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Nanosecond Laser Therapy Could Reverse Age-Related Macular Degeneration

A new technique reported in the February 2015 issue of The FASEB Journal suggests that during early stages, it might be possible to reverse age-related macular degeneration, a leading cause of blindness that is currently irreversible. The treatment involving a nanosecond laser may also have further implications for other eye diseases such as diabetic macular oedema, diabetic retinopathy and retinopathy of prematurity.

3 Feb 2015

Micro-Patterned Ring-Shaped Device for Safer, More Effective Cataract Surgery

A new device designed to perform safer, more effective cataract surgery is going on the market following a licensing agreement between the University of Colorado and Mile High Ophthalmics LLC.

27 Jan 2015

Optogenetics Helps Control Swimming Behaviour of Sperm

Scientists from the Center of Advanced European Studies and Research (caesar) in Bonn, an Institute of the Max Planck Society, have succeeded for the first time in controlling the function of sperm by optogenetics. They inserted a light-activated enzyme for cAMP synthesis into mouse sperm that lacked the endogenous enzyme.

22 Jan 2015

NEC Display Solutions’ MD210C3 Diagnostic Review Monitor Gets FDA 510(K) Market Clearance

NEC Display Solutions of America, a leading provider of commercial LCD display and projector solutions, announced today Food and Drug Administration 510(K) market clearance of the MultiSync® MD210C3 LCD, a cost-effective display with LED backlighting for diagnostic applications in healthcare organizations.

21 Jan 2015

Innovative Imaging System to Assist Cancer Surgery

With the goal of making it easier for surgeons to detect malignant tissue during surgery and hopefully reduce the rate of cancer recurrence, scientists have invented a new imaging system that causes tumors to “light up” when a hand-held laser is directed at them.

21 Jan 2015

Non-Invasive Imaging Method to More Accurately Assess Extent of Prostate Tumors

In 2014, prostate cancer was the leading cause of newly diagnosed cancers in men and the second leading cause of cancer death in men.

7 Jan 2015

Researchers Advance Time-Reversed Ultrasonically Encoded Optical Focusing for Applications in Living Tissue

Lihong Wang, PhD, continues to build on his groundbreaking technology that allows light deep inside living tissue during imaging and therapy.

6 Jan 2015

Researchers Compare Analgesic Effect of Laser vs. Manual Acupuncture for Treatment of Lateral Epicondylalgia

A team of researchers from China Medical University and Da-Chien General Hospital in Taiwan (R.O.C.) recently compared the analgesic effect of laser acupuncture and manual acupuncture for the treatment of lateral epicondylalgia. Manual acupuncture is effective in short-term pain relief for the treatment of lateral epicondylalgia.

30 Dec 2014

Optogenetics Helps Measure Synaptic Transmission in Live Animal

Neurons, the cells of the nervous system, communicate by transmitting chemical signals to each other through junctions called synapses. This "synaptic transmission" is critical for the brain and the spinal cord to quickly process the huge amount of incoming stimuli and generate outgoing signals.

26 Dec 2014

Laparoscopically Assisted Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Placement May Be Better Than Mini-Laparotomy

Researchers conducted a prospective randomized controlled clinical trial at Bern University Hospital in Switzerland to compare a laparoscopic procedure with a mini-laparotomy for insertion of a peritoneal catheter during ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt surgery.

23 Dec 2014