prosthesis users are doing damage to their intact limbs

RESEARCHERS from the University of Salford have used new techniques to show that people with artificial arms and hands are doing damage to their intact limbs.

24 Jul 2018

Novel method for rapid, reliable HIV testing

The life expectancy for a person who is diagnosed and starts antiretroviral treatment rapidly after infection with HIV today probably approaches that of the general population.

24 Jul 2018

New applications for high-throughput flow cytometry in drug discovery

A new special issue of SLAS Discovery reflects examples of the recent groundswell of creative new applications for high-throughput flow cytometry in drug discovery.

24 Jul 2018

EU-funded project working on innovative implant to 'rewire' injured spinal cord

The BYAXON project makes no extravagant claims. It is very early days for the technology it is proposing, and much more research is needed to take the innovation forward once this four-year undertaking ends in December 2020.

24 Jul 2018

EPFL scientists develop new optical nanotube sensors using synthetic biology

EPFL scientists have developed new nanotube biosensors using synthetic biology, which improves their sensing capabilities in complex biofluids, such as blood and urine. The study is published in the Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters.

24 Jul 2018

New technique could provide insights about behavior of biomolecules in watery environments

Tinkering with a method they helped develop over the last few years, scientists have for the first time measured at the nanometer scale the characteristic patterns of folds that give proteins their three-dimensional shape in water.

24 Jul 2018

Roche receives Breakthrough Device Designation from FDA for new Alzheimer's disease assays

Roche announced today, that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted Breakthrough Device Designation to Elecsys ß-Amyloid (1-42) CSF and Elecsys Phospho-Tau (181P) CSF.

From Roche Sequencing and Life Science 24 Jul 2018

New stroke imaging technology could reduce delays in care by up to 60 minutes

A new study, presented today at the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery's 15th Annual Meeting, found that new stroke imaging technology could decrease delays in care by up to 60 minutes, giving patients a better chance at making a full recovery.

24 Jul 2018

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New blood test helps patients with traumatic head injury to avoid costly CT scan

New sensor detects early-stage Parkinson's disease from the breath of patients

Scientists develop model that makes real-life stock buying behavior comprehensible

Erlanger Health System partners with Viz.ai to transform stroke care

Co-Diagnostics obtains CE mark approval for Logix Smart MTB Test

New data shows that simple blood test accurately diagnoses Peripheral Artery Disease

Fitness trackers can be valuable tools for monitoring cancer patients, finds study

Cornell University researchers achieve world's highest resolution images using ptychography

Kaia app reduces low back pain by 40%, could save billions for the UK economy

German high-school life science laboratory receives FLUOstar Omega microplate reader from BMG LABTECH

Liva Healthcare, dacadoo announce strategic cooperation to tackle growing global health crises

New control system regulates morphology, orientation of cells constituting animal tissues

New techniques reveal how prosthesis users are doing damage to their intact limbs

Novel method for rapid, reliable HIV testing

New applications for high-throughput flow cytometry in drug discovery

EU-funded project working on innovative implant to 'rewire' injured spinal cord

EPFL scientists develop new optical nanotube sensors using synthetic biology

New technique could provide insights about behavior of biomolecules in watery environments

Roche receives Breakthrough Device Designation from FDA for new Alzheimer's disease assays

New stroke imaging technology could reduce delays in care by up to 60 minutes

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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