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Protein Drugs From Bacteria
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[06/06/2013] A cheaper, more efficient technique for developing complex protein drugs from bacteria has been developed at the University of Sheffield. Protein Drugs From Bacteria - Read more
Creating Stronger, More Elastic Hearts
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[30/04/2013] A team of bioengineers at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) is the first to report creating artificial heart tissue that closely mimics the functions of natural heart tissue through the use of human-based materials. Creating Stronger, More Elastic Hearts - Read more
Clinging to Crevices, E. coli Thrive
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[11/04/2013] New research from Harvard University helps to explain how waterborne bacteria can colonize rough surfaces — even those that have been designed to resist water. Clinging to Crevices, E. coli Thrive - Read more
Bioelectric Signals Detect Early Cancer
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[04/02/2013] Biologists at Tufts University School of Arts and Sciences have discovered a bioelectric signal that can identify cells that are likely to develop into tumors. Bioelectric Signals Detect Early Cancer - Read more
Biologized, Adaptable, Biodegradable
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[02/01/2013] The personalization of medical devices is a growing trend and for good reason. With the help of different procedures, researchers design implants and prosthetics that are not just adapting perfectly to the organism, but that can also biodegrade. Yet to what extent is the new generation of these types of medical devices already useful for the patient? Biologized, Adaptable, Biodegradable - Read more
Interfacing Biological and Artificial Systems
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[14/12/2012] In their recently published article researchers from the University of Tokyo describe how developments in synthesis techniques have liberated the polymer MPC’s potential for a huge range of medical and biological applications. Interfacing Biological and Artificial Systems - Read more
Complex Proteins Made in Algae
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[13/12/2012] Biologists have succeeded in genetically engineering algae to produce a complex and expensive human therapeutic drug used to treat cancer. This achievement opens the door for making proteins in larger quantities and much more cheaply than can now be made from mammalian cells. Complex Proteins Made in Algae - Read more
Precisely Engineering Tissue in 3D
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[03/12/2012] Borrowing from microfabrication techniques used in the semiconductor industry, MIT and Harvard Medical School (HMS) engineers have developed a simple and inexpensive way to create three-dimensional brain tissues in a lab dish. Precisely Engineering Tissue in 3D - Read more
Asia Faces Challenges and Opportunities
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[28/11/2012] The Hinxton Group, an international working group on stem cell research and regulation, approaches relationships of tension in the field of stem cell research with a new consensus statement that focuses on Japan and China. Asia Faces Challenges and Opportunities - Read more
Synthetic Cell Membrane Channels Made of DNA
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[21/11/2012] Physicists at the Technische Universitaet Muenchen (TUM) and the University of Michigan have shown that synthetic membrane channels can be constructed through "DNA nanotechnology." Synthetic Cell Membrane Channels Made of DNA - Read more
How Malnutrition Leads to Inflamed Intestines
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[26/07/2012] Researchers at the Institute of Molecular Biotechnology in Vienna, Austria, have uncovered how malnutrition, affecting millions of people, leads to diarrhoea, inflamed intestines and immune system disorders. How Malnutrition Leads to Inflamed Intestines - Read more
Chagas – a Neglected Disease
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[23/07/2012] Chagas disease is a deadly tropical illness. It is passed to humans by insects and contaminated blood transfusions, and can also be passed from mother to embryo. Around the world, almost 10 million people are infected with the disease. Chagas – a Neglected Disease - Read more
How Many Cells Can Our Blood Tolerate?
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[15/06/2012] Bioinformaticians of Jena University calculated the optimal value of hematocrit with the help of Einstein‘s equation. How Many Cells Can Our Blood Tolerate? - Read more
Dementia - Understanding the Patient Brings Better Care
Patients suffering from dementia often cannot articulate themselves clearly. If they constantly shout out incomprehensible words or even react aggressively towards their surrounding, it can be a difficult situation for the people caring for them. Scientists are therefore researching support possibilities to unburden the interaction for both parties.Dementia - Understanding the Patient Brings Better Care - Read more
Culprit Behind Unchecked Angiogenesis Identified
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[30/03/2012] Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine were able to demonstrate that defective Notch signalling enables strong and deregulated vessel growth even when VEGF or VEGFR2 are inhibited. In this case, a different VEGF family receptor, VEGFR3, is strongly up regulated, promoting angiogenesis. Culprit Behind Unchecked Angiogenesis Identified - Read more
Product Development - The Long Road to the Medical Device
Often, years pass from the first idea to the finished medical product, as medical devices are only allowed to be released onto the market and can be implanted into humans after sufficient research and a sometimes tedious search for the right cooperation with different disciplines, as well strict control on the part of the legislator. Product Development - The Long Road to the Medical Device - Read more
Biochip Measures Glucose in Saliva, Not Blood
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[25/01/2012] Engineers at Brown University have designed a biological device that can measure glucose concentrations in human saliva. The technique could eliminate the need for diabetics to draw blood to check their glucose levels. Biochip Measures Glucose in Saliva, Not Blood - Read more
Understanding Drug Receptor Targets
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[28/12/2011] Half the drugs used today target a single class of proteins – and now scientists at the University of Rochester Medical Center have identified an important molecular player critical to the proper workings of those proteins critical to our health. Understanding Drug Receptor Targets - Read more
An Eye on Stem Cells
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[06/12/2011] A single stem cell has the potential to generate offspring that differentiates into a variety of specialised cell types. This has now been shown by a team of biologists at the Heidelberg University (Germany) in the adult retina of the medaka fish as a model system. An Eye on Stem Cells - Read more
New Class of Drugs for the Reversible Inhibition of Proteasomes
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[23/11/2011] As the “recycling plant” of the cell, the proteasome regulates vitally important functions. Cancer cells, in particular, are very sensitive because they need the proteasome for their uncontrolled growth. Biochemists at the Technische Universitaet Muenchen (TUM) have now identified the lead structure of a new class of drugs that attacks the proteasome in an unusual way. New Class of Drugs for the Reversible Inhibition of Proteasomes - Read more
Hiring Index jumps 17.6 Percent in the Second Quarter with Research and Development Spending on the Rise
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[07/09/2011] The ZRG Global Life Science Hiring Index posted a surprising jump in Q2 hiring, logging a 17.6 percent increase from Q1. The Index now stands at 90.9, a 34 percent increase from average 2010 hiring levels. Hiring Index jumps 17.6 Percent in the Second Quarter with Research and Development Spending on the Rise - Read more
New Polymer Research
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[06/09/2011] A protective delivery vehicle that shuttles friendly bacteria safely through the stomach to the intestines could provide a major boost for the probiotics industry. The new technology could also be used for the delivery of certain drugs and even increase calcium absorption, according to research at the University of York. New Polymer Research - Read more
Improved Method Holds Promise for Biomedical Research
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[17/08/2011] Antibodies are the backbone of the immune system—capable of targeting proteins associated with infection and disease. They are also vital tools for biomedical research, the development of diagnostic tests and for new therapeutic remedies. Improved Method Holds Promise for Biomedical Research - Read more
Software Helps Customize Protein Production
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[22/07/2011] A software program developed by a Penn State synthetic biologist could provide biotechnology companies with genetic plans to help them turn bacteria into molecular factories, capable of producing everything from biofuels to medicine. Software Helps Customize Protein Production - Read more
“It Is Really Exciting“
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[08/11/2010] Computer simulations are indispensable in many industry sectors. The advantage is obvious: Before a part goes into production, it can already be thoroughly “put through its paces”. Defects are noticed much faster and production can be adapted at any time. “It Is Really Exciting“ - Read more
The Brain on a Microchip
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[13/08/2010] The University of Calgary, Faculty of Medicine scientists have been involved in the development of new technology that monitors brain cell activity at a resolution never achieved before. The Brain on a Microchip - Read more
“Man Is A Giant Lego Building Set“
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[01/05/2010] Some build cars, others houses, and yet others - human cells. Researchers of Synthetic Biology piece genes together as they need them. This is how they intend to cure and even prevent diseases. There are progresses. MEDICA.de spoke to Martin Fussenegger, Professor of Biotechnology and Bioengineering at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology on how to build a cell and what one can do with it.
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How Dangerous Are Air Pollutants?
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[12/04/2010] With a new system, researchers say, it will be possible to channel substances from the air under controlled conditions through the lung or skin cells, and simultaneously observe the reactions of the cells under the microscope. How Dangerous Are Air Pollutants? - Read more
Screws of Bone-Hard Biomaterial
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[03/03/2010] Screws used in surgical operations are often made of titanium. They usually have to be removed after a while or replaced by new ones. A new biomaterial makes this unnecessary. It promotes bone growth and is biodegradable. Screws of Bone-Hard Biomaterial - Read more
A Coating for Life
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[30/11/2009] Researchers have developed a new patent-pending fibre platform that carries drugs where they are needed, and then dissolves. A Coating for Life - Read more
HIV Coat Could Lead to New Drugs
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[20/11/2009] Biologists have described the architecture of the complex of protein units that make up the coat surrounding the HIV genome and identified in it a "seam" of functional importance. HIV Coat Could Lead to New Drugs - Read more
All-in-One Particles Developed
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[05/08/2009] Nanoparticles are being developed to perform a wide range of medical uses – imaging tumors, carrying drugs, delivering pulses of heat. Rather than settling for just one of these, researchers have combined two nanoparticles in one tiny package. All-in-One Particles Developed - Read more
Faster, More Cost-Effective Test Developed
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[10/07/2009] Scientists in Japan are reporting development of a faster, less expensive version of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR), a DNA test widely used in disease diagnosis and other applications. Faster, More Cost-Effective Test Developed - Read more
Virus Filters for Medical Diagnosis
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[29/06/2009] In biomedicine and biotechnology the smallest, complex, compound sample quantities must be reliably processed. Microsystems should manage this task in the future. Virus Filters for Medical Diagnosis - Read more
Overview - Future Trends in Medical Technology
Throughout the next months, MEDICA.de will present future trends in medical technology - due date is always the 15th of every month. New topics will be introduced, areas that are about to increasingly influence medicine in our world today and tomorrow. The guest stars for example: microelectromechanical Systems, IT and new materials. Overview - Future Trends in Medical Technology - Read more
Of Potency and New Organs (Part 3)
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[15/04/2009] by Wiebke Heiss / MEDICA.de
Of Potency and New Organs (Part 3) - Read more
Molecules, Technique and Therapies (Part 1)
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[15/11/2008] by Wiebke Heiss / MEDICA.de
Detergents, plants resistant to bugs, drugs - chemistry, physics, biology – in the country, at sea or in the air. Biotechnology is everywhere since it is one of the most interdisciplinary branches of research – and helps medicine to combat diseases formerly known as not being treatable. Molecules, Technique and Therapies (Part 1) - Read more
Molecules, Technique and Therapies (Part 2)
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[15/11/2008] by Wiebke Heiss / MEDICA.de Molecules, Technique and Therapies (Part 2) - Read more
Exclusively at Analytica: GHE-member Thermo presents COTS-solutions
( Exhibitor name: GHE - German Healthcare Export Group e.V. )
[15/02/2006] LANGENSELBOLD/WALTHAM, Mass. Thermo Electron Corporation, the leading provider of analytical instrumentation and informatics worldwide, will showcase its purpose-built, commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS)...Exclusively at Analytica: GHE-member Thermo presents COTS-solutions - Read more
MEDICA Business Center and Database
( Exhibitor name: Schillinger (BDU) Unternehmensberatung )
[11/11/2005] Almost everyone doing business in the medical field and each visitor to the MEDICA international trade fair knows and values it. For many, it has become a veritable institution in the worldwide...MEDICA Business Center and Database - Read more
Effective New Malaria Drug
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[17/12/2002] An international consortium, funded by a €1.8 million research grant from the European Commission, reports successful efficacy trials of a new candidate drug against malaria.Effective New Malaria Drug - Read more
Europe’s laboratory diagnostics meet at the '1st Hamburg PCR Symposium'
( Exhibitor name: artus - the PCR reference )
[19/11/2002] Europe’s laboratory diagnostics meet at the '1st Hamburg PCR Symposium' - Read more
Partec presents worldwide first mobile complete FCM laboratory
( Exhibitor name: Partec GmbH )
[01/07/2002] Partec presents worldwide first mobile complete FCM laboratory - Read more
Biopolymers Offer Ground-Breaking Solutions in Medical and Environmental Industries
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[04/01/2002] Biopolymers Offer Ground-Breaking Solutions in Medical and Environmental Industries - Read more
