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Experts come together to develop plan for managing and sharing neuroscience data

Three years ago the White House launched the Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative to accelerate the development and application of novel technologies that will give us a better understanding about how brains work.

24 Nov 2016

VIB researchers develop new tool to diagnose Familial Mediterranean Fever

Researchers at VIB and Ghent University have developed a tool to diagnose Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF).

24 Nov 2016

Qosina gets ISO-13485 certification for medical devices and components

Qosina is pleased to announce that we have received ISO 13485 Certification, a globally recognized standard that specifies the requirements for a quality management system that can be used by organizations providing medical devices, components and delivery of related services.

24 Nov 2016

METTLER TOLEDO's limited-edition 2017 lab calendar provides access to 12 months of enlightening resources

METTLER TOLEDO is pleased to present its 2017 limited-edition, full-color lab calendar. A welcome addition to any lab or office, this attractive 12-month calendar includes access to a series of free resources from eLearning modules to white papers, each of which is devoted to ensuring accuracy in all critical lab processes.

From Mettler-Toledo International Inc. 24 Nov 2016

Mesolens microscope uses Prior Scientific's precision stages and focusing systems for 3D imaging of biomedical specimens

Prior Scientific reports on how its precision stages and focusing systems have been adopted by Mesolens Ltd. as part of their ground breaking microscope system that delivers faster, deeper, wider and more sensitive imaging than current methods.

From Prior Scientific Instruments Ltd. 24 Nov 2016

RSNA 2016: Philips launches next-generation radiation dose management software platform for healthcare providers

Royal Philips today introduced DoseWise Portal 2.2, a next generation radiation dose management software platform for healthcare providers to record, track and analyze radiation exposure to patients and clinicians.

From Philips Healthcare 24 Nov 2016

Improving innovation uptake in the NHS

I think innovation is one of those rather slippery terms that means different things to different people. First of all, I would make a distinction between innovations that are essentially about a new, physical product and innovations that are more to do with services or processes.

24 Nov 2016

Research shows how machine-learning models can interpret echocardiographic images and enable HCM diagnosis

Computer algorithms can automatically interpret echocardiographic images and distinguish between pathological hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and physiological changes in athletes' hearts, according to research from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, published online yesterday in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

24 Nov 2016

MMJ Labs launches VibraCool Massaging Ice Therapy for joint and muscle pain relief

MMJ Labs LLC., industry leaders in non-invasive pain relief, have announced the launch of their newest product, VibraCool Massaging Ice Therapy. VibraCool incorporates Cool-Pulse technology, leveraging the physiologic pain relievers of high frequency vibration and ice in a product optimized for athletes and chronic joint pain sufferers.

23 Nov 2016

HSCI researchers use color tagging system to track development of blood stem cells

Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) researchers have used a colorful, cell-labeling technique to track the development of the blood system and trace the lineage of adult blood cells travelling through the vast networks of veins, arteries, and capillaries back to their parent stem cell in the marrow.

23 Nov 2016

Researchers develop methods to enhance piezoelectric sensing capabilities of devices

Piezoelectric sensors measure changes in pressure, acceleration, temperature, strain or force and are used in a vast array of devices important to everyday life.

23 Nov 2016

Suicide deaths among White Mountain Apache members drop by nearly 40%, research finds

Deaths by suicide among the White Mountain Apache in Arizona dropped by nearly 40 percent between 2006 and 2012 compared to the previous six-year period, new research from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the tribe finds.

23 Nov 2016

Home-based telemental health provides improved quality of life for depressed elderly veterans

Home-based telemental health for depression is well received by patients and delivers as good a quality of life as in-person visits, according to the results of a clinical trial in 241 depressed elderly veterans reported in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry by investigators at the Medical University of South Carolina and the Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center.

23 Nov 2016

Decision aid for OA helps increase rate of total knee replacement among black patients

A decision aid that consisted of a video that describes the risks and benefits of total knee replacement surgery significantly increased the rate of this surgery among black patients, according to a study published online by JAMA Surgery.

23 Nov 2016

Molecular chameleons can help track formation of bacterial biofilms

Molecules that change colour can be used to follow in real-time how bacteria form a protective biofilm around themselves.

23 Nov 2016

New bio-signal measuring electrodes can be mounted on IoT devices for health diagnosis

DGIST announced that Professor Kyung-in Jang's research team from the Department of Robotics Engineering succeeded in developing bio-signal measuring electrodes that can be mounted on Internet of Things (IoT) devices through joint research with a research team led by professor John Rogers of the University of Illinois, USA.

23 Nov 2016

Elsevier to showcase STATdx diagnostic decision support system and imaging textbooks at RSNA 2016

Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, will showcase new features of its diagnostic decision support tool STATdx, highlight new diagnostic imaging textbooks, and recognize several of its distinguished physician authors being honored by the Radiological Society of North America at the RSNA 2016 Annual Meeting, November 27 - December 2, McCormick Place, Chicago, IL.

23 Nov 2016

Scientists develop new technology that sheds light on HIV infection

A group of researchers at the Centre for Genomic Regulation and the Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona, Spain, have developed a new technology that sheds light on the HIV infection and offers a first glance at the expression landscape of the HIV in the human genome.

23 Nov 2016

New imaging tool helps study toxicity of proteins linked to Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases

Researchers have developed a new imaging technique that makes it possible to study why proteins associated with Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases may go from harmless to toxic.

23 Nov 2016

Biologists create bright red fluorescent protein to track essential cellular processes

After years of trying, biologists have succeeded in creating an extremely bright red fluorescent protein in the lab.

23 Nov 2016

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Experts come together to develop plan for managing and sharing neuroscience data

VIB researchers develop new tool to diagnose Familial Mediterranean Fever

Qosina gets ISO-13485 certification for medical devices and components

METTLER TOLEDO's limited-edition 2017 lab calendar provides access to 12 months of enlightening resources

Mesolens microscope uses Prior Scientific's precision stages and focusing systems for 3D imaging of biomedical specimens

RSNA 2016: Philips launches next-generation radiation dose management software platform for healthcare providers

Improving innovation uptake in the NHS

Research shows how machine-learning models can interpret echocardiographic images and enable HCM diagnosis

MMJ Labs launches VibraCool Massaging Ice Therapy for joint and muscle pain relief

HSCI researchers use color tagging system to track development of blood stem cells

Researchers develop methods to enhance piezoelectric sensing capabilities of devices

Suicide deaths among White Mountain Apache members drop by nearly 40%, research finds

Home-based telemental health provides improved quality of life for depressed elderly veterans

Decision aid for OA helps increase rate of total knee replacement among black patients

Molecular chameleons can help track formation of bacterial biofilms

New bio-signal measuring electrodes can be mounted on IoT devices for health diagnosis

Elsevier to showcase STATdx diagnostic decision support system and imaging textbooks at RSNA 2016

Scientists develop new technology that sheds light on HIV infection

New imaging tool helps study toxicity of proteins linked to Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases

Biologists create bright red fluorescent protein to track essential cellular processes

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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