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Simple blood test may predict speed of recovery from postoperative pain and dysfunction

A simple blood test taken before surgery may predict how quickly patients recover from their procedure, suggests a new study in the December issue of Anesthesiology, the official medical journal of the American Society of Anesthesiologists.

20 Nov 2015

New nanocarriers may effectively deliver therapeutic drug to GBM tumors

Glioblastoma multiforme, a cancer of the brain also known as "octopus tumors" because of the manner in which the cancer cells extend their tendrils into surrounding tissue, is virtually inoperable, resistant to therapies, and always fatal, usually within 15 months of onset.

20 Nov 2015

Researchers devise system to accelerate the process of making life-saving vaccines

Researchers at Brigham Young University have devised a system to speed up the process of making life-saving vaccines for new viruses.

20 Nov 2015

AHRQ releases new toolkit to help prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infections in hospitals

As part of its ongoing efforts to make health care safer, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality today released a new toolkit to help hospitals prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs).

19 Nov 2015

Global tissue engineered medical devices market expected to cross US$ 26 billion by 2020

According to recently published Pharmaion report, "Global Tissue Engineered Medical Devices Market Forecast & Opportunities, 2020", global tissue engineered medical devices market is anticipated to cross US$ 26 billion by 2020.

19 Nov 2015

Universal Controlled Laboratory Reactor Simplifies Synthesis Scale-up

The ReactoMate "Datum" is a new compact benchtop Controlled Lab Reactor (CLR) system from Asynt that offers the flexibility to accommodate reaction vessels from 100ml to 5 litres.

From Asynt 19 Nov 2015

VolitionRx's NuQ blood tests accurately detect more than 90% of lung cancer cases

VolitionRx Limited today announced interim data demonstrating its NuQ blood tests have accurately detected more than 90% of lung cancer cases in a study of 73 patients.

19 Nov 2015

New technological solution improves physical health, vitality and brain fitness of seniors

A new technological solution developed by researchers from the University of Notre Dame is aimed at enhancing the physical health, vitality and brain fitness of seniors residing in independent living communities.

19 Nov 2015

University of York researchers unveil 3-D structure of cancer target enzyme

A team from the University of York has published research unveiling the 3-D structure of human heparanase, a sugar-degrading enzyme which has received significant attention as a key target in anti-cancer treatments.

19 Nov 2015

Researchers develop simple visual test to identify individuals' level of executive cognitive abilities

University of Georgia researchers have developed a simple technique to measure an individual's visual processing speed--the speed at which an individual can comprehend visual information--in order to identify whether or not they may have cognitive issues.

19 Nov 2015

New technique improves accuracy of CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing system

A new CRISPR/Cas9 technology developed by scientists at the University of Massachusetts Medical School is precise enough to surgically edit DNA at nearly any genomic location, while avoiding potentially harmful off-target changes typically seen in standard CRISPR gene editing techniques.

19 Nov 2015

Houston Methodist invention named one of 100 most innovative technologies by R&D Magazine

R&D Magazine named the handheld single-cell pipette (hSCP), a Houston Methodist Research Institute invention, as one the 100 most innovative technologies and services of the past year.

19 Nov 2015

Georgia State University researchers develop a method to better trace and treat cancer

A method to better trace changes in cancers and treatment of the prostate and lung without the limitations associated with radiation has been developed by Georgia State University researchers.

18 Nov 2015

Med Data Quest collaborates with WuXi AppTec to tackle oncology informatics challenges

Med Data Quest, a pioneering medical informatics total solution provider, today celebrates its successful collaboration with the Oncology Business Unit of the CRO giant WuXi AppTec, delivering the world's first mobile App OncoWuXi that was launched in October for customers to access WuXi oncology tumor models and capabilities more quickly and easily for cancer drug discovery and translational research.

18 Nov 2015

Coordinated care and telehealth deployment ‘cookbook’ debuted

Royal Philips and its ACT-program consortium partners today announced the debut of a ‘cookbook’ outlining key enablers necessary to scale connected care and telehealth programs.

18 Nov 2015

Apollo to demonstrate integration with ResolutionMD at RSNA annual meeting

Apollo, the pioneer in clinical multimedia management solutions is introducing, and will be demonstrating integration of the ResolutionMD enterprise image viewer to Apollo EPMM (Enterprise Patient Multimedia Manager) at the upcoming RSNA 2015 annual meeting. This is a result of a previously announced alliance between Apollo and Calgary Scientific.

18 Nov 2015

Cherwell selected for quality and service in environmental monitoring by Portsmouth PMU

Cherwell Laboratories, specialists in cleanroom microbiology solutions for the pharmaceutical and related industries, has been assisting Portsmouth Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Unit (PMU) in their extensive environmental monitoring (EM) programme for over 20 years

From Cherwell Laboratories 18 Nov 2015

Benchmark set by new supportive Jenx products

Jenx is launching a new bright, simple and flexible Therapy Bench to help offer children real benefit without the need to undergo formal assessment.

18 Nov 2015

NRL researchers to develop next generation of functional materials to map brain connections

Research biologists, chemists and theoreticians at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, are on pace to develop the next generation of functional materials that could enable the mapping of the complex neural connections in the brain. The ultimate goal is to better understand how the billions of neurons in the brain communicate with one another during normal brain function, or dysfunction, as result of injury or disease.

18 Nov 2015

URI researcher developing novel vaccine delivery system to improve nicotine vaccine effectiveness

Xinyuan Chen, an assistant professor of biomedical and pharmaceutical sciences, joined URI's College of Pharmacy after seven years at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, bringing with him a $1.08 million career development grant from the National Institute of Drug Abuse and a $432,000 grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease.

18 Nov 2015

Device / Technology News

Simple blood test may predict speed of recovery from postoperative pain and dysfunction

New nanocarriers may effectively deliver therapeutic drug to GBM tumors

Researchers devise system to accelerate the process of making life-saving vaccines

AHRQ releases new toolkit to help prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infections in hospitals

Global tissue engineered medical devices market expected to cross US$ 26 billion by 2020

Universal Controlled Laboratory Reactor Simplifies Synthesis Scale-up

VolitionRx's NuQ blood tests accurately detect more than 90% of lung cancer cases

New technological solution improves physical health, vitality and brain fitness of seniors

University of York researchers unveil 3-D structure of cancer target enzyme

Researchers develop simple visual test to identify individuals' level of executive cognitive abilities

New technique improves accuracy of CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing system

Houston Methodist invention named one of 100 most innovative technologies by R&D Magazine

Georgia State University researchers develop a method to better trace and treat cancer

Med Data Quest collaborates with WuXi AppTec to tackle oncology informatics challenges

Coordinated care and telehealth deployment ‘cookbook’ debuted

Apollo to demonstrate integration with ResolutionMD at RSNA annual meeting

Cherwell selected for quality and service in environmental monitoring by Portsmouth PMU

Benchmark set by new supportive Jenx products

NRL researchers to develop next generation of functional materials to map brain connections

URI researcher developing novel vaccine delivery system to improve nicotine vaccine effectiveness

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

PhD researcher at LifeArc

Unveiling Hidden Potential: Organoids for Disease Modeling in Neuroscience Research

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