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German Researchers Use Cray XK7 Titan Supercomputer to Study Laser-Driven Radiation Therapy

Since lasers were first produced in the early 1960s, researchers have worked to apply laser technology from welding metal to surgeries, with laser technology advancing quickly through the last 50 years.

28 Jan 2016

New Optogenetic Technology Uses Near-Infrared Light to Turn Immune Cells to Attack Melanoma Tumors

A new optogenetic technology developed by scientists at the University of Massachusetts Medical School and Texas A&M Health Science Center Institute of Biosciences & Technology, called optogenetic immunomodulation, is capable of turning on immune cells to attack melanoma tumors in mice.

27 Jan 2016

Dangerous Blue Light From Electronics Could Harm Vision

The professionals at Looking Glass Optometry are educating clients in the Pleasant Hill and surrounding areas about the potential perils of digital devices.

4 Jan 2016

CES 2016: RightEye to Unveil Two New Categories of Vision Tests

With RightEye, patients can spend just a few minutes saving the world from alien attacks and get their eyes checked at the same time.

31 Dec 2015

LuxCath System Enables Optical Assessment of Tissue Contact Before and During Cardiac Ablation

LuxCath LLC, a leading medical technology company developing visualization and optical tissue interrogation for cardiac ablation, announced today that the Company’s technology was used for the first time in procedures to treat arrhythmia patients, with highly promising results.

18 Dec 2015

Researchers Use Cryo-Electron Microscopy to Reveal Atomic Structure of Bluetongue Virus

Bluetongue disease is a viral infection that has killed approximately 2 million cattle in Europe over the past two decades.

14 Dec 2015

ETH Researchers Develop New Birefringence-based Diagnostic Method for Detection of Malaria, Ebola or HIV

ETH researchers led by Raffaele Mezzenga have developed a new diagnostic method. It is based on Birefringence, the ability of substances to change the polarisation state of light. With this method, doctors around the world can easily, rapidly and reliably detect malaria, Ebola or HIV to name only a few.

14 Dec 2015

Novilase Laser Breast Therapy Shows Promise for Treatment of Small Breast Cancers

A laser treatment called Novilase® Breast Therapy shows promise as a way to successfully treat small breast cancers, according to research that was led by principal investigator Barbara Schwartzberg, M.D. of Rose Medical Center.

12 Dec 2015

UCHealth Eye Center Performs Bionic Eye Surgery to Restore Limited Sight to Blind Patient

The UCHealth Eye Center at University of Colorado Hospital has performed the first "bionic eye" procedure in the Rocky Mountain region, restoring limited sight to a woman who has been blind for almost two decades. Only two centers in the Western United States have implanted the device, which uses a small camera and microchip to stimulate the patient's optic nerve.

12 Dec 2015

Canon U.S.A., Virtual Imaging Introduce New RadPRO Mobile 40kW Flex Digital X-ray System with Adjustable Telescoping Column

Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, and Virtual Imaging, Inc., a Canon U.S.A. Company, announce the RadPRO 1 Mobile 40kW Flex Digital X-ray System, an x-ray system that incorporates a new telescopic tube column helping radiographic technologists to maximize their lines of vision for safe transport when moving around a healthcare facility. The new functionality builds on the ease of maneuvering and positioning that is a hallmark of the current RadPRO Mobile 40kW System, while maintaining the ability to capture high-quality diagnostic images for routine diagnosis or challenging trauma directly from a patients’ bed.

From Canon U.S.A., Inc. 1 Dec 2015