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Prairie Technologies acquired by Bruker

Bruker Corporation today announced that it has acquired Prairie Technologies, Inc. (Prairie), a provider of life science fluorescence microscopy products. The acquisition strengthens Bruker’s position in life science markets, adding to the Bruker Nano Surfaces Division’s existing life science atomic force microscopy (Bio-AFM) systems.

From Bruker Nano Surfaces and Metrology 13 Sep 2013

Funding for antimicrobial resistance research projects in the UK unacceptably small, say researchers

Study of funding awarded to antimicrobial resistance research projects in the UK calls for political leadership and sustained and targeted spending.

13 Sep 2013

Successful bedside ultrasound training program expands from UC Irvine to UCLA

A successful training program in bedside ultrasound is expanding from UC Irvine to UCLA, thanks to a $250,000 University of California grant to improve patient care.

13 Sep 2013

Basketball player with rapid heart rhythm successfully treated using minimally invasive procedure

Brainna McCormick was warming up for a high school basketball game last December when she noticed something wasn't right. An accomplished athlete, McCormick knows her body so when her heart started racing she knew something was wrong.

13 Sep 2013

Domestic animals less likely to be major source of antibiotic resistant Salmonella in humans

A new study has shown that, contrary to popular belief, local domestic animals are unlikely to be the major source of antibiotic resistant Salmonella in humans. The result comes from a detailed study of DNA from more than 370 Salmonella samples collected over a 22-year period.

13 Sep 2013

Preventative project using tablet computers for patients with advanced COPD

Patients can use tablet computers to report their daily condition. Hospitals can pick up early symptoms, take action and thereby reduce admissions.

13 Sep 2013

Pew honors creative work on coronaviruses with biomedical researcher award

Cell biologist Carolyn Machamer, Ph.D is The Pew Charitable Trusts' biomedical researcher of the month for her creative work on coronaviruses. Specifically, Machamer studies how the family of viruses uses a host cell's machinery against it.

13 Sep 2013

Health policy innovation is translational research directed at improving public's health

A researcher's voice of reason entered the national debate on "Obamacare" today when Springer Science+Business Media released The Affordable Care Act as a National Experiment: Health Policy Innovations and Lessons, edited by Harry P. Selker, MD, MSPH and June S. Wasser, MA. The book's fresh perspective asserts that health policy innovation is translational research directed at improving the public's health.

13 Sep 2013

Genetic deficiency in autism linked to specific molecular and cellular consequences

Brown University researchers have traced a genetic deficiency implicated in autism in humans to specific molecular and cellular consequences that cause clear deficits in mice in how well neurons can grow the intricate branches that allow them to connect to brain circuits. The researchers also show in their study (online Sep. 12, 2013, in Neuron) that they could restore proper neuronal growth by compensating for the errant molecular mechanisms they identified.

13 Sep 2013

Overly ambitious objectives may limit success of Meaningful Use EHR Incentive program

An aggressive timeline combined with overly ambitious objectives may unnecessarily limit the success of the entire Meaningful Use EHR Incentive program, the American College of Physicians (ACP) warned today in a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and National Coordinator for Health Information Technology.

13 Sep 2013

Diabetes Mellitus Incidence Cohort Registry study reveals mixture of diabetes phenotypes

The DiMelli (Diabetes Mellitus Incidence Cohort Registry) study examines the frequency and characteristics of diabetes phenotypes in children and young adults below the age of 20. The study was commissioned to investigate the increasing incidence of diabetes mellitus, particularly in childhood and early adulthood. The project is funded by the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD).

13 Sep 2013

As opponent presses McConnell on conservative credentials, Senate Minority Leader to offer new bill delaying health law provision

This might come as news to the Obama administration - Mitch McConnell apparently has done nothing in the Senate to thwart the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare. At least that's the charge leveled by Matt Bevin, a tea party-backed candidate who claims the Republican leader is not conservative enough.

13 Sep 2013

Report: Rates of sexual abuse of children have declined, but reasons not fully understood

Rates of physical and sexual abuse of children have declined over the last 20 years, but for reasons not fully understood, says a new report from the Institute of Medicine. Yet, reports of psychological and emotional child abuse have risen in the same period, and data vary significantly as to whether child neglect is increasing, decreasing, or remaining constant.

13 Sep 2013

Advanced Health Sciences Pavilion wins prestigious design award from American Institute of Architects California Council

Cedars-Sinai's new Advanced Health Sciences Pavilion, designed to bring patient care and translational research together in one site and encourage scientists and physicians to collaborate when developing new treatments, has won a prestigious design award from the American Institute of Architects California Council.

13 Sep 2013

$MatrixRIB MIPO instrumentation from DePuy Synthes CMF is more effective for rib fractures$

MatrixRIB MIPO instrumentation from DePuy Synthes CMF is more effective for rib fractures

DePuy Synthes CMF, a leader in skeletal and soft tissue repair and reconstruction, announced the launch of new instrumentation that enables less invasive surgical fixation and stabilization of rib fractures with the company's MatrixRIB System of precontoured, low-profile titanium plates, locking screws and intramedullary splints.

13 Sep 2013

Scientists discover promising potential drug target for cystic fibrosis

Scientists at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Heidelberg and Regensburg University, both in Germany, and the University of Lisboa, in Portugal, have discovered a promising potential drug target for cystic fibrosis.

13 Sep 2013

Researchers develop new ways of preventing septic shock

The body's immune system is set up much like a home security system; it has sensors on the outside of cells that act like motion detectors — floodlights — that click on when there's an intruder rustling in the bushes, bacteria that seem suspect.

13 Sep 2013

Researchers show network of genes which enforce cooperative state within cells

We often think of human cells as tiny computers that perform assigned tasks, where disease is a result of a malfunction. But in the current issue of Science, researchers at The Mount Sinai Medical Center offer a radical view of health — seeing it more as a cooperative state among cells, while they see disease as result of cells at war that fight with each other for domination.

13 Sep 2013

Tips for parents of children with cancer

September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, and Lisa Diller, MD, chief medical officer of Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, advises parents to remain positive if their child is among the 12,000 children in the United States diagnosed with cancer each year.

13 Sep 2013

Three organizations team up to raise $1M to save lives of Central Florida's tiniest babies

JetBlue Airways, Golf Channel, and Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill Club & Lodge have teamed up to raise $1 million over the next five years to help save the lives of Central Florida's tiniest babies.

13 Sep 2013

Medical News

Prairie Technologies acquired by Bruker

Funding for antimicrobial resistance research projects in the UK unacceptably small, say researchers

Successful bedside ultrasound training program expands from UC Irvine to UCLA

Basketball player with rapid heart rhythm successfully treated using minimally invasive procedure

Domestic animals less likely to be major source of antibiotic resistant Salmonella in humans

Preventative project using tablet computers for patients with advanced COPD

Pew honors creative work on coronaviruses with biomedical researcher award

Health policy innovation is translational research directed at improving public's health

Genetic deficiency in autism linked to specific molecular and cellular consequences

Overly ambitious objectives may limit success of Meaningful Use EHR Incentive program

Diabetes Mellitus Incidence Cohort Registry study reveals mixture of diabetes phenotypes

As opponent presses McConnell on conservative credentials, Senate Minority Leader to offer new bill delaying health law provision

Report: Rates of sexual abuse of children have declined, but reasons not fully understood

Advanced Health Sciences Pavilion wins prestigious design award from American Institute of Architects California Council

MatrixRIB MIPO instrumentation from DePuy Synthes CMF is more effective for rib fractures

Scientists discover promising potential drug target for cystic fibrosis

Researchers develop new ways of preventing septic shock

Researchers show network of genes which enforce cooperative state within cells

Tips for parents of children with cancer

Three organizations team up to raise $1M to save lives of Central Florida's tiniest babies

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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