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Smart technology helps improve outcomes for patients with head and neck cancer

A federally funded, randomized clinical trial of 357 people receiving radiation for head and neck cancer, using mobile and sensor technology to remotely monitor patient symptoms, resulted in less severe symptoms related to both the cancer and its treatment (both general and cancer-related).

17 May 2018

Tradeshow Talks with E-Vision at Health GB 2018

17 May 2018

Automated system more accurate in identifying patients at risk for ventilator-associated pneumonia

An automated system for identifying patients at risk for complications associated with the use of mechanical ventilators provided significantly more accurate results than did traditional surveillance methods, which rely on manual recording and interpretation of individual patient data.

17 May 2018

3D printing found to improve success rates of life-saving, organ transplantation in children

Stratasys, a global leader in additive technology solutions, today announced that surgeons at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, are using 3D printing technology to improve the success rates of life-saving, complex organ transplantation in young children.

17 May 2018

AstraZeneca collaborates with Emulate to integrate Organs-on-Chips technology into drug development labs

Emulate, Inc. has formed a collaborative partnership with AstraZeneca’s Innovative Medicines and Early Development Biotech Unit to embed its Organs-on-Chips technology within the laboratories of the IMED Drug Safety organization.

From AstraZeneca 17 May 2018

MIT researchers develop new versatile plug-and-play diagnostic devices

Researchers at MIT's Little Devices Lab have developed a set of modular blocks that can be put together in different ways to produce diagnostic devices.

17 May 2018

New AI software accurately identifies commonest cause of stroke and dementia

Machine learning has detected one of the commonest causes of dementia and stroke, in the most widely used form of brain scan, more accurately than current methods.

17 May 2018

Cardiac arrest patients using newer laryngeal breathing tube may have higher survival rate, study shows

In a landmark study, researchers found that patients treated with paramedic oxygen delivery using a newer, more flexible laryngeal breathing tube may have a greater survival rate after sudden cardiac arrest than the traditional intubation breathing tube.

17 May 2018

Combining data from wearable technology and AI may help predict onset of diseases

A team of Waterloo researchers found that applying artificial intelligence to the right combination of data retrieved from wearable technology may detect whether your health is failing.

16 May 2018

Detecting breast cancer with non-invasive 'disease screening pill'

For women, mammograms are a sometimes uncomfortable, but necessary, annual ritual. But this procedure doesn't always provide accurate results, and it exposes women to X-rays.

16 May 2018

DDN and Parabricks announce integrated technology solution that accelerates genome analysis

DDN Storage and Parabricks today announced the availability of a jointly-integrated technology solution that provides massive acceleration for analysis of human genomes.

16 May 2018

Airthinx IAQ Device receives Top Product of the Year Award

Airthinx, Inc., a provider of smart sensor air quality (IAQ) technology for healthy indoor spaces, today announced that the signature Airthinx IAQ Device received a Top Product of the Year Award from the Environmental Leader and Energy Manager Today Awards.

16 May 2018

Emulate partners with AstraZeneca to accelerate development of Organs-on-Chips technology

Emulate, Inc. has formed a collaborative partnership with AstraZeneca's Innovative Medicines and Early Development Biotech Unit to embed its Organs-on-Chips technology within the laboratories of the IMED Drug Safety organization.

16 May 2018

HKBU researchers develop metal based probes for imaging dopamine receptors in living cells

A team led by Dr Edmond Ma Dik-lung, Associate Professor of the Department of Chemistry of Hong Kong Baptist University has developed the world's first iridium(III)-based probes for imaging dopamine receptors in living cells.

16 May 2018

Siemens Healthineers and Hill-Rom join to provide comprehensive solutions for primary diabetes care

Siemens Healthineers and Hill-Rom signed a co-marketing agreement to provide a suite of point-of-care diagnostic instruments that, for the first time, enable primary healthcare providers in the U.S. to bridge gaps in diabetes care and satisfy value-based quality measures in a single office visit.

From Siemens Healthineers Point of Care Diagnostics 16 May 2018

Pitt professor develops breast pump accessory to help moms breastfeed

Breast milk has many known health benefits, but breastfeeding is not always an option for moms, and many turn to pumping as an alternative.

16 May 2018

Post-menopausal Conversations: Why You Should Talk to Your Clinician

Many post-menopausal women shy away from discussing their sexual health with their physician, often because they believe it is a natural part of life and they should suffer. Dr. Mickey Karram wants to change that, by encouraging women to talk to their physician about the treatments available to them.

16 May 2018

Study: MRI fusion biopsy outperforms standard prostate biopsy

Researchers at the University of Cincinnati have found that MRI fusion biopsy--coupling MRI and ultrasound to visualize suspicious lesions in the prostate gland and targeting the biopsy to that particular area--outperformed standard prostate biopsy in patients with a prior negative prostate biopsy.

16 May 2018

Scientists find fast way to manipulate cell's cilia

Scientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine and the National Tsing Hua University in Taiwan say they have found a fast way to manipulate a cell's cilia, the tiny, fingerlike protrusions that "feel" and sense their microscopic environment.

16 May 2018

Prenatal test to determine child's rhesus factor found to be reliable, but benefit is unclear

If the blood of a pregnant woman is rhesus-negative and the blood of the fetus is rhesus-positive, the woman may develop antibodies, which can cause severe harm to subsequent children in particular.

16 May 2018

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Smart technology helps improve outcomes for patients with head and neck cancer

Tradeshow Talks with E-Vision at Health GB 2018

Automated system more accurate in identifying patients at risk for ventilator-associated pneumonia

3D printing found to improve success rates of life-saving, organ transplantation in children

AstraZeneca collaborates with Emulate to integrate Organs-on-Chips technology into drug development labs

MIT researchers develop new versatile plug-and-play diagnostic devices

New AI software accurately identifies commonest cause of stroke and dementia

Cardiac arrest patients using newer laryngeal breathing tube may have higher survival rate, study shows

Combining data from wearable technology and AI may help predict onset of diseases

Detecting breast cancer with non-invasive 'disease screening pill'

DDN and Parabricks announce integrated technology solution that accelerates genome analysis

Airthinx IAQ Device receives Top Product of the Year Award

Emulate partners with AstraZeneca to accelerate development of Organs-on-Chips technology

HKBU researchers develop metal based probes for imaging dopamine receptors in living cells

Siemens Healthineers and Hill-Rom join to provide comprehensive solutions for primary diabetes care

Pitt professor develops breast pump accessory to help moms breastfeed

Post-menopausal Conversations: Why You Should Talk to Your Clinician

Study: MRI fusion biopsy outperforms standard prostate biopsy

Scientists find fast way to manipulate cell's cilia

Prenatal test to determine child's rhesus factor found to be reliable, but benefit is unclear

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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