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Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: Myriad Genetics working to educate public about hereditary cancer risk assessment

Myriad Genetics, Inc., a leader in molecular diagnostics and personalized medicine, is working to educate the public about hereditary cancer risk assessment and testing during Prostate Cancer Awareness Month this September.

11 Sep 2017

BioCote Silver Ion Antimicrobial Technology makes surfaces inhospitable to influenza viruses

Strike a chord please, especially in light of the BMJ's article on Tuesday about the ineffectiveness of the flu vaccine for elderly last year - just wanted to make you also aware of the ultimate surface protection against viruses like H1N1, plus all the proliferating superbugs.

11 Sep 2017

PENTAX Medical and Hitachi Medical Systems Europe jointly launch new ultrasound video bronchoscope

PENTAX Europe, a healthcare industry leader in endoscopic imaging, and Hitachi Medical Systems Europe, a leading company in medical imaging, recently announced renewed joint collaborative efforts to enable further innovations in the development of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS).

11 Sep 2017

Scientists develop new method to reconstruct biological processes using image data

Researchers at the Helmholtz Zentrum München have developed a new method for reconstructing continuous biological processes, such as disease progression, using image data. The study was published in ‘Nature Communications’.

11 Sep 2017

E-cigarettes associated with increased blood pressure, heart rate, and arterial stiffness, study reveals

A new study, presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress, suggests that use of e-cigarettes with nicotine causes arterial stiffness in humans, and has significant consequences leading to risk of heart disease and stroke later in life.

11 Sep 2017

AI used to detect sexual orientation from facial images

New research has used a novel technology to successfully determine the sexual orientation of people from facial images or photographs. The accuracy of these techniques is reportedly more than those detected by humans. The study details are to be published n the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. At present the study is available in a draft form.

10 Sep 2017

New recommendations advise against use of brain imaging as test for chronic pain

A task force consisting of researchers from around the world and led by a scientist at the Krembil Research Institute in Toronto has released a set of recommendations that advise against the use of brain imaging as a test for chronic pain.

8 Sep 2017

CGT Catapult partners with TrakCel to incorporate tracking technology into cell and gene therapy manufacturing centre

The Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult (CGT Catapult) today announces a partnership agreement with UK-headquartered company TrakCel to incorporate its needle-to-needle supply chain management platform into the CGT Catapult’s large-scale cell and gene therapy manufacturing centre.

8 Sep 2017

Median Technologies to exhibit its imaging solutions and services at ESMO 2017 Congress

Median Technologies, the Imaging Phenomics Company, announced today that it will be exhibiting at the ESMO 2017 Congress, September 8-12 at IFEMA, Feria de Madrid, Spain

8 Sep 2017

Syngene introduces accurate and cost-effective NuGenius+ gel imaging system

Syngene, a world-leading manufacturer of image analysis solutions, is delighted to introduce its NuGenius+ gel imaging system. This cost-effective system is configured with powerful new software for generating accurate, high quality images of stain-free protein gels, in addition to DNA agarose and SDS- PAGE gels, saving scientists valuable time with their research.

From Syngene 8 Sep 2017

Syngene’s G:BOX automated imaging system features HI-LED lighting option

Syngene, a world-leading manufacturer of image analysis solutions, is delighted to announce its latest options for its highly successful G:BOX automated multi-purpose gel and blot imaging systems are now available.

From Syngene 8 Sep 2017

Top German University uses Syngene’s G:BOX Chemi XX6 for rapid analysis of genes and proteins

Syngene, a world-leading manufacturer of image analysis solutions, today announced its G:BOX Chemi XX6 multi-application imager is being utilized by scientists at a top University in Germany to speed up analysis of genes and proteins associated with neurodegenerative conditions.

From Syngene 8 Sep 2017

PXi multi-application imager used for new fluorescent peptide imaging application

Syngene, a world-leading manufacturer of image analysis solutions, is pleased to announce its PXi multi-application imager is being used by scientists at the prestigious Freie Universtät Berlin for the new application of imaging fluorescent peptides on Western blots.

From Syngene 8 Sep 2017

G:BOX Chemi XX6 imaging system used to analyze how bacteria react to stressors

Syngene, a world-leading manufacturer of image analysis solutions, is pleased to announce its G:BOX Chemi XX6 multi-application imager is being utilized by scientists at the University of Warwick to rapidly and accurately analyze how Gram positive bacteria react to stressors.

From Syngene 8 Sep 2017

New photoacoustic imaging technique uses squid ink to examine patient's gum health

Squid ink might be a great ingredient to make black pasta, but it could also one day make getting checked for gum disease at the dentist less tedious and even painless.

7 Sep 2017

Panasonic expands IncuSafe Incubator range to suit every laboratory's requirements

Options in top quality CO2 incubation have never been more abundant with the introduction of a new, IncuSafe CO2 Incubator with from Panasonic. Incorporating a range of capacities and cutting edge technologies, there is now an IncuSafe CO2 Incubator to suit every laboratory’s needs.

From PHC Europe B.V. 7 Sep 2017

Conducting plastics in smartphone screens can be used to trick pathogenic bacteria

Conducting plastics found in smartphone screens can be used to trick the metabolism of pathogenic bacteria, report scientists at the Swedish Medical Nanoscience Center at Karolinska Institutet in the scientific journal npj Biofilms and Microbiomes.

7 Sep 2017

PupilScreen could detect concussion, brain injuries on the spot using smartphone camera

University of Washington researchers are developing the first smartphone app that is capable of objectively detecting concussion and other traumatic brain injuries in the field: on the sidelines of a sports game, on a battlefield or in the home of an elderly person prone to falls.

7 Sep 2017

Coimbra Pediatric Hospital selects Congenica's Sapientia software platform for In2Genome project

Congenica, a global provider of clinical genomics interpretation software, today announced a new customer partnership with the Coimbra Paediatric Hospital, a leading paediatric hospital in Portugal and part of the Coimbra Hospital and University Centre.

7 Sep 2017

ASMR soundscape aids in longer, healthier sleep

AXA PPP healthcare has collaborated with ASMRtist WhispersRed in order to remaster its very own track, creating a new night sound that can induce relaxation, aiding in longer sleep duration and healthier sleep patterns.

7 Sep 2017

Device / Technology News

Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: Myriad Genetics working to educate public about hereditary cancer risk assessment

BioCote Silver Ion Antimicrobial Technology makes surfaces inhospitable to influenza viruses

PENTAX Medical and Hitachi Medical Systems Europe jointly launch new ultrasound video bronchoscope

Scientists develop new method to reconstruct biological processes using image data

E-cigarettes associated with increased blood pressure, heart rate, and arterial stiffness, study reveals

AI used to detect sexual orientation from facial images

New recommendations advise against use of brain imaging as test for chronic pain

CGT Catapult partners with TrakCel to incorporate tracking technology into cell and gene therapy manufacturing centre

Median Technologies to exhibit its imaging solutions and services at ESMO 2017 Congress

Syngene introduces accurate and cost-effective NuGenius+ gel imaging system

Syngene’s G:BOX automated imaging system features HI-LED lighting option

Top German University uses Syngene’s G:BOX Chemi XX6 for rapid analysis of genes and proteins

PXi multi-application imager used for new fluorescent peptide imaging application

G:BOX Chemi XX6 imaging system used to analyze how bacteria react to stressors

New photoacoustic imaging technique uses squid ink to examine patient's gum health

Panasonic expands IncuSafe Incubator range to suit every laboratory's requirements

Conducting plastics in smartphone screens can be used to trick pathogenic bacteria

PupilScreen could detect concussion, brain injuries on the spot using smartphone camera

Coimbra Pediatric Hospital selects Congenica's Sapientia software platform for In2Genome project

ASMR soundscape aids in longer, healthier sleep

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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