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Biozoom Reveals Breakthrough Consumer Product For Massive Fitness, Health And Wellness Markets: Handheld, Real Time Biofeedback Scanner
May 30, 2013 3:31 pm | by PR Newswire | CommentsAccording to the respected management consulting firm, McKinsey, the global health and wellness market will reach $1 trillion before the decade is out, and Biozoom (BIZM) is poised to be a major force in that growth. Biozoom recently unveiled the world's first mobile, hand held biofeedback health scanner, positioning the company to enter this enormous market across a number of segments.
Human Scabs Serve as Inspiration for New Bandage to Speed Healing
May 30, 2013 11:24 am | by American Chemical Society | CommentsHuman scabs have become the model for development of an advanced wound dressing material that shows promise for speeding the healing process, scientists are reporting. Their study appears in the journal ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces.
A New Kind of Chemical ‘Glue’
May 30, 2013 11:20 am | by David L. Chandler, MIT News Office | CommentsOver the past three decades, researchers have found various applications of a method for attaching molecules to gold; the approach uses chemicals called thiols to bind the materials together. But while this technique has led to useful devices for electronics, sensing and nanotechnology, it has limitations. Now, an MIT team has found a new material that could overcome many of these limitations.
Medtronic Garners FDA Approval for Stent Graft System
May 30, 2013 11:01 am | by Medtronic Inc. | CommentsMedtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) is expanding its market-leading portfolio of products for endovascular aortic repair in the United States with two new medical devices: the company recently received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the Endurant II Aorto-Uni-Iliac (AUI) Stent Graft System and the FDA’s 510(k) clearance for the Sentrant Introducer Sheath.
Decontaminating Patients Cuts Hospital Infections
May 30, 2013 10:54 am | by Lindsey Tanner, AP Medical Writer | CommentsInfections in U.S. hospitals kill tens of thousands of people each year, and many institutions fight back by screening new patients to see if they carry a dangerous germ, and isolating those who do. But a big study suggests a far more effective approach: Decontaminating every patient in intensive care.
Charred Micro-Bunny Sculpture Shows Promise of New Material For 3-D Shaping
May 30, 2013 10:36 am | by The Optical Society | CommentsJapanese scientists, using a new material that can be molded into complex, highly conductive 3-D structures with features just a few micrometers across, are able to create shapes the size of a typical bacterium. Combined with state-of-the-art micro-sculpting techniques, the new resin holds promise for making customized electrodes for fuel cells or batteries, as well as biosensor interfaces for medical uses.
Stanford Scientists Develop High-Efficiency Zinc-Air Battery
May 30, 2013 10:27 am | by Stanford University | CommentsStanford University scientists have developed an advanced zinc-air battery with higher catalytic activity and durability than similar batteries made with costly platinum and iridium catalysts. The results, published in the May 7 online edition of the journal Nature Communications, could lead to the development of a low-cost alternative to conventional lithium-ion batteries widely used today.
New Possibilities for Prostate Cancer Treatment Revealed
May 30, 2013 10:20 am | by Monash University | CommentsResearchers have identified a sub-group of cells that could contribute to prostate cancer recurrence, opening up new ways to treat the disease, which claims more than 3000 lives a year in Australia. Published today in Science Translational Medicine, a study led by Monash University researchers has found prostate cancer cells that survive androgen withdrawal treatment.
Cook Medical Joins With Trifecta of Indiana Life Science Businesses, Academia and Government to Help Launch Unique Bioscience Research Center
May 30, 2013 10:05 am | by Business Wire | CommentsCook Medical is one of several Indiana life science companies, three research universities and the state government helping launch a unique, industry-led biosciences research center in Indiana. The Indiana Biosciences Research Institute (IBRI), which was announced today at a news conference in Indianapolis, will be a home for Indiana’s best and brightest minds to discover, develop and deliver bioscience innovations.
DiFusion Announces Clinical Solution for Medical Device Infection
May 30, 2013 9:15 am | by Business Wire | CommentsDiFusion announced today the completion of a series of in vitro tests and an in vivo study, carried out in part at Clemson University, to validate the efficacy of its new orthobiologic polymer-CleanFuze™. The in vivo study demonstrated that CleanFuze resists biofilm formation while third party in vitro antimicrobial testing revealed a 99.9999% reduction in S.aureus colonies...
Uscom to Acquire New Zealand-based Pulsecor and New Blood Pressure Products
May 30, 2013 3:18 am | by Business Wire | CommentsUscom (ASX: UCM) Uscom Limited today signed a deed to acquire all assets of Pulsecor Limited. Pulsecor Limited is a New Zealand company which has developed novel non-invasive central blood pressure measurement methods pioneered at the Weill Cornell Medical College in New York.
GE Healthcare Acquires Unisyn Medical Technologies’ Transactional Business
May 29, 2013 2:30 pm | by Business Wire | CommentsGE Healthcare, the healthcare division of General Electric (NYSE: GE), announced today the acquisition of Unisyn Medical Technologies’ Transactional Business, a leading national provider of comprehensive ultrasound probe repair solutions to biomedical and clinical engineers, headquartered in Golden, CO. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Charlotte Based Compression And Vacuum Therapy Technology Helps Train Cyclist In Race Across America
May 29, 2013 11:30 am | by PR Newswire | CommentsAustrian Cyclist Gerald Bauer will be directly benefiting from Charlotte based HYPOXI therapy and equipment to give him a possible racing edge in the Race Across America. Gerald will specifically use the Charlotte HYPOXI Multispectrum S120 device one week prior to the race and each day after the race. Dr. Fedor Fomin of HYPOXI will be providing the therapy.
Research Shows Copper Destroys Norovirus
May 29, 2013 10:03 am | by University of Southampton | CommentsNew research from the University of Southampton shows that copper and copper alloys will rapidly destroy norovirus - the highly-infectious sickness bug. The virus can be contracted from contaminated food or water, person-to-person contact, and contact with contaminated surfaces, meaning surfaces made from copper could effectively shut down one avenue of infection.
The Analysis of Medical Images Is Improved to Facilitate the Study of Psychotic Disorders
May 29, 2013 10:00 am | by UPNA/NUP-Public University of Navarre | CommentsA team of researchers from the UPNA/NUP-Public University of Navarre has developed new super resolution and segmentation methods for magnetic resonance images so that they can be applied to the structural study of psychosis. The aim is to be able to identify the differences that are produced in specific parts of the brain in psychotic patients with respect to their healthy relatives or other people.
