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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

ASCO issues new global guideline on screening for cervical cancer

The American Society of Clinical Oncology today issued a new global guideline on screening for cervical cancer, one of the leading causes of cancer related death among women worldwide.

14 Oct 2016

Experts develop new communication app for adult and pediatric ICU patients

The department of Intensive Care of the Radboud university medical center in Nijmegen, the Netherlands, has developed a unique communication app for adult and pediatric ICU patients, who cannot speak due to an intubation, being on a ventilator or breathing through a tracheostoma.

13 Oct 2016

Contaminated devices used during open heart surgery could put patients at risk for infections

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is warning healthcare providers and patients about the potential risk of infection from certain devices used during open heart (open-chest) surgery.

13 Oct 2016

UTA investigators use advanced computational approach to assess learning difficulties in children

University of Texas at Arlington researchers are using an advanced computational approach or artificial intelligence to help experts assess learning difficulties in children very early in their lives.

13 Oct 2016

UIC researchers receive grant to study impact of diagnostic error on outcomes for pulmonary patients

Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have been awarded a $1.5 million grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to study the impact of diagnostic error on outcomes for pulmonary patients and the use of lung-function testing in primary care.

13 Oct 2016

Researchers develop new technique to image functional activity in the brains of fetuses

NIBIB-funded researchers at the University of Washington have pioneered an approach to image functional activity in the brains of individual fetuses, allowing a better look at how functional networks within the brain develop.

13 Oct 2016

OGT announces expansion of Cytocell Aquarius Haematology FISH probe range

Oxford Gene Technology, The Molecular Genetics Company, has today announced a significant expansion of its existing catalogue of Cytocell Aquarius Haematology probes for fluorescence in situ hybridisation (FISH) — underlining the company's position as the one-stop-shop for high-quality FISH probes.

13 Oct 2016

Touch Surgery and Episurf Medical jointly launch new Episealer surgical knee simulations

Today, Episurf Medical announced the public release of the Episealer surgical training simulation on the Touch Surgery app.

13 Oct 2016

CarThera receives €5.7 million grant for DOME project from France’s Investments for the Future Program

CarThera, which designs and develops innovative medical devices to treat brain disorders, today announces it has received a grant of €5.7 million ($6.4m) for its DOME project.

13 Oct 2016

Advanced Oncotherapy set to open first proton-beam cancer therapy unit in Harley Street, London

A pioneering cancer treatment that causes minimal damage to surrounding cells will soon be available in the UK for global cancer patients to access.

13 Oct 2016

Nabsys uses HD-mapping platform to produce first long-range, non-optical maps of whole human genomes

Genomics firm Nabsys has produced the first long-range, non-optical maps of whole human genomes using its high-definition electronic HD-mapping platform.

13 Oct 2016

RT-IMRI guidance improves safety, efficacy of stem cell treatment for Parkinson's disease

In a study using Real-time intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging (RT-IMRI) to guide the transplantation of induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived neurons into the brains of non-human primates modeled with Parkinson's disease, researchers found that RT-IMRI guidance not only allows for better visualization and monitoring of the procedure, but also helps cell survival.

13 Oct 2016

Purdue researchers engineer bacteriophage for detecting specific E. coli in food products

Scientists looking for traces of E. coli O157:H7 contamination in foods soon could have a new detection method on their hands - turning off the lights to see if the bacteria glow in the dark.

13 Oct 2016

IPC PAS researchers develop new polymer that may detect early stages of kidney disease

The advanced phase of acute kidney injury can be fatal in even one in two patients. Fortunately, now it will be possible to detect the disease in its initial stages, when treatment is still relatively simple and the prognosis good.

13 Oct 2016

Device / Technology News

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

ASCO issues new global guideline on screening for cervical cancer

Experts develop new communication app for adult and pediatric ICU patients

Contaminated devices used during open heart surgery could put patients at risk for infections

UTA investigators use advanced computational approach to assess learning difficulties in children

UIC researchers receive grant to study impact of diagnostic error on outcomes for pulmonary patients

Researchers develop new technique to image functional activity in the brains of fetuses

OGT announces expansion of Cytocell Aquarius Haematology FISH probe range

Touch Surgery and Episurf Medical jointly launch new Episealer surgical knee simulations

CarThera receives €5.7 million grant for DOME project from France’s Investments for the Future Program

Advanced Oncotherapy set to open first proton-beam cancer therapy unit in Harley Street, London

Nabsys uses HD-mapping platform to produce first long-range, non-optical maps of whole human genomes

RT-IMRI guidance improves safety, efficacy of stem cell treatment for Parkinson's disease

Purdue researchers engineer bacteriophage for detecting specific E. coli in food products

IPC PAS researchers develop new polymer that may detect early stages of kidney disease

Exploring the nanoscale: How AFM is transforming cosmetic science

Innovating Texture and Culture in Plant-Based Foods

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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