A protein associated with cancer progression when abundant inside of tumors also unexpectedly regulates the creation of new blood vessels that feed the tumor outside.
24M Technologies Launches New Venture to Commercialize Next-Generation Energy Storage
24M Technologies launched today as a new venture focused on commercializing next-generation energy storage systems based on technology out of A123 Systems, a developer and manufacturer of advanced Nanophosphate lithium ion batteries and systems, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
NanoSmart Pharmaceuticals Receives Patent Allowance for Tumor Targeting Platform Technology
NanoSmart Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a California corporation developing novel biopharmaceuticals, is pleased to report that it has received a Notice of Allowance for a US patent on its proprietary cancer tumor targeting technology.
Novellus Introduces Conformal Film Deposition Technology for Sub-32nm Front-End-of-Line and Double Patterning Applications
Novellus Systems has announced that it has developed conformal film deposition technology for depositing 100 percent step coverage dielectric films on structures with aspect ratios of up to 4:1. The innovative CFD technology addresses sub-32nm requirements for front-end-of-line (FEOL) applications such as gate liners and spacers, shallow trench isolation high-k metal gate (HKMG) liners, and spacers used for double patterning applications.
Latest issue of Nanotech Insights newsletter now available
The latest issue of Nanotech Insights, a quarterly newsletter dedicated to the field of nanoscience and nanotechnology, is now available from CKMNT.
Can the international science community find the proper balance between cooperation and competition?
Science has a long history of crossing borders, bridging cultures and balancing the public good with private gain. That tradition, the focus of the upcoming Kavli Prize Science Forum, may face a more challenging future.
Novel class of radially-aligned nanofibers promising for tissue regeneration
Nanotechnology-enabled tissue engineering is a rapidly growing field. At the core of tissue engineering is the construction of scaffolds out of biomaterials to provide mechanical support and guide cell growth into new tissues or organs. In particular, electrospun biodegradable polymeric nanofibers are being used in scaffolds for engineering various tissues such as nerves, cartilages or bone. Electrospinning is a fabrication technique which can produce nanoscale fibers from more than 100 different polymers. The electrospun nanofibers are typically collected as nonwoven mats with random orientation. A new study has now demonstrated the fabrication of a novel class of nanofiber scaffold composed of radially-aligned, electrospun nanofibers and also demonstrated the unique application of these materials as effective biomedical patches/scaffolds that could prove to be beneficial during neurosurgery.
Upcoming Morbid Anatomy Presents Events at Observatory This August
Consortium On Aging Established At UTHealth – Medical News Today (press release)
Consortium On Aging Established At UTHealth Medical News Today (press release) The Consortium will include five schools of UTHealth: The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, The University of Texas Health Science Center at ... |
Aging Rocker John Mellencamp Says the Internet has "Destroyed the Music Business" [Block Quote]
Not only has it destroyed the music business, but "it's going to destroy the movie business," too. Obviously Mellencamp has a new album he's pimping out (and headlines he's trying to grab), but the atomic bomb? Really, Mellencamp? [Reuters] More »
Re-1 School Board issues statement on medical marijuana – Glenwood Springs Post Independent
Re-1 School Board issues statement on medical marijuana Glenwood Springs Post Independent GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado — Roaring Fork District Re-1 school board members have issued a formal position statement related to medical marijuana and the ... |
More teens suffer from hearing loss – Boston Globe
 Daily Mail | More teens suffer from hearing loss Boston Globe ... of possibilities, from musical instruments to firearms, poor medical care, and headphones, said Fligor, who also teaches at Harvard Medical School. ... Hearing Loss in Teens Is on the RiseWebMD Teen hearing loss rate worsensScience News Hearing Loss in US Adolescents Jumps, Leading Doctors to Suspect EarbudsBloomberg USA Today -TIME -WCVB-TV all 465 news articles » |
Laziness and Creativity Combine for Some High Tech Wallpaper [Interactive Wallpaper]
Sometimes, reaching for that lamp is just too much work. The Living Wall lets you hit the lights with a swipe of your hand. I hope they give you a choice of colors. [High-Low Tech via Inhabitat] More »
Do the Risks Outweigh the Benefits of Medical Tourism?
Medical tourism is when people travel internationally seeking health care. It has also been referred to as medical travel and health tourism. There are many reasons why a patient would seek medical care outside of their home country, and a number risks associated with this sort of tourism.
Traditional schools grow online – Boston Globe
 Boston Globe | Traditional schools grow online Boston Globe Cheryl Killoran, a registered nurse who works at UMass Memorial Medical Center, recently earned a master's degree through UMassOnline. ... |
I Want to Ride My Tricycle, I Want to Ride My Trike [Tricycle]
I want to ride my tricycle, but I'm afraid I'd break my spineeee. Good thing it's just a sculpture on display in San Francisco, although I'd love to see this wheeling down the street. [Sergio Garcia via Laughing Squid] More »
Philips News from European Newsletter
Courtesy of theEngineer:
17 August 2010 | By Siobhan Wagner
Philips has announced plans for commercialising a digital technology that will ease the workload of pathologists detecting cancer in tissue cells.
The company revealed it will be introducing digital pathology systems for sale in the US in October. This follows an announcement by the company in July that it will be partnering with Dako, a Danish specialist in tissue-based cancer diagnostics, to integrate its image analysis technology into Philips’s future digital pathology systems.
Currently pathologists use microscopes to examine tissue sections mounted on glass slides and treated with different stains. The staining enhances the contrast between cellular and molecular components such as nuclei or specific proteins.
Glass slide in prototype slide scanner
Accurate interpretation of the results is critical to the diagnosis and staging of each individual patient’s disease and requires a great deal of skill and experience.
Philips believes digitising the images that pathologists normally view through a microscope may enable the introduction of objective and quantitative image analysis tools.
‘The issue with pathology itself is reproducibility. It’s a very qualitative profession,’ said Guido Du Pree, vice-president of marketing for digital pathology at Philips. ‘By going digital and using image analysis algorithms you can increase the reproducibility.’
Du Pree said Philips’s fast pathology slide scanner can scan standard slides at a speed of one slide every 50 seconds.
‘The speed of scanning is one of the reasons why digital pathology today is only used in research and education environments and not for clinical purposes,’ he added. ‘The systems today are too slow and cannot handle the average workload of a pathology lab.’
Philips’s system also incorporates digital image archive and analysis software for feature recognition and quantification.
The company said it will initially focus on leveraging Dako’s image analysis software for tissue-based breast cancer diagnosis using its compounds for staining specific proteins associated with the disease.
With success in this area, Philips and Dako will explore the possibility of extending the collaboration to include image analysis software for diagnosing prostate and colon cancers.
Du Pree said the technology will ease the workload of pathologists and also improve communication with doctors who care for patients eagerly awaiting the results of a biopsy.
‘The work in a pathologist department involves a lot of referrals and today that is all sent over physically by courier or mail,’ he added. ‘By going digital it will be much faster and much easier.’
Du Pree said the company will initially be marketing its systems in the US because of the sheer number of commercial laboratories demanding the technology.
‘We’re a Dutch company with strong angles in the European market so next year we will look to launch in Europe,’ he added
Digital uptake
Over the last several years the NHS’s National Programme for IT has seen radiology departments throughout health trusts in England trade in traditional film images for digital ones.
The technology, known as Picture Archiving and Communications Systems (PACS), allows doctors to download X-rays and other images onto their computer screen. As of December 2007 PACS were rolled out throughout every health trust in England, and there is increasing uptake of the systems throughout Scotland and Wales.
However, pathology departments, not just in the UK but elsewhere throughout the world, have yet to catch up with the digital revolution.
One of the main reasons for this is the technical hurdles presented by the size of the images that need to be acquired in pathology.
The digital images that would be acquired by microscopes in the pathology department are much larger than CT files and can be difficult to manage and analyse.
Medical imaging specialists throughout the world have been working on the problem with commercial products waiting to be rolled out.
Du Pree estimated there would be an increasing demand for digital pathology in the coming years.
‘With the ageing population we will have more and more patients and cancer is typical of elderly people,’ he said. ‘Next to that there will be a greater demand on pathology departments because of developments in what can be tested. This means more work for the same amount of pathologists. Therefore, there is a huge need for efficiency.’
Forget 1’s and 0’s—The Microchip Gets Rethunk Using Probability [Microchip]
Today's computer chips spend a lot of time on probability-based calculations, from your Amazon recommendations to determining fraudulent credit card purchases. By using probability instead of 1's and 0's, those statistical calculations can be done more simply, efficiently, and faster. More »
The Price of Enlightenment – RH Reality Check (blog)
 New York Daily News | The Price of Enlightenment RH Reality Check (blog) “Priv-lit” the authors write, means ”literature or media whose expressed goal is one of spiritual, existential, or philosophical enlightenment contingent ... You Can't Buy Enlightenment: The Problem with Eat, Pray, LoveBabble (blog) Self help, money-wiseTODAYonline Woman Searches Worldwide for Meaning of Life, Fulfillment in 'Eat, Pray, Love'Voice of America SuburbanJournals -Politics Daily (blog) all 1,475 news articles » |
Chocolate: Heart-healthy benefits – kjrh.com
Telegraph.co.uk | Chocolate: Heart-healthy benefits kjrh.com Researchers at Harvard Medical School's Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston studied midde-aged and elderly Swedish women who ate a small amount ... A little dark chocolate goes a long wayabc7.com Women Who Eat Chocolate Lower Heart RiskseMaxHealth Chocolate protects the heart, study findsWashington Post Xinhua -WebMD.Boots.com -NHS Choices all 182 news articles » |