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COPD patients remotely monitored at
home in rural Scotland
Tunstall Healthcare has partnered with
Putting you First to implement a remote monitoring service for
patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in the
Annan area of Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. 28 Feb 2014
Philips offers electronic medication
dispenser for home care in Benelux countries
Royal Philips
has launched a home medication dispensing service with automated,
compact dispensers loaded with personalized pre-packaged medication
and a dedicated web-based IT connection to the patient’s care giver
organisation and pharmacist. 28 Feb 2014
Nottingham University Hospitals
redesign pathway for heart valve disease patients
Nottingham
University Hospitals (NUH) NHS Trust, has selected a specialist
Valve Clinic system from McKesson to redesign the treatment pathway
for patients with cardiac valve disease. 28 Feb 2014
Novartis calls for more research into
rare diseases
In recognition of Rare Disease Day Novartis has
called for a global exchange of ideas to improve the understanding
of rare diseases and help address a significant unmet medical need.
28 Feb 2014
Stethoscopes have more bacterial
contamination than doctors' hands
University of Geneva
Hospitals has found the level of bacterial contamination on the
diaphragm of stethoscopes is greater than on doctors’ hands,
following a single physical examination. 28 February 2014
Genetic analysis of plaque on 1000-year-old teeth gives clues to
ancient diet and disease
An international team of researchers has painstakingly pieced
together genetic fragments preserved in the dental plaque of
skeletons around 1,000 years old, indicating the bacteria present
and food eaten by the person. 24 Feb 2014
Genetic analysis of 1500-year-old
teeth gives clues to origins of the plague
Two of the world’s
most devastating plagues – the plague of Justinian in the sixth
century and the Black Death — were caused by distinct strains
of the same pathogen, according to a study of teeth from a Bavarian
burial site. 24 Feb 2014
Roche HIV-1 dual genetic test given EU
approval
Roche has announced that its dual-target HIV-1
qualitative test, v2.0 has received the CE Mark certifications,
allowing it to be sold for clinical use in the EU. 24 Feb 2014
Alere launches 15-minute genetic test
for influenza A and B in Europe
Point-of-care diagnostics
company Alere Inc. has launched in Europe the Alere i Influenza A &
B test, a molecular test that detects and differentiate influenza A
and B virus in less than 15 minutes. 20 Feb 2014
ValiRx granted European patent for
genetic-based cancer test
ValiRx Plc has been awarded patent
approval by the European Patent Office for its cancer screening test
NAV3, which uses a gene biomarker to detect specific cancers. 20 Feb
2014
Exco InTouch appoints new VP of
operations
Exco InTouch has announced the appointment of
Laurence Burke as Vice President of Operations. 20 Feb 2014
DDT exposure linked to Alzheimer's
A study by UT Southwestern Medical Center has found that
exposure to DDT may lead to Alzheimer’s disease later in life. 19
Feb 2014
IMI launches €22.7m project targeting systemic autoimmune diseases
The Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) has launched an new
research project, called PRECISESADS, to use innovative diagnostic technology to relate systemic
autoimmune disease (SAD) to detectable changes in individual
molecular signatures. 18 Feb 2014
Health hazards from nanoparticles in
common consumer products
Nanoparticles composed of titanium,
chromium, manganese, iron, nickel, copper and zinc compounds that
are used in many consumer products are toxic to human cells. 14 Feb
2014
Ability to digest fibre dependent on
species of gut bacteria
Sweden's KTH Royal Institute of
Technology has recently discovered how our ability to benefit from
fibre is dependent on a group of bacteria called Bacteroidetes
to digest the complex carbohydrates in the fibre. 11 Feb 2014
Histones may hold the key to the
generation of totipotent stem cells
Researchers at
RIKEN in Japan have identified histone proteins that enhance the
generation of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS cells) and may be
the key to generating induced totipotent stem cells. 10 Feb 2014
Computer controlled movement of patient and radiotherapy can target
tumour more precisely
Computer controlled movement of the patient on a radiotherapy
couch with the 3D control of the radiation beam could deliver high
doses to tumours while sparing nearby organs. 10 Feb 2014
Cardio3 BioSciences receives €4.0m
investment for commercialisation of C-Cathez
Cardiac
technology company Cardio3 BioSciences SA has received €4.0 million
of funding from the Walloon Region of Belgium to commercialise its
C-Cathez intra myocardial injection catheter in the US. 18 Feb 2014
Bone Therapeutics awarded €3.8 million
research grant
Bone Therapeutics has been awarded a share of
a Marie Curie grant totalling €3.8 million to develop bio-mimetic
and bio-active materials. 6 Feb 2014
Synthelis raises €610,000 to develop
manufacturing services for membrane proteins
Synthelis, a
company specializing in the production and characterization of
therapeutic targets and antigens, has secured initial backing of
€610,000 from a group of French investors. 6 Feb 2014
Stratasys 3D printers verified by
exocad for production of dental models
Stratasys has announced that exocad has verified
its printers for the manufacture
of physical dental models in the latest release of Model Creator
software. 6 Feb 2014
Luton and Dunstable Hospitals install
unified communications system
Luton & Dunstable University
Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has signed a five-year agreement with
Unify, formerly Siemens Enterprise Communications, to provide a
unified communications suite. 6 Feb 2014
Stem cells grown on scaffold of carbon
nanotubes
Scientists from the University of Surrey and the
University of California have developed a developed a technique to
grow human stem cells on a scaffold of carbon nanotubes. 6 Feb 2014
Bubble trapped in graphene enables
unprecedented imaging of hydrated protein molecules
A tiny
water bubble trapped between two layers of graphene provides the key
to taking nanoscale images of liquid samples in an electron
microscope. 5 Feb 2014
Beating heart muscle created from
embryonic stem cells
An international team led by the Icahn
School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in the US has generated cardiac
muscle tissue from human embryonic stem cells with remarkable
similarities to native heart muscle, including the ability to beat.
5 Feb 2014
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics
partners with Pfizer to develop diagnostic tests
Siemens
Healthcare Diagnostics and Pfizer are partnering to develop in vitro
diagnostic tests for therapeutic products across Pfizer’s pipeline.
4 Feb 2014
MedaPhor supports ultrasound training
in Rwanda and the Dominican Republic
Cardiff-based MedaPhor
is working with US healthcare institutions to provide technical
support to boost ultrasound skills in Rwanda and the Dominican
Republic. 4 Feb 2014
Sheffield patient receives pioneering
kidney treatment for high blood pressure
A patient at
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has become one of
the first in the world to have pioneering renal denervation therapy
to reduce high blood pressure. in a kidney patient whose blood
pressure could not be controlled with conventional medication. 4 Feb
2014
Fruit flies can smell cancers
Researchers from the Universities of Konstanz and La Sapienza have
recorded the antennae of fruit flies detecting odours given off by
cancer cells and distinguishing different types of cancer. 3 Feb
2014
In German:
Fruchtfliegen können Krebs
riechen
Mass spectrometry imaging can
transform tissue pathology analysis
A team from Imperial
College London has developed a method to analyse mass spectrometry
data from a tissue sample to create a detailed map of its chemical
composition. 3 Feb 2014
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