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METTLER TOLEDO’s new free guide could help improve moisture content analysis protocols

The moisture content of foods, pharmaceuticals, and other materials affects their processability and price and helps to guarantee freshness, potency and safety.

From Mettler-Toledo International Inc. 26 Jul 2016

METTLER TOLEDO recommends laboratories to embrace new ISO 15189 standard for accreditation

METTLER TOLEDO is urging all accredited laboratories throughout Europe to embrace the new ISO 15189 standard for accreditation, believing that positive support for the new standard will only increase confidence in the results it produces by eliminating the causes of variability in protocols wherever possible.

From Mettler-Toledo International Inc. 26 Jul 2016

NewYork-Presbyterian launches new suite of telehealth services to improve, expand patient care

NewYork-Presbyterian has announced the rollout of NYP OnDemand, a new suite of digital health services designed to improve and expand patient care, while also extending access to the clinical expertise of NewYork-Presbyterian's physicians to their peers throughout the Hospital's vast healthcare network.

26 Jul 2016

Cancer risk screening for hereditary mutations: an interview with Ted Snelgrove

Great question – the answer is actually unknown. Every month, there are publications that report on new cancer-related genes, so it's an area of great knowledge growth at the moment.

26 Jul 2016

New simulator allows trainees to gain practice with duplex ultrasound scanning

A team with funding from the National Institutes of Health has created a new simulator that allows clinicians who perform a complicated ultrasound technique to gain practice on a mannequin before trying it on patients.

26 Jul 2016

Researchers develop first placenta-on-a-chip to model interface between mother and fetus

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have developed the first placenta-on-a-chip that can fully model the transport of nutrients across the placental barrier.

26 Jul 2016

Web-based software program helps improve quality of pediatric ADHD care and treatment outcomes

As cases of ADHD continue to rise among U.S. children, pediatricians at busy community practices are getting a much-needed assist from a web-based technology to improve the quality of ADHD care and patient outcomes.

26 Jul 2016

Adding DNA sequencing to newborn screenings may increase early diagnosis of cystic fibrosis

A study by researchers at Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Brigham and Women's Hospital and the California Department of Public Health suggests that all babies with a known mutation for cystic fibrosis (CF) and second mutation called the 5T allele should receive additional screening in order to better predict the risk of developing CF later in life.

26 Jul 2016

Simple, non-invasive test may help screen young children for hearing deficits linked to autism

Researchers have identified an inner ear deficiency in children with Autism that may impact their ability to recognize speech.

26 Jul 2016

VCU Health radiologist uses MRI technology to detect difficult prostate cancers

For three years, Andrew Harder wondered if he had prostate cancer. In 2009, he had routine blood work that revealed an elevated prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level.

25 Jul 2016

New FSG article explains key terms linked to bioinks and bioprinting

Future Science Group today announced the publication of a new article in Future Science OA looking to identify and define key terms associated with bioinks and bioprinting.

25 Jul 2016

Touch Surgery announces release of 3D Trabeculectomy simulation

Touch Surgery is a mobile first platform that empowers and connects the global surgical community to make better decisions in the operating room (OR).

25 Jul 2016

Background parenchymal enhancement of the breast not linked to increased risk of cancer

Women with a certain gene mutation are among the high-risk patients for breast cancer. With a magnetic resonance tomography (MRT) it is possible to detect tissue with measurable active blood supply which indicates an increased breast cancer risk.

25 Jul 2016

Researchers develop new microneedle system to painlessly monitor drugs in bloodstream

Researchers at the University of British Columbia and the Paul Scherrer Institut in Switzerland have created a microneedle drug monitoring system that could one day replace costly, invasive blood draws and improve patient comfort.

25 Jul 2016

Global standards for vaping products need to be harmonised to promote innovation

Against a backdrop of a growing number of e-cigarette users globally, British American Tobacco is leading efforts to develop and harmonise standards around vaping products to further reassure consumers of these products potential in reducing the harm from smoking.

22 Jul 2016

New on-line resource allows user to virtually test effectiveness, specificity of potential drug

Inside the human body, the same drug can interact with multiple molecules. This phenomenon is known as 'polypharmacology' and, according to the interaction, a drug can cure a disease or cause side effects in the patient.

22 Jul 2016

Scientists develop simple method for building complex reconfigurable microrobots

For the past few years, scientists around the world have been studying ways to use miniature robots to better treat a variety of diseases.

22 Jul 2016

New technology allows researchers to temporarily shut down brain area to better understand function

Capitalizing on experimental genetic techniques, researchers at the California National Primate Research Center, or CNPRC, at the University of California, Davis, have demonstrated that temporarily turning off an area of the brain changes patterns of activity across much of the remaining brain.

22 Jul 2016

Action on Hearing Loss welcomes new NHS guidance for services for adults with hearing deficits

The UK’s largest hearing loss charity Action on Hearing Loss has welcomed the launch of new NHS guidance for services for adults with hearing loss.

22 Jul 2016

Asynt CondenSyn air condenser performs better than traditional water-driven condensers

Asynt announces how new scientific evaluations from the Department of Chemistry, University of Uppsala (Sweden) and the Australian National University (Canberra) report on the testing of the performance of their CondenSyn air condenser versus traditional water-driven condensers and an alternative commercial air condenser in “real-world” laboratory conditions.

From Asynt 22 Jul 2016

Device / Technology News

METTLER TOLEDO’s new free guide could help improve moisture content analysis protocols

METTLER TOLEDO recommends laboratories to embrace new ISO 15189 standard for accreditation

NewYork-Presbyterian launches new suite of telehealth services to improve, expand patient care

Cancer risk screening for hereditary mutations: an interview with Ted Snelgrove

New simulator allows trainees to gain practice with duplex ultrasound scanning

Researchers develop first placenta-on-a-chip to model interface between mother and fetus

Web-based software program helps improve quality of pediatric ADHD care and treatment outcomes

Adding DNA sequencing to newborn screenings may increase early diagnosis of cystic fibrosis

Simple, non-invasive test may help screen young children for hearing deficits linked to autism

VCU Health radiologist uses MRI technology to detect difficult prostate cancers

New FSG article explains key terms linked to bioinks and bioprinting

Touch Surgery announces release of 3D Trabeculectomy simulation

Background parenchymal enhancement of the breast not linked to increased risk of cancer

Researchers develop new microneedle system to painlessly monitor drugs in bloodstream

Global standards for vaping products need to be harmonised to promote innovation

New on-line resource allows user to virtually test effectiveness, specificity of potential drug

Scientists develop simple method for building complex reconfigurable microrobots

New technology allows researchers to temporarily shut down brain area to better understand function

Action on Hearing Loss welcomes new NHS guidance for services for adults with hearing deficits

Asynt CondenSyn air condenser performs better than traditional water-driven condensers

Obesity, GLP-1s, and metabolic care

Automation in cell-based workflows

Data management challenges in scientific research

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