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OmniGuide Surgical Supplies Over 100,000 Flexible Fibers for Treatment of Debilitating Diseases

OmniGuide Surgical, a leading developer of advanced energy surgical products, today announced it has shipped more than 100,000 of its flexible fibers for the treatment of a range of debilitating diseases in areas such as Otolaryngology and Gynecology.

27 Mar 2014

Light Controls Biological Activity of Antibiotic

Scientists of the KIT and the University of Kiev have produced an antibiotic, whose biological activity can be controlled with light. Thanks to the robust diarylethene photoswitch, the antimicrobial effect of the peptide mimetic can be applied in a spatially and temporally specific manner.

24 Mar 2014

New Optical Device Permits Noninvasive, Continuous Monitoring of Cerebral Blood Flow

Using a University of Pennsylvania-designed device to noninvasively and continuously monitor cerebral blood flow (CBF) in acute stroke patients, researchers from Penn Medicine and the Department of Physics & Astronomy in Penn Arts and Sciences are now learning how head of bed (HOB) positioning affects blood flow reaching the brain.

24 Mar 2014

Modified Lithotripsy Machine Shock Wave Lens Efficiently Breaks Up Kidney Stones

Duke engineers have devised a way to improve the efficiency of lithotripsy—the demolition of kidney stones using focused shock waves. After decades of research, all it took was cutting a groove near the perimeter of the shock wave-focusing lens and changing its curvature.

19 Mar 2014

Session on Photobiomodulation at Laser 2014

"Hot Topics" at Laser 2014 will include a Photobiomodulation Session on Friday, April 4 and Saturday, April 5 as part of the 34th Annual International Conference of the American Society for Laser Medicine & Surgery, Inc. (ASLMS), April 2-6, 2014, Phoenix, AZ.

19 Mar 2014

OnTarget Laboratories Receives $15 Million for Development of its Optical Imaging Technology for Cancer

A company whose optical imaging technology could help surgeons remove more cancerous tissue than previously possible has received $15 million in additional funding to enable further development.

12 Mar 2014

UV Light Provokes Inflammation at Site of Tumors

A new study by UCLA scientists and colleagues adds further proof to earlier findings by Dr. Claire Lugassy and Dr. Raymond Barnhill of UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center that deadly melanoma cells can spread through the body by creeping like tiny spiders along the outside of blood vessels without ever entering the bloodstream.

11 Mar 2014