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Lumenis to Present Synergistic Coagulation and Ablation for Advanced Resurfacing Modality at Laser Medicine and Surgery Conference

Lumenis Ltd., announces its participation in the 33rd Annual Conference of the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery (ASLMS), presenting its UltraPulse system's SCAAR FX™ (Synergistic Coagulation and Ablation for Advanced Resurfacing) modality at the conference. ASLMS will take place at the Sheraton Boston Hotel / Hynes Convention Center in Boston, MA, USA, from April 3-7, 2013.

6 Apr 2013

New Awake Imaging Technique Holds Potential to Advance Diagnostics Field

A technology being developed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory promises to provide clear images of the brains of children, the elderly and people with Parkinson's and other diseases without the use of uncomfortable or intrusive restraints.

5 Apr 2013

Wasatch Photonics’ Optical Imaging Technology Creates Images of Coronary Artery Walls in Vivo

Patients undergoing angioplasty or other heart-related medical procedures could benefit from a new technology being developed with funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Optical imaging technology from Wasatch Photonics Inc. creates images of coronary artery walls in vivo to show where lesions and plaques have formed.

From Wasatch Photonics, Inc. 4 Apr 2013

Lasers Inspire Use of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation to Treat Cocaine Addiction

By stimulating one part of the brain with laser light, researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research Center at UC San Francisco (UCSF) have shown that they can wipe away addictive behavior in rats – or conversely turn non-addicted rats into compulsive cocaine seekers.

4 Apr 2013

Orthokeratology Contact Lenses May Help Restore Up-Close Vision for Patients with Presbyopia

By middle age, most people have age-related declines in near vision (presbyopia) requiring bifocals or reading glasses.

1 Apr 2013

Best in Biz EMEA 2013 Honors Syneron Dental Lasers

Syneron Dental Lasersthe leading provider of innovative dental laser technologies, has been named the Bronze winner in Fastest-Growing Company of the Year in Best in Biz Awards 2013 EMEA, the only independent business awards program in Europe, Middle East and Africa judged by members of the press and industry analysts.

27 Mar 2013

Photodynamic Therapy Session Part of 33rd American Society for Laser Medicine & Surgery Conference

Laser 2013 will offer a session on Photodynamic Therapy, Friday, April 5, as part of the 33rd Annual Conference of the American Society for Laser Medicine & Surgery, Inc. (ASLMS), April 3-7, 2013, Boston, MA.

25 Mar 2013

New Low-Light Method Improves Microscopic Imaging of Single Molecules

UT Dallas researchers are developing a new low-light imaging method that could improve a number of scientific applications, including the microscopic imaging of molecules in cancer research

25 Mar 2013

ChromaGen Lenses Help Improve Reading Speed in People with Dyslexia

Words that move from left to right or up and down, words that are blurry or come in and out of focus or words that appear to float on the page, seeing double words or double sentences, re-reading the same lines -- these are some of the reading difficulties that students at the Brighton School recently described.

22 Mar 2013

Hertz Fellow Honored for Development of Optogenetics

The Fannie and John Hertz Foundation applauds Hertz Fellow, Edward S. Boyden III, Associate Professor in the MIT Media Lab and at the McGovern Institute for Brain Research.

13 Mar 2013