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Hands-free smartphones can simplify intravenous injection procedures

Failed injections could be reduced after researchers developed a way for smartphones to be used hands-free to locate veins in people’s arms.

13 Oct 2015

New design could improve safety, efficiency of spinal surgery in children with cerebral palsy

Researchers have designed a way to improve the safety and efficiency of a complex surgical procedure for children with cerebral palsy by using wearable technology like Google Glass.

13 Oct 2015

Researchers use high-precision instrument to inject toxins that reduce migraine attacks

Researchers are using a high-precision instrument to inject toxins that alleviate migraine attacks. This means even better needle guidance and user-friendliness.

13 Oct 2015

VTT, AIST partner to study how ICT-based applications improve care services for the elderly

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and the Japanese research institute AIST are studying how the adoption of ICT-based applications designed for the elderly will improve care service both at home and in assisted living facilities with the help of, for instance, a robot assistant.

13 Oct 2015

Diabetes screening process needs 'careful re-evaluation'

The process for screening for Type 2 diabetes or those at high risk of the condition needs "careful re-evaluation", according to the first study on the effectiveness of testing methods.

13 Oct 2015

NHS should remove unproven apps from library, say experts

There is no proof that 85% of the depression apps currently recommended by the NHS for patients to manage their condition actually work, say experts in the journal Evidence Based Mental Health.

13 Oct 2015

Study: RNA editing technique shows promise in treating rare, severe form of muscular dystrophy

An RNA editing technique called "exon skipping" has shown preliminary success in treating a rare and severe form of muscular dystrophy that currently has no treatment, based on a new study from Northwestern Medicine and the University of Chicago. Children with the disease lose significant muscle strength early in life.

13 Oct 2015

NC State scientists take a giant leap closer to understanding locomotion from the leg up

Using an "Avatar"-like bio-robotic motor system that integrates a real muscle and tendon along with a computer controlled nerve stimulator acting as the avatar's spinal cord, North Carolina State University researchers have taken a giant leap closer to understanding locomotion from the leg up.

13 Oct 2015

Innovative optoelectronic implantable device helps access brain microcircuits

Brown University researchers have created a new type of optoelectronic implantable device to access brain microcircuits, synergizing a technique that enables scientists to control the activity of brains cells using pulses of light.

13 Oct 2015

Palm Beach Vapors unveils safe, fully customizable vaping technology for tobacco users

Millions of smokers worldwide have used vaping to help finally break free from the shackles of tobacco. An April 2015 study released by a team of researchers at Kings College London showed electronic cigarettes to be up to 95 percent less harmful than traditional cigarette smoking.

13 Oct 2015

Elekta’s high field MRI-guided linear accelerator installed at MD Anderson Cancer Center

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Elekta and Philips teams recently completed installation of the first high field (1.5 Tesla) MRI-guided linear accelerator in the United States.

From Elekta 13 Oct 2015

Harris Health System to help HHS improve critical cyber infrastructure of healthcare sector

Harris Health System is the only healthcare system in the nation awarded a $150,000 grant to help the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) develop and improve ways to share cybersecurity threat information and protect the critical cyber infrastructure of the nation's public and private healthcare sector.

13 Oct 2015

Gensignia gets CLIA certification to establish clinical laboratory in San Diego

Gensignia Life Sciences, Inc. (Gensignia) announced today that it received certification under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA).

13 Oct 2015

Video conferencing can facilitate shared decision-making between patients and family caregivers

While there is vast research on shared decision-making between patients and providers, little research exists on how providers and family caregivers reach mutual decisions — a dynamic that is prominent in hospice care, a type of medical care given to patients near the end of their lives.

13 Oct 2015

Computer-based cognitive training improves attention, memory in childhood cancer survivors

Intensive, adaptive computer-based cognitive training presented as a video game helped improve working memory and other cognitive skills of childhood cancer survivors and holds hope for revolutionizing management of the late effects of cancer treatment.

13 Oct 2015

3D printed model of fetus face helps determine life-threatening airway mass in unborn child

Megan Thompson was about 30 weeks pregnant when an ultrasound showed a walnut-sized lump on her tiny, unborn child's face that could prevent him from breathing after birth.

13 Oct 2015

New computer program can predict cochlear implant outcomes in hearing-impaired children

A new computer program that analyzes functional brain MRIs of hearing impaired children can predict whether they will develop effective language skills within two years of cochlear implant surgery, according to a study in the journal Brain and Behavior.

12 Oct 2015

Gamma Medica secures CE Mark approval to distribute LumaGEM Molecular Breast Imaging system within EEA

Gamma Medica, Inc., a breast imaging medical device company, today announced the CE Mark approval allowing for the sale and distribution of the LumaGEM® Molecular Breast Imaging (MBI) system within the European Economic Area (EEA). Gamma Medica is finalizing distribution partners in strategic markets across the EEA.

12 Oct 2015

Varian Medical Systems' ProBeam proton therapy system receives CE Mark approval

Varian Medical Systems has received CE Mark for its latest ProBeam proton therapy system. The CE Mark allows Varian to begin installation of the newest version of its ProBeam system in the European Union.

12 Oct 2015

Astute Medical, Fosun Long-March sign distribution agreement for NephroCheck Test on the Astute140 Meter

Astute Medical, Inc. today announced the signing of an agreement with Shanghai Fosun Long March Medicine Science Co. Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical (Group) Co. Ltd., for distribution of Astute's NephroCheck Test on the Astute140 Meter in China. In addition to its planned launch of the NephroCheck Test in China, FOSUNPHARMA invested $20 million in Astute.

12 Oct 2015

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Hands-free smartphones can simplify intravenous injection procedures

New design could improve safety, efficiency of spinal surgery in children with cerebral palsy

Researchers use high-precision instrument to inject toxins that reduce migraine attacks

VTT, AIST partner to study how ICT-based applications improve care services for the elderly

Diabetes screening process needs 'careful re-evaluation'

NHS should remove unproven apps from library, say experts

Study: RNA editing technique shows promise in treating rare, severe form of muscular dystrophy

NC State scientists take a giant leap closer to understanding locomotion from the leg up

Innovative optoelectronic implantable device helps access brain microcircuits

Palm Beach Vapors unveils safe, fully customizable vaping technology for tobacco users

Elekta’s high field MRI-guided linear accelerator installed at MD Anderson Cancer Center

Harris Health System to help HHS improve critical cyber infrastructure of healthcare sector

Gensignia gets CLIA certification to establish clinical laboratory in San Diego

Video conferencing can facilitate shared decision-making between patients and family caregivers

Computer-based cognitive training improves attention, memory in childhood cancer survivors

3D printed model of fetus face helps determine life-threatening airway mass in unborn child

New computer program can predict cochlear implant outcomes in hearing-impaired children

Gamma Medica secures CE Mark approval to distribute LumaGEM Molecular Breast Imaging system within EEA

Varian Medical Systems' ProBeam proton therapy system receives CE Mark approval

Astute Medical, Fosun Long-March sign distribution agreement for NephroCheck Test on the Astute140 Meter

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