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Researchers develop new sensor to detect bad breath

Ever wish you could do a quick "breath check" before an important meeting or a big date? Now researchers, reporting in ACS' journal Analytical Chemistry, have developed a sensor that detects tiny amounts of hydrogen sulfide gas, the compound responsible for bad breath, in human exhalations.

6 Jun 2018

New method for efficient tracing of neuronal pathways

New technologies have been likened, famously, to magic. At first, even the few who understand how they work have a tendency to sit back and marvel. Soon, flaws and limitations are detected and the invention process begins again, resulting, almost always, in improvements.

6 Jun 2018

New cell-based technologies could help improve understanding of muscle-wasting disease

Researchers from Queen Mary University of London have developed new cell-based technologies which could help improve understanding of the muscle-wasting disease Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and test potential drugs for the disease.

6 Jun 2018

Researchers develop novel tool to analyze millions of single cells simultaneously

New research led by Holger Heyn at the Centro Nacional de Análisis Genómico of the Centre for Genomic Regulation, presents a sophisticated computational framework to analyze single-cell gene expression levels, scalable to process millions of individual cells.

From 10x Genomics, Inc. 6 Jun 2018

Hitachi awarded contract to supply 6 ultrasound systems for innovative RAPID program in the UK

Hitachi Medical Systems Europe wins the contract to supply 6 ultrasound systems in the UK helping to improve prostate cancer diagnosis as part of the innovative RAPID program at three major hospitals across South West London.

6 Jun 2018

World’s most advanced video camera to develop cures for lethal forms of cancer

The Rosalind Franklin Institute today launched an ambitious new project to build the world’s most advanced real-time high-speed video camera, the key to understanding new techniques that use light and sound to treat some of the most lethal forms of cancer.

6 Jun 2018

PENTAX Medical announces distribution agreement with CapsoVision for CapsoCam Plus capsule endoscopy products

PENTAX Medical, a healthcare industry leader in diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy solutions, announced today an exclusive distribution agreement with CapsoVision for their CapsoCam Plus Capsule Endoscopy line of products.

From PENTAX Medical Company 6 Jun 2018

PENTAX Medical enters into agreement with Avantis Medical Systems to distribute Third Eye Panoramic device in the U. S.

PENTAX Medical Company, a healthcare industry leader in diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy, announced it has entered into an agreement with California-based, Avantis Medical Systems, Inc. to distribute through its U.S. salesforce, the Avantis Third Eye Panoramic device, a wide-angle visualization tool that significantly expands the view obtained from traditional colonoscopes during screenings for colon cancer.

From PENTAX Medical Company 6 Jun 2018

Researchers examine effects of transcranial magnetic stimulation on the brain

Researchers of the Ruhr-Universität Bochum have gained new insights on the question of how transcranial magnetic stimulation effects functional interconnectivity of neurones.

6 Jun 2018

Acoustic technology could offer new way to diagnose IBS

Utilizing newly adapted artificial intelligence, researchers have developed an acoustic belt that offers a new way to diagnose irritable bowel syndrome by listening to the noises in a patient's gut, according to research presented at Digestive Disease Week 2018.

5 Jun 2018

Patients diagnosed with high-sensitivity troponin test have lower risk of future heart attack

The newer high-sensitivity troponin test discovers smaller amounts of heart-specific proteins, troponins, than the older troponin test and thus identifies more myocardial infarction patients than before.

5 Jun 2018

Thermo Scientific and Evosep join hands to develop robust, high-throughput workflows for clinical proteomics

(June 4, 2018) Today, at the 66th Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics, Thermo Scientific and Evosep announced a joint effort to develop and promote robust, high-throughput workflows for clinical proteomics.

From Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 5 Jun 2018

Clinical study of FreeHand system demonstrates significant reduction in operating time

OR Productivity Ltd announced the results of a clinical study of the FreeHand robotic camera holder presented at the 26th International Congress of the European Association for Endoscopic Surgery.

5 Jun 2018

Bedfont chosen as finalist in 2 categories for KEiBA 2018

The Kent Excellence in Business Awards recognizes companies across Kent and rewards their excellence and achievements.

From Bedfont® Scientific Ltd 5 Jun 2018

Novel CondenSyn distillation system minimizes water usage in chemistry labs

Asynt in partnership with the University of East Anglia has developed the new CondenSyn Distillation Adapter as an aid to chemistry labs worldwide seeking to go water-free.

From Asynt 5 Jun 2018

Lonza and Innosieve Diagnostics enter into distribution agreement for innovative bioburden testing method

Lonza Pharma & Biotech and Innosieve Diagnostics announced today an exclusive distribution agreement for rapid bioburden testing technology. This agreement expands Lonza’s extensive offering of endotoxin products, services and software and provides pharmaceutical testing professionals with a comprehensive set of quality control tools.

From Lonza 5 Jun 2018

Germ-fighting robot gives boost to hospital's infection control program

A germ-fighting robot that uses pulsed xenon ultraviolet (UV) light to sanitize rooms at Trinity Hospital is giving a boost to the hospital's infection control program.

5 Jun 2018

Study: Shifting to bilevel PAP can save 56% of patients from therapy termination

A new study reveals that shifting patients who are struggling with adherence to positive airway pressure therapy to a more advanced bilevel device in the first 90 days of treatment is an effective tool for achieving adherence in well more than half of such cases.

5 Jun 2018

Next-generation cardiac pump device improves long-term outcomes and decreases cost of care

In a presentation at the annual meeting of the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology, and in a simultaneous publication in Circulation, investigators from Brigham and Women's Hospital presented evidence that a next-generation cardiac pump device not only improves long-term outcomes but may also decrease cost of care over time for heart failure patients.

5 Jun 2018

New technology enables round the clock observation of dementia patients in their own homes

Innovative new technology will enable people with dementia to receive round the clock observation and live independently in their own homes, a new study in the Journal PL0S One reports.

5 Jun 2018

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Researchers develop new sensor to detect bad breath

New method for efficient tracing of neuronal pathways

New cell-based technologies could help improve understanding of muscle-wasting disease

Researchers develop novel tool to analyze millions of single cells simultaneously

Hitachi awarded contract to supply 6 ultrasound systems for innovative RAPID program in the UK

World’s most advanced video camera to develop cures for lethal forms of cancer

PENTAX Medical announces distribution agreement with CapsoVision for CapsoCam Plus capsule endoscopy products

PENTAX Medical enters into agreement with Avantis Medical Systems to distribute Third Eye Panoramic device in the U. S.

Researchers examine effects of transcranial magnetic stimulation on the brain

Acoustic technology could offer new way to diagnose IBS

Patients diagnosed with high-sensitivity troponin test have lower risk of future heart attack

Thermo Scientific and Evosep join hands to develop robust, high-throughput workflows for clinical proteomics

Clinical study of FreeHand system demonstrates significant reduction in operating time

Bedfont chosen as finalist in 2 categories for KEiBA 2018

Novel CondenSyn distillation system minimizes water usage in chemistry labs

Lonza and Innosieve Diagnostics enter into distribution agreement for innovative bioburden testing method

Germ-fighting robot gives boost to hospital's infection control program

Study: Shifting to bilevel PAP can save 56% of patients from therapy termination

Next-generation cardiac pump device improves long-term outcomes and decreases cost of care

New technology enables round the clock observation of dementia patients in their own homes

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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