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Scientists Use New X-Ray Laser Experimental Station to Study Nature of Hemoglobin

A new X-ray laser experimental station at the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory recently welcomed its first research group, scientists from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

18 Jul 2016

New Study Emphasizes Importance of Environmental Light-Dark Cycle for Health

Along with eating right and exercising, people should consider adding another healthy habit to their list: turning out the lights. That's according to a new study reported in the Cell Press journal Current Biology on July 14 showing many negative health consequences for mice kept under conditions of constant light for a period of months.

15 Jul 2016

DTI’s New Coreless Transformer UV Light Source System Outperforms Existing Linear-Lamp-Type UV Disinfection Units

Diversified Technologies, Inc. (DTI) has introduced a new coreless transformer UV light source system (US Patent 9,334,177 B1) that outperforms existing linear-lamp-type UV disinfection units.

13 Jul 2016

Toenail Fungus Sufferers Can Now Enjoy Clear Nail Beds with New FDA-Approved Laser Treatment

With the summer fun and flip flop season in full swing, those suffering from discolored toenails start to worry about what others think of their feet. Toenail fungus sufferers can now enjoy clear nail beds with the FDA 510(k) approval of the Lunula Laser, an Erchonia Corporation low-level laser.

6 Jul 2016

FDA Approves Concordia's PMA for New Photofrin 630 PDT Laser

Concordia International Corp. ("Concordia" or the "Company"), an international pharmaceutical company focused on legacy pharmaceutical products and orphan drugs, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the Company's premarket approval application (PMA) for its new Photofrin® 630 PDT Laser.

1 Jul 2016

CooperVision Launches Biofinity Energys™ Contact Lenses Exclusively Designed for Frequent Digital Users

Biofinity Energys™ with Digital Zone Optics™ lens design was recently launched by CooperVision, Inc. These original contact lenses have been specifically designed from the scratch for the numerous users of digital devices.

30 Jun 2016

EPFL’s New Technique Combines Lasers and Microfluidics to Enhance Tissue-Engineering

The medical field of the future is most likely to include wide-ranging tissue-engineering technologies such as organoids (tiny organs grown from stem cells) and organs-on-chips. However this prediction is made based on a simple yet demanding task – manipulating cellular performance in three dimensions.

24 Jun 2016

Researchers Develop New Super-Resolution Imaging Method to Map Dynamic Binding of Proteins

Researchers from the Mechanobiology Institute (MBI) at the National University of Singapore have developed a new method, using super-resolution microscopy, to determine the length of stretched proteins in living cells, and monitor the dynamic binding of proteins, at sub-second timescales. This study was published in Nano Letters in May 2016.

20 Jun 2016

New Molecular Imaging Technique Allows Oncologists to Optimize Radiotherapy Dose

Aggressive neuroendocrine cancer is something of a dark horse—a rare, elusive and persevering force linked to discouraging long-term survival rates.

14 Jun 2016

MIT Researchers Explore New Mechanism to Modify Diffusivity of Optical Devices

A team of researchers from the Media Lab of MIT and Harvard University is looking at a novel mechanism that can alter the diffusivity of an optical device or the extent to which it disperses light by immersing particles of glass in a fluid.

13 Jun 2016