CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 10 (UPI) — U.S. scientists say they’ve built a sensor array that, for the first time, can detect a molecule of hydrogen peroxide coming from a single living cell.
New nanotechnology sensor array unveiled (UPI)
March 11th, 2010 by admin15 Moore’s Years: 3D chip stacking will take Moore’s Law past 2020 (PhysOrg)
March 11th, 2010 by adminSome laws are made to be broken, and others are made to be followed. A team of IBM Researchers in collaboration with two Swiss partners are looking to keep one law in particular alive and well for another 15 years: Moore’s Law. The law states that the number of transistors that can be placed inexpensively on an integrated circuit will double every 18 months. More than 50 years old, this law is …
A huge step toward mass production of graphene (PhysOrg)
March 11th, 2010 by adminScientists have leaped over a major hurdle in efforts to begin commercial production of a form of carbon that could rival silicon in its potential for revolutionizing electronics devices ranging from supercomputers to cell phones. Called graphene, the material consists of a layer of graphite 50,000 times thinner than a human hair with unique electronic properties. Their study appears in ACS …
Study supports Myriad Genetics’ PROLARIS molecular diagnostic test for predicting prostate cancer recurrence (News-Medical-Net)
March 11th, 2010 by adminMyriad Genetics, Inc. today said data that provides further clinical validation supporting its newest molecular diagnostic product, PROLARIS™, was recently presented at the 2010 Genitourinary Cancers Symposium in San Francisco. The abstract of the presentation entitled: “Cell Cycle Genes Predict Recurrence After Radical Prostatectomy” by Gregory P. Swanson, M.D., University of Texas Health …
Response Genetics Announces Receipt of NASDAQ Non-Compliance Letter upon Resignation of Board Member (Finanzen.net)
March 11th, 2010 by adminResponse Genetics, Inc. (Nasdaq: RGDX) announced today that it has received a notice of deficiency …
Medical Alarm Concepts Holding’s MediPendant device with DECT technology receives FCC approval (News-Medical-Net)
March 11th, 2010 by adminMedical Alarm Concepts Holding, Inc., manufacturer of the MediPendant™, the only fully-monitored medical alarm system that allows you to speak and listen directly through the pendant, announces that MediPendant™ has become the first medical alarm device with Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunication (DECT) technology to be approved by the Federal Communications Commission.
HyperBranch Medical Technology’s surgical sealants to be marketed under new name – Adherus Surgical Sealants (News-Medical-Net)
March 11th, 2010 by adminHyperBranch Medical Technology, Inc. announced today that it will begin to market their surgical sealants under a new product identity – Adherus Surgical Sealants.
PricewaterhouseCoopers to Present First International Market Scorecard on Medical Technology Innovation at the 2010 … (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
March 11th, 2010 by adminPricewaterhouseCoopers announced today that it will present findings from an independent study of international market conditions for medical device innovation at the 2010 International Medical Device Industry Compliance Congress. Â The conference, which is one of the largest international gatherings of medical device companies in the world, is being held in Berlin, Germany, May 3-5, 2010.
East Tennessee Technology Access Center’s ReUse program loans equipment for disabled, elderly (Knoxville News Sentinel)
March 11th, 2010 by adminWalter Harris knew after he walked into the medical supply store that $80 for the walker was not feasible.So employees sent him to the East Tennessee Technology Access Center, where he borrowed a walker for his senior citizen mother Alma to use while her broken ankle heals.”This helps her get around the house; she can be independent,” he said. “I never was aware of this program. I’m greatly …
FAU receives support for medical school (Sun-Sentinel)
March 11th, 2010 by adminScripps would offer joint PhD as part of program Florida Atlantic University has passed its first hurdle in creating a new medical school with The Scripps Research Institute.
FAU medical school gets verbal support (Indian River Press Journal)
March 11th, 2010 by adminBOCA RATON —Florida Atlantic University has passed its first hurdle in creating a new medical school with The Scripps Research Institute.A subcommittee for the Board of Governors, the body that oversees state universities, gave the proposal its support Wednesday.And House Majority Leader Adam Hasner, R-Delray Beach, said he sees no obstacles in the Legislature, which will also vote on the issue …
Medical school costs, loan rates rise sharply (News-Medical-Net)
March 11th, 2010 by adminNPR reports on the high cost of medical school, focusing on one student, Sarah Rosen. The interest rate on her school loans “shot up to eight and a half percent, almost twice the rate [her parents] are paying after refinancing their mortgage.”
Dual degrees program expands for Mayo Medical School students (Post-Bulletin)
March 11th, 2010 by adminA successful dual degree program in medicine and law for Mayo Medical School students has led Mayo Clinic to expand the program significantly for the coming fall.
The secret medical school in the Warsaw Ghetto (Cleveland Jewish News)
March 11th, 2010 by adminThe only certainty about the Warsaw Ghetto’s underground medical school is that it existed, functioning amid the chaos, one of the least-known stories of WW II. Of the 200 students, about five survived.
St. Agnes doctors express little concern over survey (Arbutus Times)
March 11th, 2010 by adminStudy finds long hours standing still, staring at screen results in pain for most laparoscopic surgeons The majority of doctors who perform laparoscopic surgery suffer pain and discomfort, according to a recent survey by the University of Maryland School of Medicine. Surgeons at St. Agnes Hospital, however, don’t seem to…
Kathy Freston: A High Protein Diet Won’t Make You Lose Weight Long Term: In Fact, It May Make You Fatter (The Huffington Post)
March 11th, 2010 by adminIt’s resoundingly clear in that a plant-based diet is both preventative and healing, whereas a diet high in animal protein is destructive to our health. High protein diets not only makes us sick, but also fat.
Acupuncture ineffective in IVF success: Study (Press TV)
March 11th, 2010 by adminWhile acupuncture or Chinese herbal medicine had long been thought to be effective in increasing the chances of conception through IVF, a new study voices doubt about the belief.
Study supports Myriad Genetics’ PROLARIS molecular diagnostic test for predicting prostate cancer recurrence (News-Medical-Net)
March 11th, 2010 by adminMyriad Genetics, Inc. today said data that provides further clinical validation supporting its newest molecular diagnostic product, PROLARIS™, was recently presented at the 2010 Genitourinary Cancers Symposium in San Francisco. The abstract of the presentation entitled: “Cell Cycle Genes Predict Recurrence After Radical Prostatectomy” by Gregory P. Swanson, M.D., University of Texas Health …
NASDAQ announces delisting of deCODE genetics common stock (News-Medical-Net)
March 11th, 2010 by adminThe NASDAQ Stock Market announced today that it will delist the common stock of deCODE genetics, Inc. deCODE genetics, Inc.’s stock was suspended on January 6, 2010 and has not traded on NASDAQ since that time.
Response Genetics Announces Receipt of NASDAQ Non-Compliance Letter upon Resignation of Board Member (Finanzen.net)
March 11th, 2010 by adminResponse Genetics, Inc. (Nasdaq: RGDX) announced today that it has received a notice of deficiency …