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UTA researcher to design computing tools to analyze large, complex patient data

A UTA researcher is developing computing tools that will employ multiple methods of accessing and analyzing very large, complex patient data.

9 Aug 2016

TSRI scientists zoom in to view how experimental therapy ZMapp targets Ebola virus

Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute now have a high-resolution view of exactly how the experimental therapy ZMapp targets Ebola virus.

9 Aug 2016

Geographers use GIS mapping technique to identify socially, medically vulnerable older adults

With a growing aging population in South Florida, a University of Miami geographer who specializes in public health teamed up with geriatricians and other geographers to conduct the first age-adjusted analysis of socially and medically vulnerable older adults in Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties.

9 Aug 2016

Study reveals needle biopsy hormone receptor testing for DCIS wastes millions

For patients with the most common type of noninvasive breast cancer, routine testing for estrogen and progesterone receptors in tissue taken at the first "needle" biopsy is both unnecessary and wasteful, according to results of a study led by Johns Hopkins pathologists.

9 Aug 2016

New Sequins technology could help improve quality of genomic analysis

Australian genomics researchers have announced the development of Sequins -- synthetic 'mirror' DNA sequences that reflect the human genome.

9 Aug 2016

Researchers develop new non-invasive technique to prevent burn scars

A group of researchers from Tel Aviv University and Harvard University has devised a new non-invasive method to prevent burn scarring caused by the proliferation of collagen cells.

9 Aug 2016

AGA introduces patient education initiative to help provide efficient care

The American Gastroenterological Association recognizes that physicians' time with patients is shrinking at the same time that patients want to share decision making with their providers

8 Aug 2016

Quest Diagnostics introduces digital cognitive assessment tool to help physicians assess patients with dementia

Quest Diagnostics, the world's leading provider of diagnostic information services, today announced CogniSense, a digital cognitive assessment tool that aids in a physician's assessment, diagnosis and care management of individuals with cognitive dysfunction.

From Quest Diagnostics 8 Aug 2016

RTI researchers available to discuss impact of new FDA regulations on e-cigarettes

On August 8, e-cigarette regulations set by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will go into effect. Under the new rules, vendors are banned from selling e-cigarettes to minors.

8 Aug 2016

FDA issues updated draft recommendations on submitting new 510(k) for modified devices

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued draft updated recommendations to help manufacturers determine when they are required to notify the FDA about modifications made to certain medical devices already on the market, including a separate guidance applicable to software devices.

8 Aug 2016

Scientists develop novel multifunctional platform to integrate imaging and photo-induced cancer therapy

Physicists from The University of Texas at Arlington are leading a multidisciplinary project with The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston to develop a new multifunctional platform that can integrate imaging and photo-induced cancer therapy in a single, portable device.

5 Aug 2016

Stony Brook University partners with Vayu to use self-guided drones for medical delivery in Madagascar

Drones have become ubiquitous in our society; there is a national drone film festival, a national drone racing championship, and drones are being used extensively by the military for surveillance.

5 Aug 2016

UCLA researchers develop noninvasive technique to treat breathing problems in premature babies

As humans evolved over many thousands of years, our bodies developed a system to help us when we start running and suddenly need more oxygen. Now, using that innate reflex as inspiration, UCLA researchers have developed a noninvasive way to treat potentially harmful breathing problems in babies who were born prematurely.

5 Aug 2016

New carbon nanomaterial pot several times deeper than any similar nanostructure

A novel, pot-shaped, carbon nanomaterial developed by researchers from Kumamoto University, Japan is several times deeper than any hollow carbon nanostructure previously produced.

5 Aug 2016

New lung scanning platform holds potential to improve treatment for people with lung disease

New lung scanning technology developed at Monash University has the potential to transform treatment for millions of people with lung disease in Australia and around the world.

5 Aug 2016

Russian physicists propose unique method to avoid implants rejection

A group of Russian physicists, with the contribution from their Swiss colleagues, developed a way to use the therapeutic effect of heating or cooling the tissues due to the magnetocaloric effect.

5 Aug 2016

Health Pioneers BetterYou say it’s best to your vitamin D level

Recent vitamin D guidance by Public Health England has once again highlighted the UK-wide issue of vitamin D deficiency, but how do you know if you are one of the estimated 10 million people with low vitamin D levels? A simple home test can put your mind at rest, say health pioneers BetterYou.

From BetterYou Ltd 5 Aug 2016

Device / Technology News

UTA researcher to design computing tools to analyze large, complex patient data

TSRI scientists zoom in to view how experimental therapy ZMapp targets Ebola virus

Geographers use GIS mapping technique to identify socially, medically vulnerable older adults

Study reveals needle biopsy hormone receptor testing for DCIS wastes millions

New Sequins technology could help improve quality of genomic analysis

Researchers develop new non-invasive technique to prevent burn scars

AGA introduces patient education initiative to help provide efficient care

Quest Diagnostics introduces digital cognitive assessment tool to help physicians assess patients with dementia

RTI researchers available to discuss impact of new FDA regulations on e-cigarettes

FDA issues updated draft recommendations on submitting new 510(k) for modified devices

Scientists develop novel multifunctional platform to integrate imaging and photo-induced cancer therapy

Stony Brook University partners with Vayu to use self-guided drones for medical delivery in Madagascar

UCLA researchers develop noninvasive technique to treat breathing problems in premature babies

New carbon nanomaterial pot several times deeper than any similar nanostructure

New lung scanning platform holds potential to improve treatment for people with lung disease

Russian physicists propose unique method to avoid implants rejection

Health Pioneers BetterYou say it’s best to your vitamin D level

Novel dual molecular tuner offers easy way to perform in-depth analyses in mammalian cells

New reconstruction technique restores bone loss in the jaw of pigs

Penn researchers develop computer model for designing drug-delivery nanocarriers

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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