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President and CEO of MMIS to discuss case study at CBI 3rd Global Compliance Congress for Life Sciences

MMIS President and CEO Michaeline Daboul will be speaking at the CBI 3rd Annual Global Compliance Congress for Life Sciences, in London on November 16-17.

8 Nov 2016

PENTAX Medical showcases latest innovations in endoscopy at UEGW 2016

PENTAX Medical highlighted “Quality in Focus: New Technologies Pushing Boundaries” at UEGW 2016, displaying its very latest endoscopic technology designed to support the clinical pathway through enhanced diagnosis and treatment.

8 Nov 2016

Novel technique helps scientists find genetic variants linked to disease

Some 10 million points of genetic variation are scattered across a molecule of DNA, and those variations make us who we are as individuals. But in some cases, those variants contribute to diseases, and it's a major challenge for scientists to distinguish between harmless variants and those that are potentially hazardous to our health.

8 Nov 2016

Scientists develop new computer-based method to assess cell communication networks

A multi-institution academic-industrial partnership of researchers led by Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has developed a new method to broadly assess cell communication networks and identify disease-specific network anomalies.

8 Nov 2016

Machine learning accurately identifies suicidal behavior using person's spoken or written words

Using a person's spoken or written words, new computer tools can identify with great accuracy whether that person is suicidal, mentally ill but not suicidal, or neither.

7 Nov 2016

Researchers develop new blood test that can accurately diagnose concussions

Scientists from Children's Health Research Institute, a program of Lawson Health Research Institute, and Western University have developed a new blood test that identifies with greater than 90 per cent certainty whether or not an adolescent athlete has suffered a concussion.

7 Nov 2016

Increasing reproducibility and accuracy of tissue typing protocols

INTEGRA announces that their VIAFLO ASSIST personal pipetting assistant has been optimized for use with Linkage Biosciences LinkSēq™ tissue typing products.

From INTEGRA Biosciences 7 Nov 2016

Gas-filled balloon capsules provide new low risk treatment option for patients with obesity

Patients with obesity who swallowed gas-filled balloon capsules designed to help them eat less, lost 1.9 times more weight than patients who relied on diet, exercise and lifestyle therapy alone, according to new research presented today at ObesityWeek 2016, the largest international event focused on the basic science, clinical application and prevention and treatment of obesity.

7 Nov 2016

New, practical tool may help doctors to easily diagnose cachexia in cancer patients

About one third of cancer patients die because of cachexia - an involuntary weight loss, characterized primarily by muscle wasting and metabolic changes, which cannot be addressed or treated solely with increased food intake.

7 Nov 2016

Experts to discuss use of holograms and 3D printing at EuroEcho-Imaging 2016

EuroEcho-Imaging 2016 brings advanced techniques to the bedside with international experts set to discuss the use of holograms and 3D printing to guide interventions.

7 Nov 2016

Mercy Medical Center becomes first hospital in Maryland to use new Cartiva SCI in surgical procedure

Earlier this October 2016, Mercy Medical Center became the first hospital in Maryland to utilize the new Cartiva Synthetic Cartilage Implant (SCI) in a surgical procedure, the first synthetic cartilage device approved by the FDA.

7 Nov 2016

Researchers map two gene mutations that trigger retinal disease leading to macular degeneration

Two gene mutations that trigger a retinal disease that causes blindness in one in 5,000 males have been mapped, leading to the potential for new therapeutic treatments.

7 Nov 2016

E-cigarette vapour does not induce DNA mutations linked to tobacco smoke exposures

E-cigarette vapour does not induce DNA mutations commonly observed with tobacco smoke exposures in lab-based tests.

7 Nov 2016

Chopstick lasers may help illuminate cellular structures in deep tissues

A new imaging technique developed by scientists at MIT, Harvard University, and Massachusetts General Hospital aims to illuminate cellular structures in deep tissue and other dense and opaque materials.

7 Nov 2016

Scientists develop new molecular method for detecting parasite in ham that causes toxoplasmosis

Scientists from the universities of Granada and Valencia have developed a new molecular method for determining the presence of the parasite Toxoplasma gondii, which causes toxoplasmosis, in samples of ham.

7 Nov 2016

ABHI's UK Pavilion at MEDICA to showcase cutting edge technologies and UK innovations

MEDICA 2016 (14 – 17 November, Dusseldorf, Germany) is attracting a high level of British healthcare technology companies keen to develop and nurture worldwide trade links post Brexit.

4 Nov 2016

Medovex successfully conducts live tissue test of DenerveX System

Medovex Corp., a developer of medical technology products, today announced that the company conducted a successful live tissue test of the DenerveX System under the most stringent standards required by FDA and other regulatory agencies.

4 Nov 2016

World Cancer Congress: DITTA urges development of integrated care approaches in medical technology

In its session at the World Cancer Congress, DITTA, the Global Diagnostic Imaging, Healthcare IT and Radiation Therapy Trade Association explained how fragmentation within healthcare systems makes it difficult for them to effectively manage complex conditions such as cancer where the various dimensions of care - prevention, screening, diagnosis, treatment and palliation – are inseparable.

4 Nov 2016

EKF Diagnostics' new POC connectivity solution for HbA1c analyzers to be showcased at Medica 2016

EKF Diagnostics, the global in vitro diagnostics company, announces that it will be previewing a new point-of-care (POC) connectivity solution for its range of HbA1c analyzers at Medica 2016 in Düsseldorf from 14–17th November.

From EKF Diagnostics 4 Nov 2016

EKF Diagnostics' new POC connectivity solution for HbA1c analyzers to be showcased at Medica 2016

EKF, announce previewing a new POC connectivity solution for its range of HbA1c analyzers at Medica 2016 in Düsseldorf from 14–17th November.

From EKF Diagnostics 4 Nov 2016

Device / Technology News

President and CEO of MMIS to discuss case study at CBI 3rd Global Compliance Congress for Life Sciences

PENTAX Medical showcases latest innovations in endoscopy at UEGW 2016

Novel technique helps scientists find genetic variants linked to disease

Scientists develop new computer-based method to assess cell communication networks

Machine learning accurately identifies suicidal behavior using person's spoken or written words

Researchers develop new blood test that can accurately diagnose concussions

Increasing reproducibility and accuracy of tissue typing protocols

Gas-filled balloon capsules provide new low risk treatment option for patients with obesity

New, practical tool may help doctors to easily diagnose cachexia in cancer patients

Experts to discuss use of holograms and 3D printing at EuroEcho-Imaging 2016

Mercy Medical Center becomes first hospital in Maryland to use new Cartiva SCI in surgical procedure

Researchers map two gene mutations that trigger retinal disease leading to macular degeneration

E-cigarette vapour does not induce DNA mutations linked to tobacco smoke exposures

Chopstick lasers may help illuminate cellular structures in deep tissues

Scientists develop new molecular method for detecting parasite in ham that causes toxoplasmosis

ABHI's UK Pavilion at MEDICA to showcase cutting edge technologies and UK innovations

Medovex successfully conducts live tissue test of DenerveX System

World Cancer Congress: DITTA urges development of integrated care approaches in medical technology

EKF Diagnostics' new POC connectivity solution for HbA1c analyzers to be showcased at Medica 2016

EKF Diagnostics' new POC connectivity solution for HbA1c analyzers to be showcased at Medica 2016

Advancing Motor Neuron Disease Diagnosis with Non-Invasive Ultrasound and AI

How agentic AI is reshaping laboratory workflows

Fourier 80: bringing benchtop NMR systems to the laboratory

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