Mayo Clinic researchers have concluded that, through deep brain stimulation, a Wireless Instantaneous Neurotransmitter Concentration System (WINCS) can detect and measure serotonin levels in the brain. The findings suggest that in the…
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Palomar Medical Technologies to launch Acleara acne clearing system at AAD meeting
Palomar Medical Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:PMTI), a leading researcher and developer of light-based systems for cosmetic treatments, announced today the launch of the Acleara™ acne clearing system at the 69th Annual Meeting of…
Roche launches cobas TaqScreen DPX Test for parvovirus B19 and hepatitis A virus
Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; Pink Sheets: RHHBY) announced today that the cobas® TaqScreen DPX Test for use on the cobas s 201 system is now available in the US. It is the…
First mobile application is now available for clinicians to diagnose bleeding disorders
Novo Nordisk announced today the availability of Coags Uncomplicated – the first mobile application (app) to assist in the diagnosis of bleeding disorders – created in partnership with Craig Kessler, MD, Professor…
Cardiac team implants pulmonary valve in children without open-heart surgery
The pediatric cardiac team at Oregon Health & Science University Doernbecher Children’s Hospital is the first in the region and one of a handful in the nation to implant a pulmonary heart…
FIND, Cepheid collaborate to develop rapid molecular test for measurement of HIV viral load
Cepheid and FIND (Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics) today announced a new collaboration to accelerate the development of a rapid molecular test for the measurement of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) viral load….
Study hopes to establish health benefits from cocoa and vitamin C
A study which hopes to establish the health benefits from cocoa and vitamin C is looking for volunteers. Researchers at The University of Nottingham are trying to find ways of helping us…
New way to stabilize proteins
A team of scientists at The Scripps Research Institute has discovered a new way to stabilize proteins — the workhorse biological macromolecules found in all organisms. Proteins serve as the functional basis…
Acacia subsidiary acquires rights to prescription lens technology patent portfolio
Acacia Research Corporation (Nasdaq:ACTG) announced today that a subsidiary has acquired rights to a patent portfolio for prescription lens technology. “Acacia is rapidly becoming the leader in technology licensing and we continue…
Unmet need for new medical technologies to treat CVI and blood clots
In light of an aging population and increasing chronic vascular disease, there is a tremendous unmet need for new medical technologies to treat potentially dangerous chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) and blood clots,…
New device to treat heart hiccups
Stanford Hospitals & Clinics: “It would feel like a slight hiccup in my chest” •Atrial fibrillation, an abnormal heart rhythm, affects some 2.2 million Americans. •A new catheter has been shown to…
Researchers develop hard X-ray laser to determine structure of biomolecules
Unraveling the molecular basis of life is an age-old quest of humanity. A breakthrough towards this goal was reported in a pair of studies published Feb. 3 in the scientific journal Nature,…
Chances of surviving cardiac arrests high in large public venues having AEDs
A study of more than 14,000 men and women whose hearts stopped suddenly suggests that the chances of survival are very high if such cardiac arrests are witnessed in large public venues,…
Agilent introduces first commercial RNA target enrichment system
Agilent Technologies, Inc., (NYSE:A) today introduced SureSelect RNA Capture Kits, the first commercial RNA target enrichment system enabling geneticists to focus on specific genomic loci or transcripts of research interest. The RNA…
Skinvisible, Novartis enter agreement for technical feasibility study
Skinvisible Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has entered into a feasibility agreement with Novartis Pharma AG. Under the agreement Skinvisible will assess the technical feasibility of a topical formulation with an undisclosed compound utilizing its…