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New technique could increase availability of donor lungs by increasing preservation time

Extending transplant time could reduce geographical limitations on donors and recipients and allow more time for organ assessment and repair

21 Nov 2016

New book features research that exploits space-age technology for medical benefits

Research from the Universities of Leicester and Nottingham that exploits space-age technology for medical benefits is featured in a new publication.

21 Nov 2016

Rayence to unveil new line of wireless flat panel detectors at RSNA 2016

Today, Rayence Inc. announced the latest entries to its growing line of wireless flat panel detectors will be shown at RSNA 2016 in Chicago, Illinois.

21 Nov 2016

Nature article highlights use of QGel's designer matrices for intestinal and colorectal cancer organoid culture

Nature, the leading weekly international scientific journal, yesterday reported the first intestinal and colorectal cancer organoid culture in fully defined extra cellular matrices (ECM).

21 Nov 2016

MEDICA and COMPAMED 2016 offer excellent platform for global business relationships in medical technology industry

Once again, the world’s biggest medical trade fair MEDICA and the leading international supplier trade fair COMPAMED, which take place in Düsseldorf, have provided a powerful stimulus for the international medical technology industry.

21 Nov 2016

Aerobit teams up with Artificial Intelligence experts to drive accelerated growth for asthma drugs

Pharmas are set to benefit from insightful intelligence on asthma as Aerobit, provider of the Smart Respiratory Device, teams with leading Artificial Intelligence experts to unlock the potential of Big Data.

21 Nov 2016

Scientists develop new symmetry-recognition system for early detection of idiopathic scoliosis

Hokkaido University researchers have developed a symmetry-recognition system for the surface of the human back that can three-dimensionally detect the early stages of idiopathic scoliosis, a type of spinal deformity, without the help of a specialist doctor.

21 Nov 2016

Researchers move closer to creating functional bioartificial kidney

Investigators are getting closer to creating a functional bioartificial kidney, with advances being presented at ASN Kidney Week 2016 November 15-20 at McCormick Place in Chicago, IL.

21 Nov 2016

Simple saliva test can improve detection of kidney disease

A simple saliva test may be helpful for diagnosing kidney disease, especially in developing countries. The technology will be highlighted at ASN Kidney Week 2016 November 15¬-20 at McCormick Place in Chicago, IL.

18 Nov 2016

Researchers create new Zika replicon system to find ways to combat virus

New research from The University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, in collaboration with Southwest University in Chongqing, China and the University of Leuven in Belgium, have developed a way to replicate the basic structure of the Zika virus, stripping it of the genes that make the virus infectious.

18 Nov 2016

Würzburg researchers develop novel technique to provide new insight into Salmonella infection process

Technological advances are making the analysis of single bacterial infected human cells feasible, Würzburg researchers have used this technology to provide new insight into the Salmonella infection process.

18 Nov 2016

Adherium’s Smartinhaler reduces asthma-related hospitalizations in children, study reveals

Adherium Limited, a global leader in digital health technologies that address sub-optimal medication use in chronic disease, announces the publication of results from an independent, randomised controlled trial of its respiratory disease management tool, Smartinhaler.

18 Nov 2016

Researchers use SIG-Blocks for cognitive testing and training of adults and children

Psychologists have long used building blocks to assess cognitive skills. But researchers at Case Western Reserve University are imbedding the blocks with technology that may provide a clearer view of problems a child or adult may suffer due to developmental disabilities, brain trauma or dementia.

18 Nov 2016

METTLER TOLEDO announces new white paper to help users prepare faster, accurate samples

Out-of-specification (OOS) results can have a significant impact on the profitability and even reputation of a pharmaceutical or biotech company. Yet workflows to prepare samples manually, which rely on volumetric flasks and subjective meniscus reading, have not changed significantly in nearly 100 years.

18 Nov 2016

New study to examine effectiveness of old antibiotic drug for treating gonorrhea infections

A new clinical research study seeks to determine whether a rapid molecular diagnostic test can reliably identify gonorrhea infections that may be successfully treated with a single dose of an older antibiotic, ciprofloxacin.

18 Nov 2016

Tele-nephrology program helps provide much-needed kidney care to patients in rural hospitals

Although dialysis rates are similar in urban and rural areas, most remote rural counties in the United States lack in-county dialysis facilities.

18 Nov 2016

Teen’s wish to be cryogenically preserved granted by high court

In an historic court case, Judge Jackson at the High Court in London ruled that the mother of a 14-year-old girl could carry out the girl's wish to be cryogenically preserved after her death, despite objections from the girl's estranged father.

18 Nov 2016

Researchers develop more efficient system for detecting and treating atrial fibrillation

Researchers at the Polytechnic University of Valencia and Hospital Gregorio Marañón in Madrid have partnered to develop a more efficient system for detecting and treating atrial fibrillation that will be in hospitals soon.

18 Nov 2016

New method to generate kidney organoids from patient cells can help study human kidney diseases

A new method to create kidney organoids from patient cells may provide insights into how kidney diseases arise and how they should be treated.

18 Nov 2016

Implementation of large-scale genomic tumor profiling viable but faces several challenges

Researchers leading the largest genomic tumor profiling effort of its kind say such studies are technically feasible in a broad population of adult and pediatric patients with many different types of cancer, and that some patients can benefit by receiving precision drugs targeted to their tumors' mutations or being enrolled in clinical trials.

18 Nov 2016

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New technique could increase availability of donor lungs by increasing preservation time

New book features research that exploits space-age technology for medical benefits

Rayence to unveil new line of wireless flat panel detectors at RSNA 2016

Nature article highlights use of QGel's designer matrices for intestinal and colorectal cancer organoid culture

MEDICA and COMPAMED 2016 offer excellent platform for global business relationships in medical technology industry

Aerobit teams up with Artificial Intelligence experts to drive accelerated growth for asthma drugs

Scientists develop new symmetry-recognition system for early detection of idiopathic scoliosis

Researchers move closer to creating functional bioartificial kidney

Simple saliva test can improve detection of kidney disease

Researchers create new Zika replicon system to find ways to combat virus

Würzburg researchers develop novel technique to provide new insight into Salmonella infection process

Adherium’s Smartinhaler reduces asthma-related hospitalizations in children, study reveals

Researchers use SIG-Blocks for cognitive testing and training of adults and children

METTLER TOLEDO announces new white paper to help users prepare faster, accurate samples

New study to examine effectiveness of old antibiotic drug for treating gonorrhea infections

Tele-nephrology program helps provide much-needed kidney care to patients in rural hospitals

Teen’s wish to be cryogenically preserved granted by high court

Researchers develop more efficient system for detecting and treating atrial fibrillation

New method to generate kidney organoids from patient cells can help study human kidney diseases

Implementation of large-scale genomic tumor profiling viable but faces several challenges

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Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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