University of Miami psychologist finds patterns of nonverbal emotional communication between infants and mothers to help develop a baby robot that learns To help unravel the mysteries of human cognitive development and…
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Practice Fusion receives ONC-ATCB 2011/2012 certification for EHR system
Practice Fusion, the fastest growing Electronic Health Record (EHR) community in the country, announced today that it is ONC-ATCB 2011/2012 compliant and is certified as an EHR Module in accordance with the…
CURE Foundation orders for five Varian TrueBeam stereotactic radiosurgery and radiation therapy systems
Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (NYSE: VAR) today announced that CURE Foundation has placed an order for five Varian TrueBeam™ systems for stereotactic radiosurgery and radiation therapy. CURE Foundation, which placed the order…
Portable Breast Scanner Allows Cancer Detection In The Blink Of An Eye
Professor Zhipeng Wu has invented a portable scanner based on radio frequency technology, which is able to show in a second the presence of tumours – malignant and benign – in the…
Fast Neutron Radiotherapy safe and effective for treatment of non-small cell lung cancer
Scientists from the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute and Wayne State University School of Medicine (WSU SOM) in Detroit are presenting two research studies that found the use of Fast Neutron Radiotherapy…
Non-invasive stool-based screening test detects 64% of colorectal pre-cancers
Exact Sciences (Nasdaq: EXAS) today presented data showing that its non-invasive CologuardTM stool-based (sDNA) screening test detected 64 percent of colorectal pre-cancers and 85 percent of cancers. The study was conducted in…
Researchers develop three-dimensional culture that mimics growth patterns of colon cancer stem cells
University of Pittsburgh researchers have devised a three-dimensional system in laboratory culture that mimics the growth patterns of colon cancer stem cells in patients. Their findings were presented at the American Association…
FDA clears ArthroCare’s Spartan PEEK Suture Implant system
ArthroCare Corp. (NASDAQ: ARTC), a leader in developing state-of-the-art, minimally invasive surgical products, announced today that it has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Spartan PEEK…
Researchers develop software tool to study wiring of brains
A team of researchers at the Eindhoven University of Technology has developed a software tool that physicians can use to easily study the wiring of the brains of their patients. The tool…
Disinfection cap dispensing 70% isopropyl alcohol effectively disinfects IV needleless connectors
A study and review performed by clinicians of PICC Excellence, Inc. found a disinfection cap that dispenses 70% isopropyl alcohol is effective in disinfecting IV needleless connectors after five minutes. The study…
TU/e researchers mimic process of bone formation in laboratory
Researchers at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) have for the first time succeeded in mimicking the process of bone formation in the laboratory, and in visualizing the process in great detail. The…
Horizon to distribute Hitachi MRI and CT Product Lines in Canada
Hitachi Medical Systems America (HMSA) is pleased to announce that they have signed an agreement with Horizon Medical Services Ltd., in Mississauga, Ontario to be their exclusive MRI and CT sales and…
New computational techniques to overcome obstacle in hard-to-study genes
These techniques spot minute variations linked to evolution, diversity and brain development Scientists have invented methods to scout the human genome’s repetitive landscapes, where DNA sequences are highly identical and heavily duplicated….
Intuit Health patient portal solutions selected by AMS for physician practices
American Medical Software (AMS) has selected Intuit Inc’s (Nasdaq:INTU) Intuit Health to provide its physician practices with a patient portal solution. Through this agreement, millions of patients of AMS clients will now…
Study finds passive safety engineered devices effective for NSI prevention
A landmark study of 22 million safety devices used in 61 French hospitals over a two-year period has confirmed the theory that passive, fully automatic safety devices offer significantly better protection against…