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Two-Level IDE approval granted to Simplify Medical’s cervical artificial disc

Simplify Medical, Inc. is pioneering disc arthroplasty with the non-metal, MRI compatible Simplify™ Disc, a cervical artificial disc.

16 Oct 2015

Researchers report weak association between brain size and IQ

As early as 1836, the German physiologist and anatomist Friedrich Tiedemann, in an article in the Philosophical Transactions, expressed his opinion that "there is undoubtedly a connection between the absolute size of the brain and the intellectual powers and functions of the mind". With the advent of brain imaging methods (e.g., MRI, PET), reliable assessments of in-vivo brain volume and investigations of its association with IQ are now possible.

15 Oct 2015

Intuitive Surgical and Trumpf Medical team up to address hospitals’ need for operating room integration

Intuitive Surgical and Trumpf Medical are now offering Integrated Table Motion for the da Vinci® Xi® Surgical System in Europe. This first-of-its-kind product includes the latest Intuitive Surgical robotic-assisted surgical system and Trumpf Medical’s advanced operating table, the TruSystem® 7000dV. The surgical system and table have been seamlessly integrated to allow surgeons and anesthesiologists – for the first time – to make a comprehensive range of table adjustments easily and efficiently during da Vinci Surgery.

15 Oct 2015

Researchers match certain schizophrenia symptoms to features of the brain's anatomy

Using advanced brain imaging, researchers have matched certain behavioral symptoms of schizophrenia to features of the brain's anatomy. The findings, at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, could be a step toward improving diagnosis and treatment of schizophrenia.

14 Oct 2015

UW researchers use noninvasive light-based imaging technology to see inside the living brain

Researchers at the University of Washington have used a noninvasive light-based imaging technology to literally see inside the living brain, providing a new tool to study how diseases like dementia, Alzheimer's, and brain tumors change brain tissue over time.

13 Oct 2015

ViewRay selected as recipient of 2015 Frost & Sullivan Technology Innovation Leadership Award

ViewRay, Inc. announced today that the company has been selected to receive the 2015 Frost & Sullivan Technology Innovation Leadership Award, a prestigious recognition based on an extensive and independent Frost & Sullivan analysis of the North American Image-Guided Radiation Therapy market.

13 Oct 2015

3D printed model of fetus face helps determine life-threatening airway mass in unborn child

Megan Thompson was about 30 weeks pregnant when an ultrasound showed a walnut-sized lump on her tiny, unborn child's face that could prevent him from breathing after birth.

13 Oct 2015

Medtronic unveils next-generation version of superDimension lung navigation system software

Further underscoring its ongoing commitment to lung health, Medtronic today unveiled a next-generation version of its superDimension navigation system software. The superDimension navigation system enables a minimally invasive approach to access difficult-to-reach areas of the lung, and can aid in the diagnosis of lung diseases.

8 Oct 2015

Researchers create on-screen models of patient's beating heart

With the patient's heart displayed on a screen, cardiac specialists and engineers can run simulations of a variety of surgical procedures and predict their effects prior to an operation. This will save lives.

8 Oct 2015

MIT researchers developing computer system to help predict effects of disease on brain anatomy

MIT researchers are developing a computer system that uses genetic, demographic, and clinical data to help predict the effects of disease on brain anatomy.

7 Oct 2015

UC Davis researchers awarded $15.5 million to develop world's first total-body PET scanner

A UC Davis research team has been awarded $15.5 million to build the world's first total-body positron emission tomography (PET) scanner, which could fundamentally change the way cancers are tracked and treated and put the university on the nation's leading edge of molecular imaging.

7 Oct 2015

Targeting protein used by tumors to help detect food supplies could restrict cancerous cells' ability to grow

Oxford University researchers have identified a protein used by tumours to help them detect food supplies. Initial studies show that targeting the protein could restrict cancerous cells' ability to grow.

6 Oct 2015

Allergan receives FDA approval to market JUVEDERM ULTRA XC for use in lips

Allergan plc, a leading global pharmaceutical company, today announced that the company has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to market JUVEDERM ULTRA XC for injection into the lips and perioral area for lip augmentation in adults over the age of 21. JUVEDERM ULTRA XC instantly adds fullness to the lips and is the only dermal filler that has proven results lasting up to one year for lip augmentation.

1 Oct 2015

Surgeons use 3D printing techniques to create low-cost pediatric rib cartilage model

When surgical residents need to practice a complicated procedure to fashion a new ear for children without one, they typically get a bar of soap, carrot or an apple.

1 Oct 2015

Intratumoral morphological diversity of breast cancer not related to chromosome aberrations

Intratumor morphological heterogeneity (diversity) of breast cancer is not related to chromosome aberrations. This conclusion was made based on the study of one case with aggressive variant of breast cancer - invasive micropapillary carcinoma by researchers from Tomsk State University, Tomsk Cancer Research Institute, and Institute of Medical Genetics.

30 Sep 2015

Lumenis launches UltraPulse DUO at 119th AAO-HNSF Annual Meeting

Lumenis Ltd., the world's largest energy-based medical device company for surgical, aesthetic and ophthalmic applications, announced the launch of the UltraPulse DUO at the 119th Annual American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) Annual Meeting, taking place September 27 - 30, 2015 in Dallas, Texas.

From Lumenis Inc. 29 Sep 2015

Research into 2-million-year-old human fossils reveals how hearing pattern resembles chimpanzees

Research into human fossils dating back to approximately two million years ago reveals that the hearing pattern resembles chimpanzees, but with some slight differences in the direction of humans.

26 Sep 2015

Soft palate study reveals how flu viruses acquire the ability to move between people

National Institutes of Health scientists and their colleagues identified a previously unappreciated role for the soft palate during research to better understand how influenza (flu) viruses acquire the ability to move efficiently between people.

26 Sep 2015

Research suggests potential drug targets to stop cancer spread

It only takes seconds: one cancerous cell breaks off from a tumor, slips into the bloodstream and quickly lodges elsewhere in the body. These colonizers may bloom into deadly metastatic cancer right away or lie dormant for years, only to trigger a recurrence decades after the primary tumor is removed.

24 Sep 2015

TSRI study reveals key morphine regulator that may help develop less-addictive pain medications

Once used in the 18th century as currency to reverse the trade imbalance between China and Britain, opiates that contain morphine have been misunderstood almost continually ever since.

23 Sep 2015

Anatomy News and Research

Two-Level IDE approval granted to Simplify Medical’s cervical artificial disc

Researchers report weak association between brain size and IQ

Intuitive Surgical and Trumpf Medical team up to address hospitals’ need for operating room integration

Researchers match certain schizophrenia symptoms to features of the brain's anatomy

UW researchers use noninvasive light-based imaging technology to see inside the living brain

ViewRay selected as recipient of 2015 Frost & Sullivan Technology Innovation Leadership Award

3D printed model of fetus face helps determine life-threatening airway mass in unborn child

Medtronic unveils next-generation version of superDimension lung navigation system software

Researchers create on-screen models of patient's beating heart

MIT researchers developing computer system to help predict effects of disease on brain anatomy

UC Davis researchers awarded $15.5 million to develop world's first total-body PET scanner

Targeting protein used by tumors to help detect food supplies could restrict cancerous cells' ability to grow

Allergan receives FDA approval to market JUVEDERM ULTRA XC for use in lips

Surgeons use 3D printing techniques to create low-cost pediatric rib cartilage model

Intratumoral morphological diversity of breast cancer not related to chromosome aberrations

Lumenis launches UltraPulse DUO at 119th AAO-HNSF Annual Meeting

Research into 2-million-year-old human fossils reveals how hearing pattern resembles chimpanzees

Soft palate study reveals how flu viruses acquire the ability to move between people

Research suggests potential drug targets to stop cancer spread

TSRI study reveals key morphine regulator that may help develop less-addictive pain medications

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