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YOLO’s LIPOFINA Body Contouring Laser System Receives FDA Market Clearance

YOLO Medical Inc., an industry leader in the manufacturing and distribution of medical and aesthetic devices, proudly announces that they have received FDA market clearance for YOLO's new generation body contouring laser system; LIPOFINA.

5 May 2015

Monteris Medical Introduces Two Reduced Diameter Mini-Probes for NeuroBlate System

Monteris Medical today announced the launch of two new reduced diameter mini-probes for its NeuroBlate® System, a minimally invasive robotic laser thermotherapy tool. The new probes will be highlighted during the 83rd American Academy of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) Annual Scientific Meeting, taking place from May 2-6 in Washington, D.C. In addition, Monteris Medical announced new clinical data supporting the use of NeuroBlate in neurological surgery procedures will be presented during the conference.

4 May 2015

DEKA’s Synchro REPLA:Y Family of Laser Systems Receives Additional FDA Clearance

DEKA M.E.L.A., a leading developer and distributor of a wide range of light-based aesthetic systems, announced that it has received additional FDA clearance for its Synchro REPLA:Y® family of Laser Systems, allowing for unprecedented Maximum Power of 180W and a 24 mm spot size, the largest available in the industry.

22 Apr 2015

Syneron Medical Announces FDA Clearance for PicoWay Picosecond Laser to Treat Pigmented Lesions

Syneron Medical Ltd., a global market leader in the aesthetic medical device marketplace, announced today that the PicoWay® picosecond laser received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for the treatment of pigmented lesions.

22 Apr 2015

Dual-Energy CT Imaging Enables Better Lesion Detection

Dual-energy CT (DECT) has several potential applications in the detection, characterization, staging, and follow-up of pancreatic cancer patients, according to a new study conducted at Johns Hopkins University.

21 Apr 2015

OCT Angiography Advantageous over Conventional Techniques for Detecting Causes of Blindness

Research published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) demonstrates that technology invented by researchers at Oregon Health & Science University's Casey Eye Institute can improve the clinical management of the leading causes of blindness. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) angiography could largely replace current dye-based angiography in the management of these diseases.

21 Apr 2015

New Research Finds that our Body Clock uses the Colour of Light to Measure Time

Research scientists at the University of Manchester have found that the colour of light has a major impact on the body clock of mice and other mammals such as humans.

20 Apr 2015

2D IR Spectroscopy Helps Study Therapeutic Mechanism of Anti-Viral Drug

A newly developed spectroscopy method is helping to clarify the poorly understood molecular process by which an anti-HIV drug induces lethal mutations in the virus's genetic material. The findings from the University of Chicago and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology could bolster efforts to develop the next generation of anti-viral treatments.

17 Apr 2015

Novel Technique Reduces Halo Effect Generated Using Multifocal Lenses

In a recent study published in Optics Communications, scientists from Bar-Ilan University in Israel have presented a new technique that significantly reduces the halo effect that is generated when using multifocal (contact and intra-ocular) lenses and looking at bright point sources in dark conditions.

From Elsevier - Publisher of Scientific Books and Journals 16 Apr 2015

Scientists Uncover Atomic Structure of Light-Driven Ion Pump

Scientists from Jülich, Grenoble, Frankfurt and Moscow uncovered the atomic structure of KR2, a light-driven transporter for sodium ions which had only recently been discovered. Based on the structural information the team then identified a simple way to turn KR2 from a sodium- into a potassium pump using simple means. Integrated into neurons, this could make KR2 a valuable tool for optogenetics, a new field of research that uses light-sensitive proteins as molecular switches to precisely control the activity of neurons and other electrically excitable cells using light impulses.

13 Apr 2015