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First new drug for advanced melanoma
in a decade
Ipilimumab has become the first new drug to be
FDA approved for the treatment of previously treated metastatic
melanoma for more than a decade. 31 March 2011
New advice supports surgery to treat type 2 diabetes in obese
paitients
Bariatric surgery should be considered earlier in the
treatment of eligible patients to help stem the serious
complications that can result from diabetes, according to the
International Diabetes Federation. 29 March 2011
New treatments for insulin disease
related to diabetes
New treatments for a rare and potentially
lethal childhood disease that is the clinical opposite of diabetes
mellitus has been discovered by a European research team. 28 March
2011
New ultrasound technique for imaging
defects in babies' hearts
The Medical Imaging Laboratory in
Trondheim, Norway, has developed a new ultrasound technique that
gives an enhanced ability to discover heart defects in newborns. 28
March 2011
Cellulose nanowhiskers from sea
squirts aid growth of artificial human muscle
Nanowhiskers
made from cellulose extracted from sea squirts have unique
properties that can help grow artificial muscle, University of
Manchester researchers have discovered.
Universities of Greenwich and Lille
collaborate to develop coated coronary stent
The University
of Greenwich is collaborating with two universities in Lille to
develop a coronary stent with a coating that slowly releases drugs
into the blood. 28 March 2011
New weapons needed to tackle growing
threat of tuberculosis
Leading experts from 12 countries
discussed the growing threat from tuberculosis at a conference at
the Institute of Tropical Medicine (ITM) in Antwerp this month. 28
March 2011
New EU-funded projects to find new
cures for tuberculosis
To mark World Tuberculosis Day the
European Commission has announced that it is supporting new projects
aimed at finding new cures for the disease. 28 March 2011
Automated path lab improves
diagnostics turnaround for Queen Elizabeth Hospital
The Queen
Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust in eastern
England has opened a fully automated blood sciences laboratory. 28
March 2011
Siemens integrates Maquet OR table
into angiography system
Maquet has announced that Siemens
Healthcare will integrate Maquet’s Magnus operating table in its
Artis zeego and Artis zee ceiling interventional systems. 19 March
2011
University of Marburg tests nanometer
resolution light microscopes for Leica
The University of
Marburg is expanding its cooperation with Leica Microsystems to test
a new generation of light microscopes with a resolution at the
nanometer scale. 19 March 2011
RainDance Technologies and Ambry
Genetics collaborate to develop ADME genetic screening panel
RainDance Technologies, Inc. and Ambry Genetics have announced a new
collaboration for the development of a drug absorption,
distribution, metabolism, and excretion (ADME) genetic screening
panel for use on next-generation sequencing (NGS) systems. 19 March
2011
CEA-Leti and partners to develop novel
injectable tracer for cancer treatment
CEA-Leti has announced
that with four French partners it is developing an injectable tracer
that can provide both nuclear imaging in the pre-operative
evaluation of tumors and optical imaging during ablation or biopsy.
19 March 2011
Chemotherapy drugs kill malaria parasite
A class of chemotherapy drugs originally designed to inhibit key
signaling pathways in cancer cells also kills the parasite that
causes malaria. 15 March 2011
Non-surgical autopsy using CT
angiography
A new non-surgical post-mortem technique that has
the potential to revolutionise the way autopsies are conducted has
been pioneered by forensic pathologists and radiologists at the
University of Leicester in collaboration with the University
Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust. 15 March 2011
Cell-like structures created in
microfluidic circuit assembly line
The Scripps Research
Institute in Florida has built a microscopic assembly line that mass
produces synthetic cell-like compartments, customizable over a range
of cell sizes, and efficient in terms of cargo encapsulation. 15
March 2011
Structure
of Salmonella bacteria imaged at near atomic scale
Scientists
at the Research Institute of Molecular Pathology in Vienna have
imaged in unprecedented detail the needle-shaped extensions that
Salmonella bacteria use to infect their host. Detailed knowledge of
the needles’ structure may help to develop substances that interfere
with its function and thus prevent infection. 14 March 2011
Boron neutron capture therapy
pioneered for head and neck cancer treatment
A new type of
radiotherapy, boron neutron capture therapy, has been successfully
used to treat patients with advanced head and neck cancer who have
not responded to previous treatments and generally have poor
prognosis. 13 March 2011
Thermal sensor deployed by angiogram
catheter detects early atherosclerosis
A micro heater and
thermal sensor small enough to deploy by an angiogram catheter can
detect the earliest stages of atherosclerosis in blood vessels. 13
March 2011
Varian enables clinical data reporting
to support NHS goals for UK cancer care
Varian Medical
Systems has completed two data compatibility initiatives aimed at
reducing data input for users of its cancer therapy systems in the
UK National Health Service. 8 March 2011
Book: The Impacts of Nanotechnology on Companies: Policy Insights
from Case Studies
This book from the OECD examines
the potential economic impacts of nanotechnology, how companies are
using nanotechnology for innovation, and what the key challenges in
its commercialisation might be. 8 March 2011
UK creates international register for
health and social care research
The UK National Institute for
Health Research (NIHR) Centre for Reviews and Dissemination (CRD)
has launched a new online facility, PROSPERO, an international
register to improve the transparency of health research. 8 Mar 2011
Ultrasound
identifies inflammatory regions in tendinitis
Ultrasound has
been shown to have benefits over traditional technologies, like MRI
(the reference technology), for the diagnosis of the inflammatory
disease tendinitis. 8 Mar 2011
Partnership to accelerate human
protein kinase drug discovery
UK company IOTA
Pharmaceuticals, Danish company KinaseDetect and Swedish company
SARomics Biostructures have formed the KINOMED Partnership to
accelerate human protein Kinase drug discovery. 7 March 2011
Siemens Healthcare boosts
environmental product portfolio
Siemens Healthcare has
integrated the SOMATOM Definition Flash CT, the AXIOM Luminos dRF
Fluoroscopy system and the Ysio X-ray system into the Siemens’
environmental portfolio. 7 March 2011
Europe-wide study of relationship
between food, hunger and brain
A €9 million EU-funded project
will bring together scientists from 19 European labs to investigate
how our body responds to food at different stages in our lives. 7
March 2011
SEPMAG sees 400% US revenue growth
based on biomagnetic separation sales
SEPMAG, a manufacturer
of biomagnetic separation systems for the in vitro diagnostics (IVD)
market, has forecast that it is set to again outperform challenging
economic conditions, secure high revenues growth and to further
cement its foothold in the US IVD market. 7 March 2011
Safety checklist for infection control
reduces hospital deaths by 10%
A programme to introduce a
safety checklist when placing a central-line catheter has virtually
eliminated bloodstream infections in intensive care units in
Michigan and also appears to have reduced deaths by 10%. 7 March
2011
Link found between body enzymes and
blood vessel damage in diabetes
A key mechanism that appears
to contribute to the blood vessel damage commonly suffered by people
with diabetes has been identified by researchers at Washington
University School of Medicine in St Louis. 7 Mar 2011
Impaired brain insulin function plays
role in diabetes and obesity
Impaired brain insulin function
may cause unrestrained lipolysis that initiates and worsens type 2
diabetes in humans, according to research at the Mount Sinai School
of Medicine. 7 Mar 2011
Common blood test for diabetes not
reliable for children
A blood glucose test commonly used to
diagnose diabetes and pre-diabetes is not a reliable indicator when
used with children, according to a study by the University of
Michigan. 5 Mar 2011
Nitric oxide in nanoparticles
increases survival after massive blood loss
Nitric oxide (NO)
carried in the bloodstream by nano-size particles could prove a
vital tool in maintaining blood circulation following massive blood
loss. 5 Mar 2011
Fujifilm launches Go2 portable X-ray unit
Fujifilm‘s latest addition to its computed
radiography range is the mobile Go2 digital X-ray unit, offering quick
and accurate X-ray exposures and images. 4 Mar 2011
Astra Tech announces strategic
alliance with 3Shape for lab-based scanning
Astra Tech, a
developer of implant dentistry and CAD/CAM abutments, has announced
a global strategic alliance with 3Shape A/S, the Danish-based
provider of 3D scanners and CAD/CAM software solutions. 4 Mar 2011
Genetic test could predict adverse
reaction from bone cancer treatment
Genetic tests could
predict whether bone marrow cancer treatments including thalidomide
are likely to give patients a debilitating side-effect. 2 Mar 2011
Genetically modified fungus is new
weapon in fight against malaria
A genetically modified fungus
that kills the human malaria parasite in mosquitoes has been
developed by the Antibody Technology Group (ATG) in the School of
Life Sciences at the University of Westminster, London. 2 Mar 2011
A Trojan horse for breast cancer
An artificial molecule that can "trick" its way into cancer cells to
deliver a self-destruct gene has been developed by scientists from
the UK and USA. 1 Mar 2011
Cambridge Temperature Concepts
represents Europe in technology competition
Cambridge
University offshoot CTC, developer of the non-invasive DuoFertility
fertility monitor, is representing Europe as one of six global
finalists in the Qualcomm Ventures’ QPrize competition. 1 Mar 2011
First installation of Varian's
RapidArc radiotherapy system in Bangladesh
Doctors at United
Hospital in Dhaka have begun delivering RapidArc on prostate and
head/neck cancer patients. 1 Mar 2011
ExSilent introduces Qleaf Pro hearing aid with
program change by tapping
This functionality makes it much
easier for hearing aid users to switch discreetly between listening
programs by tapping on the ear. 1 Mar 2011
New journal on diabetes management
Future Medicine Ltd has launched Diabetes Management, a new
bimonthly title presenting findings, analyses and commentaries on
the battle with managing Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes. 1 Mar 2011
CRDM prototypes aortal sleeve for
Marfan syndrome sufferers
CRDM, a specialist in component
prototyping, has partnered with Exstent to offer a groundbreaking
solution for supporting the weak aorta of Marfan syndrome sufferers.
1 Mar 2011
INFINITT Healthcare expands in UK with
takeover of Ferrania UK
Seoul-based INFINITT Healthcare has
expanded its presence in the UK with the purchase of a majority
shareholding in radiology systems supplier Ferrania UK. 1 Mar 2011
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