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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

AMD LASERS’ Picasso Dental Laser Wins Dentaltown's Townie Choice Award

AMD LASERS, a global leader in dental lasers and dental laser education, announced its recent win again as the "number one" choice of dentists for soft tissue dental lasers. The achievement was announced in Dentaltown Magazine's December 2014 issue. The Picasso dental laser has won Dentaltown's Townie Choice Award five years in a row, which ties in well with the five year anniversary of Picasso dental lasers.

From AMD LASERS, LLC. 22 Dec 2014

Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum Features PillCam® SB Wireless Capsule Endoscope

PillCam® SB, Covidien’s wireless capsule endoscope, is now featured in the exhibit, “Tools: Extending Our Reach” at New York’s Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum. PillCam SB is one of 175 installations highlighting how tools and innovations have extended the capabilities of the human body over the past two million years. The museum reopened on Dec. 12 after a three year renovation.

18 Dec 2014

PLDA’s SoMZ-7045 Platform Helps Lighthouse Imaging Create Commercial Products in Record Time

Lighthouse Imaging, which provides all-inclusive design and manufacturing services for medical imaging and visualization, is using PLDA’s SoMZ-7045 platform to create commercial products for their clients in record time.

17 Dec 2014

Combinatorial Imaging Could Help Diagnose Pre-Cancerous, Cancerous Conditions in Ascending Colon

Since the first “catalog” of the normal bacterial makeup of the human body was published in 2012, numerous connections between illness and disturbances in the human microbiota have been found. This week, scientists report yet another: Cancerous tumors in the ascending colon (the part nearest to the small intestine) are characterized by biofilms, which are dense clumps of bacterial cells encased in a self-produced matrix.

15 Dec 2014

Long-Term Study Confirms Benefits of Endoscopic Laser Treatment for Early Vocal-Cord Cancer

The first long-term study of a pioneering endoscopic laser treatment for early vocal-cord cancer, developed at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and previously shown to provide optimal voice outcomes, finds that it is as successful as traditional approaches in curing patients' tumors while avoiding the damage to vocal quality caused by radiotherapy or by conventional laser or cold-instrument surgery.

10 Dec 2014

New Light-Based Tool Helps Swimmers Improve Technique, Heal Muscles

Swimmers looking to monitor and improve technique and patients striving to heal injured muscles now have a new light-based tool to help reach their goals. A research article by scientists at the University of Essex in Colchester and Artinis Medical Systems published today (5 December) in the Journal of Biomedical Optics (JBO) describes the first measurements of muscle oxygenation underwater and the development of the enabling technology.

10 Dec 2014

Syneron Signs Multi-Year Agreement with American Medical Systems to Supply Holmium Lasers

Syneron Medical Ltd., a leading global aesthetic device company, announced today the signing of a multi-year agreement with American Medical Systems (AMS) to supply holmium lasers. AMS, an Endo International plc subsidiary, is a leading global provider of medical technologies for pelvic health conditions.

10 Dec 2014

Light-Activated Aptamer Accurately Targets Tumor Tissues

While aptamers—single-stranded nucleic acids—offer promise as drug-delivery tools for cancer treatment, it has proven difficult to get them to tumor cells at therapeutic levels.

4 Dec 2014

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Optogenetics Helps Measure Synaptic Transmission in Live Animal

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

AMD LASERS’ Picasso Dental Laser Wins Dentaltown's Townie Choice Award

Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum Features PillCam® SB Wireless Capsule Endoscope

PLDA’s SoMZ-7045 Platform Helps Lighthouse Imaging Create Commercial Products in Record Time

Combinatorial Imaging Could Help Diagnose Pre-Cancerous, Cancerous Conditions in Ascending Colon

Long-Term Study Confirms Benefits of Endoscopic Laser Treatment for Early Vocal-Cord Cancer

New Light-Based Tool Helps Swimmers Improve Technique, Heal Muscles

Syneron Signs Multi-Year Agreement with American Medical Systems to Supply Holmium Lasers

Light-Activated Aptamer Accurately Targets Tumor Tissues

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