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MIT engineers develop new technology that could improve drug evaluation

MIT engineers have developed new technology that could be used to evaluate new drugs and detect possible side effects before the drugs are tested in humans.

14 Mar 2018

Scientists develop rapid test that could revolutionize diagnostics of infectious diseases

Scientists of the Leibniz-Institute of Photonic Technologies, Center for Sepsis Control and Care at the University Hospital Jena and Friedrich Schiller University work at a faster and cheaper alternative for hitherto time consuming pathogen diagnostics.

14 Mar 2018

Researchers build better AI algorithms to screen patients for diabetic eye disease

The ability of artificial intelligence (AI) to help screen patients for a common diabetic eye disease gains momentum with a new study published online today in Ophthalmology, the journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology.

14 Mar 2018

Innovnano and FCT-NOVA team up to produce synthetic bone material

Innovnano, an expert manufacturer of structural zirconia ceramics, has entered into an R&D project with Universidade NOVA de Lisboa to produce zirconia-based ceramic orthopedic implants by 3D printing.

14 Mar 2018

Inhealthcare to provide digital infrastructure for NHS to help protect people from falls

Inhealthcare will provide the digital infrastructure for a new NHS service to help protect people from the devastating impact of falls.

From Inhealthcare Limited 14 Mar 2018

U.S. IDE study of THERMOCOOL SMARTTOUCH SF Catheter completes patient enrollment

Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies announced today that Biosense Webster, Inc., a worldwide leader in the diagnosis and treatment of heart arrhythmias, has completed patient enrollment in its U.S. Investigational Device Exemption study of the THERMOCOOL SMARTTOUCH SF Catheter.

14 Mar 2018

Asthma APGAR tools effective for asthma management in primary care practices

A set of comprehensive asthma management tools helps decrease asthma-related visits to the emergency department, urgent care or hospital and improves patients' asthma control.

14 Mar 2018

New polymer nanoparticle shows potential to find and kill breast cancer cells

One major problem in treating cancer is identifying the location of small tumors and treating them before they metastasize.

13 Mar 2018

Electronic consultation system reduces wait times, increases access to specialty care

An electronic consultation system designed to reduce excessive wait times for appointments with specialists experienced exponential growth during a recent five-year period.

13 Mar 2018

Streamlined workflow could pave way for simple blood test to study cancer heterogeneity in liquid biopsy

Scientists reported the development of a robust and streamlined procedure for whole-genome copy number profiling of circulating tumor cells from a simple blood test.

13 Mar 2018

NIH-funded researchers use CRISPR to rapidly find new genetic suspects behind ALS, FTD

NIH-funded researchers at Stanford University used the gene editing tool CRISPR-Cas9 to rapidly identify genes in the human genome that might modify the severity of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal dementia caused by mutations in a gene called C9orf72.

13 Mar 2018

Bone density scans could also aid in identifying cardiovascular disease, study finds

Researchers from Hebrew SeniorLife's Institute for Aging Research, University of Western Australia, University of Sydney, and Edith Cowan University have discovered that bone density scans, typically used to determine fracture risk, could also be an aid in identifying cardiovascular disease.

13 Mar 2018

Study uses ACEA Biosciences’ xCELLigence assay to monitor disruption of S. aureus biofilms

Biofilms are surface-attached communities of bacterial or fungal cells that are enmeshed in an extensive extracellular matrix which makes them more resistant to both antibiotics and the immune system.

13 Mar 2018

ACEA goes live with exhaustive, searchable library of NovoCyte publications

With the 2014 release of its NovoCyte flow cytometer ACEA Biosciences delivered a highly innovative instrument at an extremely competitive price point. In the ensuing three years features such as automated fluidics protocols, a highly flexible and upgradable optical platform, autosampling, direct volumetric cell counting, and the industry leading NovoExpress software have enabled the NovoCyte to quickly gain broad market penetrance.

13 Mar 2018

ACEA launches comprehensive and searchable online library of xCELLigence papers

In 2002 ACEA Biosciences pioneered real-time cellular impedance as a tool for dynamically tracking cell number, cell size, cell-substrate attachment strength, and cell invasion/migration.

13 Mar 2018

Korean scientists track growth, migration of cells under hypoxic conditions using xCELLigence RTCA

Tracking the growth and migration of cells under hypoxic conditions in vitro can be challenging because measurements must be made in a manner that does not perturb the atmospheric composition of the closed system.

13 Mar 2018

Continuous tracking of melanoma cell invasion helps scientists explain key regulators of metastasis

A team of Italian scientists reported this week that blocking the interaction between urokinase receptor (uPAR) and formyl peptide receptor type 1 (FPR1) suppresses the ability of melanoma cells to migrate, invade through an extracellular matrix, and to burrow through a layer of endothelial cells.

13 Mar 2018

Transformative new approach for viral titer determination using xCELLigence RTCA

Accurate determination of viral titers is critical to vaccine development. Historically, titers have been determined using endpoint assays which are labor-intensive, expensive, and time-consuming. This is increasingly problematic in modern production facilities where bioprocess optimization is performed using high-throughput cell culture reactors that can produce batches of virus faster than they can be analyzed.

13 Mar 2018

Scientists develop novel assay for studying molecular determinants of bronchoconstriction/dilation

Contraction and relaxation of smooth muscle cells and fibroblasts within the bronchial airways dramatically affects airflow, and being able to modulate these processes is critical for treating asthma and allergic responses.

13 Mar 2018

Novel oncolytic virus expressing BiTE molecule elicits T cell-mediated killing of tumor cells

In a research article published in EMBO Molecular Medicine, a group of scientists at the University of Oxford have described a new twist on cancer immunotherapy, combining two independent cell killing approaches in a single therapeutic with high potency and broad applicability.

13 Mar 2018

Device / Technology News

MIT engineers develop new technology that could improve drug evaluation

Scientists develop rapid test that could revolutionize diagnostics of infectious diseases

Researchers build better AI algorithms to screen patients for diabetic eye disease

Innovnano and FCT-NOVA team up to produce synthetic bone material

Inhealthcare to provide digital infrastructure for NHS to help protect people from falls

U.S. IDE study of THERMOCOOL SMARTTOUCH SF Catheter completes patient enrollment

Asthma APGAR tools effective for asthma management in primary care practices

New polymer nanoparticle shows potential to find and kill breast cancer cells

Electronic consultation system reduces wait times, increases access to specialty care

Streamlined workflow could pave way for simple blood test to study cancer heterogeneity in liquid biopsy

NIH-funded researchers use CRISPR to rapidly find new genetic suspects behind ALS, FTD

Bone density scans could also aid in identifying cardiovascular disease, study finds

Study uses ACEA Biosciences’ xCELLigence assay to monitor disruption of S. aureus biofilms

ACEA goes live with exhaustive, searchable library of NovoCyte publications

ACEA launches comprehensive and searchable online library of xCELLigence papers

Korean scientists track growth, migration of cells under hypoxic conditions using xCELLigence RTCA

Continuous tracking of melanoma cell invasion helps scientists explain key regulators of metastasis

Transformative new approach for viral titer determination using xCELLigence RTCA

Scientists develop novel assay for studying molecular determinants of bronchoconstriction/dilation

Novel oncolytic virus expressing BiTE molecule elicits T cell-mediated killing of tumor cells

Exploring the nanoscale: How AFM is transforming cosmetic science

Innovating Texture and Culture in Plant-Based Foods

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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