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New microfluidic device offers insights on cancer metastasis

As cancer grows, it evolves. Individual cells become more aggressive and break away to flow through the body and spread to distant areas.

7 Sep 2017

Myriad Genetics introduces new precision medicine tool to enhance myRisk Hereditary Cancer test

Myriad Genetics, Inc., a leader in molecular diagnostics and personalized medicine, announced today that it has launched riskScore, a new clinically validated precision medicine tool to enhance its myRisk Hereditary Cancer test. riskScore quantifies a woman's risk of developing breast cancer by combining genetic markers throughout the genome with her family and clinical history.

7 Sep 2017

New device detects cancerous tissue during surgery within seconds

Researchers from the University of Texas at Austin have invented a pen-like, handheld device that can identify cancerous tissue in around 10 seconds during surgery, offering hope that procedures to remove cancer could be made quicker, more precise and safer.

7 Sep 2017

Study finds underutilization of lifesaving implantable cardioverter defibrillators in eligible patients

Fewer than 10% of people who experience sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) outside of a hospital survive. Reoccurrence rates after an initial event are high, which is why current Canadian Cardiovascular Society, as well as other international guidelines, strongly recommend the use of implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) in selected patients who survive cardiac arrest.

7 Sep 2017

Researchers develop simple device to easily test blood viscosity

University of Connecticut researchers have developed a device that tests an important indicator of heart health that is often ignored - blood viscosity.

6 Sep 2017

Georgia State receives grant to develop mHealth interventions for smoking cessation in China, Vietnam

Researchers at the Georgia State University School of Public Health have received more than $1 million to develop cellphone messaging programs to help smokers kick the habit in China and Vietnam, countries where smoking rates among men are among the highest in the world.

6 Sep 2017

Breakthrough research offers novel, non-invasive test to accurately diagnose Alzheimer's disease

In the largest and most conclusive study of its kind, researchers have analysed blood samples to create a novel and non-invasive way of helping to diagnose Alzheimer's disease and distinguishing between different types of neurodegenerative disorders.

6 Sep 2017

New portable allergen-detection system could help prevent trips to emergency room

For kids and adults with food allergies, a restaurant outing can be a fraught experience. Even when care is taken, freshly prepared or packaged meals can accidentally become cross-contaminated with an offending food and trigger a reaction.

6 Sep 2017

Researchers develop new tool to diagnose first signs of Parkinson's disease

Researchers have developed the first tool that can diagnose Parkinson's disease when there are no physical symptoms, offering hope for more effective treatment of the condition.

6 Sep 2017

Assessment tools, interconnected webs of relationships help address childhood adversity, trauma

Two new studies led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health suggest that the bevy of tools available to assess and address childhood adversity and trauma, as well as the interconnected webs of relationships among families and the providers who care for children, are key to healing the effects of these potentially life-altering circumstances.

6 Sep 2017

Integra makes multichannel pipetting quicker and easier than ever before

INTEGRA is making multichannel pipetting quicker and easier than ever before. The company’s extensive range of manual and electronic handheld pipettes – combined with the revolutionary GripTips system – is helping take the ‘pain’ out of multichannel pipetting, boosting productivity and ensuring happy, healthy staff.

From INTEGRA Biosciences 6 Sep 2017

First flow cytometer offering excitation sources across the visible spectrum launched by Beckman Coulter

Opening possibilities for cancer researchers with first flow cytometer to offer excitation sources across the visible spectrum in a standard configuration.

From Beckman Coulter Life Sciences - Flow Cytometry 6 Sep 2017

Second prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise received by MR Solutions

MR Solutions has received the prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise from the Lord-Lieutenant of Surrey at their Guildford headquarters in September in recognition of their outstanding success in growing international sales. It was only a year earlier that MR Solutions had won the Queen’s Award for Enterprise for Innovation.

From MR Solutions 6 Sep 2017

Uniqsis introduces new flow chemistry system for heterogeneous catalysis applications

Uniqsis has introduced FlowLab Column – an optimized flow chemistry system for heterogeneous catalysis applications.

6 Sep 2017

USF surgeons use new procedure to vacuum out infected pacemaker wires

Pacemakers help people live longer, active lives. They're also often worn for decades at a time. But a pacemaker's wiring could get infected, and the signs are too similar to typical ailments.

6 Sep 2017

Fluorescent dye imaging tool lights up benign brain tumors during surgery

An experimental imaging tool that uses a targeted fluorescent dye successfully lit up the benign brain tumors of patients during removal surgery, allowing surgeons to identify tumor tissue, a new study from researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania shows.

6 Sep 2017

Combined PET/CT scanning could identify melanoma patients' response to ICI therapy

Advanced melanoma, a type of skin cancer that has spread to other areas of the body, has a poor prognosis, but immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy can be effective for some patients. Research highlighted in the featured article of the September issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine demonstrates that combined positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) scanning early in treatment could identify whether the therapy will benefit a particular patient.

6 Sep 2017

New app uses smartphone camera to provide detailed information about heart health

Want to know how healthy your heart is? Now there's an app for that. In a proof-of-concept clinical trial, engineers at Caltech, Huntington Medical Research Institute, and USC have demonstrated that the camera on your smartphone can noninvasively provide detailed information about your heart's health.

6 Sep 2017

New system for neural recording in mice avoids animal welfare concerns linked to existing approaches

NC3Rs funding for inter-disciplinary research which combines electrical engineering and neurophysiology has resulted in a new product for brain recordings in mice that avoids many of the welfare concerns associated with existing approaches.

5 Sep 2017

Anyslide by microDimensions provides a cloud-based digital pathology platform

Digital Pathology is happening. While the advantages are evident and experts already predict a new generation of pathologists, only few laboratories and institutes have started planning and investing in fully digital work-flows. At the same time, the demand for professional online exchange and a convenient way of sharing educational or rare cases is growing with the aim to support a more precise and profound health care.

From microDimensions - Bramlage Scientific GmbH 5 Sep 2017

Device / Technology News

New microfluidic device offers insights on cancer metastasis

Myriad Genetics introduces new precision medicine tool to enhance myRisk Hereditary Cancer test

New device detects cancerous tissue during surgery within seconds

Study finds underutilization of lifesaving implantable cardioverter defibrillators in eligible patients

Researchers develop simple device to easily test blood viscosity

Georgia State receives grant to develop mHealth interventions for smoking cessation in China, Vietnam

Breakthrough research offers novel, non-invasive test to accurately diagnose Alzheimer's disease

New portable allergen-detection system could help prevent trips to emergency room

Researchers develop new tool to diagnose first signs of Parkinson's disease

Assessment tools, interconnected webs of relationships help address childhood adversity, trauma

Integra makes multichannel pipetting quicker and easier than ever before

First flow cytometer offering excitation sources across the visible spectrum launched by Beckman Coulter

Second prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise received by MR Solutions

Uniqsis introduces new flow chemistry system for heterogeneous catalysis applications

USF surgeons use new procedure to vacuum out infected pacemaker wires

Fluorescent dye imaging tool lights up benign brain tumors during surgery

Combined PET/CT scanning could identify melanoma patients' response to ICI therapy

New app uses smartphone camera to provide detailed information about heart health

New system for neural recording in mice avoids animal welfare concerns linked to existing approaches

Anyslide by microDimensions provides a cloud-based digital pathology platform

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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