Field in Medical Technology

Awardees for the 2009 Young Investigator Grant for Probiotics Research Announced

... to stimulate innovative research relevant to the field of gastrointestinal microbiota, to support young ... in the United States, to attract them into the field of probiotics, and to provide preliminary data ... The global advancement in this growing research field is a key to understanding how probiotic food ...

Study Confirms Effectiveness of Innovative Prism Glasses For Hemianopia Patients

... hemianopia patients (blinded in half the visual field in both eyes), scientists found that two-thirds ... which blinds the vision in one half of the visual field in both eyes -- the result of strokes, tumors or ... or walk into people on the side where the visual field is missing. The prisms, attached above and ...

Corgenix, Tulane Announce Award of NIH Grant Extending Hemorrhagic Fever Virus Product Development Program

... products that can be processed in any clinical or field lab DENVER and NEW ORLEANS, May 7 ... Joseph Fair, Ph.D., MPH, Director, Global field Operations, Global Viral Forecasting Initiative, ... recombinant-based serological assays designed for field deployment offer the public health and scientific ...

Diabetes Patients with High Triglycerides and Low HDL Cholesterol Get the Most Benefit From Fenofibrate Treatment: New Data From the FIELD Study

... of cardiovascular events, compared with 11% in field patients overall.(1) Professor Russell ... III (NCEP ATPIII) guidelines.(4) In the field study over 80% of patients met the NCEP ATPIII ... syndrome. This latest study from field investigated whether cardiovascular risk and the ...

Society of Gynecologic Oncologists 40th Annual Meeting on Women's Cancer to Include Sessions on Robotics Surgery

... the fastest growing technological advances in the field of Gynecologic Oncology in the past few years. ... into practice and impact outcomes within the field along with a special surgical post-graduate (SPG) ... Since the initial introduction into the medical field in the early 2000's, the MIS technique is ...

Copper Eliminates Resistant Hospital Germs in a Worldwide Field Test

... dangerous hospital germs. In a worldwide noted field test, a whole hospital ward at the Asklepios ... of microbes on copper surfaces, which is why the field test will be continued in the second half of ... Clinic Wandsbek explains the motives for the field test. "Scientific tests performed by several ...

Prism Glasses Expand the View for Patients with Hemianopia

... a condition that blinds half the visual field in both eyes. The peripheral prism glasses, which ... which blinds the vision in one half of the visual field in both eyes, resulting from damage to the optic ... or walks into people on the side where the visual field is missing. Peli's goal was to find a way to ...

Cardium's Innercool Therapies Unit Announces Publication of Positive Effects of Early and Rapid Hypothermia Following Heart Attack

... temperature modulation is a rapidly-advancing field focused on preserving ischemic tissue and ... medical technology company in the emerging field of patient temperature modulation, which is ... medical technology company in the emerging field of patient temperature modulation therapy to ...

FASgen Announces a New Discovery in Obesity Research

... of important new research results in the obesity field using FAS89B, one of the Company's proprietary compounds. FASgen is a leader in the field of research into selective inhibition of fatty ... in its ongoing program of research into the field of treatment for obesity and fatty liver ...

AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition Calls for AIDS Vaccine Field to Work Together to Analyze STEP Study Data and Determine Best Course to Move Forward

... and raise more questions than answers for the field of AIDS vaccine. Today's discussion of the data ... and challenging time. What is clear is that the field must continue to work on this challenge and on ... and months to come, we look to the AIDS vaccine field as a whole to maintain a collaborative spirit and ...

AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition Voices Disappointment in Trial Result

... hoped for, but it answers questions that help the field move forward. "We applaud Merck's tremendous ... "In the next weeks and months the AIDS vaccine field will need to make carefully-considered decisions ... with many other stakeholders in the AIDS vaccine field and in other areas of AIDS prevention research to ...

Siemens Preclinical Imaging System Helps The Methodist Hospital in Houston Further Its Research Mission

... unique, uniform resolution throughout the entire field of view. HD*PET eliminates the effect whereby the ... resolution further out from the center of the field of view. This increased diagnostic accuracy can ... of lesions from the center to the edges of the field of view - a benefit unique to Siemens. Siemens ...

CRi Oosight(TM) Instrument Crucial in IVF Breakthrough Demonstrating a Correlation Between Non-Invasive Egg Metrics and Pregnancy

... manufactured by CRi and widely used by embryologists as an aid in the field of in vitro fertilization (IVF), has been used in a groundbreaking study ... on addressing customer needs coupled to a commitment to advancing the field of personalized medicine, CRi helps scientists and clinicians extract new ...

Transcept Pharmaceuticals to Report First Quarter 2009 Results

... of proprietary products that address important therapeutic needs in the field of neuroscience, today announced it will report results for its first ... of proprietary products that address important therapeutic needs in the field of neuroscience. On January 30, 2009, Transcept completed a merger with ...

DSM Obtains Exclusive World-Wide License for Innovative Drug Delivery Technology

... opportunities for next generation drug delivery. DSM's activities in this field are a perfect illustration of the way DSM is leveraging its competences in ... the company acquired the Polymer Technology Group, a market leader in the field of biomedical polymers. Furthermore, a research and development program ...

Cardium's InnerCool Announces Positive Benefits of Cooling During Robotic-Assisted Prostate Surgery Published in Urology

... research conducted by Dr. Ahlering, one of the nation's experts in the field of robotic-assisted prostate surgery, demonstrating the benefits of ... subsidiary is a San Diego-based medical technology company in the emerging field of temperature modulation therapy to rapidly and controllably cool the ...

CyberKnife Radiosurgery for Lung Cancer Sees Increased Interest and Continued Rapid Growth

... -- Accuray Incorporated (Nasdaq: ARAY ), a global leader in the field of radiosurgery, announced today significant growth in CyberKnife lung ... (Nasdaq: ARAY ), based in Sunnyvale, Calif., is a global leader in the field of radiosurgery dedicated to providing an improved quality of life and a ...

ExonHit Therapeutics Reports Advancements in the Clinical Development of EHT 0202, its Phase II Drug for Alzheimer's Disease

... are marketed worldwide in conjunction with Agilent and Affymetrix. In the field of diagnostics, ExonHit Therapeutics has a major collaboration with ... ExonHit Therapeutics is developing its own therapeutic pipeline in the field of neurodegenerative diseases and cancer. The Company has advanced drug ...

Applying Clinical Findings to the Practice of Medicine

... in Orthopaedics, the first award ever created to honor achievements in the field of orthopaedic research. The first annual award, a single stipend of ... Scaffolds for Osseous Defect Repair." This research team studied the field of bone tissue engineering and set out to develop orthopaedic biomaterials ...

Parkinson's Disease Foundation Awards $300,000 in Bridge Funding for Innovative Research Projects

... of $75,000 each. The lead scientists on these projects, known in the field for their outstanding work in Parkinson's disease, include J. Timothy ... development and fellowship programs that support continued interest in the field of Parkinson's; and collaborative endeavors with other organizations that ...

Cardio3 BioSciences Raises EUR13.7 Million in Series B Fundraising and Grant Funding

... development is being guided by some of the leading clinicians in the field in Europe and the US. Leading clinicians include Andre Terzic, M.D., Ph.D. ... its development is being guided by some of the leading clinicians in the field in Europe and the US. For more information contact: Cardio3 ...

ExonHit Therapeutics Expands Strategic Collaboration With Allergan

... are marketed worldwide in conjunction with Agilent and Affymetrix. In the field of diagnostics, ExonHit Therapeutics has a major collaboration with ... ExonHit Therapeutics is developing its own therapeutic pipeline in the field of neurodegenerative diseases and cancer. The Company has advanced drug ...

Forest Laboratories, Inc. and Gedeon Richter Plc Announce Positive Phase II Results with the Investigational Antipsychotic Cariprazine in Patients with Acute Mania Associated with Bipolar I Disorder

... expertise the company is a significant player in the gynecological field worldwide. 14 % of the company's revenue results from original drug ... the largest R&D unit in Central Eastern Europe focusing exclusively on the field of neurology and psychiatry. Following reorganization of the proprietary ...

National Jewish Health and Roche Diagnostics Corporation Reach Agreement to Pursue Environmental Molecular Diagnostics Opportunities

... have reached a strategic agreement to pursue opportunities in the growing field of molecular diagnostics. This partnership will combine National Jewish's ... and expertise to bring more accurate and efficient offerings to the field of environmental health," said Lonnie Shoff, Senior Vice President of ...

New CyberKnife Technologies Demonstrate Dramatic Reduction in Treatment Times

... -- Accuray Incorporated (Nasdaq: ARAY ), a global leader in the field of radiosurgery, announced today that the first patients were treated ... (Nasdaq: ARAY ), based in Sunnyvale, Calif., is a global leader in the field of radiosurgery dedicated to providing an improved quality of life and a ...

Silence Therapeutics to Receive $1.9m Milestone Payment as Pfizer and Quark Commence Phase II Trial

... of the company's pioneering research and development projects in the field of RNAi. About Silence Therapeutics plc ... AtuRNAi molecules and solidified the Company's leadership position in field of RNAi therapeutics. The Company's AtuRNAi technology also has been ...

BRIDION(R) (sugammadex) Injection - First and Only Selective Relaxant Binding Agent - Approved in European Union

... binding agent (SRBA) and the first major pharmaceutical advance in the field of anesthesia in two decades. BRIDION is indicated for routine reversal of ... binding agent (SRBA), is the first major pharmaceutical advance in the field of anesthesia in two decades. It was specifically designed to rapidly ...

First Cancer Diagnostic Test Based on Rosetta Genomics' Proprietary MicroRNA Technology Receives Regulatory Approval

... Rosetta Genomics Rosetta Genomics (Nasdaq: ROSG ) is a leader in the field of microRNA. Founded in 2000, the company's integrative research platform ... by law. (1) Avastin(TM), a registered trademark of Genentech, Inc. (2) field RW, Smith BJ, Platz CE, Robinson RA, Neuberger JS, Brus CP, et al. Lung ...

Genta Updates Progress of its Phase 3 Trial of Genasense(R) in Patients with Advanced Melanoma

... and improvement of clinical and laboratory research activities in the field of skin cancer. The organization has an European and international ... and clinical as well as basic research scientists interested in the field of dermato-oncology. EADO provides leadership by formulating and ...

New Study: Pine Bark Significantly Reduces Menstrual Pain

... Multi-center field Study Reveals Pycnogenol(R) Reduces Need for ... pine bark extract from the French maritime pine tree. The multi- center field study, published in the Journal of Reproductive Medicine, shows women with ...

Peregrine Pharmaceuticals Awarded Two New U.S. Patents Broadening Its Targeted Anti-Phospholipid Patent Portfolio

... broaden the company's intellectual property leadership in the field of targeted anti-aminophospholipid agents. The new patents grant Peregrine ... that substantially expand our intellectual property portfolio in the field of aminophospholipid-targeting agents," said Dr. Shelley Fussey, ...

Iomai Announces Publication in The Lancet of Phase II Study Demonstrating Significant Efficacy of Travelers' Diarrhea Vaccine

... announced the publication of data from the company's positive Phase II field study of its travelers' diarrhea vaccine in The Lancet. The study, which ... represents an advance in vaccine delivery and a breakthrough in the field of infectious disease. We look forward to targeting both the significant ...

Delcath Expands Phase III Trial for Metastatic Melanoma to Include St. Luke's Cancer Center

... Investigator of the study at St. Luke's. Dr. Agarwala, a leader in the field of melanoma and clinical oncology, commented, "Metastatic melanoma in the ... patients with aggressive disease burden and is a promising advance in the field of liver directed regional therapy." "The addition of St. Luke's and Dr. ...

Naturally Occurring Compounds in Cocoa Tied to Blood Flow Improvements for Adults With Type 2 Diabetes

... and/or supported a significant portion of the research undertaken in the field of cocoa flavanols and reported new insights in peer-reviewed ... is to further develop leading edge science and technologies in the field of phytonutrients with the goal of creating new plant-derived products ...

Gene Therapy Improves Vision in Patients with Congenital Retinal Disease

... disease progresses." "This result is important for the entire field of gene therapy," notes High, a past president of the American Society of ... discoveries into clinical trials has typically been slow in the field of gene therapy due to the breadth of expertise required, ranging from ...

New Research for Mechanical Support Devices in Pediatrics to Be Released at International Heart and Lung Transplant Meeting

... assist device -- Pulsatile-flow ventricular assist device. "The field of pediatric mechanical circulatory support received a boost from the ... of these innovative new devices. There is a real sense of momentum in this field and the NHLBI program is largely responsible for this," said Brian Duncan, ...

New York Infection Prevention Expert Named Recipient of Carole DeMille Award

... CA. "Throughout her career she has made significant contributions to the field of infection prevention. From testifying on the OSHA TB rule, to ... who later became an internationally recognized authority in the developing field of hospital infection control. She was known for her vision and optimistic ...

Columbia University Medical Center and Rosetta Genomics Announce Columbia University's Submission of the First Cancer Diagnostic Test Based on Rosetta Genomics Proprietary MicroRNA Technology for Approval to the New York State Department of Health Clinica

... Rosetta Genomics Rosetta Genomics (Nasdaq: ROSG ) is a leader in the field of microRNA. Founded in 2000, the company's integrative research platform ... by law. (1) Avastin(TM), a registered trademark of Genentech, Inc. (2) field RW, Smith BJ, Platz CE, Robinson RA, Neuberger JS, Brus CP, et al. Lung ...

Genzyme Announces Presentation of New Positive Data on Carticel(R)

... Allen Anderson, MD, (Nashville, TN) a leading orthopaedic surgeon in the field of sports medicine who presented the data at the medical meeting. "These ... study demonstrates both the durability and value of Carticel and leads the field to conclude that a vast majority of this patient population maintained ...

Financial Results for Full Year 2007: NicOx Significantly Advances Clinical Programs

... rights to apply NicOx' nitric oxide-donating technology across the entire field of ophthalmology. This collaboration involves several separate projects ... new drug candidates using NicOx' proprietary technology in the field of ophthalmology -- Euro 3.0 million corresponding to the funding of the ...