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Researchers develop new camera system to medically monitor premature babies

In the near future, premature babies kept warm in neonatal incubators could be medically monitored using cameras rather than with sensors attached to their skin.

10 Apr 2017

Programmed proteins could lead to inexpensive malaria vaccine

Despite decades of malaria research, the disease still afflicts hundreds of millions and kills around half a million people each year - most of them children in tropical regions.

10 Apr 2017

New model can simplify process of identifying optimal blends for drug cocktails

Drug cocktails such as those for treating cancer, like the alcoholic versions offered at the local bar, are best when the proper ingredients are mixed in the right proportions.

10 Apr 2017

Illumina introduces fast, highly accurate Veriseq NIPT Solution in the European Union

Illumina, Inc. today announced the launch of the VeriSeq™ NIPT Solution, a CE-IVD marked next-generation sequencing (NGS)-based approach to noninvasive prenatal testing, including CE-IVD marked library prep and analysis software, which enables laboratories in the European Union to bring efficient, highly accurate NIPT in-house.

10 Apr 2017

ICNC 2017 to unveil future applications of nuclear cardiology and cardiac CT imaging

Future applications of nuclear cardiology and cardiac computed tomography (CT) imaging are set to be revealed at the International Conference on Nuclear Cardiology and Cardiac CT 2017.

10 Apr 2017

Weather-forecast tool can help improve assessment and treatment of newborns with asphyxia

UT Southwestern Medical Center pediatric researchers have harnessed an analytical tool used to predict the weather to evaluate the effectiveness of therapies to reduce brain injury in newborns who suffer oxygen deprivation during birth.

10 Apr 2017

Visually impaired musician receives gift of sight through Augmented Reality developed by NuEyes

Two weeks ago, Robert "BlindDog" Cook received the gift of sight through Augmented Reality developed by NuEyes featuring ODG Smartglasses in California. Philip Monroe of TxEyeTech is the Texas distributor for NuEyes that demonstrated the glasses for BlindDog.

7 Apr 2017

Study finds thalamic DBS to be safe, effective treatment for young adults with Tourette syndrome

A surgical technique that sends electrical impulses to a specific area of the brain reduces the "tics," or involuntary movements and vocal outbursts, experienced by young adults with severe cases of Tourette syndrome, according to a new study led by investigators from NYU Langone Medical Center.

7 Apr 2017

Pitt develops new motorized wheelchair that runs on compressed air

A new waterproof motorized wheelchair that runs entirely on compressed air was unveiled today at Morgan's Wonderland, a 25-acre theme park in San Antonio, Texas.

7 Apr 2017

Queen's and AWARE announce new online support service for adults with depression

Queen's University Belfast and AWARE, the national depression charity for Northern Ireland, announce a new online support service for adults with depression to mark World Health Day (Friday 7 April).

7 Apr 2017

BrainDx develops new measurement tool for precise diagnosis of ADHD and autism

Software company BrainDx (http://braindx.net/) announces a pioneering measurement tool to assist practitioners and researchers in differentiating between ADHD and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in children.

7 Apr 2017

Using nanodiamonds to see smaller

Many of the most fundamental, life governing biological processes take place at size and time scales that remain invisible with current imaging technologies. Understanding how the molecules that underlie these processes move, interact and change could pave the way for new treatments, cures and the development of novel drug therapies.

7 Apr 2017

The Heart Hospital Baylor Plano achieves major milestone with 1,000th robotic surgery

Surgeons on the medical staff at The Heart Hospital Baylor Plano* achieved a major milestone when they performed that hospital's 1,000th robotic surgery March 31, nearly six years after initiating the program in November 2011.

7 Apr 2017

Scientists develop lab-scale laser device for treatments based on optical hyperthermia applications

Researchers from Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, in collaboration with Universitat Politécnica de Valencia and CIBER's Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine, have designed a laser device specifically designed for optical hyperthermia applications.

7 Apr 2017

Researchers study benefits of vitamin B12 in Marmite

New study shows that Marmite may boost brain power and could even help fight off dementia.

From BetterYou Ltd 7 Apr 2017

UTSA students awarded $50,000 grant NSF grant to develop infrared vein-finding camera

A student-led team from The University of Texas at San Antonio is the beneficiary of a $50,000 grant to UTSA's CITE program from the National Science Foundation to support the continued development of their infrared medical camera, InfraVein, which makes simple work of finding veins.

7 Apr 2017

Academic-industry collaboration aims to build personalized 3-D maps to improve neurosurgeries

Removing a brain tumor requires walking a fine line: Remove too little, and the disease remains; remove too much, and sight, speech or movement may be impaired.

7 Apr 2017

Study compares burden of adverse events in patients implanted with HeartMate 3 and Heartmate II

A six-month analysis of the pivotal MOMENTUM 3 trial found that patients implanted with the new HeartMate 3 left ventricular assist system (LVAS) had fewer adverse clotting and bleeding events than patients implanted with the control, HeartMate II LVAS.

7 Apr 2017

Biomedical engineers develop new method for delivering drugs to specific neurons

Biomedical engineers have developed a way to deliver drugs to specific types of neurons in the brain, providing an unprecedented ability to study neurological diseases while also promising a more targeted way to treat them.

6 Apr 2017

Expert encourages cardiologists to continue using conventional drug-eluting stents

In a New England Journal of Medicine editorial published last week, Debabrata Mukherjee, M.D., provides expert commentary on bioresorbable stents, an alternative to the traditional stents used in patients with cardiac conditions.

6 Apr 2017

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Researchers develop new camera system to medically monitor premature babies

Programmed proteins could lead to inexpensive malaria vaccine

New model can simplify process of identifying optimal blends for drug cocktails

Illumina introduces fast, highly accurate Veriseq NIPT Solution in the European Union

ICNC 2017 to unveil future applications of nuclear cardiology and cardiac CT imaging

Weather-forecast tool can help improve assessment and treatment of newborns with asphyxia

Visually impaired musician receives gift of sight through Augmented Reality developed by NuEyes

Study finds thalamic DBS to be safe, effective treatment for young adults with Tourette syndrome

Pitt develops new motorized wheelchair that runs on compressed air

Queen's and AWARE announce new online support service for adults with depression

BrainDx develops new measurement tool for precise diagnosis of ADHD and autism

Using nanodiamonds to see smaller

The Heart Hospital Baylor Plano achieves major milestone with 1,000th robotic surgery

Scientists develop lab-scale laser device for treatments based on optical hyperthermia applications

Researchers study benefits of vitamin B12 in Marmite

UTSA students awarded $50,000 grant NSF grant to develop infrared vein-finding camera

Academic-industry collaboration aims to build personalized 3-D maps to improve neurosurgeries

Study compares burden of adverse events in patients implanted with HeartMate 3 and Heartmate II

Biomedical engineers develop new method for delivering drugs to specific neurons

Expert encourages cardiologists to continue using conventional drug-eluting stents

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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