To be realistic and predictive, biological models need to cover a broad range of scales from inside cells to between cells to whole organs and beyond. The National Institute for Mathematical and…
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Scientists discover new anti-cancer mechanism
Scientists attached to VIB and K.U.Leuven have succeeded in decoding a potential new anti-cancer mechanism. The researchers discovered that normalizing abnormal tumor blood vessels through HRG (histidine-rich glycoprotein) prevents metastasis of tumor…
Lancet World Report examines health risks associated with inaccurate TB tests, WHO’s upcoming recommendations
With “scores of commercial serology tests for tuberculosis … being sold in high-burden countries,” the “WHO is due to release a negative policy recommendation – the first of its kind for the…
Surgical Information Systems acquires Vista Equity Partners
Surgical Information Systems, a leader in perioperative information systems, announced today that Norwest Equity Partners (“NEP”), a leading middle-market equity investment firm, has acquired the Company from Vista Equity Partners (“Vista”). The…
Century, TriReme Medical sign agreement to sell coronary balloon dilatation catheters
PLEASANTON Calif., SINGAPORE and TOKYO, Jan. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — TriReme Medical, Inc. (TriReme) today announced that it has signed an exclusive distribution and sales agreement for TriReme’s complete line of advanced…
New lab-on-a-chip technology detects protein in the blood less than 30 minutes
While most blood tests require shipping a vial of blood to a laboratory for analysis and waiting several days for the results, a new device invented by a team of engineers and…
USDTL launches two new tests for monitoring long-term alcohol exposure using fingernail, hair specimens
United States Drug Testing Laboratories (USDTL) launched two new tests for monitoring long-term alcohol exposure on Friday. Using fingernail and hair specimens, the new assay is the first and only test to…
Entelos receives U.S. Patent for Predictive Toxicology for Biological Systems
Entelos, Inc. announced today that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted U.S. Patent No. 7,853,406 entitled “Predictive Toxicology for Biological Systems” to the Company. This method to identify a potential…
Specific silicon microdevices may provide new way to screen breast cancer cells
Research by engineers and cancer biologists at Virginia Tech indicate that using specific silicon microdevices might provide a new way to screen breast cancer cells’ ability to metastasize. The Virginia Tech researchers…
Nano-Fluid of Iron Oxide Used to Improve Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Iranian researchers at the University of Tabriz took a successful step in the improvement of the Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) by producing a stable nano-fluid of iron oxide nanoparticles. One of the…
Amorfix’s AD diagnostic assay detects aggregated beta amyloid in spinal fluid
Amorfix Life Sciences, a product development company focused on diagnostics and therapeutics for misfolded protein diseases, today announced preliminary results indicating that their human Alzheimer’s disease (AD) diagnostic assay can detect a…
Scientists Create Online Calculator To Assess Potential IVF Success
British researchers have developed a formula that estimates a couple’s chances of having a child through in-vitro fertilization, Reuters reports. A free, online version of the calculator is available to help users…
Regular blood test shows pre-diabetes risk factors, reduces treatment costs
A simpler form of testing individuals with risk factors for diabetes could improve diabetes prevention efforts by substantially increasing the number of individuals who complete testing and learn whether or not they…
Biomarker study yields diagnostic blood test candidate for detection of Alzheimer’s disease
OPKO Health, Inc. today announced the publication of a biomarker study yielding its diagnostic blood test candidate for the detection of Alzheimer’s disease. The study, published in the Jan. 7th issue of…
Researchers develop simple blood test to track Alzheimer’s disease
Using a new technology that relies on thousands of synthetic molecules to fish for disease-specific antibodies, researchers have developed a potential method for detecting Alzheimer’s disease with a simple blood test. The…