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BioClinica announces launch of eHealth Cloud platform

BioClinica, Inc., a specialty clinical trials services and technology provider, today announced the launch of the BioClinica eHealth Cloud, a flexible and highly configurable platform offering that extends beyond the scope of traditional clinical trial technology approaches.

From Clario 10 Aug 2015

Sheffield researchers win national awards for pioneering work on coeliac disease, IBS

Researchers at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals have received awards for their work investigating coeliac disease and irritable bowel syndrome, two common gastrointestinal conditions.

10 Aug 2015

Laser eye surgery: a glimpse into the future - An interview with Professor Dan Reinstein

LASIK (Laser In Situ Keratomileusis) creates a hinged flap with a microkeratome and evaporating corneal tissue under the flap with an excimer laser. However, the concept that refractive error could be corrected by sculpting corneal stromal tissue to change corneal curvature was the brainchild of Jose Ignacio Barraquer Moner in 1948.

9 Aug 2015

Flowonix Medical's new Patient Therapy Controller approved for market release

Flowonix Medical, Inc., announced today that its newest product, the Patient Therapy Controller (PTC), has been approved for market release. The PTC interfaces with the company's Prometra platform of intrathecal infusion devices. A small, hand-held device with a touch-screen, the PTC allows the patient to initiate a bolus delivery of medication from the implanted pump.

7 Aug 2015

St. Luke’s neurosurgeon partners with Medtronic to perform first live feed neurosurgery

St. Luke’s University Health Network’s functional neurosurgeon Steven Falowski, MD, has partnered with Medtronic medical device company to promote faster and better product development within the field of neuromodulation for patients with pain and disability related to nerve disorders.

7 Aug 2015

Brili launches new app for families with ADHD kids at 2015 APA Convention

Brili Inc., the company that creates technology to help kids succeed, today launches an app for families challenged with ADHD at the 2015 APA Convention. The conference will feature over thirty different presentations focused on ADHD, indicative of the pervasiveness of a condition affecting millions of children. Brili will be showcasing how their app can help families manage the challenges of ADHD during the hectic and challenging back to school crunch.

7 Aug 2015

New technology that tracks patients' eye movements may accurately measure brain injury

New technology that tracks the eye movements of patients may be a more accurate measure of brain injury than any other diagnostic measurements currently in use, according to a study recently published in the journal Concussion.

7 Aug 2015

First self-assessment test developed to help clinicians diagnose autism in adults

Psychologists from Cardiff University have developed the first self-assessment test designed to help clinicians diagnose autism in adults.

7 Aug 2015

Scientists develop biosensor to measure abnormal activity of cell 'fuel' carrier

To be able to function, cell mitochondria import "fuel" using a carrier, the Mitochondrial Pyruvate Carrier (MPC). In order to determine whether the MPC is still functional in malignant cells, the team of Professor Jean-Claude Martinou, at the University of Geneva, Switzerland, has just developed a biosensor to measure its live activity.

7 Aug 2015

Researchers develop new technology to track DNA-protein binding in live cells

Researchers have developed a new technology that precisely marks where groups of regulatory proteins called transcription factors bind DNA in the nuclei of live cells.

7 Aug 2015

Health Canada approves Sorin’s Perceval sutureless aortic valve

Sorin Group, a global medical device company and a leader in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, today announced the Canadian approval of its Perceval sutureless aortic valve.

7 Aug 2015

University of Exeter researchers develop new camera technology that reveals the world through animal's eyes

New camera technology that reveals the world through the eyes of animals has been developed by University of Exeter researchers. The details are published today in the journal Methods in Ecology and Evolution.

7 Aug 2015

Scientists develop technique to identify Viagra and other hidden ingredients in dietary supplements

To lose weight, boost energy or soothe nerves, many consumers turn to dietary supplements. But some of these products contain undeclared substances. To protect consumers from taking something without their knowledge, scientists have developed a technique to determine what secret ingredients could be lurking in these supplements.

6 Aug 2015

Pitt researchers figure out how to quantify beating action of cilia

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have figured out how to objectively quantify the beating action of cilia, the tiny, hair-like projections on cells that line nasal passages, the lungs and almost every other body tissue, according to a study published online today in Science Translational Medicine.

6 Aug 2015

Lightpoint Medical receives R01 grant from US National Cancer Institute

Lightpoint Medical, an innovative medical device company specializing in imaging technologies announced today that it has received an R01 grant of $2.6M million from the US National Cancer Institute. The funding will support clinical trials of Lightpoint's EnLight™ molecular imaging technology in lymph node cancer and a range of gynecologic cancers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

6 Aug 2015

University of Zurich professor recognized with 2015 Vallee Young Investigator Award

Martin Jinek, a professor at the University of Zurich's Department of Biochemistry, was presented with the 2015 Vallee Young Investigator Award. The international prize is awarded to young researchers for outstanding achievements in biomedicine and carries USD 250,000 in prize money.

6 Aug 2015

Johns Hopkins researchers report on more effective way to spot patients at risk of septic shock

For a patient with sepsis - which kills more Americans every year than AIDS and breast and prostate cancer combined - hours can make the difference between life and death.

6 Aug 2015

Scientists use highly specialized X-ray crystallography technique to solve protein structure of HIFs

In a collaborative study between Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute and the Argonne National Laboratory, scientists have used a highly specialized X-ray crystallography technique to solve the protein structure of hypoxia-inducible factors (HIFs), important regulators of a tumor's response to low oxygen (hyopoxia).

6 Aug 2015

Potentially harmful bacteria can survive on endoscopes despite cleaning and disinfecting process

Potentially harmful bacteria can survive on endoscopes used to examine the interior of the digestive tract, despite a multi-step cleaning and disinfecting process, according to a study published in the August issue of the American Journal of Infection Control, the official publication of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology.

6 Aug 2015

Allergan receives FDA approval to market 28 additional styles of Natrelle 410 silicone-filled breast implants

Allergan, plc. today announced that the company has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to market 28 additional styles of Natrelle 410 silicone-filled breast implants, giving surgeons and patients more options to achieve desired outcomes.

6 Aug 2015

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BioClinica announces launch of eHealth Cloud platform

Sheffield researchers win national awards for pioneering work on coeliac disease, IBS

Laser eye surgery: a glimpse into the future - An interview with Professor Dan Reinstein

Flowonix Medical's new Patient Therapy Controller approved for market release

St. Luke’s neurosurgeon partners with Medtronic to perform first live feed neurosurgery

Brili launches new app for families with ADHD kids at 2015 APA Convention

New technology that tracks patients' eye movements may accurately measure brain injury

First self-assessment test developed to help clinicians diagnose autism in adults

Scientists develop biosensor to measure abnormal activity of cell 'fuel' carrier

Researchers develop new technology to track DNA-protein binding in live cells

Health Canada approves Sorin’s Perceval sutureless aortic valve

University of Exeter researchers develop new camera technology that reveals the world through animal's eyes

Scientists develop technique to identify Viagra and other hidden ingredients in dietary supplements

Pitt researchers figure out how to quantify beating action of cilia

Lightpoint Medical receives R01 grant from US National Cancer Institute

University of Zurich professor recognized with 2015 Vallee Young Investigator Award

Johns Hopkins researchers report on more effective way to spot patients at risk of septic shock

Scientists use highly specialized X-ray crystallography technique to solve protein structure of HIFs

Potentially harmful bacteria can survive on endoscopes despite cleaning and disinfecting process

Allergan receives FDA approval to market 28 additional styles of Natrelle 410 silicone-filled breast implants

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