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Meningitis in Newborns: What to Look Out For

Claire is Evidence & Policy Manager at the UK and international charity Meningitis Research Foundation (MRF). She discusses the signs and symptoms of meningitis in newborns, and the aims for the recent diagnostic eTool developed by the MRF.

24 Apr 2018

Visually guided walking paves way for better treatment for mobility impairments

Using new technologies to track how vision guides foot placement, researchers at The University of Texas at Austin come one step closer in determining what is going on in the brain while we walk, paving the way for better treatment for mobility impairments -- strokes, aging and Parkinson's -- and technology development -- prosthetics and robots.

24 Apr 2018

GPs must embrace digital technologies to make healthcare access easier for patients

Few now question that harnessing technology and digital innovation is critical to the future of the NHS. The model of booking a face-to-face appointment with your GP has barely changed since 1948 but the pressure on patients and doctors has changed beyond recognition.

24 Apr 2018

SpeeDx signs distribution agreement with Serosep to strengthen sales in the UK and Ireland

SpeeDx has announced a distribution agreement with Serosep Ltd, a leading manufacturer and distributor of laboratory diagnostic solutions. This will strengthen sales channels in the UK and Ireland, ensuring greater access to SpeeDx’s multiplexed PlexPCR and ResistancePlus molecular diagnostic tests across the region.

24 Apr 2018

WPI researcher launches mobile app for assessing perinatal depression in women

A researcher at Worcester Polytechnic Institute has launched a mobile app that will give obstetric providers an important new tool for assessing perinatal depression in women and guiding them to treatment. Perinatal depression affects one in seven women and is the most common medical complication of pregnancy.

23 Apr 2018

Researchers create new tool to measure patient uncertainty for predicting hospital readmissions

Patients come back to Emergency Rooms after initial discharge for many reasons, but Jefferson emergency medicine physician Kristin Rising saw a common theme during multiple prior interview-based studies: patients feel uncertain.

23 Apr 2018

Study: Nearly three-quarters of commonly used medical scopes tainted by bacteria

In an ominous sign for patient safety, 71 percent of reusable medical scopes deemed ready for use on patients tested positive for bacteria at three major U.S. hospitals, according to a new study.

23 Apr 2018

Philips showcases dedicated radiation oncology solutions at ESTRO 2018

Royal Philips, a global leader in health technology, is showcasing its integrated radiation oncology solutions in the exhibition at the European Society for Radiation Oncology’s 37th Annual Meeting in Barcelona, Spain.

23 Apr 2018

RaySearch, Heidelberg University Hospital to pioneer RayCare oncology information system

Heidelberg University Hospital in Germany has entered into a partnership with RaySearch Laboratories AB to pioneer the RayCare™ oncology information system. The research partnership, which focuses on supporting comprehensive cancer care, will involve the hospital and the affiliated sites Heidelberg Ion Beam Therapy Center and Marburg Ion Beam Therapy Center (MIT).

From RaySearch Laboratories AB 23 Apr 2018

Sartorius Stedim Biotech launches mini bioreactor vessel for ambr 250 high throughput system

Sartorius Stedim Biotech, a leading international supplier for the biopharmaceutical industry today announced the launch of a new mini bioreactor vessel for its ambr 250 high throughput system.

From Sartorius 23 Apr 2018

$2 million funding boosts progress of UAB biomedical startup

A $2 million investment is the latest step forward for the biomedical startup CNine Biosolutions LLC, which is headed by former University of Alabama at Birmingham postdoctoral fellow Theresa Schein, Ph.D., and retired UAB microbiology professor Scott Barnum, Ph.D. This funding comes from a Denver angel investor group.

20 Apr 2018

New microscope reveals how cells behave in 3D and real time inside living organisms

Astronomers developed a "guide star" adaptive optics technique to obtain the most crystal-clear and precise telescopic images of distant galaxies, stars and planets. Now a team of scientists, led by Nobel laureate Eric Betzig, PhD, are borrowing the very same trick.

20 Apr 2018

Wear exoskeletons with caution for heavy lifting, researchers say

You can wear an exoskeleton, but it won't turn you into a superhero. That's the finding of a study in which researchers tested a commercially available exoskeleton - a mechanical arm attached to a harness - that's typically worn by workers to help them carry heavy objects hands-free.

20 Apr 2018

Low-cost blood test for multiple myeloma can deliver same diagnostic information as bone biopsy

The diagnosis and treatment of multiple myeloma, a cancer affecting plasma cells, traditionally forces patients to suffer through a painful bone biopsy. During that procedure, doctors insert a bone-biopsy needle through an incision to get a bone marrow sample - or make a larger incision and remove a section of bone via surgery.

20 Apr 2018

Scientists use CRISPR tool to make multiple edits to DNA samples 'in vitro'

Scientists at Christiana Care Health System's Gene Editing Institute have developed a potentially breakthrough CRISPR gene-editing tool. It could allow researchers to take fragments of DNA extracted from human cells, put them into a test tube, and quickly and precisely engineer multiple changes to the genetic code, according to a new study published today in the CRISPR Journal.

20 Apr 2018

New imaging technology to effectively screen for colorectal cancer among young adults

Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in the country. While the rates of colorectal cancer among patients older than 50 years old has decreased in recent years due to screening, it has increased by 22 percent among those under the age of 50, which could place a burden on the health care system over the next decade.

20 Apr 2018

UConn researchers develop new composite for healing broken load-bearing bones

University of Connecticut researchers have created a biodegradable composite made of silk fibers that can be used to repair broken load-bearing bones without the complications sometimes presented by other materials.

20 Apr 2018

High-tech microscope reveals how cancer-causing virus anchors itself to human DNA

Using a homemade, high-tech microscope, scientists at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have revealed how a cancer-causing virus anchors itself to our DNA. That discovery could pave the way for doctors to cure incurable diseases by flushing out viruses, including HPV and Epstein-Barr, that now permanently embed themselves in our cells.

20 Apr 2018

BD introduces new informatics and automation solutions for clinical laboratories

BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), a leading global medical technology company, today introduced several new informatics and automation solutions for clinical laboratories, which may play a critical role in the fight against infectious diseases and antimicrobial resistance.

From BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) 20 Apr 2018

Novel gold nanoparticle technology could guide cancer treatment in real-time

A new blood test using gold nanoparticles could soon give oncologists an early and more accurate prognosis of how cancer treatment is progressing and help guide the on-going therapy of patients.

20 Apr 2018

Device / Technology News

Meningitis in Newborns: What to Look Out For

Visually guided walking paves way for better treatment for mobility impairments

GPs must embrace digital technologies to make healthcare access easier for patients

SpeeDx signs distribution agreement with Serosep to strengthen sales in the UK and Ireland

WPI researcher launches mobile app for assessing perinatal depression in women

Researchers create new tool to measure patient uncertainty for predicting hospital readmissions

Study: Nearly three-quarters of commonly used medical scopes tainted by bacteria

Philips showcases dedicated radiation oncology solutions at ESTRO 2018

RaySearch, Heidelberg University Hospital to pioneer RayCare oncology information system

Sartorius Stedim Biotech launches mini bioreactor vessel for ambr 250 high throughput system

$2 million funding boosts progress of UAB biomedical startup

New microscope reveals how cells behave in 3D and real time inside living organisms

Wear exoskeletons with caution for heavy lifting, researchers say

Low-cost blood test for multiple myeloma can deliver same diagnostic information as bone biopsy

Scientists use CRISPR tool to make multiple edits to DNA samples 'in vitro'

New imaging technology to effectively screen for colorectal cancer among young adults

UConn researchers develop new composite for healing broken load-bearing bones

High-tech microscope reveals how cancer-causing virus anchors itself to human DNA

BD introduces new informatics and automation solutions for clinical laboratories

Novel gold nanoparticle technology could guide cancer treatment in real-time

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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Unveiling Hidden Potential: Organoids for Disease Modeling in Neuroscience Research

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