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Alliance Boots to set up health and
wellness business incubator in Nottingham
Alliance Boots is
partnering with BioCity to establish a new business incubator
focused on health and wellness called MediCity in the Beeston area
of Nottingham. 30 May 2013
Oral vaccine for diarrhoea passes
first trial
A novel vaccine against four strains of E. coli
has passed a phase I clinical trial, according to the University of
Gothenburg Vaccine Research Institute (GUVAX). 29 May 2013
Philips image guidance system reduces
radiation in cardiac catheterisation
A clinical study using
Philips’ AlluraClarity system with ClarityIQ technology has achieved
a 50% reduction in X-ray dose while maintaining image quality for
image-guided cardiac interventions. 29 May 2013
Southampton hospital develops training
resource for anaesthetists in developing countries
A
pioneering video library to help train anaesthetists in developing
countries has been developed by the Department of Anaesthesia and
the Learning Support Team at University Hospital Southampton NHS
Foundation Trust. 29 May 2013
Paper thin transistor measures heart
health
A postage-stamp-sized heart monitor developed at
Stanford University is thin enough to be worn under a plaster on the
wrist and is sensitive enough to help diagnose cardiovascular
problems. 28 May 2013
Genome analysis poses ethical
dilemmas, says European Society of Human Genetics
The
provision of services that give patients cheap whole-genome analysis
can pose ethical problems if used incorrectly, says The European
Society of Human Genetics (ESHG). 22 May 2013
Southwest England hospitals deploy
joint cloud-based radiology information system
Accenture has
completed the deployment of a cloud-based radiology information
system (RIS) for a consortium of five NHS hospitals and 23
facilities in Southwest England. 22 May 2013
Abbott announces CE mark for Architect
blood test for diabetes
Abbott has received EU approval for
its new Architect Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) assay, a simple blood test
designed to aid the diagnosis and monitoring of diabetes. 22 May
2013
St Jude Medical's 3D coronary artery
imaging system for stent placement gains EU approval
St Jude
Medical has announced it has been granted CE Mark approval for its
Ilumien Optis PCI Optimization System, a coronary artery disease
(CAD) assessment tool. 22 May 2013
Cerus Endovascular secures £600,000
for device to treat brain aneurysms
Cerus Endovascular Ltd
has secured investment from The North West Fund for Biomedical to
further develop its implantable medical device for treating
intracranial aneurysms. 21 May 2013
GE Healthcare to supply Kent & Medway
Medical Imaging Consortium with collaborative radiology system
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust has awarded GE
Healthcare a seven-year managed service contract to supply imaging
services to the four hospital trusts of the Kent & Medway Medical
Imaging Consortium. 21 May 2013
Aesica partners with the University of
Nottingham to develop novel amide chemical synthesis techniques
Aesica has announced a partnership to develop alternative
methods of amide bond synthesis for pharmaceutical manufacturing. 21
May 2013
BioCity to develop BioHub at
AstraZeneca's Alderley Park site
BioCity Nottingham Ltd, the
UK’s leading provider of life sciences business incubation services,
has been appointed by AstraZeneca to establish a new centre for
bioscience companies at Alderley Park in Cheshire. 21 May 2013
Novel pain therapy system manages
patients with chronic neuropathic pain
A study investigating
the safety and performance of Spinal Modulation Inc's Axium Spinal
Cord Stimulator System has shown that after six months of treatment
patients reported clinically significant pain relief. 21 May 2013
Trigger for onset of Alzheimer's
discovered
The chemical changes in the brain that are at the
root of diseases such as Alzheimer’s have been mapped in detail for
the first time by scientists at the Chemistry Department of
Cambridge University. 20 May 2013
Department of Health provides £260m
for hospital electronic prescribing systems
UK Health
Secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced a new £260 million fund for
hospitals to implement electronic prescribing systems for improving
patient safety. 17 May 2013
Trial of patient self-management fails
due to lack of support from professionals
The processes to
allow people to self-manage their own illness are not being used
appropriately by health professionals to the benefit of their
patients, new research suggests. 17 May 2013
UK doctors lagging behind Europe in
use of online cardiology training tool
Young UK doctors are
lagging in their uptake of eduCAD, an online tool for learning the
appropriate use of multi modal imaging technology in cardiology,
according to co-developer GE Healthcare. 15 May 2013
Cambridge Nanotherm to build nano-ceramic
manufacturing plant
Cambridge Nanotherm is to build a
prototype manufacturing plant for its novel nanoceramic material for
thermal management of electronics. 15 May 2013
Project to improve healthcare in care
homes
A three-year study led by the University of
Hertfordshire aims to improve the inconsistent delivery of
healthcare to care homes. 14 May 2013
Low cost tuberculosis diagnosis will
help developing countries
A combination of simple clinical,
radiological and laboratory tools can diagnose smear-negative
tuberculosis (SN-TB) better than current systems of diagnosis. 14
May 2013
Antifungal therapy could help 5
million asthmatics
A new estimate of the global numbers suffering
from allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) shows an
estimated 4.8 million asthmatics could benefit substantially from
antifungal treatment. 14 May 2013
EPSRC invests £32m in projects to
develop smart systems and sensors for healthcare
The UK
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council has awarded £32m
to establish three new "Healthcare Interdisciplinary Research
Collaborations" to focus UK research excellence and build critical
mass in this area. 10 May 2013
East Kent Hospitals implement clinical
portal to simplify access to patient data
East Kent Hospitals
University NHS Foundation Trust has selected the clinical
integration platform from Harris Healthcare to provide a single view
of patient information from several clinical systems that currently
work in isolation. 10 May 2013
Siemens provides support on demand for
CT imaging protocols at Spire hospital
Siemens Healthcare
Customer Services is supporting Spire Southampton Hospital’s
diagnostic imaging department through syngo Remote Assist, a remote
troubleshooting service for CT scans. 10 May 2013
NHS Lone Worker Service contract
awarded to Reliance Hi-Tech
NHS Protect, which provides
support and guidance to the NHS on the protection of staff, has
retained Reliance High-Tech to supply its NHS framework Lone Worker
Service. 10 May 2013
Philips announces completion of
patient enrolment in therapeutic hypothermia study
Patient
enrollment has been completed for the CHILL-MI clinical study
designed to further evaluate the Philips' InnerCool RTx endovascular
cooling system in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction
(STEMI). 10 May 2013
Gamma ray imaging visualizes
bio-metals and molecules simultaneously
Researchers from the
RIKEN Center for Life Science Technologies in Japan have developed a
new molecular imaging technology that can visualize bio-metals and
bio-molecules simultaneously in a live mouse. 10 May 2013
Cell-free skin graft heals chronic leg
ulcers
A new type of skin graft produced by NHS Blood and
Transplant (NHSBT) Tissue Services has healed the chronic leg ulcers
of more than half of patients involved in the first trial. 10 May
2013
New type of fat cell discovered
Humans have two kinds of brown fat cells according to research at
Sahlgrenska Academy in Sweden. The researchers call the new type of
brown fat tissue "classical brown fat". 8 May 2013
New model explains development of type
2 diabetes in humans
Researchers at Lund University in Sweden
have developed a model using mice of the onset of type 2 diabetes
and how the body responds to drug treatment. 8 May 2013
Explanation for gastric bypass curing
diabetes found
A team from Lund University in Sweden has
discovered why a gastric bypass sends diabetes into remission in
the majority of cases, opening the door to developing treatment with
the same effect. 1 May 2013
Subclinical overactive thyroid
associated with increased mortality
Having high thyroid
activity, and even “high-normal” levels, is a significant risk
factor for cardiovascular and all-cause mortality. 1 May 2013
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