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Making Laboratories More Efficient with the Most Modern LIMS on the Market

In this interview, Robert Voelkner, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at LabVantage Soultions talks to News-Medical about their new product the LabVantage 8.4 LIMS.

From LabVantage Solutions 24 Apr 2019

New range prediction approach increases accuracy, safety and tolerability of proton therapy

Today (Tuesday, 23 April) marks the beginning of a new era in treatment planning at the University Proton Therapy Dresden of the University Hospital in Dresden (Germany): For the worldwide first time, a new approach increases the accuracy, safety and probably also the tolerability of proton therapy.

24 Apr 2019

Feces transplantation is effective and provides economic benefits

Healthy donor feces is a life-saving therapy. In addition, the treatment provides huge cost savings. When used in the right intestines, feces transplantations saves at least USD 1.2 million (EUR 1.1 million) each time fifty patients are treated for the deadly diarrhea infection Clostridium difficile at a public hospital.

24 Apr 2019

Opening blocked arteries may be lifesaver for older heart attack patients

Among heart attack patients 75 years and older, the oldest of those patients were less likely than younger patients to receive a procedure to open blocked arteries.

23 Apr 2019

Older kidney disease patients starting dialysis die at higher rates than previously thought

Older adults with end-stage kidney disease who start dialysis--a treatment that keeps their blood free of toxins--appear to die at higher rates than previously thought, according to findings of a new study by researchers at Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System and Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, among other institutions.

23 Apr 2019

'Tummy tuck' can be safely performed in obese patients with no increase in complications

"Tummy tuck" surgery (abdominoplasty) can be safely performed in obese patients, with no increase in complications compared to non-obese patients, reports a study in the April issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.

23 Apr 2019

Abdominal etching can help patients to get classic 'six-pack abs' physique

Even with a good diet and workout routine, some men and women have trouble getting the toned abdominal appearance they want.

23 Apr 2019

More care is needed for patients after kidney transplantations, reports research

Patients with chronic kidney disease, and dialysis patients especially, have a significantly higher cardiovascular morbidity and mortality than healthy people. Kidney transplantation is the best renal replacement therapy available.

19 Apr 2019

New study finds that previously described differences among endoscopists are not true

Previous research has suggested that specific factors about the doctor performing colonoscopy - for example, a gastroenterologist versus a surgeon, female versus male - were associated with different rates of detection of precancerous polyps.

19 Apr 2019

Breakthrough antibody treatment suppresses HIV without antivirals

A new research paper describes how an antibody that prevents HIV binding to human immune cells was shown to be able to suppress levels of HIV for up to four months.

18 Apr 2019

Researchers identify risk factors for severe infection after knee replacement

In the largest study of its kind, researchers from the Musculoskeletal Research Unit at the University of Bristol have identified the most important risk factors for developing severe infection after knee replacement.

17 Apr 2019

Employee wellness programs provide little health benefits

A new study suggests that employee wellness programs do not actually improve health outcomes for workers or reduce the amount of money that companies’ spend on healthcare.

17 Apr 2019

Cause of cancer is 'written' in our DNA as unique 'fingerprints'

Scientists have discovered that the cause of cancer is “written” within the DNA of tumors, a finding that could help doctors to decide on the best treatment for a patient.

16 Apr 2019

Duration of thrombectomies proves crucial in success of the procedure

The "Stroke Belt" refers to the swath of states in the Southeast where rates of stroke death are high, and according to the Department of Health and Environmental Control, South Carolina comes in at number six for the nation's highest rates of stroke death.

15 Apr 2019

Why have autism rates 'exploded' in New Jersey?

Researchers at Rutgers University have revealed that pre-schoolers in New Jersey have the highest rates of autism ever recorded in the US.

15 Apr 2019

Electrostimulation can improve working memory of people in their 70s, study shows

In a groundbreaking study published in Nature Neuroscience, Rob Reinhart, an assistant professor of psychological and brain sciences at Boston University and BU doctoral researcher John Nguyen, demonstrate that electrostimulation can improve the working memory of people in their 70s so that their performance on memory tasks is indistinguishable from that of 20-year-olds.

12 Apr 2019

Medical Procedure News

Making Laboratories More Efficient with the Most Modern LIMS on the Market

New range prediction approach increases accuracy, safety and tolerability of proton therapy

Feces transplantation is effective and provides economic benefits

Opening blocked arteries may be lifesaver for older heart attack patients

Older kidney disease patients starting dialysis die at higher rates than previously thought

'Tummy tuck' can be safely performed in obese patients with no increase in complications

Abdominal etching can help patients to get classic 'six-pack abs' physique

More care is needed for patients after kidney transplantations, reports research

New study finds that previously described differences among endoscopists are not true

Breakthrough antibody treatment suppresses HIV without antivirals

Researchers identify risk factors for severe infection after knee replacement

Employee wellness programs provide little health benefits

Cause of cancer is 'written' in our DNA as unique 'fingerprints'

Duration of thrombectomies proves crucial in success of the procedure

Why have autism rates 'exploded' in New Jersey?

Electrostimulation can improve working memory of people in their 70s, study shows

New app can predict likelihood of developing incisional hernia after abdominal surgery

Arc Bio launches unique NGS-based metagenomics platform for pathogen detection

Unisex, hormone-free contraceptive pill on the horizon

Active lifestyle shown to repair spinal cord injuries

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

PhD researcher at LifeArc

Unveiling Hidden Potential: Organoids for Disease Modeling in Neuroscience Research

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