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Tissue adhesive porous films promote angiogenesis without using growth factors

A research group led by Tetsushi Taguchi, a MANA Scientist at the Biomaterials Unit, International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA), NIMS, has developed tissue adhesive porous films that promote angiogenesis (formation of new blood vessels) without using growth factors.

1 Sep 2015

STEMI study: Absorbable stents perform similarly to metallic stents

A drug-eluting coronary stent made of absorbable material performed similarly to the gold-standard metal one in a non-inferiority trial among patients with the more serious type of heart attack known as ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), according to results of the ABSORB STEMI TROFI II trial.

1 Sep 2015

Autism Speaks launches web-based portal for MSSNG database

Autism Speaks, the world's leading autism science and advocacy organization, today launched the web-based portal for its MSSNG database, making the resource available to researchers worldwide.

1 Sep 2015

InterSystems plans to launch next-generation laboratory business management system in 2016

InterSystems, a global leader in software for connected care and developer of the InterSystems TrakCare unified healthcare information system, today announced that it will release its next-generation laboratory business management system (LBMS) in early 2016.

1 Sep 2015

BCM injection does not prevent cardiac remodeling in heart attack patients

An investigational material known Bioabsorbable Cardiac Matrix (BCM) that is injected through the coronary artery to prevent cardiac remodelling in heart attack patients had no significant effect compared to a saline placebo, according to results of the PRESERVATION I trial.

1 Sep 2015

Abbott reports positive results of ABSORB Japan study comparing efficacy of fully dissolving heart stent to XIENCE

Abbott (NYSE: ABT) announced today positive one-year clinical results from ABSORB Japan, a multi-center, randomized trial comparing the safety and effectiveness of Abbott's fully dissolving Absorb™ heart stent to XIENCE ®, Abbott's market-leading, permanent drug eluting stent.

1 Sep 2015

ASV therapy used to treat central sleep apnoea in heart failure patients increases mortality

Adaptive servo-ventilation (ASV) therapy increases mortality and should not be used to treat central sleep apnoea in heart failure patients with reduced ejection fraction, the SERVE-HF trial shows.

1 Sep 2015

UCSF-led team develops new technique to create tiny models of human tissues

A UCSF-led team has developed a technique to build tiny models of human tissues, called organoids, more precisely than ever before using a process that turns human cells into a biological equivalent of LEGO bricks. These mini-tissues in a dish can be used to study how particular structural features of tissue affect normal growth or go awry in cancer. They could be used for therapeutic drug screening and to help teach researchers how to grow whole human organs.

1 Sep 2015

Northwestern University receives $11.7 million NCI grant to use nanotechnology for cancer treatments

Northwestern University, a leader in cancer nanotechnology research, has received a five-year, $11.7 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to use nanotechnology to develop next-generation cancer treatments.

1 Sep 2015

Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation can alleviate FOG, improve motor skills in PD patients

About 50% of patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) experience freezing of gait (FOG), an inability to move forward while walking. This can affect not only mobility but also balance. In a new study published in Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience, researchers report that repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) can reduce FOG and improve other motor skills in PD patients.

1 Sep 2015

Laccure Pessary developed for treatment and prevention of bacterial vaginosis now ready for commercialisation

The Swedish company Laccure AB has developed a breakthrough women's health product that is effective, safe and user-friendly. Laccure's owners are now aiming to divest the company to a buyer with appropriate resources to launch the product.

1 Sep 2015

Freespira Breathing System now available for panic disorder treatment through Highmark Health's VITAL program

Highmark Health, Allegheny Health Network and Palo Alto Health Sciences have announced that the Freespira Breathing System is being made available to patients who suffer from panic disorder and symptoms of panic through Highmark Health's new VITAL Innovation Program.

1 Sep 2015

Leadless cardiac pacemakers could overcome complications of conventional transvenous pacemakers

A leadless cardiac pacemaker showed "good safety and reliable function" during the initial six months of follow-up in the LEADLESS II study, investigators reported during a Hot Line presentation at the ESC congress 2015.

31 Aug 2015

Patients with suggestive AMI can be triaged more quickly and safely using rapid, sensitive assay

Patients arriving at the emergency department with chest pain suggestive of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) can be triaged more quickly and more safely using a new rapid assay with refined cut-offs, German research suggests.

31 Aug 2015

September tip sheet from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

A computer algorithm did a better job than doctors at documenting "red flag" symptoms among patients with gastrointestinal disorders, a Cedars-Sinai study has found, underscoring the potential of the technology to improve patient care.

29 Aug 2015

PCR London Valves 2015 to focus on innovative transcatheter therapies for valvular heart disease

For the first time in its 6-year history, PCR London Valves, the world's largest Course solely devoted to addressing the rapidly expanding and innovative field of transcatheter therapies for valvular heart disease, will be taking place in Berlin, Germany, from the 20 to 22 of September 2015.

29 Aug 2015

New ESC Guidelines on infective endocarditis support role of imaging in diagnosis

ESC Guidelines published today on infective endocarditis boost the role of imaging in diagnosis of this deadly disease.

29 Aug 2015

University of Huddersfield researchers develop new device to improve quality of care for young cancer patients

A DEVICE, developed through a collaboration by a team at the University of Huddersfield and a local charity, is set to improve the quality of care for child cancer patients. Medical practitioners and a dedicated charity have signalled that they are highly impressed by the design for a special harness, that safely and comfortably, contains the tubing inserted into the chests of youngsters during treatment.

29 Aug 2015

Biocompatible scaffold enables beating heart cells to snap together like Velcro

Engineers at the University of Toronto just made assembling functional heart tissue as easy as fastening your shoes. The team has created a biocompatible scaffold that allows sheets of beating heart cells to snap together just like Velcro™.

29 Aug 2015

OU and Mercy receive $2.5 million grant to develop new short-term breast cancer risk prediction models

The University of Oklahoma and Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City are developing new short-term breast cancer risk prediction models that aim to help increase cancer detection of breast magnetic resonance imaging screening.

29 Aug 2015

Device / Technology News

Tissue adhesive porous films promote angiogenesis without using growth factors

STEMI study: Absorbable stents perform similarly to metallic stents

Autism Speaks launches web-based portal for MSSNG database

InterSystems plans to launch next-generation laboratory business management system in 2016

BCM injection does not prevent cardiac remodeling in heart attack patients

Abbott reports positive results of ABSORB Japan study comparing efficacy of fully dissolving heart stent to XIENCE

ASV therapy used to treat central sleep apnoea in heart failure patients increases mortality

UCSF-led team develops new technique to create tiny models of human tissues

Northwestern University receives $11.7 million NCI grant to use nanotechnology for cancer treatments

Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation can alleviate FOG, improve motor skills in PD patients

Laccure Pessary developed for treatment and prevention of bacterial vaginosis now ready for commercialisation

Freespira Breathing System now available for panic disorder treatment through Highmark Health's VITAL program

Leadless cardiac pacemakers could overcome complications of conventional transvenous pacemakers

Patients with suggestive AMI can be triaged more quickly and safely using rapid, sensitive assay

September tip sheet from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

PCR London Valves 2015 to focus on innovative transcatheter therapies for valvular heart disease

New ESC Guidelines on infective endocarditis support role of imaging in diagnosis

University of Huddersfield researchers develop new device to improve quality of care for young cancer patients

Biocompatible scaffold enables beating heart cells to snap together like Velcro

OU and Mercy receive $2.5 million grant to develop new short-term breast cancer risk prediction models

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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Unveiling Hidden Potential: Organoids for Disease Modeling in Neuroscience Research

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