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Rosetta Capital buys SEK220 million share in Karolinska Development holdings
Karolinska Development AB
has announced that a syndicate led by
the life science investor Rosetta Capital will
acquire a minority share in Karolinska Development’s holdings in 13
of its 25 portfolio companies for SEK 220 million. 21 Dec 2012
Undetected stroke could cause Parkinson's
disease
Small strokes that show no outward symptoms could
cause enough damage to the brain to give Parkinson's disease,
according to scientists at the University of Manchester. 20 Dec 2012
Sleeping pills have questionable clinical
effectiveness
A major study of clinical trial data that had
been submitted by pharmaceutical companies to the US Food and Drug
Administration shows that half of the benefit of taking sleeping
pills comes from the placebo effect. 20 Dec 2012
Portable pollution sensor displays air
quality data on user's smartphone
The device, called CitiSense, could
be particularly useful to people suffering from chronic conditions,
such as asthma, who need to avoid exposure to pollutants. 18 Dec
2012
Microscopic filter captures cancer cells
circulating in blood stream
The filter could enable detection
of tumour cells circulating in blood well before they subsequently
colonize organs and form tumours. 17 Dec 2012
NHS publishes guidance to reduce carbon footprint of medical devices
and medicines
The guidance is the first of its kind for the
healthcare sector and is an important part of helping the NHS to
reduce its carbon footprint. 17 Dec 2012
LifeMap Sciences launches database of human cellular life for
regenerative medicine
The platform integrates embryonic
development and stem cell biology with molecular, cellular,
anatomical, and disease-related information, and provides
data-mining capabilities and bioinformatics applications. 14 Dec
2012
European nanoelectronics industry to invest €100bn to keep
competitiveness
A new report outlines a proposal by companies and
institutes within Europe’s nanoelectronics ecosystem to invest €100
billion up to the year 2020 on an ambitious research and innovation
programme. 14 Dec 2012
Genetics shows Crohn's, colitis and other
inflammatory diseases share common biological pathways
Genetics shows IBD may result from the body’s immune response
over-reacting, the result of a long-term evolutionary balancing act
between defence against bacterial infection and harmful excessive
inflammation. 13 Dec 2012
NPL develops radionuclide tracing system
for radiotherapy
Scientists from the National Physical
Laboratory (NPL) have developed a system of radionuclide
traceability for a new radiotherapy treatment for neuroendocrine
tumours. 13 Dec 2012
Siemens introduces wireless ultrasound
system
The ACUSON Freestyle system features wireless
transducers and a number of innovations, including acoustics, system
architecture, radio design, miniaturization, and image processing.
13 Dec 2012
Fujitsu and National University Singapore
to develop body sensor network for health monitoring
The
initial objectives involve developing a wireless body sensor network
for continuous patient monitoring in hospital and the home, and
connected to a “health cloud”. 13 Dec 2012
GE introduces silent MRI technology
GE's Silent Scan technology reduces excessive acoustic noise
generated during an MR scan to ambient levels. 13 Dec 2012
First thought-controlled prosthetic arm
to be implanted in patients
The prosthetic arm will be
anchored directly to the skeleton and electrodes connected to nerves
and muscles will transfer signals from the brain to the arm and also
provide feedback to the brain. 12 Dec 2012
New website helps healthcare
organisations reduce risk of sharps injuries
BD has launched
a website to help healthcare workers and their organisations comply
with the EU Directive on the prevention of sharps injuries. 10 Dec
2012
X-ray detector can measure nanoscale cell
elements important in disease detection
A new type of X-ray
detector that can determine the size of microvesicles, the smallest
cell elements, has been developed by Physikalisch-Technische
Bundesanstalt (PTB) and Dectris. 8 Dec 2012
UK public urged to take part in online
Flusurvey to analyse how it spreads
The annual UK Flusurvey
aims to collect data from men and women of all ages around the
country, in order to map trends as seasonal flu takes hold. 5 Dec
2012
Diabetes drug may reduce brain damage
after stroke
A common antidiabetic drug is a new potential
therapy to reduce brain damage following stroke in type 2 diabetic
patients, according to a study in mice. 5 Dec 2012
European failure to screen for hepatitis
leading to greater infection rates
Population screening for
hepatitis, especially in risk groups, is not conducted
systematically in most EU Member States, making it the weakest spot
of hepatitis care policies in comparison to prevention and
treatment. 5 Dec 2012
Patients with online access to medical
records use clinical services more
Patients with online
access to their medical records and who used email to communicate
with clinicians used clinical services more, including office visits
and telephone encounters. 5 Dec 2012
Quality of French men's semen falling
The concentration of sperm in French men’s semen was in steady
decline from 1989-2005 and there has been a decrease in the number
of normally formed sperm. 5 Dec 2012
Copper and copper alloy surfaces reduce
infection by antibiotic-resistant bacteria
Rapid death of
both antibiotic-resistant strains and destruction of plasmid and
genomic DNA was observed on copper and copper alloy surfaces. 4 Dec
2012
NanoKTN urges UK SMEs to take advantage
of £10m R&D funding call
UKTI is calling for innovative
proposals from SMEs that focus on projects that advance the
development of a recent technological discovery or breakthrough in
the context of significant and identifiable technological risk. 4
Dec 2012
Ashford and St Peter's NHS Trust empowers
staff with wireless network
The wireless network enables
clinicians and staff to deliver a better experience to patients
through the use of faster and always-on devices. 4 Dec 2012
New biomaterials can promote regeneration
of brain tissue after injury and disease damage
This allows
the generation, within these structures, of new neurons and glia,
capable of repairing injured brain tissue caused by trauma, stroke
or neurodegenerative disease, among other causes. 3 Dec 2012
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