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Innovative system combines medical imaging capsules with digital play

Endoscopy patients will soon be able to ‘play’ with their insides as part of an innovative research project that aims to integrate humans and technology through fun experiences with ingestible sensors.

6 Aug 2020

Fujirebio announces launch of clinical testing for new SARS-CoV-2 Antigen assay

Fujirebio Diagnostics, Inc., a consolidated subsidiary of H.U. Group Holdings, Inc, announced today the initiation of clinical testing needed for the submission of its new SARS-CoV-2 Antigen assay for EUA (Emergency Use Authorization) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

6 Aug 2020

Cytiva licenses advanced machine learning technology from Allen Institute

Cytiva and the Allen Institute have entered into a license agreement to integrate the Allen Institute's machine learning technology with Cytiva's microscopy and image analysis systems to advance the development of cell imaging innovations.

From Cytiva Life Sciences 6 Aug 2020

Fast, cheap and easy COVID-19 test from Yale

As a result, a new study by Yale University researchers and published on the preprint server medRxiv in August 2020 shows that a new saliva test named SalivaDirect simplifies the test approach, avoids invasive samples collection, and the need for trained personnel to collect specimens.

6 Aug 2020

Study: UnityPhilly app can help fight America's opioid crisis

Equipped with naloxone and a smartphone app, community members can save lives in the fight against America's opioid crisis, according to a paper from researchers at Drexel University's Dornsife School of Public Health and colleagues published this week in The Lancet journal EClinicalMedicine.

6 Aug 2020

Computational modeling enables accurate visualizations of heart valve behavior

Computational modeling has provided new insights into the heart's vascular system, a complex and mechanically demanding system that remains poorly understood.

5 Aug 2020

NIH harnesses artificial intelligence and medical imaging to fight COVID-19

The National Institutes of Health has launched the Medical Imaging and Data Resource Center, an ambitious effort that will harness the powers of artificial intelligence, and medical imaging to fight COVID-19.

5 Aug 2020

3t Energy Group brings world’s most advanced workforce training platform to healthcare industry

Today, Transform, the world’s most technologically advanced, cloud-based workforce management and training platform is being launched to the healthcare industry by 3t Energy Group.

5 Aug 2020

$2.25bn worth medical devices industry M&A deals announced globally in Q2 2020

Total medical devices industry M&A deals in Q2 2020 worth $2.25bn were announced globally, according to GlobalData’s deals database.

5 Aug 2020

Osteopore announces success of its 3D-printed PCL bone implant in cranioplasty procedure

Osteopore International Pte Ltd, a Singapore-headquartered company leading the way in regenerative bone implants, is proud to announce the success of its technology in a new medical procedure that took place in Brisbane, Australia, in December last year.

5 Aug 2020

Researchers to develop oil-based system to clean commercial nut paste facilities

From home bakers to commercial food producers, everyone knows that cleaning peanut butter off utensils and out of bowls is a tricky, sticky proposition.

5 Aug 2020

Researchers use computational models to examine how sleep prevents damage to old memories

From lowering your risk of obesity and cardiovascular disease to improving your concentration and overall daily performance, sleep has been proven to play a critical role in our health.

5 Aug 2020

Novel technology tests the presence of thin membrane protrusions on breast cancer cells

Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) have developed a novel technology to test for the presence of thin membrane protrusions called "microtentacles" on breast cancer cells, which can help predict whether a tumor is likely to spread.

5 Aug 2020

Researchers use microscopy technique to predict the course of lung cancer

Both in the periphery and the center of lung tumors, characteristic accumulations of certain white blood cells, known as macrophages, are often found. In this case they are called tumor-associated macrophages.

5 Aug 2020

New computational model can help determine drug viability

About 50% of people who take the drug infliximab for inflammatory bowel diseases, such as Crohn's disease, end up becoming resistant or unresponsive to it.

5 Aug 2020

Photodynamic therapy can be used to fight secondary infections in COVID-19 patients

Photodynamic therapy can be an efficient ally to combat secondary infections in COVID-19 patients.

4 Aug 2020

Self-measurements using fitness watches generate insecurity and anxiousness

How does measuring our sleep, exercise and heart rates using various apps and fitness watches affect us? Self-quantifying may better the understanding of our individual health, but according to a new study, it also gives rise to anxiety.

4 Aug 2020

Machine learning may offer a better way to identify antibiotic-resistant pathogens

Biomedical engineers at Duke University have shown that different strains of the same bacterial pathogen can be distinguished by a machine learning analysis of their growth dynamics alone, which can then also accurately predict other traits such as resistance to antibiotics.

4 Aug 2020

NIH-funded project to develop AI-based system to help doctors cure cancer

Using artificial intelligence (AI) to cure cancer may sound like science-fiction, but Eugene Santos Jr., a professor of engineering at Dartmouth, disagrees.

4 Aug 2020

New eye-tracking technology aids in aged care quality assessment

Memory loss among older Australians is on the rise as the Baby Boomer generation enters retirement - but a new technique tested by Flinders University researchers that investigates cognitive skills through eye-tracking technology may be used to help incorporate all older people's preferences into aged care policy and practice.

4 Aug 2020

Device / Technology News

Innovative system combines medical imaging capsules with digital play

Fujirebio announces launch of clinical testing for new SARS-CoV-2 Antigen assay

Cytiva licenses advanced machine learning technology from Allen Institute

Fast, cheap and easy COVID-19 test from Yale

Study: UnityPhilly app can help fight America's opioid crisis

Computational modeling enables accurate visualizations of heart valve behavior

NIH harnesses artificial intelligence and medical imaging to fight COVID-19

3t Energy Group brings world’s most advanced workforce training platform to healthcare industry

$2.25bn worth medical devices industry M&A deals announced globally in Q2 2020

Osteopore announces success of its 3D-printed PCL bone implant in cranioplasty procedure

Researchers to develop oil-based system to clean commercial nut paste facilities

Researchers use computational models to examine how sleep prevents damage to old memories

Novel technology tests the presence of thin membrane protrusions on breast cancer cells

Researchers use microscopy technique to predict the course of lung cancer

New computational model can help determine drug viability

Photodynamic therapy can be used to fight secondary infections in COVID-19 patients

Self-measurements using fitness watches generate insecurity and anxiousness

Machine learning may offer a better way to identify antibiotic-resistant pathogens

NIH-funded project to develop AI-based system to help doctors cure cancer

New eye-tracking technology aids in aged care quality assessment

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