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Continuous glucose monitoring for pregnant women with type 1 diabetes reduces risk of complications for newborns

For women with type 1 diabetes, monitoring blood sugar levels continuously during pregnancy via an implanted device helps better manage the disease, and improves birth outcomes compared to traditional finger-prick tests, according to a new randomized trial published in The Lancet and presented at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes conference.

18 Sep 2017

Carbon monoxide poisoning easily detectable with Bedfont's ToxCO monitor

The ToxCO CO monitor has been designed by Bedfont, based in Kent, to safely and effectively screen patients for carbon monoxide poisoning. Known as the silent killer, CO is a colourless, odourless, highly poisonous gas that is produced when fuels are burned incompletely. Everybody is exposed to CO in everyday life; from boilers, open fires, cars, generators and even burning your toast.

18 Sep 2017

Multiple drugs or vaccines could be delivered with a single shot soon

Engineers from MIT have devised a new method that could benefit millions by allowing delivery of more than one drug or vaccine with a single injection. They have designed a new type of drug-carrying particle that when injected could deliver the drugs or vaccines in blood over a period of time as desired.

17 Sep 2017

Neuroscientists win $2.36 million NIH grant to develop new computational tool for brain research

Cognitive neuroscientists Rosie Cowell and David Huber at the University of Massachusetts Amherst recently received a four-year, $2.36 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop a new computational tool that will help researchers in interpreting functional magnetic resonance images of the brain and improve accuracy in relating fMRI data to neural responses in the brain.

15 Sep 2017

Child with abdominal pain more likely to receive CT scan in general ED, study finds

A child with non-traumatic abdominal pain, a common symptom of appendicitis, is more likely to receive a computed tomography (CT) scan in a general emergency department (ED) than if he or she visited a pediatric emergency department, according to a study published in Pediatrics.

15 Sep 2017

Researchers take first steps towards development of biosensor for detection of bacteria

Researchers from UPM have taken the first steps towards the development of a sensor for the detection of bacterial meningitis in real time by combining gravimetric sensors with synthetic antibodies giving, as a result, a sensitive, rapid and affordable method.

15 Sep 2017

BMG LABTECH receives grant for the "Microplate Reader with Linear Variable Filter" patent

BMG LABTECH, a leading manufacturer of microplate readers, announces that the company has received grant for the U.S. Patent 9,733,124, entitled “Microplate Reader with Linear Variable Filter”. The patent’s claims cover a revolutionary new type of dual monochromator technology using Linear Variable Filters (LVF) for the selection of wavelength and bandwidths. The patent provides protection for this unique LVF MonochromatorTM design and recognition of the high quality of the innovation being carried out by the BMG LABTECH team.

From BMG LABTECH GmbH 15 Sep 2017

Bone and tooth restoration symposium to be held at Lucideon, November 2017

Lucideon, the international materials development and consultancy organization, is pleased to announce that Biodensol will be holding a symposium entitled, ‘Novel Silicate and Phosphate Materials for Bone and Tooth Restoration’ on Tuesday 07 November 2017, 09:00-16:15 at its headquarters in Stoke-on-Trent.

From Lucideon 15 Sep 2017

Porvair Sciences provide optimised microplate products for drug discovery scientists

Porvair Sciences offers a range of application optimised microplates and high-performance microplate equipment designed to enable drug discovery scientists to optimise sample preparation and improve productivity.

From Porvair Sciences Limited 15 Sep 2017

Simple blood test provides new treatment choices to lung cancer patients

A simple test which can detect gene mutations in tumour DNA from blood samples is giving new choices to lung cancer patients with faster diagnosis and improved access to life changing drugs.

15 Sep 2017

‘Nanokicking’ technology allows scientists to grow 3D mineralized bone tissue

Researchers from the Universities of Glasgow, Strathclyde, the West of Scotland and Galway have grown three-dimensional samples of mineralized bone from human mesenchymal stem cells for the first time without typical osteoinductive media.

15 Sep 2017

DNA robot sorts molecules without external input

Researchers at the California Institute of Technology have developed an autonomous molecular machine comprising a single strand of DNA that can move around, collect specific molecules and sort them into predefined locations. Furthermore, this nanobot has been designed in such a way that requires no external source of energy or instruction.

15 Sep 2017

Harmonic Drive describe surgical robots and their potential

Medical robots, a technology once considered the realm of science fiction and the figment of an overzealous imagination, are now a reality. The industry is worth billions already and growing rapidly. Here, Graham Mackrell, managing director of high precision gearing specialist, Harmonic Drive UK, explores the latest trends in the field.

15 Sep 2017

Patients and families save time and money with telemedicine visits

Patients and families who use telemedicine for sports medicine appointments saved an average of $50 in travel costs and 51 minutes in waiting and visit time, according to a new study by Nemours Children's Health System. Each telemedicine visit also saved the health system an average of $24 per patient, researchers reported at the American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference & Exhibition.

15 Sep 2017

PENTAX Medical Europe to introduce new DEC Duodenoscope for infection prevention

PENTAX Medical Europe, a leading company in the endoscopic field, has obtained a CE mark for its new duodenoscope with a Disposable Elevator Cap – the DEC Duodenoscope.

15 Sep 2017

Research highlights problems with titanium based nanoparticles in joint implants

A team of researchers from Mayo Clinic have found that that Titanium Dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticles that are present in bone implants may be causing harm by impairing bone formation and interfering with resorption at the site of repair. This can lead to loosening of the implants and pain.

15 Sep 2017

FDA permits first digital therapeutic device for treatment of substance use disorders

The United States Food and Drug Administration (US FDA) yesterday – 14th of September 2017, permitted the marketing of an application developed for mobiles that would help in the treatment of substance use disorders (SUD).

14 Sep 2017

New online calculator estimates impact of changes in breastfeeding rates on population health

In a new study published in Breastfeeding Medicine, researchers have created an online calculator to estimate the impact of changes in breastfeeding rates on population health.

14 Sep 2017

Landmark studies provide bank of evidence for ever-growing benefits of pre-eclampsia test

Data from the recently completed randomised controlled trial has been presented at the ISSHP European Congress this September in Berlin, Germany. This interventional study evaluated the real life performance and clinical utility of the Roche Elecsys sFlt-1/PlGF ratio test in the guidance of admission of patients with suspicion of pre-eclampsia (PE) – a life threatening condition for pregnant women.

14 Sep 2017

Renishaw to exhibit medical robots at SBNS Autumn Meeting

Global engineering and scientific technologies company, Renishaw will attend the Society of British Neurological Surgeons Autumn Meeting. The event will take place at The Titanic Hotel, Liverpool, from 20th – 22nd September 2017.

14 Sep 2017

Device / Technology News

Continuous glucose monitoring for pregnant women with type 1 diabetes reduces risk of complications for newborns

Carbon monoxide poisoning easily detectable with Bedfont's ToxCO monitor

Multiple drugs or vaccines could be delivered with a single shot soon

Neuroscientists win $2.36 million NIH grant to develop new computational tool for brain research

Child with abdominal pain more likely to receive CT scan in general ED, study finds

Researchers take first steps towards development of biosensor for detection of bacteria

BMG LABTECH receives grant for the "Microplate Reader with Linear Variable Filter" patent

Bone and tooth restoration symposium to be held at Lucideon, November 2017

Porvair Sciences provide optimised microplate products for drug discovery scientists

Simple blood test provides new treatment choices to lung cancer patients

‘Nanokicking’ technology allows scientists to grow 3D mineralized bone tissue

DNA robot sorts molecules without external input

Harmonic Drive describe surgical robots and their potential

Patients and families save time and money with telemedicine visits

PENTAX Medical Europe to introduce new DEC Duodenoscope for infection prevention

Research highlights problems with titanium based nanoparticles in joint implants

FDA permits first digital therapeutic device for treatment of substance use disorders

New online calculator estimates impact of changes in breastfeeding rates on population health

Landmark studies provide bank of evidence for ever-growing benefits of pre-eclampsia test

Renishaw to exhibit medical robots at SBNS Autumn Meeting

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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