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Clinical validation study on MaterniT GENOME test published in American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Sequenom, Inc., a life sciences company committed to enabling healthier lives through the development of innovative products and services, today announced the publication of a clinical validation study on the MaterniT GENOME laboratory-developed test in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

26 Feb 2016

UCSF, CipherHealth jointly launch customizable care-management platform

The University of California, San Francisco and healthcare technology firm CipherHealth LLC have launched a customizable care-management platform called View that aims to improve the quality of care for patients with complex health conditions.

25 Feb 2016

MOOCs: the future of healthcare training? An interview with David Robertshaw

MOOCs are short, free courses run by major learning providers to share their knowledge of a particular academic topic or to help students develop a specific skill.

From University of Derby Online Learning 25 Feb 2016

Insulet partners with Mode AGC to develop OmniPod Artificial Pancreas system

Insulet Corporation, the leader in tubeless insulin pump technology with its OmniPod Insulin Management System (OmniPod System), today announced a license agreement and partnership with Mode AGC (Automated Glucose Control LLC), to develop and incorporate the advanced artificial pancreas algorithm created by renowned researchers Francis Doyle PhD, Eyal Dassau PhD, and Howard Zisser MD.

25 Feb 2016

Concussion tests may present challenges for athletes who speak English as a second language

Popular sideline vision tests used to help detect immediate signs of concussion may present challenges in the interpretation of results for athletes who speak English as a second language (ESL).

25 Feb 2016

Study suggests more sensitive screening methods to improve CRC detection rates

One in four cases of colorectal cancer detected in a guiac faecal occult blood testing programme are diagnosed within two years of a negative screening result, a study in the UEG Journal has found, suggesting that gFOBT should be replaced by more sensitive screening methods to improve detection rates.

25 Feb 2016

Doctors use supercomputers to create 3D models from heart disease patients

University of Melbourne doctors and engineers are using supercomputers to create 3D models from patients with heart disease, with photos from a camera thinner than a human hair.

24 Feb 2016

Does simulated based training bring better value healthcare? An interview with Prof Sir Muir Gray, Former Chief Knowledge Officer of the NHS

We have to think of the world that we are leaving, the world we are moving into. The last fifty years in healthcare, have seen the advent of hip replacement, cardiac bypass, systematic reviews. But at the end of fifty years, every country is facing five problems.

24 Feb 2016

Artificial Intelligence in healthcare predicted to grow tenfold in next five years

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionising multiple areas of information technology and has exciting potential for applications in biomedicine. It is predicted that the use of AI in healthcare will grow tenfold in the next five years.

24 Feb 2016

MR Solutions introduces new 3D in vivo confocal microscope for preclinical research

MR Solutions’ new 3D in vivo confocal microscope for use in preclinical research provides a magnification range of up to 1000 times, allowing researchers to examine cellular details within a live small animal eliminating the need for a surgical biopsy - saving time and substantially reducing costs.

From MR Solutions 24 Feb 2016

UOC initiates U-Motion II+ Acetabular System and UTF Reduced Stem study in patients receiving primary THA

United Orthopedic Corporation, a leading international designer, manufacturer, and distributor of innovative orthopedic implants and instruments, today announced the start of patient enrollment in a follow-up study in the U.S. of the commercially available U-Motion II+ Acetabular System and UTF Reduced Stem in patients receiving primary total hip arthroplasty.

24 Feb 2016

Caribou Biosciences grants IDT worldwide rights to commercialize CRISPR-Cas9 reagents

Caribou Biosciences, Inc., a developer of CRISPR technologies for precision cell engineering, and Integrated DNA Technologies, Inc., a producer of custom synthetic oligonucleotide-based technologies for genomics applications, have entered into a non-exclusive license agreement under which Caribou has granted IDT worldwide rights to commercialize CRISPR-Cas9 reagents under Caribou’s intellectual property.

24 Feb 2016

New computer program and electronic stethoscope developed to diagnose lung problems

The classic stethoscope has entered the digital age. Medical researchers have created a computer program that connects to an electronic stethoscope to classify lung sounds into five common diagnostic categories.

24 Feb 2016

Maryland Proton Treatment Center completes first patient treatment with Varian ProBeam system

Varian Medical Systems, today announced the Maryland Proton Treatment Center successfully completed its first patient treatment with the Varian ProBeam system. The MPTC at the University of Maryland BioPark in West Baltimore houses five treatment rooms and is the first in the Eastern US to offer image-guided intensity-modulated proton therapy (IMPT) with a ProBeam system.

24 Feb 2016

Texas Children's Hospital, Houston Methodist Hospital jointly release country's first rapid test for Zika virus

Collaboration between two Texas Medical Center institutions has resulted in today's release of the country's first hospital-based rapid tests for the Zika virus.

23 Feb 2016

Boston Scientific gets FDA approval for ACUITY X4 Quadripolar Left Ventricular leads

Boston Scientific has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval for the ACUITY X4 Quadripolar Left Ventricular (LV) leads. The FDA approval of the quadripolar leads, the wires that connect cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) devices to the heart, marks the first time the company will offer a full X4 CRT system – both the device and the leads – to the U.S. market.

23 Feb 2016

UCLA researchers pioneer more effective approach to improve cancer treatment

Despite a growing interest in developing non-invasive methods to identify rare cancer cells or cancer cell DNA in blood, current techniques remain complicated and often prohibitively expensive. Now, UCLA researchers have pioneered a more effective approach to these "liquid biopsies" that has the potential to offer a streamlined and low-cost solution for people with the disease.

23 Feb 2016

Dapivirine ring can help prevent HIV-1 infection in women

In an important scientific achievement for women's health, two large Phase III clinical trials -- The Ring Study and ASPIRE -- have shown that a monthly vaginal ring containing the antiretroviral drug (ARV) dapivirine can safely help prevent HIV-1 infection in women.

23 Feb 2016

Natural sugar could become contrast agent for detecting malignant tumours

Ordinary sugar could become a contrast agent of the future for use in magnetic resonance tomography examinations of tumours. Malignant tumours show higher sugar consumption than surrounding tissue.

23 Feb 2016

New CODMAN ENTERPRISE 2 Vascular Reconstruction Device launched for treatment of intracranial aneurysms

Codman Neuro has launched the CODMAN ENTERPRISE 2 Vascular Reconstruction Device, the latest generation of the company’s self-expanding stent and delivery system used to treat wide-necked intracranial aneurysms and to help maintain the position of endovascular coils during and after the procedure.

23 Feb 2016

Device / Technology News

Clinical validation study on MaterniT GENOME test published in American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

UCSF, CipherHealth jointly launch customizable care-management platform

MOOCs: the future of healthcare training? An interview with David Robertshaw

Insulet partners with Mode AGC to develop OmniPod Artificial Pancreas system

Concussion tests may present challenges for athletes who speak English as a second language

Study suggests more sensitive screening methods to improve CRC detection rates

Doctors use supercomputers to create 3D models from heart disease patients

Does simulated based training bring better value healthcare? An interview with Prof Sir Muir Gray, Former Chief Knowledge Officer of the NHS

Artificial Intelligence in healthcare predicted to grow tenfold in next five years

MR Solutions introduces new 3D in vivo confocal microscope for preclinical research

UOC initiates U-Motion II+ Acetabular System and UTF Reduced Stem study in patients receiving primary THA

Caribou Biosciences grants IDT worldwide rights to commercialize CRISPR-Cas9 reagents

New computer program and electronic stethoscope developed to diagnose lung problems

Maryland Proton Treatment Center completes first patient treatment with Varian ProBeam system

Texas Children's Hospital, Houston Methodist Hospital jointly release country's first rapid test for Zika virus

Boston Scientific gets FDA approval for ACUITY X4 Quadripolar Left Ventricular leads

UCLA researchers pioneer more effective approach to improve cancer treatment

Dapivirine ring can help prevent HIV-1 infection in women

Natural sugar could become contrast agent for detecting malignant tumours

New CODMAN ENTERPRISE 2 Vascular Reconstruction Device launched for treatment of intracranial aneurysms

A new method to measure intracellular water in biological systems

Obesity, GLP-1s, and metabolic care

Automation in cell-based workflows

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