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Simple color-changing test to detect fluoride in drinking water could prevent skeletal fluorosis

A simple colour-changing test to detect fluoride in drinking water, devised by researchers at the University of Bath, could in the future prevent the crippling bone disease, skeletal fluorosis, in developing countries such as India and Tanzania.

14 Nov 2017

Scientists devise new way to control single neurons using optogenetics

Researchers at MIT and Paris Descartes University have developed a new optogenetic technique that sculpts light to target individual cells bearing engineered light-sensitive molecules, so that individual neurons can be precisely stimulated.

13 Nov 2017

Scientists invent new way of folding and protecting recombinant proteins

A team from the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine has invented a fundamentally new way of folding and protecting recombinant proteins.

13 Nov 2017

Epigenetic editing in healthy breast cells can set off chain reaction for tumor initiation

Changing the epigenetic code of a single gene is enough to cause a healthy breast cell to begin a chain reaction and become abnormal, according to research by Queen Mary University of London.

13 Nov 2017

Rapid blood test that spots heart attack risk could improve treatment of people with chest pain

A low-cost, rapid blood test that spots whether people are at risk of a heart attack could improve the treatment of people with chest pain at emergency departments around the world, a study suggests.

13 Nov 2017

Scientists improve resolution of optical microscope using mirrored coverslip and computer algorithms

Researchers from the National Institutes of Health and the University of Chicago improved the speed, resolution, and light efficiency of an optical microscope by switching from a conventional glass coverslip to a reflective, mirrored coverslip and applying new computer algorithms to process the resulting data.

13 Nov 2017

New neurostimulator device will soon offer drug-free alternative for dry eye sufferers

A study of dry eye sufferers who inserted a handheld neurostimulator device in their nose to make their eyes produce more tears experienced significant relief from their disease, according to research presented today at AAO 2017, the 121st Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology.

13 Nov 2017

New smartphone app may help patients take better care of their vision at home

Patients with age-related macular degeneration or diabetic retinopathy who used a mobile application to test their vision at home got comparable results to in-office vision testing, according to research presented today at AAO 2017, the 121st Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology.

13 Nov 2017

Advances in genetic and stem cell techniques help identify therapeutic targets for neurological disorders

Research released today highlights advances in the use of CRISPR-Cas9 and human induced pluripotent stem cell technologies to identify novel therapeutic targets for neurological disorders such as schizophrenia and addiction.

13 Nov 2017

Gene technology can be potential game-changer for agriculture

Consumers will soon be eating gene-edited foods that have added nutrients, potatoes that do not turn brown, and mushrooms with a longer shelf life, scientists at The University of Queensland predict.

10 Nov 2017

Researchers develop new method that can curb spread of superbugs

Researchers from ITMO University and Center of Physical and Chemical Medicine developed an algorithm capable of tracking the spread of antibiotic resistance genes in gut microbiota DNA and revealed additional evidence of resistance genes transfer between different bacterial species.

10 Nov 2017

Scientists harness power of machine learning to predict zoonotic disease outbreaks

Through a new $2 million National Science Foundation grant, scientists at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, the University of Georgia, and North Carolina A&T State University are harnessing the power of machine learning to forecast outbreaks of zoonotic disease.

9 Nov 2017

New PEth test could accurately identify alcohol misuse in critically ill patients

A simple blood test for a compound called PEth can accurately identify critically ill hospital patients who misuse alcohol, a study has found.

9 Nov 2017

ISPOR issue panel focuses on addressing barriers to mHealth in cancer care

ISPOR, the professional society for health economics and outcomes research (HEOR), held an issue panel this afternoon that focused on mHealth in cancer care at its 20th Annual European Congress in Glasgow, Scotland, UK.

9 Nov 2017

Aspect Imaging announces receipt of CE marking for neonatal-dedicated MRI system

Aspect Imaging, a developer of compact high-performance MRI systems, announces today that it has received CE marking for the neonatal-dedicated MRI system, Embrace Neonatal MRI System, which enables preparation and scanning of newborns, without having to transport them from the NICU. Embrace® Neonatal MRI can now be used and sold in EU countries and in non-EU countries that rely on CE certification.

9 Nov 2017

Device / Technology News

Simple color-changing test to detect fluoride in drinking water could prevent skeletal fluorosis

Scientists devise new way to control single neurons using optogenetics

Scientists invent new way of folding and protecting recombinant proteins

Epigenetic editing in healthy breast cells can set off chain reaction for tumor initiation

Rapid blood test that spots heart attack risk could improve treatment of people with chest pain

Scientists improve resolution of optical microscope using mirrored coverslip and computer algorithms

New neurostimulator device will soon offer drug-free alternative for dry eye sufferers

New smartphone app may help patients take better care of their vision at home

Advances in genetic and stem cell techniques help identify therapeutic targets for neurological disorders

Gene technology can be potential game-changer for agriculture

Researchers develop new method that can curb spread of superbugs

Scientists harness power of machine learning to predict zoonotic disease outbreaks

New PEth test could accurately identify alcohol misuse in critically ill patients

ISPOR issue panel focuses on addressing barriers to mHealth in cancer care

Aspect Imaging announces receipt of CE marking for neonatal-dedicated MRI system

LoaScope could be valuable approach in the fight against river blindness

New pencil-like spectrometer holds promise for remote medical diagnostics

NTU Singapore researchers develop self-illuminating polymer nanoagents to track down diseased tissues

Sectra introduces vendor-neutral access to machine learning in its enterprise imaging platform

Purchase of Livecyte heralds start of collaboration between University of Manchester and Phasefocus

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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