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NeuroSigma gets approval to market Monarch eTNS System in Australia

NeuroSigma, Inc., a California-based life-sciences company focused on commercialization of its non-invasive Monarch eTNS System for the treatment of neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders, today announced that it has received approval from the Therapeutic Goods Administration to market its Monarch eTNS System in Australia.

1 Apr 2014

DTI assessment indicates that mild hypothermia therapy may be beneficial for patients with diffuse axonal injury

Mild hypothermia has been shown to exert apparent neuroprotective effects in animal models of diffuse axonal injury. However, the clinical efficacy of mild hypothermia is controversial.

1 Apr 2014

Magellan Health Services enters into agreement to acquire CDMI

Magellan Health Services, Inc. today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire CDMI, LLC, a privately-held company that provides a range of clinical consulting programs and negotiates and administers drug rebates for managed care organizations (MCO) and other customers.

1 Apr 2014

Valley Behavioral Health launches technology-based program to improve healthcare services to patients

Valley Behavioral Health is launching a technology-based program to better understand a patient's health status and predict likely receptivity and compliance to treatment -- all of which is designed to greatly improve healthcare services to its patients throughout its regional service area.

1 Apr 2014

Researchers identify possible mechanism for re-growing damaged nerve fibres in central nervous system

A new discovery suggests it could one day be possible to chemically reprogram and repair damaged nerves after spinal cord injury or brain trauma.

1 Apr 2014

Providing health insurance coverage to uninsured people does not result in reduced readmission rates

Boston-In a first of its kind retrospective study, Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) researchers have found that providing health insurance coverage to previously uninsured people does not result in reducing 30-day readmission rates.

1 Apr 2014

European screening guidelines lead to potential false disqualification of black athletes

A new study by researchers at St George's, University of London published in the journal Circulation has found that current European screening guidelines used by sports organisations to detect heart abnormalities lead to over-investigation and potential false disqualification of black athletes with perfectly healthy hearts.

1 Apr 2014

Brainlab, Mobius Imaging announce CE Mark approval for Airo Mobile Intraoperative CT

Brainlab, a global leader in medical technology and Mobius Imaging, developer of advanced imaging technologies, announced today CE Mark approval for Airo Mobile Intraoperative CT. The CE Mark allows Brainlab to begin installation of the systems sold in the European Union.

1 Apr 2014

Research shows that men living alone have reduced melanoma-specific survival

There are differences in prognosis in cutaneous malignant melanoma depending on cohabitation status and gender, according to a new study published in the scientific periodical Journal of Clinical Oncology. Single men of all ages are more likely to die of their disease.

1 Apr 2014

Risk of preterm births is 27% higher during high temperatures

When temperatures reach 32°C or higher over a period of four to seven days, the risk of early-term delivery is 27% higher than on typical summer days, according to a study led by Nathalie Auger of the University of Montreal's Department of Social and Preventive Medicine.

1 Apr 2014

Safer sharps: an interview with Paul Lindsell, Managing Director, MindMetre

In 2010, the European Council described sharps injuries as one of the most serious health and safety threats in European workplaces as an estimated one million injuries were occurring each year.

1 Apr 2014

People with low and very high levels of transferrin saturation ratio are at increased risk of death

A new study led by researchers at the Graduate Entry Medical School, University of Limerick has found that people with low levels and very high levels of a commonly measured laboratory test, the “transferrin saturation ratio” are at an increased risk of death. The test is a measure of the amount of available iron in the bloodstream with low levels generally reflecting a state of iron deficiency and high levels suggesting a relative excess.

1 Apr 2014

Bayer’s Adempas now available in the UK to treat patients with CTEPH

Adempas (riociguat) is available in the UK today as the first drug treatment for CTEPH, to treat adult patients with WHO Functional Class (FC) II to III with inoperable or persistent disease to improve exercise capacity.

1 Apr 2014

New research shows obesity is linked to our ability to digest carbohydrates

New research indicates that obesity in the general population may be genetically linked to how our bodies digest carbohydrates.

1 Apr 2014

Second Sight's Argus II Retinal Prosthesis System selected for Forfait Innovation reimbursement

Second Sight Medical Products Inc. announces today that the Argus II Retinal Prosthesis System, the world’s first approved device intended to restore some functional vision for people suffering from blindness due to outer retinal degenerations, has become the first recipient of the French Government national healthcare reimbursement program entitled ‘Forfait Innovation’.

1 Apr 2014

Warwick researchers develop 2D hand gesture recognition technology that works in natural light

Mobile phones could soon be turned into hand gesture recognition devices following a technological breakthrough.

1 Apr 2014

Proprietary Novozymes technology used in GlaxoSmithKline’s new diabetes treatment

Novozymes Biopharma DK A/S, a subsidiary of Novozymes A/S, a world leader in bioinnovation, has announced that its albumin-based VELTIS half-life extension technology is being used by GlaxoSmithKline in the recently authorized Eperzan (albiglutide) for the treatment of type 2 diabetes in Europe.

1 Apr 2014

Uppsala researchers develop nano paper filter that can remove virus particles

Nanotechnology and Functional Materials, Uppsala University have developed a paper filter, which can remove virus particles with the efficiency matching that of the best industrial virus filters. The paper filter consists of 100 percent high purity cellulose nanofibers, directly derived from nature.

1 Apr 2014

NextGen Healthcare Information Systems issues statement following Senate vote to patch SGR, delay ICD-10

NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, LLC., a wholly owned subsidiary of Quality Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: QSII) and a leading provider of healthcare information systems and connectivity solutions, today issued a statement following the Senate vote to patch the Sustainable Growth Rate ("SGR" or "Doc Fix") and delay ICD-10 for another year to October 2015.

1 Apr 2014

Trinean, Sony DADC sign manufacturing and supply agreement to develop microfluidic disposables

Trinean, the leading provider of microfluidic spectrophotometry platforms, today announced that it entered into a manufacturing and supply agreement with Sony DADC for the production of microfluidic disposables fit for storage and micro-cuvette analysis of droplet-sized biological samples.

1 Apr 2014

Medical News

NeuroSigma gets approval to market Monarch eTNS System in Australia

DTI assessment indicates that mild hypothermia therapy may be beneficial for patients with diffuse axonal injury

Magellan Health Services enters into agreement to acquire CDMI

Valley Behavioral Health launches technology-based program to improve healthcare services to patients

Researchers identify possible mechanism for re-growing damaged nerve fibres in central nervous system

Providing health insurance coverage to uninsured people does not result in reduced readmission rates

European screening guidelines lead to potential false disqualification of black athletes

Brainlab, Mobius Imaging announce CE Mark approval for Airo Mobile Intraoperative CT

Research shows that men living alone have reduced melanoma-specific survival

Risk of preterm births is 27% higher during high temperatures

Safer sharps: an interview with Paul Lindsell, Managing Director, MindMetre

People with low and very high levels of transferrin saturation ratio are at increased risk of death

Bayer’s Adempas now available in the UK to treat patients with CTEPH

New research shows obesity is linked to our ability to digest carbohydrates

Second Sight's Argus II Retinal Prosthesis System selected for Forfait Innovation reimbursement

Warwick researchers develop 2D hand gesture recognition technology that works in natural light

Proprietary Novozymes technology used in GlaxoSmithKline’s new diabetes treatment

Uppsala researchers develop nano paper filter that can remove virus particles

NextGen Healthcare Information Systems issues statement following Senate vote to patch SGR, delay ICD-10

Trinean, Sony DADC sign manufacturing and supply agreement to develop microfluidic disposables

Directed enzyme evolution and the Nobel Prize: Making enzymes evolve in the lab

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

How agentic AI is reshaping laboratory workflows

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