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Simple, effective portable tool can help predict avian flu outbreaks

A simple and effective portable tool to predict avian flu outbreaks on farms has been created by University of Guelph researchers.

12 Apr 2015

CapsuleTech introduces analytics solution for SmartLinx Medical Device Information System

CapsuleTech, Inc., the leading global provider of medical device integration solutions, today announced the introduction of SmartLinx IQ, a unique and powerful analytics engine for its SmartLinx Medical Device Information System (MDIS).

12 Apr 2015

Inova Diagnostics gains FDA de novo clearance for NOVA View automated digital IFA microscope

Inova Diagnostics, the worldwide leader in autoimmune diagnostic reagents and systems for the clinical laboratory, announced today that the United States Food and Drug Administration has cleared NOVA View, an automated digital IFA (indirect fluorescent assay) microscope, through the de novo classification process.

12 Apr 2015

Rob Knight wins Creative Promise Prize in Biomedical Science

Rob Knight was named winner of a Creative Promise Prize in Biomedical Science for his groundbreaking research on microbial communities and the development of computational tools that honed the analysis of microbial data.

12 Apr 2015

New study could hold key to control growth of cancer cells

A new study by researchers at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology could hold a key to control cancer cell growth and development. In a paper published yesterday in CELL, the team reports on the discovery of two cancer-suppressing proteins.

12 Apr 2015

Elekta Healthcare Analytics to be introduced at HIMSS15

At the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society's 2015 conference (HIMSS15), Elekta will introduce Elekta Healthcare Analytics, a solution for accelerating data analysis to improve clinical, operational and financial decision making.

From Elekta 12 Apr 2015

BaseHealth Enterprise launches "genomics inside" any platform or program, take a look?

BaseHealth, a platform enabler that adds genomic precision to modern health and wellbeing offerings, today announced its new integrated enterprise offering for health organizations...

10 Apr 2015

Being underweight in middle age associated with increased dementia risk

Middle-aged people who are underweight (with a Body Mass Index [BMI] less than 20 kg/m2) are a third more likely to develop dementia than people of similar age with a healthy BMI, according to new research published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology journal.

10 Apr 2015

VolitionRx adds three new laboratory automation systems to expedite sample analysis for its large ongoing clinical trials

Using its first installed robot, VolitionRx has recently completed the analysis of a first NuQ® assay on the complete set of 4,800 blood samples for its large retrospective, symptomatic population colorectal cancer study in collaboration with Hvidovre Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.

10 Apr 2015

UNICEF and OFC team up to support children affected by Pacific cyclones

From 11-14 March 2015, Tropical Cyclone Pam, with winds of up to Category 5, hit the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. At the same time, the Cyclone caused high waves to crash over atoll islands in Kiribati and the Solomon Islands. The super cyclone is one of the worst natural disasters in South Pacific history.

10 Apr 2015

TGen scientists discover the likely cause of rare type of muscle weakness in six children

Scientists at the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), using state-of-the-art genetic technology, have discovered the likely cause of a child's rare type of severe muscle weakness.

10 Apr 2015

New combination therapy holds promise for treating HER2-positive breast cancer

Resistance to therapy is a major problem in the cancer field. Even when a treatment initially works, the tumors often find ways around the therapy.

10 Apr 2015

Oxis International resumes trading of common stock on Euronext Paris on April 14, 2015

Oxis International, Inc., a biotechnology company focused on cancer therapy development and commercialization, announced today that trading in its common stock will resume on Euronext Paris on April 14, 2015.

10 Apr 2015

Philips launches connected health technology solutions at HIMSS15

Royal Philips today announced its participation in the 2015 HIMSS Annual Conference & Exhibition (HIMSS15), taking place April 12-16 in Chicago, Ill.

10 Apr 2015

Making small changes to protein- and carbohydrate-rich foods is associated with weight loss

Making small, consistent changes to the types of protein- and carbohydrate-rich foods we eat may have a big impact on long-term weight gain, according to a new study led by researchers at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science & Policy at Tufts University.

10 Apr 2015

Subpopulation of tumor cells make melanoma aggressive

KU Leuven researchers have zeroed in on what makes cancer cells in melanoma so aggressive. They also succeeded in taming the effect in cell cultures.

10 Apr 2015

SAGE to publish WSO’s official journal, the International Journal of Stroke

SAGE, one of the world's leading independent and academic publishers, has today announced that it is to publish the International Journal of Stroke, the official journal of the World Stroke Organization (WSO) incorporating the International Stroke Society (ISS) and the World Stroke Federation (WSF).

10 Apr 2015

White matter integrity supports cognitive performance, signal variability in aging brain

As we age, the physical make up of our brains changes. This includes changes in neural processing in grey matter, but also in the deterioration of structural connections in the brain, which allow communication between distinct brain regions, so the brain is able to work as a well-wired network system.

10 Apr 2015

Clinical research studies improve medical care, allow access to new therapies

Clinical research studies are the reason medical care has improved leaps and bounds in the past few decades. Without these carefully-designed tests for new drugs, procedures or devices, treatments for diseases would not progress. These studies should be viewed as opportunities, although some people may view them negatively.

10 Apr 2015

Portions of female reproductive tract likely to be infected by HIV, shows study

A Dartmouth study led by Charles Wira, PhD, with first author Marta Rodriguez-Garcia, MD, PhD, found that some portions of the female reproductive tract (FRT) are more likely to be infected by HIV, particularly the ectocervix compared to the endometrium.

10 Apr 2015

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Simple, effective portable tool can help predict avian flu outbreaks

CapsuleTech introduces analytics solution for SmartLinx Medical Device Information System

Inova Diagnostics gains FDA de novo clearance for NOVA View automated digital IFA microscope

Rob Knight wins Creative Promise Prize in Biomedical Science

New study could hold key to control growth of cancer cells

Elekta Healthcare Analytics to be introduced at HIMSS15

BaseHealth Enterprise launches "genomics inside" any platform or program, take a look?

Being underweight in middle age associated with increased dementia risk

VolitionRx adds three new laboratory automation systems to expedite sample analysis for its large ongoing clinical trials

UNICEF and OFC team up to support children affected by Pacific cyclones

TGen scientists discover the likely cause of rare type of muscle weakness in six children

New combination therapy holds promise for treating HER2-positive breast cancer

Oxis International resumes trading of common stock on Euronext Paris on April 14, 2015

Philips launches connected health technology solutions at HIMSS15

Making small changes to protein- and carbohydrate-rich foods is associated with weight loss

Subpopulation of tumor cells make melanoma aggressive

SAGE to publish WSO’s official journal, the International Journal of Stroke

White matter integrity supports cognitive performance, signal variability in aging brain

Clinical research studies improve medical care, allow access to new therapies

Portions of female reproductive tract likely to be infected by HIV, shows study

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