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Researchers suggest potential method of screening for jaundice in preterm infants

A research group led by Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine Project Professor MORIOKA Ichirou and Professor IIJIMA Kazumoto (Department of Pediatrics) has suggested a potential method of screening for jaundice (hyperbilirubinemia), a cause of cerebral palsy and loss of hearing in preterm infants with kyperbilirubinemia, using painless dermal monitoring.

29 Sep 2015

Tailorx trial data supports use of Oncotype DX test in patients with early stage breast cancer

Initial results were announced today from the Trial Assigning IndividuaLized Options for Treatment (Rx), or TAILORx, a multi-center prospectively conducted trial of more than 10,000 women with early stage breast cancer sponsored by the National Cancer Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, and led by the ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group with support from Genomic Health, Inc.

29 Sep 2015

New self-contained device could provide instant results to routine lab tests, accelerate treatment and diagnosis

Researchers at Houston Methodist, along with collaborators at two major Singapore institutions, have developed a lab in a needle device that could provide instant results to routine lab tests, accelerating treatment and diagnosis by days.

29 Sep 2015

Vanderbilt researchers study novel sound wave technology to diagnose sports concussions

Researchers at the Vanderbilt Sports Concussion Center are using novel sound wave technology as part of an attempt to more rapidly and accurately diagnose sports concussions on the sidelines during games.

29 Sep 2015

Lumenis launches UltraPulse DUO at 119th AAO-HNSF Annual Meeting

Lumenis Ltd., the world's largest energy-based medical device company for surgical, aesthetic and ophthalmic applications, announced the launch of the UltraPulse DUO at the 119th Annual American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) Annual Meeting, taking place September 27 - 30, 2015 in Dallas, Texas.

From Lumenis Inc. 29 Sep 2015

OJ-Bio to showcase new smartphone-enabled diagnostic testing device at Medica 2015

Advanced smartphone-enabled medical device technology for the rapid and cost-effective detection of infectious diseases will be featured at this year’s prestigious Medica show.

29 Sep 2015

GENALICE announces global launch date of new analysis module for genomics researchers

Today GENALICE announced the global launch date of Population Calling, a new analysis module and part of their GENALICE MAP Next-Generation Sequencing Data Analysis Suite.

29 Sep 2015

Research posters support utility of EKF’s PointMan DNA enrichment technology for rapid detection of lung cancer mutations

EKF, announces two research posters supporting application of PointMan™ DNA enrichment technology, for rapid and sensitive detection of lung cancer mutations.

From EKF Diagnostics 29 Sep 2015

Admission hematocrit helps predict pediatric patients at increased risk of bleeding after injury

A team of researchers from the Trauma Program at Children's Hospital Los Angeles conclude that an admission hematocrit provides a reliable screening test for identifying pediatric patients who are at an increased risk of bleeding after injury.

29 Sep 2015

Real-time blood test based on DNA sequencing can rapidly diagnose Ebola and other acute infections

Using technical advances not yet developed when the 2014 Ebola outbreak began, UC San Francisco-led scientists completed a proof-of-principle study on a real-time blood test based on DNA sequencing that can be used to rapidly diagnose Ebola and other acute infections. The researchers said that the test can be used even where lab space and medical infrastructure are scarce.

From Oxford Nanopore Technologies 29 Sep 2015

Scientists develop new molecular toolkit to investigate protein assemblies in human disease

A photograph may reveal how something looks, but direct observation can divulge how the objects behave. The difference can mean life or death, especially when it comes to fighting human disease.

29 Sep 2015

New software allows powered prosthetics to tune automatically while walking

When amputees receive powered prosthetic legs, the power of the prosthetic limbs needs to be tuned by a prosthetics expert so that a patient can move normally - but the prosthetic often needs repeated re-tuning.

29 Sep 2015

New single-molecule tool may help detect interactions between DNA and enzymatic proteins

A team of scientists at the University of Washington and the biotechnology company Illumina have created an innovative tool to directly detect the delicate, single-molecule interactions between DNA and enzymatic proteins.

29 Sep 2015

OJ Bio at Medica 2015 - Point of Care diagnostics' role in reducing antibiotics prescribing

Advanced smartphone-enabled medical device technology for the rapid and cost-effective detection of infectious diseases will be featured at this year’s prestigious Medica show.

28 Sep 2015

Philips showcases latest patient-driven sleep and respiratory solutions at the European Respiratory Society International Congress 2015

Philips Respironics, a business of Royal Philips, will showcase its latest portfolio of sleep-disordered breathing and respiratory solutions September 26-29 at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) International Congress 2015 in Amsterdam. At booth 1.H_01, Hall 1, clinicians can experience the latest Philips sleep-disordered breathing solutions and new options for COPD management that connect and support the patient, clinician and caregiver to improve patient care and help patients to live active lives.

From Philips Healthcare 28 Sep 2015

Philip Chapper & Co to showcase new partner products at Europe’s largest pharmaceutical trade fair

Philip Chapper & Company Ltd, a UK company with over 40 years’ experience within medical supplies, is to showcase innovative products from new suppliers at the industry’s largest European trade fair.

28 Sep 2015

Novel device to mass produce Lidocaine

One of the world’s most in-demand anaesthetics can now be produced on the spot, thanks to the thermos-flask sized device that recently won Flinders University inventor Professor Colin Raston an Ig Nobel prize.

28 Sep 2015

Mediso USA announces tenth site of integrated preclinical nanoScan systems

Mediso USA is proud to announce the tenth site of integrated preclinical multimodality imagers of the nanoScan Family in North America, at the preeminent Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. The nanoScan systems are developed and manufactured by Mediso Ltd., Hungary.

28 Sep 2015

ILUVIEN continues to show positive results in Europe

Alimera Sciences Limited, the European subsidiary of Alimera Sciences, Inc., a pharmaceutical company that specializes in the research, development and commercialization of prescription ophthalmic pharmaceuticals, announced the availability of real world data from 28 injections of ILUVIEN (Fluocinolone Acetonide 190 micrograms intravitreal implant in applicator) in Europe, presented in a review paper authored by Fahd Quhill, Consultant Ophthalmologist, Department of Ophthalmology, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, U.K.

28 Sep 2015

FDA accepts Braeburn's resubmission of Probuphine NDA for review

Braeburn Pharmaceuticals, an Apple Tree Partners company, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has accepted Braeburn's resubmission of the Probuphine New Drug Application (NDA) for review and set February 27, 2016 as the target date for Agency action.

28 Sep 2015

Device / Technology News

Researchers suggest potential method of screening for jaundice in preterm infants

Tailorx trial data supports use of Oncotype DX test in patients with early stage breast cancer

New self-contained device could provide instant results to routine lab tests, accelerate treatment and diagnosis

Vanderbilt researchers study novel sound wave technology to diagnose sports concussions

Lumenis launches UltraPulse DUO at 119th AAO-HNSF Annual Meeting

OJ-Bio to showcase new smartphone-enabled diagnostic testing device at Medica 2015

GENALICE announces global launch date of new analysis module for genomics researchers

Research posters support utility of EKF’s PointMan DNA enrichment technology for rapid detection of lung cancer mutations

Admission hematocrit helps predict pediatric patients at increased risk of bleeding after injury

Real-time blood test based on DNA sequencing can rapidly diagnose Ebola and other acute infections

Scientists develop new molecular toolkit to investigate protein assemblies in human disease

New software allows powered prosthetics to tune automatically while walking

New single-molecule tool may help detect interactions between DNA and enzymatic proteins

OJ Bio at Medica 2015 - Point of Care diagnostics' role in reducing antibiotics prescribing

Philips showcases latest patient-driven sleep and respiratory solutions at the European Respiratory Society International Congress 2015

Philip Chapper & Co to showcase new partner products at Europe’s largest pharmaceutical trade fair

Novel device to mass produce Lidocaine

Mediso USA announces tenth site of integrated preclinical nanoScan systems

ILUVIEN continues to show positive results in Europe

FDA accepts Braeburn's resubmission of Probuphine NDA for review

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