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Examining the infinitesimal - new approach to microscopy

A new approach to microscopy is opening up the wonders of the molecular world, allowing researchers to examine organic molecules and delicate crystals as they grow, atom by atom. Dr Andrew Humhpris, co-founder of the original technology and now Chief Technology Officer of Infinitesima, explains how this University spin-out has turned into a leading-edge company.

17 Mar 2009

Tiny probes help track down and attack cancer cells

A researcher has developed probes that can help pinpoint the location of tumors and might one day be able to directly attack cancer cells.

16 Mar 2009

FDA approves new version of St. Jude Medical internet-based remote care system for implanted medical devices

St. Jude Medical, Inc. has announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of the newest version of the Merlin.net Patient Care Network (PCN), a secure, Internet-based remote care system for patients with implanted medical devices.

16 Mar 2009

Bioabsorbable stents show promise

A study published online in The Lancet presented two year data for the bioabsorbable everolimus coronary stent.

15 Mar 2009

Global elimination of rabies appears to be possible

Someone in the developing world - particularly in rural Africa - dies from a rabid dog bite every 10 minutes.

12 Mar 2009

New online tool to manage medical device reimbursement across Europe

Factory-CRO announced that it has launched a Web-based tool for medical device companies that wish to market and sell products in Europe.

12 Mar 2009

New computer models successfully link donors and kidney transplant patients

New computer models can now link strangers in a life-saving chain of kidney transplants, promising to increase the number of transplants and overcome obstacles posed by logistics or donors who renege, a team of researchers report in the current edition of the New England Journal of Medicine.

11 Mar 2009

A nanotech coating for brain implants

Biomedical and materials engineers at the University of Michigan have developed a nanotech coating for brain implants that helps the devices operate longer and could improve treatment for deafness, paralysis, blindness, epilepsy and Parkinson's disease.

11 Mar 2009

FDA approves cardiac adhesion barrier for pediatric use

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced its approval of a device that reduces the severity of adhesions in children undergoing open-heart surgery.

11 Mar 2009

Breath or urine analysis with optical gas sensors may detect cancer, diabetes

A future sensor may take away a patient's breath while simultaneously determining whether the patient has breast cancer, lung cancer, diabetes or asthma.

11 Mar 2009

Angiotech Pharmaceuticals announces positive results from Bio-Seal study

Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has announced positive clinical study results for its Bio-Seal Lung Biopsy Tract Plug System at the Society of Interventional Radiologists Annual Scientific Meeting in San Diego, CA.

11 Mar 2009

Glass-fiber-reinforced plastic guide wires allow surgeons to insert catheters without X-rays

Have the patient's coronary vessels, heart valves or myocardial muscle changed abnormally?

10 Mar 2009

New DNA test is basis for groundbreaking IVF refund plan

The Sher Institutes of Reproductive Medicine (SIRM) announced today the introduction of the world's first CGH-Risk Sharing Plan that guarantees qualified IVF patients a baby or offers a full refund of the clinic's medical fees.

5 Mar 2009

Laser technology shown to effectively clear acne

From the removal of childhood birthmarks to skin rejuvenation, laser technology has become a mainstay in dermatology.

5 Mar 2009

Launch of new cancer equipment

A new piece of equipment which has been installed at the University of Hertfordshire to train radiotherapy students to treat cancer patients will be launched at a Science and Engineering Week event on Tuesday (10th March).

5 Mar 2009

New database provides valuable new resource for improving dialysis outcomes

A nationwide database called the Comprehensive Dialysis Study (CDS) includes detailed information on a wide range of health factors in US dialysis patients and provides a valuable new resource for improving dialysis outcomes, according to a report in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (CJASN).

4 Mar 2009

GE invents intelligent wireless medical sensing platform

GE Global Research has announced that scientists have transformed a common and commercially available GE sensor for home security into an innovative, intelligent wireless medical sensing platform. If successful, this new platform could dramatically improve neonatal and home patient monitoring.

4 Mar 2009