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Huron announces collaboration with UPMC and abstract presentation at Pathology Informatics Summit

Huron Digital Pathology announced today that Dr. Hamid Tizhoosh, Director of the KIMIA Lab at the University of Waterloo and Huron advisory board member, will present a talk entitled “Faster, Better, More Reliable than Deep Features: A Projection-Based, Pathologist-Centric Approach to Identification of Histopathology Images” at the Pathology Informatics Summit on May 22, 2018 in Pittsburgh, PA.

From Huron Digital Pathology 11 May 2018

DePuy Synthes' ATTUNE Knee System may improve patient outcomes and reduce hospital stays

DePuy Synthes, part of the Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies, today announced clinical findings outlining the potential benefits patients may experience when undergoing knee replacement with the ATTUNE Knee System.

11 May 2018

Biotage launches new UV Monitor Kit for large-scale purification processes

Biotage, a leading global supplier of solutions and technology for analytical, medicinal and peptide chemistry, is pleased to announce the launch of a new unique UV Monitor Kit which can be easily added to Biotage Flash 150 and Biotage Flash 400 systems in pharmaceutical development or manufacturing environments.

From Biotage Sweden AB 11 May 2018

Biosense Webster enrolls and treats first patient in QDOT AF study

Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies announced today that Biosense Webster, a worldwide leader in the diagnosis and treatment of heart arrhythmias, has enrolled and treated the first patient in its QDOT AF Study.

From Johnson & Johnson 11 May 2018

Researchers develop new computational method to assess lung function

Researchers at the University of Southampton have developed a new computational way of analysing X-ray images of lungs, which could herald a breakthrough in the diagnosis and assessment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and other lung diseases.

10 May 2018

TGen scientists develop new quality-control assay to detect cancer from patient's blood sample

Imagine how much patients could benefit if you could discover the presence of cancer, and even how that cancer develops over time, with a simple blood test.

10 May 2018

Elderly patients would like technology to help with day-to-day medicine taking

Over 65s say they would find technology to help them take their medications helpful, but need the technology to be familiar, accessible and easy to use, according to research by Queen Mary University of London and University of Cambridge.

10 May 2018

Vizient's Procedural Analytics offers utilization insights for health care provider's procedures

With health care spending in the U.S. now topping $3 trillion, it is more critical than ever for health care providers to have the ability to connect procedure, supply and clinical data for insights.

10 May 2018

New model based on combination of GANs with reinforcement learning for drug discovery

Insilico Medicine, a Baltimore-based next-generation artificial intelligence company specializing in the application of deep learning for target identification, drug discovery and aging research announces the publication of a new research paper in Molecular Pharmaceutics journal titled "Adversarial Threshold Neural Computer for Molecular De Novo Design".

10 May 2018

New Facebook app provides much-needed support to unpaid caregivers of Alzheimer's patients

Researchers at IUPUI have developed a Facebook app that, a study shows, offers a way to provide much-needed support to unpaid caregivers of people with Alzheimer's disease.

10 May 2018

Virtual reality offers new hope in relieving physical and mental stress

We've all enjoyed losing ourselves in a good book, but what if the story could change our lived experience? It may sound like science fiction, yet Andrea Stevenson Won uses a similar concept to study how virtual reality can treat real-life pain.

10 May 2018

New lab-on-a-chip device shows promise in treating retinal diseases

Houston Methodist researchers developed a new lab-on-a-chip technology that could quickly screen possible drugs to repair damaged neuron and retinal connections, like what is seen in people with macular degeneration or who've had too much exposure to the glare of electronic screens.

10 May 2018

Researchers develop artificial intelligence method to help cancer patients worldwide

Before performing radiation therapy, radiation oncologists first carefully review medical images of a patient to identify the gross tumor volume -- the observable portion of the disease. They then design patient-specific clinical target volumes that include surrounding tissues, since these regions can hide cancerous cells and provide pathways for metastasis.

10 May 2018

New technology detects the 'glow' to guide brain tumor resection

Research by Barrow Neurological Institute physicians and University of Washington scientists on novel imaging technology for malignant brain tumors was published in the April issue of World Neurosurgery.

10 May 2018

Penn engineers develop faster way to make drug microparticles

Pharmaceuticals owe their effects mostly to their chemical composition, but the packaging of these drugs into specific physical formulations also need to be done to exact specifications.

9 May 2018

CareCloud adds new option for speech recognition technology that makes clinical documentation smarter

As medical practices seek ways to reduce time spent on low-value administrative tasks, CareCloud has added a new option for powerful speech recognition technology that reduces click-based tasks in EHRs and makes clinical documentation smarter and more personal.

9 May 2018

Scientists use X-ray laser to gain insights into structure of Alzheimer's proteins

A new experimental method permits the X-ray analysis of amyloids, a class of large, filamentous biomolecules which are an important hallmark of diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.

9 May 2018

Newly developed technique allows researchers to study liver stage malaria

A newly developed technique allows researchers to more easily study malaria outside the human body during the earliest point of infection, the liver.

9 May 2018

Akili Interactive closes $55 million financing to advance digital medicine platform for treatment of cognitive dysfunction

Akili Interactive, a leading prescription digital medicine company developing novel treatments for cognitive dysfunction, today announced that it has successfully closed a $55 million Series C financing led by Temasek.

9 May 2018

Complex medical imaging systems to be installing led in new NHS high energy proton beam therapy center

One of the most complex medical imaging systems ever developed which uses proton beams to create 3D images of the internal anatomy of cancer patients will be installed in one of the UK's only two new NHS high energy proton beam therapy centers, helping to provide better treatment planning and monitoring for difficult to treat cancers.

9 May 2018

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Huron announces collaboration with UPMC and abstract presentation at Pathology Informatics Summit

DePuy Synthes' ATTUNE Knee System may improve patient outcomes and reduce hospital stays

Biotage launches new UV Monitor Kit for large-scale purification processes

Biosense Webster enrolls and treats first patient in QDOT AF study

Researchers develop new computational method to assess lung function

TGen scientists develop new quality-control assay to detect cancer from patient's blood sample

Elderly patients would like technology to help with day-to-day medicine taking

Vizient's Procedural Analytics offers utilization insights for health care provider's procedures

New model based on combination of GANs with reinforcement learning for drug discovery

New Facebook app provides much-needed support to unpaid caregivers of Alzheimer's patients

Virtual reality offers new hope in relieving physical and mental stress

New lab-on-a-chip device shows promise in treating retinal diseases

Researchers develop artificial intelligence method to help cancer patients worldwide

New technology detects the 'glow' to guide brain tumor resection

Penn engineers develop faster way to make drug microparticles

CareCloud adds new option for speech recognition technology that makes clinical documentation smarter

Scientists use X-ray laser to gain insights into structure of Alzheimer's proteins

Newly developed technique allows researchers to study liver stage malaria

Akili Interactive closes $55 million financing to advance digital medicine platform for treatment of cognitive dysfunction

Complex medical imaging systems to be installing led in new NHS high energy proton beam therapy center

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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