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LSTM CL3 lab refurbished by Medical Air Technology

Medical Air Technology (MAT) recently completed a project at the prestigious Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM), increasing laboratory capacity to accommodate a new machine for counting and profiling cells. Founded in 1898, LSTM is the oldest School in Tropical Medicine in the world, and recognised globally for its groundbreaking research into infectious, debilitating and disabling diseases.

20 Oct 2015

Intense education program can reduce use of indwelling urinary catheters in MICU setting

Many hospitalized patients have an indwelling urinary catheter (IUC), and previous studies have found up to one-third of IUCs are unneeded. A team of researchers from Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York, implemented an intervention that decreased the use of IUCs in patients from 92.3 percent to just 15 percent, representing a 77.3 percent reduction in use.

20 Oct 2015

Bioengineers develop continuously tunable method to find and quantify DNA, RNA biomarkers

A Rice University laboratory has developed a continuously tunable method to find and quantify DNA and RNA biomarkers.

20 Oct 2015

Researchers to present case report of acute inhalation lung injury related to use of e-cigarettes

Researchers from White River Junction VA Hospital, in Junction, Vermont, will present a case report of acute inhalation lung injury related to the use of e-cigarettes and a flavored e-cigarette liquid containing diacetyl.

20 Oct 2015

3D-printed airway models serve as low-cost bronchoscopy teaching models

Researchers from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts, found that 3D-printed tracheobronchial tree models compared favorably against other more standard models in training pulmonary physicians to perform bronchoscopy.

20 Oct 2015

Text message reminders help to improve patient compliance to pre-operative instructions

Researchers from Toronto East General Hospital and Seamless Mobile Health have found that the use of text message reminders and having patients log post-operative progress significantly reduces the risk of cancellations for procedures and decreases post-op ER visits.

20 Oct 2015

New report finds tremendous opportunities for TB diagnostics in Brazil, China, India and South Africa

Brazil, China, India and South Africa, which together account for nearly half of all new tuberculosis (TB) cases, offer “tremendous opportunities” for new diagnostics due to their commitment to fight the disease at a time when investments in new technologies are on the increase, according to a new report from FIND, McGill International TB Centre, and UNITAID.

20 Oct 2015

UNITAID report examines new technologies, key market challenges to improved access to better TB diagnostics

More than 50 companies are actively developing new products to diagnose tuberculosis (TB), a disease that killed 1.5 million people in 2013, but many countries still rely on older sputum-based methods, according to a report published by UNITAID.

20 Oct 2015

Sigma-Aldrich, Sanger Institute partner to manufacture and distribute arrayed lentiviral CRISPR library

Sigma-Aldrich Corporation today announced it has entered into an exclusive agreement with the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute to manufacture and distribute the Sanger Institute's arrayed lentiviral CRISPR library. The library will be the first of its kind, providing researchers with a collection of individual clones designed to knock out every known human and mouse protein-coding gene using the CRISPR system.

20 Oct 2015

New dental tool that creates stronger bonds for fillings receives FDA clearance

Dental composites are the synthetic resins or mixtures dentists use to restore teeth to their original hardness and rigidity. Made of amalgams—mixtures of mercury, silver or tin, or composites such as silica, ceramic or plastic compounds—longevity and performance often vary, and the composites are prone to breakages.

20 Oct 2015

Kaiser Permanente recognizes three projects for advancing quality and patient safety to transform care

As part of Kaiser Permanente's culture of continuous improvement, the organization annually recognizes outstanding projects across the nation's largest integrated health system that advance quality and patient safety. Recently, three winners were honored for their efforts in supporting patient care through technology, advanced sepsis intervention and improving early detection of diabetic retinopathy.

20 Oct 2015

Diabetic retinopathy therapy innovations: an interview with Richard Kirk, CEO of Polyphotonix

In the UK there are currently over 3.5 million people who have diabetes, with a growth rate exceeding 280,000 people per year. Diabetic retinopathy is the most common complication of diabetes.

19 Oct 2015

Biophor receives FDA 510(k) clearance for distribution of seventh oral fluid screening assay

Biophor Diagnostics, Inc. announces that it has received FDA 510(k) clearance for sale and distribution of its seventh oral fluid screening assay based on the RapidFRET IVD Platform technology. This clearance completes the company's flagship panel for drugs of abuse screening in oral fluid.

19 Oct 2015

Luminex's NxTAG Respiratory Pathogen Panel receives CE-IVD marking

Luminex Corporation today announced that it has received CE-IVD marking for its NxTAG Respiratory Pathogen Panel. The Panel detects 21 clinically-relevant viral and bacterial respiratory pathogens, including the atypical bacteria Chlamydophila pneumoniae, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, and Legionella pneumophila.

19 Oct 2015

Pulsar Vascular reaches target enrollment in PulseRider clinical trial for treatment of intracranial aneurysms

Pulsar Vascular, an innovative medical device company, focused on breakthrough technology in the neurovascular space, announced today that they have reached the target enrollment in their clinical trial for PulseRider, the company's lead product.

19 Oct 2015

Lightpoint Medical's LightPath Imaging System now CE marked

Lightpoint Medical, an innovative medical device company specializing in imaging technologies, announced today that the LightPath Imaging System is now CE marked, enabling the launch of the device in Europe.

19 Oct 2015

New 3D imaging technology lets researchers look at earliest signs of heart disease

Researchers have shown that people with high blood pressure develop changes in their hearts even before symptoms appear.

19 Oct 2015

Pacemakers can detect AF and enable initiation of anticoagulation for stroke prevention

Pacemakers can detect asymptomatic AF but are not routinely monitored for this purpose. The current study investigated whether pacemaker checks could be used to identify patients with asymptomatic AF who could then be given anticoagulation for stroke prevention.

19 Oct 2015

Nanodiamonds may improve outcomes for patients undergoing root canals

People undergoing root canals may have gained a powerful, if tiny, new ally. Researchers from the UCLA School of Dentistry have found that using nanodiamonds to fortify a material used in the procedure could significantly improve outcomes for patients.

19 Oct 2015

More research needed on commercially available nutrigenomics tests: Study

There is insufficient scientific evidence to support the utility of commercially available nutrigenomics tests that claim to link genetic variants to dietary intake or nutrition-related disorders.

19 Oct 2015

Device / Technology News

LSTM CL3 lab refurbished by Medical Air Technology

Intense education program can reduce use of indwelling urinary catheters in MICU setting

Bioengineers develop continuously tunable method to find and quantify DNA, RNA biomarkers

Researchers to present case report of acute inhalation lung injury related to use of e-cigarettes

3D-printed airway models serve as low-cost bronchoscopy teaching models

Text message reminders help to improve patient compliance to pre-operative instructions

New report finds tremendous opportunities for TB diagnostics in Brazil, China, India and South Africa

UNITAID report examines new technologies, key market challenges to improved access to better TB diagnostics

Sigma-Aldrich, Sanger Institute partner to manufacture and distribute arrayed lentiviral CRISPR library

New dental tool that creates stronger bonds for fillings receives FDA clearance

Kaiser Permanente recognizes three projects for advancing quality and patient safety to transform care

Diabetic retinopathy therapy innovations: an interview with Richard Kirk, CEO of Polyphotonix

Biophor receives FDA 510(k) clearance for distribution of seventh oral fluid screening assay

Luminex's NxTAG Respiratory Pathogen Panel receives CE-IVD marking

Pulsar Vascular reaches target enrollment in PulseRider clinical trial for treatment of intracranial aneurysms

Lightpoint Medical's LightPath Imaging System now CE marked

New 3D imaging technology lets researchers look at earliest signs of heart disease

Pacemakers can detect AF and enable initiation of anticoagulation for stroke prevention

Nanodiamonds may improve outcomes for patients undergoing root canals

More research needed on commercially available nutrigenomics tests: Study

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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