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Prostate cancer seed cells discovered
New treatments for prostate cancer could result from the discovery
that basal cells found in benign prostate tissue can turn into
cancer cells. 30 July 2010
Laser
blasted carbon nanoparticles open cell walls for drug delivery
Carbon nanoparticles blasted by bursts of laser light can open holes
in cell membranes just long enough to admit therapeutic agents
contained in the surrounding fluid. 30 July 2010
Common blood protein combined with
nanoparticles kills cancer cells
A normally benign protein
abundant in human blood appears to be able to zero in on and kill
certain cancer cells when paired with nanoparticles, without having
to also load the particles with chemotherapy drugs. 30 July 2010
Larch tree extract used to deliver
drugs inside cancer cells
By attaching a cancer drug to a
polymer from the larch tree, researchers have developed a 'Trojan
Horse' molecule that releases cancer-fighting drugs inside cancer
cells, protecting healthy tissue. 30 July 2010
Videogame processors reduce radiation
in image guided radiation therapy
A new approach to
processing X-ray data could lower by a factor of ten or more the
amount of radiation patients receive during cone beam CT scans,
report researchers from the University of California, San Diego. 26
July 2010
Stem cells made by reprogramming adult
cells remember tissue of origin
This could limit the ability
of induced pluripotent stem cells to function as a less
controversial alternative to embryonic stem cells for basic research
and cell replacement therapies. 26 July 2010
Historic
opportunity to "change the face of AIDS", says Bill Gates
Bill Gates has called on all countries to keep up the fight against
HIV/AIDS in a keynote speech at the 18th International AIDS
Conference, and urged a renewed focus on reducing annual new HIV
infections up to 90% by 2031. 26 July 2010
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Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation
combats HIV and tuberculosis in African community projects
The Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation has announced the
community-based projects that it is currently supporting in
resource-poor regions across Africa to help combat the challenge of
HIV and tuberculosis co-infection. 26 July 2010
Missing link in cell division
discovered
Researchers from The George Washington University
Medical Center have identified a protein that plays a crucial role
in cell division and is over-expressed in breast cancer. 26 July
2010
Target Health joins forces with
LifeOnKey to offer clinical trials platform
Target Health and
LifeOnKey are partnering to offering a platform for the
bio-pharmaceutical and medical device industries to optimize
clinical trials help researchers capture, analyze and assess trial
data more efficiently. 26 July 2010
Medical Device Consultants in
partnership with Clinical Development & Support Services
US
contract research organization (CRO) Medical Device Consultants,
Inc. (MDCI) has announced a strategic partnership with Clinical
Development & Support Services Ltd (CDSS), a clinical services and
CRO based in Cheshire, UK. 26 July 2010
Health Robotics expands CytoCare
market into Spain and Portugal
Health Robotics has announced
it has granted exclusive rights to Grifols S.A. to distribute its
CytoCare chemotherapy system in Spain and Portugal. 26 July 2010
MRI tracking of tumour ablation by
carbon nanotubes
A new way of monitoring carbon nanotubes as
they destroy tumour cells by laser induced heating has been
developed by researchers from Wake Forest University Baptist Medical
Center. 26 July 2010
New rapid technique to map DNA by
melting base pairs
A new method for rapidly mapping the base
pairs of a DNA molecule has been developed by researchers in Sweden
and Denmark. The technique could be used to find out more easily
whether someone is carrying a genetic predisposition to certain
diseases. 26 July 2010
Siemens launches initiative to reduce
radiation dose from CT scans
Siemens Healthcare has launched
the SIERRA initiative to reduce patient exposure to radiation in
computed tomography (CT) scans. It has established the Low Dose
Expert Panel with 15 specialists. 22 July 2010
Mirada Medical releases Casebook
upgrade for showing medical images in PowerPoint
Oxford
company Mirada Medical Limited has released a software upgrade for
its Casebook (Casebook 1.1.) software, a unique presentation tool
for showing medical scans in Microsoft PowerPoint. 22 July 2010
Philips integrates Dako image analysis
into digital pathology system
Royal Philips Electronics has
signed an agreement with Danish cancer diagnostics company Dako to
integrate a selection of Dako’s image analysis applications into
Philips’ future digital pathology systems. 22 July 2010
Smartphone app to manage haemophilia
treatment
FactorTrack is a free mobile application produced
by Bayer HealthCare, Pharmaceuticals that helps make it easier to
track and record haemophilia factor VIII infusions. 22 July 2010
BRAIN takes share in Enzymicals
German biotechnology company BRAIN AG has acquired a minority share
in chemical and biocatalyst specialist Enzymicals AG. The move
enhances the activities of both companies in the biocatalysis
sector. 15 July 2010
Covidien completes acquisition of ev3
Covidien has announced the completion of the acquisition of
ev3 Inc. for approximately US$2.6 billion. The transaction
accelerates Covidien’s strategy of building a world-class vascular
platform addressing high-growth markets. 15 July 2010
P2i expands nano-coating portfolio
with acquisition of Surface Innovations
Abingdon based P2i
Limited, a world leader in liquid repellent nano-coating technology,
has acquired Surface Innovations Ltd, a UK-based technology company
with a wide range of functional nano-coating patents. 15 July 2010
New generation of biological scaffolds
for tissue transplants
The scaffolds, derived from natural
human or animal tissues such as vascular patches will not be
rejected by a patient's immune system and can be repaired and
renewed like normal tissue. 15 July 2010
St Jude Medical completes takeover of
LightLab Imaging
St Jude Medical has completed the
acquisition of LightLab Imaging, Inc. for approximately $90 million
in cash. LightLab is a pioneer and leader in the development of
Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT), a high resolution diagnostic
coronary imaging technology. 14 July 2010
BAE Systems wins $17m US army contract
for head-worn brain injury sensor
BAE Systems has received
an initial order of $17 million from the US Army for its Headborne
Energy Analysis and Diagnostic Systems (HEADS) to help address
combat-related traumatic brain injuries (TBI). These are rapidly
becoming a signature injury of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. 14
July 2010
Alcon to acquire cataract surgery
laser developer LenSx Lasers
Alcon, Inc. has agreed to
acquire LenSx Lasers, Inc, a privately held company that developed
the first femtosecond laser to receive US FDA clearance for use as a
part of cataract surgery. 14 July 2010
Roche Applied Science Industrial
Business relaunched as Roche Custom Biotech
The relaunch is
to increase brand recognition in the life science, pharmaceutical,
and diagnostic industry. 14 July 2010
Sequencing of body louse genome will
lead to new insect disease control methods
A global research
team led by scientists from the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI)
have sequenced and analysed the body louse genome. 14 July 2010
Protein on surface of MRSA plays key
role in infecting human cells
An international research team
has found that Fibronectin Binding Protein plays a key roll in
enabling MRSA to infect human cells. 14 July 2010
FDA approves test for early diagnosis
of AIDS from HIV antigen
The US FDA has approved an
innovative new diagnostic tool from Abbott that can detect the AIDS
antigen and give a diagnosis of AIDS earlier than ever before. 14
July 2010
European pharma companies lead in
increasing access to medicines in developing countries
European pharmaceutical companies outcompete their US counterparts
in making medicines available to people in developing countries,
according to the Access to Medicine Index. 14 July 2010
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Women receive greater benefit from
CRT-Ds than men
Cardiac resynchronization therapy
defibrillators (CRT-Ds) reduce heart failure events more in women
than men, according to data from Boston Scientific Corporation's
MADIT-CRT trial. 14 July 2010
Erectile dysfunction indicates high
risk of heart attack
A Malaysian study has found that seven
out of 10 men admitted to hospital for a heart attack had erectile
dysfunction (ED) in the six months prior to their admission. 14 July
2010
Chinese least likely to get
cardiovascular disease
Racial-ethnic groups living in a
similar environment and with access to universal healthcare differ
strikingly in their cardiovascular risk profiles. 14 July 2010
Networking platform for users of
antibodies in biomedical research
BioHub-Online.org is a
web-based platform that lists over 100,000 antibody products for
biomedical research and facilitates global networking and
collaboration among research scientists. 12 July 2010
Bee venom toxin leads to new treatment
for dementia
Apamin, a toxin found in bee venom that blocks a
type of ion channel in the human nervous system, has potential for
developing new treatments for neural conditions such as muscular
dystrophy, depression and dementia. 12 July 2010
Link found between surgery and
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
A causal relationship between the
onset of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) and general surgery has
been found by analysing decades of Danish and Swedish electronic
patient records. 12 July 2010
FDA approves first implantable
miniature telescope to improve sight of AMD patients
The US
FDA has approved the Implantable Miniature Telescope (IMT) for some
patients with end-stage, age-related macular degeneration (AMD). It
replaces the natural lens and provides an image that has been
magnified more than two times. 12 July 2010
ECRI Institute adds 4,000 new terms to
medical device nomenclature system
The 2010 Universal Medical
Device Nomenclature System (UMDNS) now contains 24,544 terms
covering the expanse of medical devices and equipment used for
modern healthcare delivery. 12 July 2010
World’s largest online directory of
tissue banks
SpecimenCentral.com has launched the free
directory for biomedical researchers, which lists over 230 human
tissue banks spanning four continents. 12 July 2010
Stanford Hospital opens hybrid
operating and angiography room
The hybrid room enables a
patient to stay in one place to be diagnosed and treated, either
with surgery or the latest interventional procedure, in an
environment as sterile as an operating room, with all-important
imaging devices, microscopes and monitors right at hand. 12 July
2010
Medtronic receives CE Mark for Ensura
MRI compatible pacemakers
The system is a new option in a
portfolio of devices approved for use with MRI machines and
available in select European countries. 12 July 2010
Global network of proton therapy
centres for cancer treatment
Proton Therapy USA and
CareCapital are to form a new company, Proton Therapy Global
Management, to develop a global network of proton therapy centres to
provide access to this specialized and highly effective cancer
treatment. 12 July 2010
Claros Diagnostics receives EU
approval for point-of-care PSA test
Claros Diagnostics' rapid
quantitative diagnostic platform consists of a small portable
analyzer and a credit card-sized disposable unit. 12 July 2010
Boston Scientific enrols first patient
in multisensor CRT clinical trial
Boston Scientific
Corporation (NYSE: BSX) has enrolled the first patient in its
MultiSENSE clinical trial. The trial is designed to evaluate
multiple physiologic sensors in the Company's Cognis cardiac
resynchronization therapy defibrillators (CRT-Ds). 12 July 2010
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