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Diagnostics & Healthcare News

Revolutionary New Procedure KAMRA Could Replace Reading Glasses

Millions of Americans use reading glasses every day, but a new procedure could eliminate the need for some people. Donna Glenn, 51, took advantage of the new treatment, KAMRA inlay surgery, after getting fed up with her glasses. “I had to...

May 12, 2016

Biologics, Wound Care, Infection Prevention

Hide Wrinkles with New Second Skin

Scientists claim to have developed an invisible elastic film that can be applied to the skin to reduce the appearance of wrinkles and eye bags. Once applied, the formula dries to form a film that “mimics the properties of youthful...

May 10, 2016

Biologics, Wound Care, Infection Prevention

Hospital Superbugs Reduces with New Infection Prevention Control System

HOSPITAL-acquired infections at a private academic hospital in Johannesburg dropped significantly after a new system for infection prevention and control was established, a study finds. Ventilator-associated pneumonias in the intensive care unit (ICU) decreased by 42% and central-line associated bloodstream...

May 10, 2016

Cardiovascular / Cardiology

Scientists Turn Skin Cells into Heart Cells and Brain Cells Using Drugs

In a major breakthrough, scientists at the Gladstone Institutes transformed skin cells into heart cells and brain cells using a combination of chemicals. All previous work on cellular reprogramming required adding external genes to the cells, making this accomplishment an...

May 10, 2016

Diagnostics & Healthcare News

State of the Art Proton Therapy Cancer Treatment Saves New Mom’s Eyesight

Orlando, Fla – An enormous high tech machine is providing new hope to patients across the country with inoperable tumors. Proton therapy is a precise radiation technique that reduces the side effects often accompanied by traditional treatment options. Thanks to...

May 9, 2016

Biologics, Wound Care, Infection Prevention

Scientists Keep Human Embryos Alive Longer In The Lab

Scientists have been able to make and study human embryos in their labs for decades. But they have never been able to keep them alive outside a woman’s womb for more than about a week. That limitation meant scientists were...

May 9, 2016

Imaging Visualization & Navigation

Miniature Camera Mounts to Eyeglasses of People Legally Blind Improves Reading

A miniature camera using optical character-recognition technology, mounted onto the eyeglasses of people who are considered legally blind, dramatically improves their ability to read an email, newspaper article, menu or page in a book, a study by researchers with UC...

May 9, 2016

Orthopedics and Spine

SI-BONE, Inc. Surpasses 20,000 Surgeries With Triangular iFuse Implant System

SAN JOSE, Calif., May 3, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — SI-BONE, Inc., a medical device company that pioneered the use of the iFuse Implant System® (“iFuse”), a minimally invasive surgical (MIS) device indicated for fusion for certain disorders of the sacroiliac (SI) joint,...

May 5, 2016

Orthopedics and Spine

EKSO BIONICS ANNOUNCES 1-FOR-7 REVERSE STOCK SPLIT

RICHMOND, Calif., May 04, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ekso Bionics Holdings, Inc. (OTCQB:EKSO), a robotic exoskeleton company, today announced that it has effected a 1-for-7 reverse split of its common stock in preparation for its planned application for listing of...

May 5, 2016