May 18 | News
Competitive Technologies, Inc. announced today the availability of two clinical trial abstracts announced by the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO). Both abstracts indicate positive effects from the use of the Calmare(R) medical device with "Scrambler Therapy"...
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May 15 | News
Idaho Technology, Inc., a privately held clinical
diagnostics company dedicated to providing the world's fastest, highest-quality
instruments for pathogen identification and DNA analysis, today announced U.S.
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance of five...
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May 15 | News
Fluke Biomedical
announced today the newest addition to their ProSim family of patient monitor
quality-assurance testing and troubleshooting tools, the SPOT
Light SpO2 Functional Tester. Citing a record 15-second preventive
maintenance (PM) test for SpO2 patient monitor...
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May 15 | News
Henry
Ford Hospital
researchers have found that the presence of excess protein in a common urine
test is an effective prognostic marker of acute renal failure in patients with
severe sepsis.Researchers analyzed data from 328 sepsis patients with no
previous history...
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May 14 | News
Curetis AG, an innovative molecular diagnostics company
focusing on the development and commercialization of in-vitro diagnostic
products for infectious diseases, today announced that the company has achieved
the CE marking for its Unyvero™ suite of instruments...
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May 10 | News
Imagine being able to control genetic expression by flipping
a light switch. Researchers at North
Carolina State University are using light-activated
molecules to turn gene expression on and off. Their method enables greater
precision when studying gene function, and could lead...
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May 10 | News
The human body does a great job of generating new cells to
replace dead ones but it is not perfect. Cells need to communicate with or
signal to each other to decide when to generate new cells. Communication or
signaling errors in cells lead to uncontrolled cell growth...
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May 10 | News
iCAD, Inc., an industry-leading provider of
advanced image analysis, workflow solutions and radiation therapy for the early identification and
treatment of cancer, announced the first European patients have been treated
with the Xoft Axxent® Electronic Brachytherapy System.
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May 10 | News
With demand of high-speed wireless data increasing at
astronomical rates, wireless carriers are challenged to find a long-term
solution to this escalating issue. According to distinguished members of IEEE, the world's largest
professional organization for the advancement of technology...
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May 10 | News
As medical researchers and engineers try to shrink
diagnostics to fit in a person's pocket, one question is how to easily move and
mix small samples of liquid. University
of Washington researchers
have built and patented a surface that, when shaken, moves drops along certain
paths...
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May 10 | News
Newly published results from a clinical study of the
Diabetes Insulin Guidance System (DIGS™), under development by Hygieia, Inc.,
demonstrate DIGS' potential to improve blood glucose control for insulin-using
patients with type 2 or type 1 diabetes.
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May 4 | News
A startup hoping to redefine “all-in-one glucose meter” is
looking for a $3 million boost for its one-click diabetes testing device that
combines a lancing device with nanotechnology sensors that measure blood
glucose. Pepex Biomedical Inc.’s
blood glucose meter...
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May 4 | News
Low oxygen levels in cells may be a primary cause of
uncontrollable tumor growth in some cancers, according to a new University of Georgia study. The authors' findings run
counter to widely accepted beliefs that genetic mutations are responsible for
cancer growth.
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May 4 | News
Topera Medical today
announced that its FDA-cleared RhythmView™ 3D mapping and diagnostic system
will be featured in 16 scientific presentations at the 33rd Annual Scientific
Sessions of the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS), May 9-12 in Boston.
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May 4 | News
Nonin Medical, Inc., the inventor
of fingertip pulse oximetry and a leader in noninvasive medical monitoring,
announced today that Novation has awarded a 36-month contract to Nonin for its
pulse oximeters and sensors. Novation is the largest health care supply...
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May 3 | News
Covidien and GE
Healthcare, leading global providers of healthcare products and recognized
innovators in patient monitoring and respiratory care devices, today announced
a five-year, global collaboration to incorporate Covidien measurement
technologies into GE Healthcare...
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May 3 | News
An advanced, comprehensive cardiac monitoring
system–PocketECGTM – combines and builds on the best features available from
traditional Holter, event and mobile telemetry monitoring. Unlike other
monitoring systems on the market, the recently introduced Spectocor...
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