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Brain scans may help predict patients' response to antipsychotic drug treatment

Investigators at The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research have discovered that brain scans can be used to predict patients' response to antipsychotic drug treatment. The findings are published online in the latest issue of The American Journal of Psychiatry.

28 Aug 2015

Adventist Health System uses MyRounding platform to enhance patient experience, quality of care

MyRounding Solutions, the leader in developing patient experience technology, announced today that Adventist Health System (AHS) has selected MyRounding to streamline and optimize its rounding process and enhance patient experience, quality of care and employee engagement throughout its participating hospitals.

28 Aug 2015

UiO researchers test new nasal spray device for treating mental illness

Researchers at the University of Oslo have tested a new device for delivering hormone treatments for mental illness through the nose. This method was found to deliver medicine to the brain with few side effects.

27 Aug 2015

New ORNL interface can identify, characterize solid or liquid sample

In mere seconds, a system developed at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory can identify and characterize a solid or liquid sample, providing a valuable tool with applications in material science, forensics, pharmaceuticals, biology and chemistry.

27 Aug 2015

Global urinary catheters market to expand at 4.1% CAGR between 2015 and 2021

According to a new market report published by Persistence Market Research titled "Global Market Study on Urinary Catheters: Intermittent Catheters Segment to Witness Highest Growth by 2021", the urinary catheters market is expected to be valued at US$1,377.5 Mn by the end of 2015. It is anticipated to expand at a CAGR of4.1% from 2015 to 2021, to reach US$1,755.0 Mn by 2021.

From B. Braun Melsungen AG 27 Aug 2015

Sigma-Aldrich signs agreement with PHE to manufacture, supply bacterial and fungal NCTC/NCPF CRMs

Sigma-Aldrich Corporation, a leading Life Science and Technology Company, today announced it has signed an agreement with Public Health England to manufacture and supply bacterial and fungal NCTC/NCPF Certified Reference Materials (CRM) in LENTICULE disc format worldwide for use as controls in food, water, environmental and clinical testing microbiology laboratories.

27 Aug 2015

Computational fluid dynamics modeling confirms better blood flow with new stent graft design

Vascular surgeon Pat Kelly of Sanford Health in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, knew his patients were doing better with the stent graft he designed, but he wanted a better understanding of the mechanics before testing the device more widely in a clinical trial. For that, he reached out to South Dakota State University.

27 Aug 2015

Automated speech analysis program correctly identifies young people at risk for psychosis

An automated speech analysis program correctly differentiated between at-risk young people who developed psychosis over a two-and-a-half year period and those who did not. In a proof-of-principle study, researchers at Columbia University Medical Center, New York State Psychiatric Institute, and the IBM T. J. Watson Research Center found that the computerized analysis provided a more accurate classification than clinical ratings.

27 Aug 2015

University of Nottingham to lead £6.5m research project that aims to develop next generation biomaterials

The University of Nottingham is to lead a £6.5m research project which aims to make the leap from 2D to 3D in the development of advanced materials and realise the true potential of regenerative medicine and medical devices for the future.

27 Aug 2015

Researchers to design, test sensors to protect firefighters from respiratory damage and illnesses

During the next three years, researchers at Case Western Reserve University will team with NASA Glenn Research Center and firefighters nationally, from Cleveland to Oregon, to design and test sensors aimed at protecting firefighters from respiratory damage and illnesses.

27 Aug 2015

New study describes multi-method strategy to improve detection of PMS2 gene mutations in Lynch syndrome

About 3% of colorectal cancers are due to Lynch syndrome, an inherited cancer susceptibility syndrome that predisposes individuals to various cancers. Close blood relatives of patients with Lynch syndrome have a 50% chance of inheritance. The role that PMS2 genetic mutations play in Lynch syndrome has been underestimated in part due to technological limitations.

27 Aug 2015

Researchers design online database to help researchers identify cancer gene mutations

Many clinical trials use genome sequencing to learn which gene mutations are present in a patient's tumor cells. The question is important because targeting the right mutations with the right drugs can stop cancer in its tracks. But it can be difficult to determine whether there is evidence in the medical literature that particular mutations might drive cancer growth and could be targeted by therapy, and which mutations are of no consequence.

27 Aug 2015

Frost & Sullivan recognizes BD with 2015 North American Frost & Sullivan Award for New Product Innovation

Based on its recent analysis of the intravenous drug delivery devices market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) with the 2015 North American Frost & Sullivan Award for New Product Innovation. The company's BD Intelliport System is the industry's first medication management system designed to overcome long-standing challenges associated with the administration of manual intravenous bolus injections.

From BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) 27 Aug 2015

Cryoport to support future clinical trials for Opexa's personalized T-cell immunotherapy programs for MS, NMO

Cryoport, Inc., the leading provider of advanced cryogenic logistics solutions for the life sciences industry, today announced that its validated cryogenic logistics solution will support future clinical trials for Opexa Therapeutics' lead personalized T-cell immunotherapy programs for Multiple Sclerosis ("MS") and Neuromyelitis Optica ("NMO").

27 Aug 2015

Researchers report new optical method for quickly and accurately diagnosing breast cancer

A new optical method for more quickly and accurately determining whether breast tissue lesions are cancerous is described by University of Illinois researchers in the Journal of Biomedical Optics, published by SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics.

27 Aug 2015

Commonly used heart attack blood test may identify people at risk for hypertension

Analysis of blood samples from more than 5,000 people suggests that a more sensitive version of a blood test long used to verify heart muscle damage from heart attacks could also identify people on their way to developing hypertension well before the so-called silent killer shows up on a blood pressure machine.

27 Aug 2015

GOSH to improve rare disease diagnosis with adoption of Congenica’s Sapientia technology

Ian was ‘a clumsy child’. He kept bumping into objects and couldn’t see well in the dark. He endured 15 years of tests and misdiagnoses during a lengthy, and sometimes traumatic, diagnostic odyssey.

26 Aug 2015

Study outlines new approach to studying public health data

A paper co-published by College of Health and Human Services faculty is demonstrating the capability of new technology that allows in-depth analysis of health outcomes amongst different groups. Published in the American Journal of Preventative Medicine, the research outlines a novel approach to studying public health data.

26 Aug 2015

New £5.4 million grant may accelerate discovery, application of advanced materials in healthcare

A new £5.4 million grant for research aimed at accelerating the discovery and application of new advanced materials in healthcare was announced today by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council.

26 Aug 2015

TUHS, GE Healthcare collaborate to provide high-quality radiologic imaging services

Academic medical centers across the U.S. are experiencing increasing pressure to enhance value - deliver higher quality at lower cost - as they continue to face challenges related to outcomes, cost control, market competition, and other dynamics. Initiatives to promote value typically involve reimbursement arrangements between health insurers and providers that align financial, efficiency and quality incentives.

26 Aug 2015

Device / Technology News

Brain scans may help predict patients' response to antipsychotic drug treatment

Adventist Health System uses MyRounding platform to enhance patient experience, quality of care

UiO researchers test new nasal spray device for treating mental illness

New ORNL interface can identify, characterize solid or liquid sample

Global urinary catheters market to expand at 4.1% CAGR between 2015 and 2021

Sigma-Aldrich signs agreement with PHE to manufacture, supply bacterial and fungal NCTC/NCPF CRMs

Computational fluid dynamics modeling confirms better blood flow with new stent graft design

Automated speech analysis program correctly identifies young people at risk for psychosis

University of Nottingham to lead £6.5m research project that aims to develop next generation biomaterials

Researchers to design, test sensors to protect firefighters from respiratory damage and illnesses

New study describes multi-method strategy to improve detection of PMS2 gene mutations in Lynch syndrome

Researchers design online database to help researchers identify cancer gene mutations

Frost & Sullivan recognizes BD with 2015 North American Frost & Sullivan Award for New Product Innovation

Cryoport to support future clinical trials for Opexa's personalized T-cell immunotherapy programs for MS, NMO

Researchers report new optical method for quickly and accurately diagnosing breast cancer

Commonly used heart attack blood test may identify people at risk for hypertension

GOSH to improve rare disease diagnosis with adoption of Congenica’s Sapientia technology

Study outlines new approach to studying public health data

New £5.4 million grant may accelerate discovery, application of advanced materials in healthcare

TUHS, GE Healthcare collaborate to provide high-quality radiologic imaging services

Advancing Motor Neuron Disease Diagnosis with Non-Invasive Ultrasound and AI

How agentic AI is reshaping laboratory workflows

Fourier 80: bringing benchtop NMR systems to the laboratory

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