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New technology can detect KRAS gene mutations, facilitate targeted therapies for lung and colorectal cancers

A new technology suitable for practical clinical testing can detect KRAS gene mutations in lung and colorectal cancers and could thereby facilitate targeted therapies, according to a new report in The Journal of Molecular Diagnostics.

8 Jun 2016

Prolonged exposure to EAS systems can affect health of cardiac device patients

Electronic anti-theft systems still post a threat to cardiac device patients, according to research presented today at CARDIOSTIM - EHRA EUROPACE 2016 by Professor Robert Stevenson, senior scientist at Greatbatch Medical in Santa Clarita, California, US.

8 Jun 2016

Mayo Clinic offers new treatment for patients with long-term fecal incontinence

A clinical team on Mayo Clinic's Florida campus is the first to offer four patients with long-term fecal incontinence a new and potentially long-lasting treatment — a small band of interlinked magnetic titanium beads on a titanium string that successfully mimics the function of the anal sphincter.

8 Jun 2016

Life Extension, Insilico Medicine team up to identify novel biomarkers of human aging

Life Extension (use different web link to highlight our technical attributes), a Florida-based organization established in the early 1980s is dedicated to extending healthy human longevity.

8 Jun 2016

New drug-capture device can soak up chemotherapy drugs to limit toxicity

Doctors have a powerful arsenal of cancer-fighting chemotherapy drugs to choose from, though a key challenge is to better target these drugs to kill tumors while limiting their potentially harmful side effects.

8 Jun 2016

Medical Applications of World’s Smallest Differential Pressure Sensor

In this interview, Daniel Trautlein, Medical Sales Director at Sensirion, talks about the applications of the world’s smallest differential pressure sensor.

From Sensirion Inc 8 Jun 2016

Screening for syphilis in persons at risk for infection provides substantial benefit

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has found convincing evidence that screening for syphilis infection in asymptomatic, nonpregnant persons at increased risk for infection provides substantial benefit. The report appears in the June 7 issue of JAMA.

8 Jun 2016

Novel enzyme immunoassay helps diagnose HCV infection in one simple step

The current standard in diagnosing Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection requires two sequential steps that make it suboptimal, costly, inconvenient, time consuming, and globally not widely available or affordable.

8 Jun 2016

Eppendorf launches new BioBLU 3f Single-Use Vessel for microbial fermentation

Eppendorf expands its portfolio of rigid-wall single-use vessels for fermentation.

From Eppendorf 8 Jun 2016

Better access to healthcare in developed markets

Royal Philips today launched the results of the first edition of its Future Health Index (FHI), an extensive international study which explores how countries around the world are positioned to meet long-term global health challenges through integration and connected care technologies.

From Philips Healthcare 8 Jun 2016

Automated OCL insulin feedback controller improves glucose control in diabetic children, adolescents

Using an automated insulin feedback controller as part of an overnight closed-loop (OCL) control system improved glucose control (increased time within target glucose range) and reduced episodes of nocturnal hypoglycemia in children and adolescents.

8 Jun 2016

NaF-PET/CT scans can accurately detect bone metastases in advanced prostate cancer patients

A recent pilot study reported in the June issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine found that sodium fluoride (Na-F-18) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (NaF-PET/CT) accurately detects bone metastases in patients with advanced prostate cancer, and follow-up scans over time correlate clearly with clinical outcomes and patient survival.

8 Jun 2016

New blood test helps detect MCI stage of Alzheimer's disease

A research team, led by Dr. Robert Nagele from Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine and Durin Technologies, Inc., has announced the development of a blood test that leverages the body's immune response system to detect an early stage of Alzheimer's disease - referred to as the mild cognitive impairment (MCI) stage - with unparalleled accuracy.

8 Jun 2016

First European fully superconductive coil reaching a magnetic field of 25 Tesla produced

Today, the magnets used in nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and medical magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) represent the primary commercial applications of superconductivity. NMR, used mainly in the chemical and pharmaceutical industry, allows discovering new molecules, studying the structure of proteins or analyzing food content. It is essential for drug development or the quality control of chemical compounds.

From Bruker BioSpin Group 8 Jun 2016

RapifleX MALDI PharmaPlus Solution for uHTS launched by Bruker

At the 64th ASMS Conference, Bruker announces the launch of the new rapifleX™ MALDI PharmaPulse™ (MPP) solution. It is the latest addition to Bruker’s portfolio of innovative products designed to assist pharmaceutical, biotech and CRO customers to accelerate drug discovery, and rapifleX MPP can dramatically lower the cost of ultra-high throughput screening (uHTS) with further improved results.

From Bruker Life Sciences Mass Spectrometry 7 Jun 2016

Innovative RapifleX MALDI-TOF/TOF showcased by Bruker

At the 64th ASMS Conference, Bruker introducesrapifleX™, the highest performance MALDI-TOF/TOF mass spectrometer, which had been shown as work-in-progress to early adopters at HUPO 2015.

From Bruker Life Sciences Mass Spectrometry 7 Jun 2016

MetaboBASE personal libraryTM introduced by Bruker

At ASMS 2016, Bruker announces a new mass spectral library called Bruker MetaboBASE Personal LibraryTM, which contains high-resolution, accurate mass MS/MS spectra of over 13,000 metabolic compounds for the seamless identification of metabolites.

From Bruker Life Sciences Mass Spectrometry 7 Jun 2016

Panel of microRNAs can predict patients at risk for developing HBV-driven liver cancer

Hepatocellular carcinoma, the most common type of liver cancer, is increasing in incidence in the United States, and infection with the Hepatitis B virus (HBV) causes about 50 percent of cases.

7 Jun 2016

New technique helps identify link between fatty acids and breast cancer in postmenopausal women

The presence of high saturated fatty acids in breast tissue may be a useful indicator of cancer in postmenopausal women, according to a new study by researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center, published online June 7 in Radiology, a journal of the Radiological Society of North America.

7 Jun 2016

Tanaka develops world's first kit to directly detect ZIKA virus in blood

Tanaka Holdings Co., Ltd. announced today that Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K., which operates the Tanaka Precious Metals manufacturing business, has developed the world's first kit able to directly detect the ZIKA virus in blood. The kit is capable of rapid ZIKV detection in just 10 to 15 minutes.

7 Jun 2016

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New technology can detect KRAS gene mutations, facilitate targeted therapies for lung and colorectal cancers

Prolonged exposure to EAS systems can affect health of cardiac device patients

Mayo Clinic offers new treatment for patients with long-term fecal incontinence

Life Extension, Insilico Medicine team up to identify novel biomarkers of human aging

New drug-capture device can soak up chemotherapy drugs to limit toxicity

Medical Applications of World’s Smallest Differential Pressure Sensor

Screening for syphilis in persons at risk for infection provides substantial benefit

Novel enzyme immunoassay helps diagnose HCV infection in one simple step

Eppendorf launches new BioBLU 3f Single-Use Vessel for microbial fermentation

Better access to healthcare in developed markets

Automated OCL insulin feedback controller improves glucose control in diabetic children, adolescents

NaF-PET/CT scans can accurately detect bone metastases in advanced prostate cancer patients

New blood test helps detect MCI stage of Alzheimer's disease

First European fully superconductive coil reaching a magnetic field of 25 Tesla produced

RapifleX MALDI PharmaPlus Solution for uHTS launched by Bruker

Innovative RapifleX MALDI-TOF/TOF showcased by Bruker

MetaboBASE personal libraryTM introduced by Bruker

Panel of microRNAs can predict patients at risk for developing HBV-driven liver cancer

New technique helps identify link between fatty acids and breast cancer in postmenopausal women

Tanaka develops world's first kit to directly detect ZIKA virus in blood

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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Unveiling Hidden Potential: Organoids for Disease Modeling in Neuroscience Research

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