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Boston Scientific's Women's Health Products Featured in Studies at the Joint Annual Meeting of the International Continence Society and International Urogynecological Associat...
August 19, 2010 4:33 am | by Boston Scientific | CommentsNATICK, Mass., Aug. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) today announced that results from studies involving the Company's Women's Health products will be presented at the Joint Annual Meetin
Light-amplifying metamaterial created
August 18, 2010 10:33 pm | by I-Micronews | CommentsResearchers have overcome a fundamental obstacle in using new "metamaterials" for radical advances in optical technologies, including ultrapowerful microscopes and computers and a possible invisibility cloak.
Flir to buy advanced sensor maker
August 18, 2010 10:33 pm | by I-Micronews | CommentsThermal imaging systems manufacturer Flir Systems Inc. announced Monday that it will acquire sensor maker ICx Technologies Inc. for approximately $274 million.
VI Systems begins shipping circular VCSEL arrays
August 18, 2010 10:33 pm | by I-Micronews | CommentsVI Systems GmbH has released the first circular chip arrays of its vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) designed for wire- and flip-chip bonding.
Graphene Could Improve DNA Sequencing
August 18, 2010 10:32 pm | by Massachusetts Institute of Technology | CommentsThe atom-thick material may be ideal for a new sequencing technique.
World's largest neurosurgical society launches the specialty's first comprehensive global journal
August 18, 2010 5:38 pm | by EurekAlert | Comments(Elsevier) The World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies representing more than 30,000 neurosurgeons, 114 individual societies and 100 nations has launched World Neurosurgery, the specialty's first publication acting as a global forum for not only high level peer-reviewed,...
ImmunoGen gets boost for lung cancer drug
August 18, 2010 5:37 pm | by Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology | CommentsImmunoGen Inc. has received orphan drug status for its drug candidate to treat small-cell lung cancer. If approved, the designation means that the drug will receive a longer period of protection from competition from generics.
Acuo Technologies Bolsters Sales Team with Key Additions
August 18, 2010 5:37 pm | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsBLOOMINGTON, Minn., Aug. 18 /- Acuo Technologies®, a company specializing in the development of standards based Vendor Neutral Archiving solutions and data migration services, announces the addition of two Sales executives to their team. Healthcare IT industry veterans Ron...
Preconception counseling helps future moms prep for baby
August 18, 2010 5:37 pm | by Baylor College of Medicine | CommentsWhen a couple decides to have a child, it is important for the future mom to be in optimal condition, both physically and emotionally, said a maternal fetal medicine expert from Baylor College of Medicine . "There are a lot of different elements of a woman's health that ideally ought to...
Grants support use of state-of-the-art technology to determine cancer risk
August 18, 2010 5:36 pm | by Baylor College of Medicine | CommentsRecent grants to a Baylor College of Medicine geneticist will help fund studies that seek to understand why some children are more at risk for cancer. Dr. Sharon Plon, professor of pediatrics – hematology/oncology, received a $2.1 million grant from the Cancer Prevention and...
Nanocluster Protein Coating on Titanium Strengthens Implant Attachment
August 18, 2010 5:36 pm | by Georgia Tech Institute of Technology | CommentsResearchers have developed a coating technique that could strengthen the connection between titanium joint-replacement implants and a patient's own bone. The coated implants were fixed in place more than twice as securely as standard uncoated materials.
Bolder BioTechnology Announces $600,000 Grant from NIH to Study Long-Acting IL-11 Analog in Treating Acute Radiation Syndrome
August 18, 2010 5:36 pm | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsBOULDER, Colo., Aug. 18 /- Bolder BioTechnology, Inc. today announced that it has been awarded a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant totaling $600,000 from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) of The National Institutes of Health (NIH)....
St. Vincent's Hospital Implants Australia's 1st SynCardia Total Artificial Heart
August 18, 2010 5:36 pm | by SynCardia | CommentsOn Aug. 5, St. Vincent's Hospital in Sydney performed Australia's first implant of the SynCardia temporary Total Artificial Heart. The patient, a 50-year-old-male suffering from total heart failure, is the first recipient of the Total Artificial Heart in the Southern Hemisphere. The...
AACR Opens Award Nominations for Excellence in Cancer Research
August 18, 2010 9:31 am | by AACR | CommentsPHILADELPHIA - The American Association for Cancer Research is currently accepting nominations for awards recognizing excellence in cancer research, to be presented at the 102nd AACR Annual Meeting 2011, held in Orlando, Fla., from April 2 to 6.
Thermo Fisher opens Shanghai tech center
August 18, 2010 8:36 am | by Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology | CommentsWaltham-based mass spectrometer and instrumentation company Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. has opened the China Technology Center in Shanghai to meet the needs of a growing Chinese customer base.
