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GCS e-Santé Archipel 97-1 implements remote robotic ultrasound system for better patient treatment

The GCS e-Santé [Healthcare Cooperative Association for e-Health] Archipel 97-1 continues to develop the deployment and use of telemedicine in Guadeloupe and contributes to the improvement of medical treatment through new technologies.

16 Dec 2016

Hormonal contraception least likely to be linked to thromboembolic events in diabetic women

Strokes and heart attacks are rare for women with diabetes who use hormonal contraception, with the safest options being intrauterine devices (IUDs) and under-the-skin implants, new research published in Diabetes Care shows.

16 Dec 2016

OGT introduces three new Cytocell Aquarius FISH probes

Oxford Gene Technology (OGT), The Molecular Genetics Company,has expanded its range of Cytocell Aquarius®fluorescence in situ hybridisation (FISH) probes for pathology.

16 Dec 2016

Excelitas launches new X-Cite Vitae vIR system for endoscopy and surgical visualization applications

Excelitas Technologies Corp., a global technology leader focused on delivering innovative, customized photonic solutions, adds X-Cite VitaeTM vIR to its popular X-Cite fluorescence illuminator product line. X-Cite Vitae vIR is a customizable, multi-wavelength illumination system designed for high precision medical illumination and diagnostic applications.

From Excelitas Technologies 16 Dec 2016

WPI researchers develop chip to trap and identify metastatic cancer cells in blood

A chip developed by mechanical engineers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute can trap and identify metastatic cancer cells in a small amount of blood drawn from a cancer patient.

16 Dec 2016

Microseeding could be potential method for overcoming hemihedral twinning in protein crystals

Twinning is a crystal-growth disorder in which the specimen is composed of distinct domains whose orientations differ but are related in a particular, well-defined way.

16 Dec 2016

Researchers to develop innovative hybrid technology for quicker diagnosis, treatment of strokes

FAU has demonstrated its strength in research once again: the University is conducting a new research project together with Siemens Healthcare GmbH, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen and other European partners in which researchers will develop an innovative hybrid device that combines different medical imaging technologies and will help stroke patients in particular to receive quicker diagnosis and treatment.

16 Dec 2016

Small, simple-to-use microfluidic device could speed up adoption of new anti-cancer treatments

RESEARCHERS at the University of Huddersfield have helped develop a lab device that could speed up the adoption of new anti-cancer treatments.

16 Dec 2016

UT Southwestern researchers develop new imaging method to see proteins in action

UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers developed a new imaging technique that makes X-ray images of proteins as they move in response to electric field pulses.

16 Dec 2016

Lab-based cellular tests reveal that e-cigarette vapour does not induce DNA damage

E-cigarette vapour does not damage DNA, even at doses 28 times that of equivalent smoke exposure.

16 Dec 2016

Researchers use CVD method to produce biodegradable polymer coatings for implants

Medical implants often carry surface substrates that release ac-tive substances or to which biomolecules or cells can adhere better.

15 Dec 2016

New approach to analyzing brain patterns appears to help reduce people’s fear, build confidence

A new technique of analyzing brain patterns appears to help people overcome fear and build self-confidence.

15 Dec 2016

Environmentally-friendly pipette system launched by Mettler Toledo

METTLER TOLEDO’S Rainin TerraRacks™ have enabled the European Institute of Oncology in Milan, Italy, to adopt a more environmentally-friendly approach to manual pipetting. Dr Bronislava Matoskova, Molecular Medicine Program Manager, explained: “As well as regular biochemistry and molecular biology studies, we analyze human tissue, blood and serum as part of a molecular medicine research program.

15 Dec 2016

ACCC introduces new online site to improve treatment and management of metastatic breast cancer

The Association of Community Cancer Centers, partnered with the Avon Breast Cancer Crusade, the Cancer Support Community, and the Metastatic Breast Cancer Alliance, announced today the launch of a new online site designed to provide important educational information supporting patients diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer.

15 Dec 2016

BodyCap’s health-monitoring wearables used by ESA astronauts aboard the ISS

BodyCap, a company specialized in miniaturized wireless monitoring devices, today announces that two of its wearable health monitoring devices are currently being used by European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Pesquet aboard the International Space Station, as part of ESA’s EveryWear program, an ambulatory data collection system.

15 Dec 2016

Pacific Edge announces commercial launch of Cxbladder Monitor in the U.S.

Pacific Edge Limited, a cancer diagnostics company developing and commercializing a suite of non-invasive tests for the detection and management of bladder cancer, announces today the commercial launch of the third product in the Company's Cxbladder family of products, Cxbladder Monitor, in the United States.

15 Dec 2016

Virtual reality intervention shows promise to repair mobility and motor skills in impaired limb

A combination of traditional physical therapy and technology may improve the motor skills and mobility of an impaired hand by having its partner, more mobile hand lead by example through virtual reality training, new Tel Aviv University research suggests.

15 Dec 2016

New technique uses focused ultrasound to detect cancer biomarkers in the blood

Each year, thousands of Canadian men with prostate cancer undergo biopsies to help their doctors better understand the progression and nature of their disease. It provides vital, sometimes life-saving information, yet cancer researcher John Lewis knows it can be a difficult test to ask of anyone.

15 Dec 2016

Scientists develop first functional biological pacemaker from human stem cells

Scientists from the McEwen Centre for Regenerative Medicine, University Health Network, have developed the first functional pacemaker cells from human stem cells, paving the way for alternate, biological pacemaker therapy.

15 Dec 2016

New technology that increases Natural Killer cells to stop cancers gets licensed

Our bodies contain Natural Killer (NK) cells - an army that stops cancers and viruses before they can make us sick.

15 Dec 2016

Device / Technology News

GCS e-Santé Archipel 97-1 implements remote robotic ultrasound system for better patient treatment

Hormonal contraception least likely to be linked to thromboembolic events in diabetic women

OGT introduces three new Cytocell Aquarius FISH probes

Excelitas launches new X-Cite Vitae vIR system for endoscopy and surgical visualization applications

WPI researchers develop chip to trap and identify metastatic cancer cells in blood

Microseeding could be potential method for overcoming hemihedral twinning in protein crystals

Researchers to develop innovative hybrid technology for quicker diagnosis, treatment of strokes

Small, simple-to-use microfluidic device could speed up adoption of new anti-cancer treatments

UT Southwestern researchers develop new imaging method to see proteins in action

Lab-based cellular tests reveal that e-cigarette vapour does not induce DNA damage

Researchers use CVD method to produce biodegradable polymer coatings for implants

New approach to analyzing brain patterns appears to help reduce people’s fear, build confidence

Environmentally-friendly pipette system launched by Mettler Toledo

ACCC introduces new online site to improve treatment and management of metastatic breast cancer

BodyCap’s health-monitoring wearables used by ESA astronauts aboard the ISS

Pacific Edge announces commercial launch of Cxbladder Monitor in the U.S.

Virtual reality intervention shows promise to repair mobility and motor skills in impaired limb

New technique uses focused ultrasound to detect cancer biomarkers in the blood

Scientists develop first functional biological pacemaker from human stem cells

New technology that increases Natural Killer cells to stop cancers gets licensed

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