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BD introduces new safety solution to help prevent IV medication administration errors

BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), a leading global medication technology company, announced today the availability of its new IV Medication Safety Solution, designed to help to measurably prevent IV medication administration errors.

From BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) 24 Mar 2017

Micron Oxford advance their cellular imaging techniques using the super-resolution Nanoimager

Micron Oxford is a collaborative, multidisciplinary bioimaging unit working with biomedical researchers in the Oxford area and beyond, to apply advanced light microscopy imaging techniques to address key biological questions.

24 Mar 2017

Scientists developing novel imaging techniques to provide immediate diagnoses for cancer patients

Neurosurgeons at The Barrow Neurological Institute (BNI), North America’s largest neurosurgical training program and scientists at The Arizona State University Biodesign Institute (ASU), in collaboration with Zeiss Microscopy are developing novel molecular nanoprobes and cutting-edge optical imaging techniques to provide immediate and specific diagnoses for cancer patients.

24 Mar 2017

NHGRI researchers use facial recognition software to diagnose rare genetic disease

Researchers with the National Human Genome Research Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, and their collaborators, have successfully used facial recognition software to diagnose a rare, genetic disease in Africans, Asians and Latin Americans.

24 Mar 2017

New tool aims to decrease rate of malnutrition in hospitals

University of Waterloo researchers have created a tool aimed at decreasing the rate of malnutrition in hospitals.

24 Mar 2017

Researchers develop new flexible glass for microscopic medical devices

Brigham Young University researchers have developed new glass technology that could add a new level of flexibility to the microscopic world of medical devices.

24 Mar 2017

Researchers develop robust technique for efficient manufacture of red blood cells

Researchers have generated the first immortalised cell lines which allow more efficient manufacture of red blood cells.

23 Mar 2017

Swedish researchers prove that 3D bioprinted human cartilage cells can be implanted

Swedish researchers at Chalmers University of Technology and Sahlgrenska Academy have successfully induced human cartilage cells to live and grow in an animal model, using 3D bioprinting.

23 Mar 2017

Artificial intelligence to help NHS save millions of pounds by creating virtual GPs

Orbital Media, digital and social specialists, and the University of Essex have today announced they are joining forces to use artificial intelligence to save the NHS millions of pounds per year by creating automated online GPs to revolutionise the way patients are treated.

23 Mar 2017

BioTek receives patent for imaging and microplate reading used in Cytation Cell Imaging Multi-Mode readers

BioTek has been granted US patent 9,557,217 for imaging and microplate reading in one instrument. The intellectual property protected by this patent is used in BioTek’s award winning line of Cytation™ Cell Imaging Multi-Mode readers. Other patents are pending.

23 Mar 2017

BioTek features versatile, automated life science instruments at SLAS 2017

Join BioTek Instruments at the SLAS 2017 Conference and Exhibition to see how their life science instruments and automated systems can increase versatility and efficiency in reading, washing, dispensing and imaging workflows.

23 Mar 2017

New research reveals impact of 3D printing technology in medical devices and pharmaceutical sector

3D printing technology is the ideal solution for the healthcare industry’s need for the efficient production of complex and personalized products.

23 Mar 2017

Self-healing graphene holds potential for future use in artificial skin for robots

With the first ever documented observation of the self-healing phenomena of graphene, researchers from Hyderabad, India, hint at future applications for its use in artificial skin.

23 Mar 2017

IQWiG assesses potential of MRI-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound therapy for uterine fibroids

For the first time since the corresponding law became effective in 2012, the German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care has published an assessment of the potential of a new treatment method according to §137e of Social Code Book V.

23 Mar 2017

Optical imaging tool could help track the brain's circulatory response to acute pain in adults, infants

Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS), an optical imaging tool for monitoring of regional blood flow and tissue oxygenation, is being explored as a way to track the brain's response to acute pain in adults and infants.

23 Mar 2017

Scientists develop new bone grafting material from sea urchin spines

More than 2 million procedures every year take place around the world to heal bone fractures and defects from trauma or disease, making bone the second most commonly transplanted tissue after blood.

23 Mar 2017

New low-cost fabrication technique could help incorporate optical sensing onto lab-on-a-chip devices

A new fabrication process could make it easier and less expensive to incorporate optical sensing onto lab-on-a-chip devices.

23 Mar 2017

WPI researchers grow beating human heart cells on spinach leaves

Researchers face a fundamental challenge as they seek to scale up human tissue regeneration from small lab samples to full-size tissues, bones, even whole organs to implant in people to treat disease or traumatic injuries: how to establish a vascular system that delivers blood deep into the developing tissue.

23 Mar 2017

Machine learning helps researchers uncover cellular control networks

The flow of information between cells in our bodies is exceedingly complex: sensing, signaling, and influencing each other in a constant flow of microscopic engagements. These interactions are critical for life, and when they go awry can lead to the illness and injury.

22 Mar 2017

Researchers develop new software tool to provide fast, accurate quantification of gene expression

A group of computational biological researchers, led by Stony Brook University's Rob Patro, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science in the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, has developed a new software tool, Salmon — a lightweight method to provide fast and bias-aware quantification from RNA-sequencing reads.

22 Mar 2017

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BD introduces new safety solution to help prevent IV medication administration errors

Micron Oxford advance their cellular imaging techniques using the super-resolution Nanoimager

Scientists developing novel imaging techniques to provide immediate diagnoses for cancer patients

NHGRI researchers use facial recognition software to diagnose rare genetic disease

New tool aims to decrease rate of malnutrition in hospitals

Researchers develop new flexible glass for microscopic medical devices

Researchers develop robust technique for efficient manufacture of red blood cells

Swedish researchers prove that 3D bioprinted human cartilage cells can be implanted

Artificial intelligence to help NHS save millions of pounds by creating virtual GPs

BioTek receives patent for imaging and microplate reading used in Cytation Cell Imaging Multi-Mode readers

BioTek features versatile, automated life science instruments at SLAS 2017

New research reveals impact of 3D printing technology in medical devices and pharmaceutical sector

Self-healing graphene holds potential for future use in artificial skin for robots

IQWiG assesses potential of MRI-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound therapy for uterine fibroids

Optical imaging tool could help track the brain's circulatory response to acute pain in adults, infants

Scientists develop new bone grafting material from sea urchin spines

New low-cost fabrication technique could help incorporate optical sensing onto lab-on-a-chip devices

WPI researchers grow beating human heart cells on spinach leaves

Machine learning helps researchers uncover cellular control networks

Researchers develop new software tool to provide fast, accurate quantification of gene expression

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