Posts tagged: technology
New technology to tackle treatment-resistant cancers
Free-flowing cancer cells have been mapped with unprecedented accuracy in the bloodstream of patients with prostate, breast and pancreatic cancer, using a brand new approach, in an attempt to assess and control the disease as it spreads in real time through the body, and solve the problem of predicting response ...
OptiNose to initiate novel intranasal technology Phase III trials in acute migraine
OptiNose Inc. announces the filing of an Investigational New Drug (IND) with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in December, 2011. The FDA has completed its review and has notified OptiNose that the studies under this IND may proceed. The Company will initiate Phase III trials in adults with ...
New technology to tackle treatment-resistant cancers
(Institute of Physics) Free-flowing cancer cells have been mapped with unprecedented accuracy in the bloodstream of patients with prostate, breast and pancreatic cancer, using a brand new approach, in an attempt to assess and control the disease as it spreads in real time through the body, and solve the problem ...
Space Researchers Develop Ultrasound Technology That Detects, Treats Kidney Stones
Just the mention of kidney stones can cause a person to cringe. They are often painful and sometimes difficult to remove, and 10 percent of the population will suffer from them. In space, the risk of developing kidney stones is exacerbated due to environmental conditions. The health risk is compounded ...
New technology allows scientists to watch cancer cells in action at unprecedented resolution
A photograph of a polar bear in captivity, no matter how sharp the resolution, can never reveal as much about behavior as footage of that polar bear in its natural habitat. The behavior of cells and molecules can prove even more elusive. Limitations in biomedical imaging technologies have hampered attempts ...
Counterfeit Drugs – New technology to combat counterfeit
A brand new and patented technology has recently been launched that protects patients from buying and using counterfeit medicines. Pharmaceutical companies can now effectively and very economically protect their products and supply chain with this technology, thus avoiding damages and incalculable liabilities resulting from falsified products.
Wyatt Technology Instruments employed to develop alternative materials to silicone breast implants
Wyatt Technology Corporation today announced that Professor Judit E. Puskas at the University of Akron has developed a system using its instrumentation that will also help to solve a prevalent and particularly controversial material science challenge. The researchers are employing the multi detector system to develop alternative materials to silicone ...
e-health technology slashes hospital prescribing errors
Medication prescribing errors can be reduced by as much as 66 percent with the introduction of electronic prescribing technology in hospitals, new Australia-first research has found.
Watson plans to establish Global R&D Technology Center in North Brunswick
Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced plans to establish a Global R&D Technology Center in North Brunswick, New Jersey.
Idaho Technology submits FilmArray Respiratory Panel for FDA 510(k) clearance
Technology, Inc. announced today that it has filed a submission with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for 510(k) clearance of five additional respiratory pathogens for its FilmArray Respiratory Panel, a user-friendly Multiplex PCR assay currently FDA cleared for 15 respiratory pathogens.
New technology gives implants a protective covering
A technology developed by labseed, an EPFL spin-off, could prevent most breast implant rejections. The final product should be commercially available as early as 2013.