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MIT cell-based sensor technology quickly detects airborne pathogens

MIT cell-based sensor technology quickly detects airborne pathogens

Researchers at MIT Lincoln Laboratory have developed a powerful sensor that can detect airborne pathogens such as anthrax and smallpox in less than three minutes.

6 Mar 2008

New system improves hearing in patients with cochlear implants

New system improves hearing in patients with cochlear implants

The doctoral thesis of Isaac Manuel Álvarez Ruiz has been developed in the Departments of Department of Signal Theory, Telematics, and Communication, and Department of Surgery and its Specialties of the University of Granada, and directed by Professors Ángel de la Torre Vega and Manuel Sainz Quevedo.

6 Mar 2008

Novel imaging technique provides comprehensive diagnosis of heart disease

Novel imaging technique provides comprehensive diagnosis of heart disease

In the current issue of the journal Circulation, a research team from the Medical University of South Carolina's (MUSC) Heart & Vascular Center report their initial experience with a novel imaging technique that enables comprehensive diagnosis of heart disease based on a single computerized tomographic (CT) scan.

6 Mar 2008

Device allows scientists to control gene activity across generations of cells

Device allows scientists to control gene activity across generations of cells

Just as cells inherit genes, they also inherit a set of instructions that tell genes when to become active, in which tissues and to what extent.

4 Mar 2008

New super technology to detect food-borne pathogens, toxins

New super technology to detect food-borne pathogens, toxins

Researchers have developed a new technology that can simultaneously screen thousands of samples of food or water for several dangerous food-borne pathogens in one to two hours.

1 Mar 2008

Southeastern unveils new emergency alert system

Southeastern unveils new emergency alert system

Armed with everything from a loud siren and public address system in the middle of campus to high tech text messaging, Southeastern Louisiana University unveiled the newest components of its emergency alert system today.

1 Mar 2008

New NIH cholesterol website for seniors

New NIH cholesterol website for seniors

Many older adults have their blood cholesterol level checked regularly.

28 Feb 2008

Springer launches 18,000 searchable online protocols in life sciences and biomedicine

Springer launches 18,000 searchable online protocols in life sciences and biomedicine

Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com) has announced the release of Springer Protocols, a protocol database of more than 18,000 searchable online protocols in life sciences and biomedicine.

28 Feb 2008

RFID technology to secure donor blood supply

RFID technology to secure donor blood supply

Radio frequency identification technology, or RFID, has inspired many novel applications of late, including efforts to study magazine reader patterns, access restricted areas, locate stolen vehicles and track luggage at major airports.

27 Feb 2008

Encyclopedia of Life

Encyclopedia of Life

The first 30,000 pages of a massive online Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) were unveiled as scientists assemble for the prestigious Technology, Entertainment and Design (TED) Conference in Monterey, California.

27 Feb 2008

GeneSearch Breast Lymph Node Assay reduces recurrence of breast cancer

GeneSearch Breast Lymph Node Assay reduces recurrence of breast cancer

A new test that examines large sections of the sentinel lymph node for genes expressed by breast cancer could reduce the risk of recurrence and multiple surgeries, doctors say.

27 Feb 2008

Genomatix integrates genome-wide open chromatin from next generation sequencing

Genomatix integrates genome-wide open chromatin from next generation sequencing

Genomatix Software GmbH, a Systems Biology company focussed on high quality annotation and the understanding of gene regulation, has begun showcasing its abilities in the analysis of data generated by Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) technology.

26 Feb 2008

Powerful new cell research tool

Powerful new cell research tool

The view into the inner world of living cells just got a little brighter and more colorful.

26 Feb 2008

New metabolic imaging instrument shows promise as screening device in diabetes and other major eye diseases

New metabolic imaging instrument shows promise as screening device in diabetes and other major eye diseases

Scientists at the University of Michigan have shown that their new metabolic imaging instrument can accurately detect eye disease at a very early stage.

26 Feb 2008

New electron microscope identifies atoms

New electron microscope identifies atoms

A new electron microscope recently installed in Cornell's Duffield Hall is enabling scientists for the first time to form images that uniquely identify individual atoms in a crystal and see how those atoms bond to one another.

22 Feb 2008

Extending laser wavelengths

Extending laser wavelengths

Scientists hope that research being conducted in Binghamton University's Department of Physics, Applied Physics and Astronomy will create lasers that work at wavelengths currently inaccessible.

22 Feb 2008

Wireless devices increasingly helping people with disabilities

Wireless devices increasingly helping people with disabilities

Mirroring a trend among the general public, an increasing number of people with disabilities regularly use wireless technologies, including cell phones - and find them easier to use.

22 Feb 2008

Thomson Healthcare announces new application portal

Thomson Healthcare announces new application portal

Thomson Healthcare has announced the next generation of its decision support tool, Medstat Advantage Suite 4.0(R), based on the leading technology platform in business intelligence.

21 Feb 2008

Zero-field remote detection of NMR with a microfabricated atomic magnetometer

Zero-field remote detection of NMR with a microfabricated atomic magnetometer

A super-sensitive mini-sensor developed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) can detect nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) in tiny samples of fluids flowing through a novel microchip.

21 Feb 2008

Malaysia Genome Institute advances bioinformatics research using SGI Technology

Malaysia Genome Institute advances bioinformatics research using SGI Technology

To create an optimal workflow that encompasses the diverse computing requirements of bioinformatics research, the Malaysia Genomics Institute (MGI) selected SGI to design a unique SGI hybrid computing solution.

21 Feb 2008

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