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London health services facing blood shortage ahead of Olympics
NHS Blood and
Transplant says there is a gap between demand and supply of blood type O Rh
Negative (O Negative) this summer and ask for O Negative donors to come forward
ahead of the Olympics in July. 27 June 2012
Boosting blood system protein complex
protects against radiation toxicity
Boosting a protein
pathway in the blood-making system in the bone marrow protects mice
from otherwise fatal radiation poisoning and could lead to new
treatments. 27 June 2012
Sorin and Orange launch remote
monitoring solution for ICDs in Europe
Smartview is a remote
monitoring system for patients with implanted cardiac rhythm
management (CRM) devices and is available in several countries in
Europe. 27 June 2012
Endosense force-sensing ablation catheter
gains CE mark
The TactiCath Quartz force-sensing ablation
catheter has been CE mark approved and the first cases using the new
device have been performed in Europe. 27 June 2012
Ukraine opens 200-bed perinatal centre
The new perinatal center has been opened in the southeastern city of
Dnipropetrovsk as part of the healthcare reform program. 26 June
2012
New semen test for testicular cancer
The Rigshospitalet in Copenhagen has found a new and simple
way of detecting testicular cancer before it starts, by detecting
markers in a sperm sample. 25 June 2012
New diagnostic tool increases the value of Kancera's ROR cancer
treatment
Kancera and the Karolinska Institute have developed antibodies
that permit the development of a diagnostic tool to identify cancer
patient response to treatment using Kancera’s ROR inhibitors. 25 June
2012
Siemens launches new generation of
hearing technology
The new technology offers improved speech
comprehension, balanced sound, a new fitting strategy and a
fine-tuning tool. 25 June 2012
Medilink East Midlands named UK
partner in European biomaterials network
Medilink East
Midlands has been named as the UK partner for the Biomat-IN
biomaterials innovation network, which involves the UK, France,
Germany and the Netherlands. 25 June 2012
Lack of action on COPD as big a threat
as global financial crisis
In the run up to World Spirometry Day on 27 June
the European COPD Coalition (ECC) is calling on
policy makers across Europe to recognise that chronic diseases such
as COPD, present as great a threat as the global financial crisis,
and is urging collective international action.
TLT secures new research collaboration
with leading UK universities
Tarilian Laser Technologies has
formed a new clinical research consortium with The William Harvey
Research Institute (WHRI) at Queen Mary, University of London, which
will also involve Imperial College, Oxford University and Barts
Health NHS Trust. 22 June 2012
Gut bacteria regulate immune system and imbalance triggers rheumatoid arthritis
Genome sequencing has
been used to show that the balance of bacteria in the human gut play
a significant role in rheumatoid arthritis. 19 June 2012
Johnson & Johnson completes $20bn
takeover of Synthes
Synthes has been integrated with the
DePuy franchise to establish the DePuy Synthes Companies of Johnson
& Johnson. 19 June 2012
TLT appoints Dr Art Tucker as Clinical
Director
Dr Tucker is a Principal Clinical Scientist and
Vascular Researcher at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, London; Honorary
Reader at The William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary
University of London. 18 June 2012
Calixar secures €875K funding round to
develop membrane protein services
The funds will enable
Lyons-based Calixar to develop its international operations for
membrane protein services and move its research programs forward. 18
June 2012
Plessey launches ultra-low cost
version of EPIC sensor
Plessey Semiconductors has released
an ultra-low cost version of its award-winning EPIC sensor that
provides remote electric field sensing for high volume consumer
markets. 15 June 2012
UK government funds 16 R&D projects
for hi-tech manufacturing
The UK Technology Strategy Board
and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council are to
provide £6.5 million grant funding to support the development of new
technologies in manufacturing. 15 June 2012
UCL and Pharmidex partnership leads to
advances in synthetic organs
The UK Nanotechnology Knowledge
Transfer Network has announced details of a partnership between two
of its members that has recently led to the synthesis of artificial
organs including an ear, nose and trachea. 15 June 2012
Stem cells from fat tissue can grow
bone for grafts
Bone grafts grown from purified stem cells
originating from a patient's own fat tissue could lead to a more
efficient way to regenerate bone and end the painful operations
needed to collect a patient’s own bone for grafting. 15 June 2012
16th-century Korean mummy reveals
unique hepatitis B genetic code
The discovery of a mummified
Korean child has enabled the reconstruction of an ancient hepatitis
B virus genetic code. It is also the oldest full viral genome
described in the scientific literature to date. 12 June 2012
Miniature magnetic sensor opens new
era for neurology
A new type of magnetic field sensor, called
a chip-scale atomic magnetometer (CSAM), uses miniaturized optics
for measuring absorption changes in a rubidium gas cell caused by
magnetic fields. 12 June 2012
Boston Scientific completes
acquisition of Cameron Health
The acquisition of San
Clemente-based Cameron Health, Inc adds the company's subcutaneous
implantable cardioverter defibrillator, the S-ICD System, to Boston
Scientific's portfolio. 11 June 2012
Magnetic resonance spectroscopy gives
non-invasive test for early Alzheimer's
MRS can measure
specific brain chemical changes that provides a signature of the
early stages of Alzheimer's disease from the hippocampal region of
the brain. 11 June 2012
High speed bench-top sequencing to
revolutionise hospital infection control
A new generation of
bench-top DNA sequencers can quickly and cheaply map the entire
genetic codes of bacteria causing life-threatening infections. 11
June 2012
TSB awards £1m funding to develop
small molecule drug platform
Three companies, Isogenica,
Biolauncher, and Cresset Group, have been awarded £1m funding from
the UK Technology Strategy Board to develop a highly-scalable
approach to small molecule drug discovery. 7 June 2012
International conference on
nanostructured metamaterials
The Conference will be held on
3-4 July in Jena, Germany, and will disseminate the latest results
on how to model, fabricate, characterize, and use electromagnetic
nanostructured materials. 7 June 2012
Medical apps give insight into joint
problems
Educational app developer 3D4Medical has released
new versions of their Pro creations for knee, hip, shoulder, ankle &
foot, and hand and wrist study. 7 June 2012
Electronic sensor can detect prostate
cancer cells
Scientists at the Barcelona University have
developed the main components of a biosensor containing several
hundred nanometric sized optoacoustic biosensors and that can detect
cancer cells in urine. 4 June 2012
Secretion processes in human cells
controlled by 15% of proteins encoded by human genome
An
international collaboration between University College Dublin and
the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) has revealed for
the first time that 15% of the proteins encoded by the human genome
contribute to the process of secretion in cells. 4 June 2012
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