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Researchers develop new guide for using mechanical stimulation to enhance tissue-engineered cartilage

Tissue-engineered articular cartilage for repairing cartilage damaged by trauma or disease can be made to more closely mimic natural AC if mechanical stimulation of particular magnitude and duration is applied during the development process.

22 Jun 2018

FDA expands approval of novel diabetes management device to include younger pediatric patients

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today expanded the approval of the MiniMed 670G hybrid closed looped system, a diabetes management device that is intended to automatically monitor glucose (sugar) and provide appropriate basal insulin doses with little or no input from the user, to include individuals aged 7 to 13 with type 1 diabetes.

21 Jun 2018

FDA approves Eversense CGM system for use in adults with diabetes

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the Eversense Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) system for use in people 18 years of age and older with diabetes.

21 Jun 2018

Training nursing students with cost-effective 3D-printed task trainers

As a regular attendee of conferences on healthcare simulation around the world, Dr. Lori Lioce was already well aware of the growing trend of using 3-D printing to create task trainers – clinical simulators that allow nursing students to repeatedly practice a specific skill in preparation for providing healthcare in the real world. What she needed was access to the technology.

21 Jun 2018

Harnessing Pediatric Cancer Genomic Data in the Cloud

Dr. Jinghui Zhang, an esteemed computational biologist at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital discusses her latest study and how technology such as cloud computing is changing the way that scientists carry out research.

21 Jun 2018

Study tests accuracy of device designed to detect heart dysfunction in childhood cancer survivors

A wireless device designed for detection of heart dysfunction in childhood cancer survivors treated with anthracycline chemotherapy was accurate and displayed a low false-negative rate as compared to cardiac magnetic resonance imaging.

21 Jun 2018

RaySearch releases new RayStation 8A to expand support for TomoTherapy platform

RaySearch has announced the release of RayStation 8A, the latest version of its innovative radiation therapy treatment planning system.

From RaySearch Laboratories AB 21 Jun 2018

Interactive preclinical PET-MR workshop demonstrates benefits of multi-modality imaging

An interactive preclinical PET-MR workshop with demonstrations of a new 7T integrated PET-MR multi-modality imaging system from MR Solutions and presentations from participants was held in Dijon last week.

From MR Solutions 21 Jun 2018

Researchers develop robot bloodhound that can rapidly detect odors on the ground

Bloodhounds are famous for their ability to track scents over great distances. Now researchers have developed a modern-day bloodhound - a robot that can rapidly detect odors from sources on the ground, such as footprints.

21 Jun 2018

Researchers create revolutionary model to study pulmonary diseases

Researchers at the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix have developed a revolutionary "lung on a leaf" to study pulmonary diseases.

21 Jun 2018

Researchers create electronic skin that brings back real sense of touch to prosthetic limbs

Amputees often experience the sensation of a "phantom limb"--a feeling that a missing body part is still there.

21 Jun 2018

Researchers develop new microscope system that can image living tissue in real time

A new microscope system can image living tissue in real time and in molecular detail, without any chemicals or dyes, report researchers at the University of Illinois.

21 Jun 2018

Simple, cost-effective test may help improve early diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment

An international team of scientists have developed a new way to screen for age-related cognitive decline at home using a test which asks people to detect sounds and flashes on their laptop or phone.

21 Jun 2018

New computational method identifies molecular signatures that distinguish individuals

EMBL researchers have designed a computational method to jointly analyze multiple types of molecular data from patients in order to identify molecular signatures that distinguish individuals.

21 Jun 2018

Researchers employ nucleotide-based gene silencing to mitigate common ataxia

In what researchers are calling a game changer for future ataxia treatments, a new study showed the ability to turn down the disease progression of the most common dominantly inherited ataxia.

20 Jun 2018

Researchers develop portable monitor to detect dangerous drop in white blood cells

Researchers funded by the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering have developed a portable, non-invasive monitor that can determine, in one minute and without drawing blood, whether chemotherapy patients have a reduced number of white blood cells that could lead to infections.

20 Jun 2018

KIYATEC enrolls first patients with solid tumors in clinical study of its EV3D drug response assay

KIYATEC, Inc. today announced the enrollment of the first patients in a U.S. clinical study of its Ex Vivo 3D drug response assay across several difficult-to-treat solid tumors.

20 Jun 2018

Quick adoption of new diagnostic tests could help NHS to save nearly £7 billion

Research commissioned by Innovate UK and the British In Vitro Diagnostics Association reveals that the NHS could save over £6.9 billion in five years through quick adoption of new diagnostic tests as they come onto the market. In turn, these savings could help tackle the annual NHS shortfall, widely expected to reach £20 billion by 2022.

20 Jun 2018

New Olympus cellSens 2.1 speeds up image analysis

Helping drive research forward at a faster rate, Olympus cellSens 2.1 speeds up image analysis with improved capabilities for flexible camera and microscope control. The updates ensure cellSens remains a powerful tool covering a wide range of applications and benefitting routine microscopy users as well as advanced imaging facilities.

From Evident Corporation - Life Sciences 20 Jun 2018

Combining stem cell technology and artificial intelligence to diagnose genetic cardiac diseases

A new study by Professors Martti Juhola and Katriina Aalto-Setälä of the University of Tampere in Finland demonstrates that with the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning, it is possible not only to accurately sort sick cardiac cell cultures from healthy ones, but also to differentiate between genetic cardiac diseases.

20 Jun 2018

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Researchers develop new guide for using mechanical stimulation to enhance tissue-engineered cartilage

FDA expands approval of novel diabetes management device to include younger pediatric patients

FDA approves Eversense CGM system for use in adults with diabetes

Training nursing students with cost-effective 3D-printed task trainers

Harnessing Pediatric Cancer Genomic Data in the Cloud

Study tests accuracy of device designed to detect heart dysfunction in childhood cancer survivors

RaySearch releases new RayStation 8A to expand support for TomoTherapy platform

Interactive preclinical PET-MR workshop demonstrates benefits of multi-modality imaging

Researchers develop robot bloodhound that can rapidly detect odors on the ground

Researchers create revolutionary model to study pulmonary diseases

Researchers create electronic skin that brings back real sense of touch to prosthetic limbs

Researchers develop new microscope system that can image living tissue in real time

Simple, cost-effective test may help improve early diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment

New computational method identifies molecular signatures that distinguish individuals

Researchers employ nucleotide-based gene silencing to mitigate common ataxia

Researchers develop portable monitor to detect dangerous drop in white blood cells

KIYATEC enrolls first patients with solid tumors in clinical study of its EV3D drug response assay

Quick adoption of new diagnostic tests could help NHS to save nearly £7 billion

New Olympus cellSens 2.1 speeds up image analysis

Combining stem cell technology and artificial intelligence to diagnose genetic cardiac diseases

Advancing Motor Neuron Disease Diagnosis with Non-Invasive Ultrasound and AI

How agentic AI is reshaping laboratory workflows

Fourier 80: bringing benchtop NMR systems to the laboratory

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