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Researchers discover brain signature that may help identify fibromyalgia patients

University of Colorado Boulder researchers have discovered a brain signature that identifies fibromyalgia sufferers with 93 percent accuracy, a potential breakthrough for future clinical diagnosis and treatment of the highly prevalent condition.

17 Oct 2016

Researchers develop new technique that measures speed of rotating semen

The maths of collective behaviour has provided a new technique for selecting the best semen for artificial insemination in livestock.

17 Oct 2016

Scientists develop software package to predict chemical properties of molecules

Scientists from MIPT's Research Center for Molecular Mechanisms of Aging and Age-Related Diseases together with Inria research center, Grenoble, France have developed a software package called Knodle to determine an atom's hybridization, bond orders and functional groups' annotation in molecules.

17 Oct 2016

Mount Sinai researchers use OCT angiography to identify early stages of glaucoma

In a first of its kind study, Mount Sinai researchers are using optimal coherence tomography (OCT) angiography to look at the earliest stages of glaucoma and identify characteristic patterns of different forms of glaucoma based on their vascular patterns.

15 Oct 2016

New imaging method helps observe activation of neural circuits in the brain

Watching millions of neurons in the brain interacting with each other is the ultimate dream of neuroscientists! A new imaging method now makes it possible to observe the activation of large neural circuits, currently up to the size of a small-animal brain, in real time and three dimensions.

14 Oct 2016

New global Human Cell Atlas initiative could revolutionise diagnosis and treatment

An ambitious global initiative to create a Human Cell Atlas - a description of every cell in the human body as a reference map to accelerate progress in biomedical science - is being discussed at an International meeting in London this week.

14 Oct 2016

UPV participates in Lumiblast project to develop novel treatments for hard-to-treat brain tumours

The Polytechnic University of Valencia is taking part in Lumiblast, a European project to develop an innovative approach to hard-to-treat brain tumours like glioblastomas.

14 Oct 2016

Swedish researchers develop new, low-cost method to examine individual leukemia cells

Leukemia is a disease in which each cell can exhibit different genetic traits, and now Swedish researchers have found a cheap way to examine the individual cells. Reported in Nature Communications, the breakthrough could transform leukemia treatment.

14 Oct 2016

CTA tests motivate people with suspected coronary artery disease to adopt healthier lifestyle practices

UCLA researchers have found that undergoing a computer tomographic angiography was a better motivator to get people with suspected coronary artery disease to adopt healthier lifestyle practices than an exercise electrocardiography and stress test.

14 Oct 2016

Mental health researchers make promising breakthrough in early detection of psychosis

Mental health researchers have made a promising breakthrough in the early detection of the risk of psychosis, with the eventual hope that patients could be given appropriate treatments earlier to prevent psychotic episodes from occurring.

14 Oct 2016

Negative pressure wound therapy effectively heals deep perivascular groin infections

Shorter wound healing time, fewer dressing changes and the opportunity for earlier discharge from the hospital.

14 Oct 2016

Clinical Genomics’ blood test detects twice the number of colorectal cancer recurrence cases than CEA testing

Clinical Genomics, a private company developing innovative diagnostic tools for colorectal cancer, today announced that data supporting its two-gene circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) blood test for post-surgical monitoring of colorectal cancer (CRC) recurrence have been published online by Cancer Medicine, and will appear in the October issue.

14 Oct 2016

Fortimedix Surgical completes €11M funding round to support launch of world’s first single-port surgery solution

Fortimedix Surgical today announced the completion of an €11M Series A funding round.

14 Oct 2016

Science Museum acquires first 3D printed models for new Medicine Galleries

The Science Museum has acquired the first 3D printed models used by surgeons to plan a complex paediatric kidney transplant.

14 Oct 2016

Vula Mobile awarded inaugural Clearly Vision Prize for helping tackle global problem of poor vision

A revolutionary app connecting primary healthcare workers in remote areas with on-call specialists has been awarded the inaugural Clearly Vision Prize, a competition to accelerate the ventures tackling the number one unaddressed disability in the world – poor vision.

14 Oct 2016

PCL Alverno to highlight successful partnership with Beckman Coulter Diagnostics at Lab Quality Confab 2016

PCL Alverno (Hammond, Ind.), recipient of the prestigious ADVANCE Laboratory of the Year award for 2016, will share its strategies for implementing a culture of continuous improvement and lab efficiency at the 10th Anniversary Lab Quality Confab, held October 18-19, 2016, in New Orleans.

From Beckman Coulter Diagnostics 14 Oct 2016

Sensation of touch restored after more than a decade of paralysis

Surgeons have restored the sensation of touch to a paralyzed man using a robotic arm connected to electrodes in his brain.

14 Oct 2016

Scientists develop mechanically stable, disposable sensor for monitoring heart attacks

Blood-glucose monitoring devices have revolutionized the management of diabetes by making it easy for ordinary individuals to test their glucose levels at home.

14 Oct 2016

Salk scientist wins NIH grant for new technique to precisely target specific cells using sound waves

Salk Associate Professor Sreekanth Chalasani has been awarded a grant from the National Institutes of Health's Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies Initiative for developing a way to selectively activate brain, heart, muscle and other cells using ultrasonic waves, which could be a boon to neuroscience research as well as medicine.

14 Oct 2016

Researchers design novel biosensor that can detect and quantify glucose in sweat

Researchers at The University of Texas at Dallas are sweating the small stuff in their efforts to develop a wearable device that can monitor an individual's glucose level via perspiration on the skin.

14 Oct 2016

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Researchers discover brain signature that may help identify fibromyalgia patients

Researchers develop new technique that measures speed of rotating semen

Scientists develop software package to predict chemical properties of molecules

Mount Sinai researchers use OCT angiography to identify early stages of glaucoma

New imaging method helps observe activation of neural circuits in the brain

New global Human Cell Atlas initiative could revolutionise diagnosis and treatment

UPV participates in Lumiblast project to develop novel treatments for hard-to-treat brain tumours

Swedish researchers develop new, low-cost method to examine individual leukemia cells

CTA tests motivate people with suspected coronary artery disease to adopt healthier lifestyle practices

Mental health researchers make promising breakthrough in early detection of psychosis

Negative pressure wound therapy effectively heals deep perivascular groin infections

Clinical Genomics’ blood test detects twice the number of colorectal cancer recurrence cases than CEA testing

Fortimedix Surgical completes €11M funding round to support launch of world’s first single-port surgery solution

Science Museum acquires first 3D printed models for new Medicine Galleries

Vula Mobile awarded inaugural Clearly Vision Prize for helping tackle global problem of poor vision

PCL Alverno to highlight successful partnership with Beckman Coulter Diagnostics at Lab Quality Confab 2016

Sensation of touch restored after more than a decade of paralysis

Scientists develop mechanically stable, disposable sensor for monitoring heart attacks

Salk scientist wins NIH grant for new technique to precisely target specific cells using sound waves

Researchers design novel biosensor that can detect and quantify glucose in sweat

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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