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Illinois chemists develop new technique for making tiny silicone microspheres

Technology in common household humidifiers could enable the next wave of high-tech medical imaging and targeted medicine, thanks to a new method for making tiny silicone microspheres developed by chemists at the University of Illinois.

7 May 2015

UT Southwestern's new operating suite integrates surgical and endovascular techniques in one space

UT Southwestern Medical Center has established a Hybrid Cerebrovascular Operating Suite at Zale Lipshy University Hospital that will combine surgical innovations with advanced imaging capabilities for surgical cases related to stroke and brain aneurysms.

7 May 2015

Women who gain excessive weight during pregnancy more likely to have overweight children

A new study conducted in collaboration between The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston and Harokopio University has found that when an expecting mother gains more weight than recommended, does not exercise or smokes during pregnancy, the probability that her child will be overweight or obese at the age of eight sharply increases.

7 May 2015

Health interventions to boost exercise in older people could be more successful with age differentiation

Health interventions to increase exercise in older people could be more successful if they differentiated between people aged 65 to 79 years old and those over 80 years old.

7 May 2015

Scientists solve mystery about the origin of ovarian cell

Scientists at the National Institutes of Health have solved a long-standing mystery about the origin of one of the cell types that make up the ovary. The team also discovered how ovarian cells share information during development of an ovarian follicle, which holds the maturing egg.

7 May 2015

Perception of quality of care for the dying in U.S. worsens

Surveys of loved ones who lost elderly relatives show that the perception of the quality of care for the dying in the United States has worsened over the last decade. For all the health care industry has done to try to make progress, huge gaps remain between how care is delivered and what patients and their loved ones want, reports a new study in the Journal of Palliative Medicine.

7 May 2015

New study shows ulcer-causing bacteria can directly interact with stomach stem cells

The ulcer-causing bacterium Helicobacter pylori can directly interact with stomach stem cells, causing the cells to divide more rapidly, according to a new study by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine.

7 May 2015

Researchers report new primary care model to address trauma

Recognizing that patients' experiences of childhood and adult trauma are common and have a direct impact on their health, UCSF clinical researchers and Positive Women's Network-USA have developed and are reporting a new primary care model.

7 May 2015

SLU study explores benefits of exercise and diet in managing Type 2 diabetes risk

In a paper recently published in Diabetes Care, Saint Louis University associate professor of nutrition and dietetics Edward Weiss, Ph.D, and colleagues found that, though people often think of the benefits from exercise, calorie restriction and weight loss as interchangeable, it appears that they may all offer distinct and cumulative benefits when it comes to managing Type 2 diabetes risk.

7 May 2015

NIMH-funded project aims to identify genetic causes of schizophrenia

Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine will seek to identify the genetic causes of schizophrenia as part of a major project funded by the National Institute of Mental Health to better understand how genetic variation in brain cells affects human health and disease.

7 May 2015

Stanford University professor named recipient of 2015 ECOG-ACRIN Young Investigator Award

Heather Wakelee, MD, is the recipient of the 2015 ECOG-ACRIN Young Investigator Award, the ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group announced today. Dr. Wakelee is associate professor of medicine in the Division of Oncology at the Stanford University School of Medicine in Stanford, Calif.

7 May 2015

LaVision BioTec announces the first International Users’ Meeting on their UltraMicroscope

LaVison BioTec, developers of advanced microscopy solutions for the life sciences, announces the dates and venue of the first international users' meeting on their UltraMicroscope light sheet microscopy products.

7 May 2015

LaVision BioTec reports on the research work of the Milan-based Iannacone Laboratory to study virus responses using intravital microscopy

LaVison BioTec, developers of advanced microscopy solutions for the life sciences, report on the research of Dr Matteo Iannacone of the San Raffaele Scientific Institute in Milan where intravital microscopy is being applied to the study of host-viruses and associated immune responses.

7 May 2015

EKF introduces specific biomarker test for early sepsis identification

EKF Diagnostics, the global diagnostics company, announces that it has introduced the Stanbio Chemistry Procalcitonin (PCT) LiquiColor® Assay.

From EKF Diagnostics 7 May 2015

Cleaver Scientific launch safe series DNA electrophoresis products

The 'Safe' Series of products from Cleaver Scientific have been designed to make DNA electrophoresis procedures safer, more convenient and more economical to run.

From Cleaver Scientific Ltd 6 May 2015

Titian Software expands offering with new Mosaic Freezer Management

Titian Software (www.titian.co.uk) has drawn from its extensive knowledge of biobanking requirements to develop a cost-effective, pre-configured software package optimised for managing small to medium-sized sample collections.

6 May 2015

Medilink UK Awards - The Winners 2015

The best of the UK's Life Sciences and Healthcare Technology sector have been honoured at the 2015 Medilink UK Awards.

6 May 2015

Certain metabolites in the blood could predict clinical outcome in children undergoing heart surgery

The study, published today in the journal Critical Care Medicine and carried out at Royal Brompton Hospital, followed children undergoing surgery for congenital heart disease, and found that by analysing metabolites in the blood -- molecules created as a result of metabolism -- it was possible to predict a child's clinical outcome.

6 May 2015

Tomosynthesis detects more breast cancers compared to traditional mammography

Tomosynthesis detects 40% more breast cancers than traditional mammography does, according to a major screening study from Lund University, Sweden. This is the first large-scale study to compare the screening method with regular mammograms. The 3D X-ray technique is also more comfortable for women, as breast compression is halved.

6 May 2015

Parkinson's disease drug delays onset of age-related macular degeneration

L-DOPA, a routine drug taken by patients suffering from Parkinson's disease, has been found to delay the onset of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The research is being presented at the 2015 Annual Meeting of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology this week in Denver, Colo.

6 May 2015

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Illinois chemists develop new technique for making tiny silicone microspheres

UT Southwestern's new operating suite integrates surgical and endovascular techniques in one space

Women who gain excessive weight during pregnancy more likely to have overweight children

Health interventions to boost exercise in older people could be more successful with age differentiation

Scientists solve mystery about the origin of ovarian cell

Perception of quality of care for the dying in U.S. worsens

New study shows ulcer-causing bacteria can directly interact with stomach stem cells

Researchers report new primary care model to address trauma

SLU study explores benefits of exercise and diet in managing Type 2 diabetes risk

NIMH-funded project aims to identify genetic causes of schizophrenia

Stanford University professor named recipient of 2015 ECOG-ACRIN Young Investigator Award

LaVision BioTec announces the first International Users’ Meeting on their UltraMicroscope

LaVision BioTec reports on the research work of the Milan-based Iannacone Laboratory to study virus responses using intravital microscopy

EKF introduces specific biomarker test for early sepsis identification

Cleaver Scientific launch safe series DNA electrophoresis products

Titian Software expands offering with new Mosaic Freezer Management

Medilink UK Awards - The Winners 2015

Certain metabolites in the blood could predict clinical outcome in children undergoing heart surgery

Tomosynthesis detects more breast cancers compared to traditional mammography

Parkinson's disease drug delays onset of age-related macular degeneration

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