cervical cancer

Zenascope® Aids In Cervical Cancer Screening

Zenalux Biomedical, Inc., a leader in biophotonic diagnostics, presented its latest findings on the investigational use of the Zenascope® in cervical cancer screening at the U.S. Investigators’ Symposium on Global Non-Communicable Disease Research on September 8th and 9th. The poster – titled “Towards a viable solution for a see and treat paradigm for cervical pre-cancer…

3rd FDA Panel Barely Favors BSX's Watchman

3rd FDA Panel Barely Favors BSX’s Watchman

3rd FDA panel vote barely favors Boston Scientific’s Watchman anti-stroke device Medtronic launches Verify incontinence device in the U.S FDA OKs Integra Lifesciences Puerto Rico plant; FDA approves Bard’s Lutonix DEB An FDA advisory panel offered a mixed view of Boston Scientific’s Watchman heart device earlier this month, concluding it is probably safe but not…

FDA Approves Bard’s Lutonix DEB

C.R. Bard ($BCR) won a unanimous vote from an FDA advisory panel for its drug-eluting balloon catheter, setting the stage for the device’s full regulatory approval. The FDA’s Circulatory System Devices Advisory Panel recommended that the company’s Lutonix drug-coated balloon PTA catheter (DCB) be approved in the U.S. to treat peripheral artery disease (PAD) by…

Startup Works To Develop DNA Test For Under $20

Startup Works To Develop DNA Test For Under $20

Startup InSilixa has developed a chip it claims can run highly accurate DNA tests in an hour for less than $20 per test on a handheld reader that will cost about $250. The Hydra-1K could drastically undercut the expense and time required of current methods of detecting diseases, bringing molecular diagnostics to the point of…

SERI Summer Science Camp 2014

Every summer, the Scientific Education and Research Institute transforms into a place of learning, laughter, and fun! Students from 3rd through 12th grade attend a series of four-day summer science camps where they participate in a variety of exciting activities and experiments emphasizing science related topics such as physics, chemistry, biology, and forensics. This year,…

DARPA Taps NeuroPace For Memory Loss Trial

NeuroPace teams up with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to examine use of implanted neurostimulators to help restore memory. Epilepsy treatment devices maker NeuroPace hopes to expand its clinical applications by supporting a research initiative to evaluate neurostimulation implants in treatment of memory deficits. NeuroPace joined forces with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency…

Sleep Strengthens Memory

A new study provides important physical evidence to support the idea that sleep helps cement and strengthen new memories. Published in the journal Science, the study shows sleep after learning causes very specific structural changes in the brain – namely growth of connections between brain cells that help them pass information to each other. Senior…