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OB-Tools announces FDA approval of new TrueLabor maternal fetal monitor

OB-Tools is pleased to announce today U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of its fetal heart rate monitoring unit. The fetal heart rate monitoring unit will be integrated into its new TrueLabor maternal fetal monitor.

30 Sep 2015

Novel portable device counts white blood cells in real time

A novel way to count white blood cells without a blood test, simply by applying a small device on the fingertip, is being developed by a team of young bioengineers. The technology, that combines an optical sensor with algorithms, has already three prototypes on the go and is specially designed to be used on chemotherapy patients, who could know their immune system levels in real time. It could also serve to detect serious infections.

30 Sep 2015

New Cerebral Aneurysm and AVMs modules broaden scope of NeuroVascular Quality Initiative

The Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery and M2S, a leading clinical registry provider, are pleased to announce the launch of the new Cerebral Aneurysm module for the NeuroVascular Quality Initiative (NVQI®), and the planned launch for the Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformations (AVMs) module in early October.

30 Sep 2015

Depression and suicide risk screening can help healthcare providers prevent suicides in teens

A new paper from nursing researchers with The University of Texas at Arlington and Texas Woman's University finds that depression and suicide risk screening can assist healthcare providers in preventing suicides in teens.

30 Sep 2015

Brain prosthesis may help individuals suffering from memory loss

Researchers at USC and Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center have developed a brain prosthesis that is designed to help individuals suffering from memory loss.

30 Sep 2015

New test identifies viruses that infect people and animals

A new test detects virtually any virus that infects people and animals, according to research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, where the technology was developed.

30 Sep 2015

New prototype air washer reduces presence of pollutants in the atmosphere

In order to reduce the presence of pollutants in the atmosphere, Raul Suarez Parra created a prototype air washer that absorbs volatile organic compounds such as grease generated while cooking.

30 Sep 2015

Glowing protein may replace fiber optic cable as light source in optogenetics research

Optogenetics has taken neuroscience by storm in recent years because the technique allows scientists to study the brain conveniently in animals, activating or inhibiting selected groups of neurons at the flip of a switch. Most often, scientists use a fiber optic cable to deliver light into the brain.

30 Sep 2015

Researchers develop a technique that uses platelet membranes to coat anticancer drugs

Researchers have for the first time developed a technique that coats anticancer drugs in membranes made from a patient's own platelets, allowing the drugs to last longer in the body and attack both primary cancer tumors and the circulating tumor cells that can cause a cancer to metastasize. The work was tested successfully in an animal model.

30 Sep 2015

Utah researchers awarded NIH grant to develop informatics platform to identify cause of pediatric asthma

For many doctors, figuring out what caused a kid's asthma attack means opening up regional air quality databases and applying a lot of guesswork.

30 Sep 2015

New software programs may help speed up drug discovery process for diabetes and other diseases

Proteins sometimes run amuck. All the good stuff (the useful genetic and biological material) they contain can get distorted. Mutations in specific amino acids can cause long strands of proteins to curl in on themselves (like a ball of wool a cat has played with) and refuse to break apart.

30 Sep 2015

Clinical trial initiated to determine feasibility, safety of focused ultrasound to treat depression

The first patient with depression has been treated with focused ultrasound. This procedure marks the beginning of a pilot clinical trial to determine the feasibility and safety of MR-guided focused ultrasound to non-invasively destroy a small volume of tissue deep in the brain - the anterior limb of the internal capsule - a well-established target for treating severe depression.

29 Sep 2015

Academies and DFG point out limitations and risks of new genome editing techniques

More efficient bacteria and yeasts for use in fuel and drug production, new strategies to combat antibiotic-resistant germs, and innovative plant breeding methods - new molecular biology techniques that permit targeted genetic modification are giving rise to many promising new opportunities in research and application.

29 Sep 2015

Study examines how active senior travellers use tourism-related information technology

Are you an Adventurous Experimenter, a Meticulous Researcher or a Fumbling Observer? These are the three groups active senior travellers can be divided into on the basis of how they use tourism-related information and communication technology, according to a recent University of Eastern Finland and Jyväskylä University of Applied Sciences study.

29 Sep 2015

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

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OB-Tools announces FDA approval of new TrueLabor maternal fetal monitor

Novel portable device counts white blood cells in real time

New Cerebral Aneurysm and AVMs modules broaden scope of NeuroVascular Quality Initiative

Depression and suicide risk screening can help healthcare providers prevent suicides in teens

Brain prosthesis may help individuals suffering from memory loss

New test identifies viruses that infect people and animals

New prototype air washer reduces presence of pollutants in the atmosphere

Glowing protein may replace fiber optic cable as light source in optogenetics research

Researchers develop a technique that uses platelet membranes to coat anticancer drugs

Utah researchers awarded NIH grant to develop informatics platform to identify cause of pediatric asthma

New software programs may help speed up drug discovery process for diabetes and other diseases

Clinical trial initiated to determine feasibility, safety of focused ultrasound to treat depression

Academies and DFG point out limitations and risks of new genome editing techniques

Study examines how active senior travellers use tourism-related information technology

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

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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