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Researchers untap potential of wearable sensors and AI technologies to predict biological age

Researchers from the longevity biotech company GERO and Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology have shown that physical activity data acquired from wearables can be used to produce digital biomarkers of aging and frailty.

30 Mar 2018

Wound protector use linked to statistically significant reduction in SSI, study shows

Surgical site infection is a common occurrence among patients who have had gastrointestinal surgery, with reported infection rates varying from 4 to 25 percent.

30 Mar 2018

AXT installs state-of-the-art crystallography system at University of Western Australia

AXT have recently completed the first Australian installation of a XtaLAB Synergy-S protein X-ray crystallography system from Rigaku Oxford Diffraction in Australia, the world leaders in crystallography.

From AXT Pty Ltd 30 Mar 2018

Researchers create synthesized nanosheets to inactivate or detect pathogens

Researchers have developed a process for creating ultrathin, self-assembling sheets of synthetic materials that can function like designer flypaper in selectively binding with viruses, bacteria, and other pathogens.

29 Mar 2018

Aditlys develops bioresorbable vascular access solution for hemodialysis patients

Aditlys is the first medical technology firm to develop a bioresorbable vascular access solution for patients undergoing dialysis treatment for chronic kidney disease. Aditlys' polymer-based graft enables a patient's body to naturally reconstruct its own blood vessels using the body's own tissue.

29 Mar 2018

Tiny biochip holds promise for rapid and accurate disease detection

A novel invention by a team of researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) holds promise for a faster and cheaper way to diagnose diseases with high accuracy.

29 Mar 2018

New technology using SLAM and AR enables doctors to perform more accurate biopsy

The University of Twente is currently developing a smartphone technology based on the usage of Simultaneous Localization And Mapping and Augmented Reality.

29 Mar 2018

Inlabtec introduces new dilution system for quantifying live probiotic bacteria

Inlabtec has introduced the TA12 Serial Diluter – a low cost, high productivity dilution system for reliably quantifying live probiotic bacteria.

29 Mar 2018

Enclosed point-of-use filter enhances quality of API for kidney dialysis

Amazon Filters reports a leading pharmaceutical company is using SupaPore PPG pleated depth filter cartridges to enable them to achieve a safe, enclosed point-of-use filter on their nitrogen gas distribution line used in the production of an Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) for kidney dialysis treatments.

From Amazon Filters Ltd. 29 Mar 2018

Smart socks prevent foot sores for diabetics

A San Francisco-based startup Siren has come up with a fabric that contains microsensors. These are embedded in socks for diabetics. They have released these special socks recently and announced a $3.4 million investment from DCM, Khosla Ventures and Founders Fund.

29 Mar 2018

New test detects Zika antibodies with high specificity

A test that detects antibodies against Zika virus in samples of blood serum with high specificity - and hence a low risk of cross-reaction with related microorganisms such as dengue virus - is set to come on to the Brazilian market before 2018 is out.

28 Mar 2018

Telemedical home monitoring solution to analyze gait and fall in Parkinson's patients

A groundbreaking project for Parkinson's patients from the European Institute of Innovation and Technology Health titled 'MoveIT' has now been launched under the lead of the Molecular-Neurological Department at Universitätsklinikum Erlangen in collaboration with researchers from Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg and other European partners.

28 Mar 2018

UTA researchers take advantage of biochemistry technique to identify rare radioactive decays

UTA researchers are leading an international team developing a new device that could enable physicists to take the next step toward a greater understanding of the neutrino, a subatomic particle that may offer an answer to the lingering mystery of the universe's matter-antimatter imbalance.

28 Mar 2018

Students propose innovative concept to diagnose infectious diseases

Imagine a small paper device that can rapidly reveal from a drop of blood whether an infection is bacterial or viral. The device could help reduce the overuse of antibiotics – which kill bacteria, not viruses. Misuse of antibiotics has led to antimicrobial resistance, a growing global public health issue.

28 Mar 2018

FDA permits marketing of Dexcom G6 integrated continuous glucose monitoring system

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today permitted marketing of the Dexcom G6 integrated continuous glucose monitoring system for determining blood glucose (sugar) levels in children aged two and older and adults with diabetes.

28 Mar 2018

Scientists demonstrate successful implementation of prosthetic memory system

Scientists at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center and the University of Southern California (USC) have demonstrated the successful implementation of a prosthetic system that uses a person's own memory patterns to facilitate the brain's ability to encode and recall memory.

28 Mar 2018

$Beckman Coulter Life Sciences introduces next-generation laser diffraction particle analyzer$

Beckman Coulter Life Sciences introduces next-generation laser diffraction particle analyzer

Beckman Coulter launched next-gen laser diffraction particle analyzers, to meet the demands of QC and research applications in pharma and industrial sectors.

From Beckman Coulter Life Sciences - Particle Counting and Characterization 28 Mar 2018

New 'nanotweezers' could pave way for innovations in health monitoring and mobile technology

It's difficult to conceptualize a world where humans could casually manipulate nanoscale objects at will or even control their own biological matter at a cellular level with light.

27 Mar 2018

International researchers present printed tattoo electrodes for long-term medical diagnostics

Electrodes for longterm monitoring of electrical impulses of heart or muscles in the form of temporary tattoos produced using an ink-jet printer. An international research group involving TU Graz, Austria, presents this novel method in Advanced Science.

27 Mar 2018

Cell-penetrating 'nanodrills' could be new platform for intracellular drug delivery

Researchers at Oregon State University and Oregon Health & Science University have created new nanomaterials able to cross cell membranes, establishing a novel platform for the intracellular delivery of molecular drugs and other cargo.

27 Mar 2018

Device / Technology News

Researchers untap potential of wearable sensors and AI technologies to predict biological age

Wound protector use linked to statistically significant reduction in SSI, study shows

AXT installs state-of-the-art crystallography system at University of Western Australia

Researchers create synthesized nanosheets to inactivate or detect pathogens

Aditlys develops bioresorbable vascular access solution for hemodialysis patients

Tiny biochip holds promise for rapid and accurate disease detection

New technology using SLAM and AR enables doctors to perform more accurate biopsy

Inlabtec introduces new dilution system for quantifying live probiotic bacteria

Enclosed point-of-use filter enhances quality of API for kidney dialysis

Smart socks prevent foot sores for diabetics

New test detects Zika antibodies with high specificity

Telemedical home monitoring solution to analyze gait and fall in Parkinson's patients

UTA researchers take advantage of biochemistry technique to identify rare radioactive decays

Students propose innovative concept to diagnose infectious diseases

FDA permits marketing of Dexcom G6 integrated continuous glucose monitoring system

Scientists demonstrate successful implementation of prosthetic memory system

Beckman Coulter Life Sciences introduces next-generation laser diffraction particle analyzer

New 'nanotweezers' could pave way for innovations in health monitoring and mobile technology

International researchers present printed tattoo electrodes for long-term medical diagnostics

Cell-penetrating 'nanodrills' could be new platform for intracellular drug delivery

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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Unveiling Hidden Potential: Organoids for Disease Modeling in Neuroscience Research

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