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High intensity ultrasound creates
cellular scaffold for regenerating diseased tissue
Researchers at the University of Washington have discovered that
ultrasound can both destroy cells and leave behind a cellular
scaffolding for tissue engineering, a unique approach that could
advance regenerative medicine. 30 Oct 2014
New method for creating biological sensors on silicon chips
Scientists from Chile and Germany
have developed a novel process to layer two readily available
chemicals on a silicon
substrate to mimic a cell membrane and give the ability to link
biological processes to electronics. 30 Oct 2014
Diverse gut bacteria linked to reduced
risk of breast cancer
Postmenopausal women with diverse gut
bacteria have a reduced risk of breast cancer through having a more
favourable ratio of oestrogen metabolites, according to a study
published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
(JCEM). 30 Oct 2014
Welch Allyn to add Gentag's NFC
wireless technology to medical devices
Medical diagnostics
device company Welch Allyn and Gentag, a pioneer in disposable
wireless biosensors, have entered into an agreement to bring to
market near field communications technology for medical devices and
sensors 29 Oct 2014
Orgenesis receives patent for
potential cure for type 1 diabetes
Orgenesis Inc. has
announced that it has received a patent for its technology for
converting liver cells to pancreas cells as a potential cure for
Type 1 Diabetes. 29 Oct 2014
Shorter treatment for tuberculosis
improves success rate
Ten years of collaboration between the
Damien Foundation Belgium and the Institute of Tropical Medicine in
Antwerp (ITM) has produced a new treatment that could revolutionise
global tuberculosis control. 29 Oct 2014
Sound generated by knee joint shows
extent of osteoarthritis
A team led by Lancaster University
has developed a technique that uses sound waves and computer
software to assess the state of osteoarthritis in the knee. 29 Oct
2014
Drug discovery system for cancer is
failing patients, says leading expert
The development of new
drugs and treatments for cancer has failed to keep up with advances
in knowledge because the system is broken, according to Professor
Paul Workman, Interim Chief Executive of The Institute of Cancer
Research. 28 Oct 2014
Implandata announces closing of €3m
funding round
Hannover-based Implandata Ophthalmic Products
GmbH has announced the closing of a €3m Series B funding round that
included Born2Grow Venture Partners as new investor. 28 Oct 2014
Boehringer Ingelheim implements IDBS
laboratory E‑WorkBook suite
Pharma company Boehringerharma
Ingelheim is rolling out the IDBS E-WorkBook Suite to manage lab
information more efficiently and eliminate data silos. 28 Oct 2014
New data on the global economic impact
and burden of preventable blindness
Novartis and its eye care
division, Alcon have introduced new data on World Sight Day that
highlights the economic impact and burden that blindness and vision
impairment can have on societies and individuals across the globe.
28 Oct 2014
Philips and Breast Cancer Care launch
breast-check mobile app
To mark breast cancer awareness
month, Philips in partnership with the charity Breast Cancer Care
has launched an updated version of their Breast Cancer Care mobile
app. 28 Oct 2014
Hospital records over 2.5 million
patient monitor alarms in one month
A study of five intensive
care units in the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF),
Medical Center over 31 days recorded 2,558,760 unique alarms. Many
were caused by a complex interplay of inappropriate user settings,
patients’ conditions and computer algorithm deficiencies. 27 Oct
2014
3D printing gives rapid method to make
facial prostheses following cancer surgery
University of
Miami researchers have developed a process to manufacture facial
prostheses in a matter of hours at a fraction of the cost of a
traditional prosthesis, using topographical scanning and 3-D
printing technology.
Plant flavanols reverse age-related
memory decline
Dietary flavanols, a range of compounds found
in certain plants such as cocoa beans, can reverse age-related
memory decline in healthy older adults, according to a study led by
Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC). 27 Oct 2014
EU project to test if blood from Ebola
survivors can provide antibodies for treatment
An
international research consortium led by the Institute of Tropical
Medicine in Antwerp (ITM) will assess whether treatment with
antibodies from the blood of Ebola survivors could help infected
patients to fight off the disease. 24 Oct 2014
Ebola patient carers at risk of
infection when removing protective gear
A team of American
infectious disease and critical care experts have issued an alert
for clinicians caring for Ebola patients that how they remove their
personal protective gear can be just as crucial as wearing it to
prevent exposure to the deadly virus. 24 Oct 2014
Croydon is first hospital in UK
awarded HIMSS EMRAM stage 6 for IT adoption
Croydon Health
Services NHS Trust has become the first hospital in the UK to be
awarded the Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model (EMRAM) level 6
by international health information body the Health Information and
Management Systems Society (HIMSS). 24 Oct 2014
UK invests £230m in stratified
medicine, genomics and dementia research
The UK government
has announced that a partnership led by the Medical Research Council
(MRC) will invest over £230 million in 23 medical research centres
around the UK to develop new technology for identifying the causes
of diseases. 24 Oct 2014
Randomised controlled trials for testing Ebola treatments are
unethical say experts
A group of leading health experts have urged the deployment of alternative
trial designs to fast-track the evaluation of new Ebola treatments
to suit the urgency of the crisis. 15 Oct 2014
Scripps scientists create
cholesterol-like molecule that reduces artherosclerosis
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) in the US have
synthesised a molecule that mimics high-density cholesterol and
shown it can reduce plaque build-up in arteries even when taken
orally. 15 Oct 2014
Exco InTouch first to comply with
HIPAA, Safe Harbor and EU data protection rules
Exco InTouch
has announced that it has become the first clinical research
solutions provider to comply with the Safe Harbor, EU Data
Protection and HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act) regulations governing security and data privacy
for patients. 15 Oct 2014
Auspherix and Domainex collaborate to
combat drug-resistant bacteria
Cambridge-based Domainex Ltd
and University of Technology Sydney spinout Auspherix Pty Ltd have
announced a collaboration that will develop Auspherix’s novel
anti-infective drug discovery programme towards the nomination of a
clinical candidate. 15 Oct 2014
Karolinska Development appoints new
CEO
Swedish medical technology company Karolinska
Development has announced that Bruno Lucidi has been appointed as
permanent CEO from today, in addition to existing positions in the
company. 15 Oct 2014
Replikins Global Surveillance System claims current Ebola
outbreak could have been predicted two years ago by monitoring
genomic changes in the virus
CFI Medical awarded CE mark for Zero-Gravity
radiation protection system
CFI Medical has received the CE
mark for its Zero-Gravity Suspended Radiation Protection System Floor
Unit for protecting clinicians when using X-rays in operating
theatres. 14 Oct 2014
LoneStar receives CE mark for hydrogel
implant for heart-failure treatment
California-based
LoneStar Heart, Inc. has announced that it has received the CE Mark
for its Algisyl-LVR hydrogel implant, the company’s lead product for
the treatment of advanced heart failure. 14 Oct 2014
New Oncology and Gustave Roussy
collaborate on genetic testing of tumours
Cologne-based
cancer diagnostics developer New Oncology has announced that it has
entered into a collaboration agreement with Gustave Roussy Cancer
Campus, a research institute based in Paris. 14 Oct 2014
Lung cancer can stay dormant for 20
years until triggered by genetic faults
Researchers at Cancer
Research UK have discovered that lung cancers can lie dormant for
over 20 years until genetic faults trigger sections to grow and the
cancer becomes aggressive. 13 Oct 2014
Genetic test identifies people at
higher risk of atrial fibrillation and stroke
People
who are genetically predisposed to develop atrial fibrillation,
which increases risk of stroke, can be identified with a blood test
according to research at Lund University in Sweden. 13 October 2014
Novartis announces collaboration to
evaluate Bristol-Myers Squibb's novel immunotherapy drug
The
collaboration will evaluate the safety, tolerability and preliminary
efficacy of three molecularly targeted compounds in combination with
Bristol-Myers Squibb's investigational PD-1 immune checkpoint
inhibitor, Opdivo. 9 Oct 2014
European Commission announces first
SMEs to benefit from €3bn innovation fund
The European
Commission has published a list of the 155 Small and Medium-sized
Enterprises (SMEs) that will be the first to benefit from its new
'SME Instrument' funding stream. 9 Oct 2014
Adaptimmune secures a further US$104m
investment for product development
Oxford-based therapeutics
company Adaptimmune Limited, has announced the completion of a
US$104m series A financing round to advance its programmes into the
clinic in multiple cancer indications. 9 Oct 2014
Paris Public Hospitals Group and
Magnisense partner to develop tests for cardiovascular diseases
French hospital group AP-HP, (Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de
Paris), and diagnostics technology developer Magnisense have signed
a partnership agreement to develop rapid portable diagnostic tests
for cardiovascular diseases. 9 Oct 2014
Nobel prize for chemistry awarded to inventors of nanoscale optical
microscope
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2014 has been awarded jointly to
Eric Betzig, of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, USA; Stefan W.
Hell of the
Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry and the German Cancer
Research Center; and William E. Moerner of Stanford
University, USA. 8 Oct 2014
New model gives 3D reconstruction of the brain's memory structures
Researchers at Ruhr-Universitaet-Bochum have developed a new
method for creating 3D models of memory-relevant brain structures.
They published their results in the journal Frontiers in Neuroanatomy.
7 Oct 2014
Scientists at UCL and NTNU awarded
Nobel Prize for discovering brain's positioning system
The 2014 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded
to Professor John O’Keefe of University College London and
husband-and-wife team Professors May-Britt Moser and Edvard Moser of
the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. 6 Oct 2014
Massively parallel approach to stem
cell culture will accelerate research
Plasticell has
announced the publication of research on the company’s high
throughput 'Combinatorial Cell Culture' (CombiCult) technology that
allows a single scientist to carry out 10,000 stem cell experiments
in parallel. 6 Oct 2014
Low carbohydrate diet improves
physical and general health of diabetes patients
A
low-carbohydrate diet has a good effect not only on blood glucose,
but also on physical functions, bodily pain and general health,
according to a two-year study at Linköping University.
UCL awarded £15m to train bioscience
PhDs
The UK Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research
Council (BBSRC)has awarded University College London (UCL) £15m to
support thirty PhD studentships annually for the next five years in
... . 6 Oct 2014
Specific molecular structure indicates
if a drug is likely to be safe for clinical use
A test
developed at the University of Manchester helps determine which
drugs are unlikely to work because of their molecular structure.
This is likely to greatly speed up the time it takes to make safe
and effective medicines available and reduce costs of drug
discovery. 6 Oct 2014
Exco InTouch shortlisted for SCRIP
Award
Exco InTouch has announced that its mDNA technology
project team have been shortlisted for the “Best Technological
Development in Clinical Trials” category for the 2014 SCRIP Awards.
3 Oct 2014
Stem cells discovered in layer behind
cornea could treat blindness
Scientists at the University of
Southampton have discovered that a region at the front of the eye
harbours special stem cells that could treat degenerative retinal
diseases. 2 Oct 2014
New forecasts show Ebola infections
could reach 1.4 million by January
The current Ebola epidemic
could claim hundreds of thousands of lives and infect more than 1.4
million people by the end of January 2015, according to a new
forecast released by the US CDC. 2 Oct 2014
Scale of current Ebola outbreak makes
previous models for predicting spread useless
A
mathematical model that replicates and forecasts Ebola outbreaks is
no longer suitable for predicting the eventual scale of the current
epidemic, according to researchers at the University of Warwick. 2
Oct 2014
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