What allows particles to enter cells may surprise you
For years, scientists have been coming up with ways to make drugs, particularly highly toxic...
New probe for PET scanning enables monitoring of the immune system
The immune system destroys bacteria, viruses and many other objects that otherwise would harm the...
Getting colorful with MRI
MRI has set the standard for imaging in clinical diagnosis and biomedical research, thanks in large...
For robust fluorescence, do it yourself in the microwave
Quantum dots fluoresce brightly and for a long time compared with conventional dyes such as...
Video gaming technology facilitates beating-heart surgery
Operating on a beating heart could enable surgeons to repair defects without having to perform...
Study compares bowel preparations before capsule endoscopy procedure
Approved by the US Food and Drug Administration in 2001 for diagnosing diseases of the small bowel,...
CT screening for lung cancer could reap limited benefits
A study on the effectiveness of helical computed tomography (CT) screening for lung cancer has...
Magnetism helps steer capsule endoscope
Capsule endoscopes look and, once swallowed, act like pills. Pushed along by natural forces, they...
SpectraScience Inc.
A San Diego-based medical device company, SpectraScience Inc., has established a distribution...
Fox Chase Cancer Center
Fox Chase Cancer Center of Philadelphia and VisEn Medical Inc. of Woburn, Mass., have partnered to...
Invitrogen Corp.
In California, Invitrogen Corp. of Carlsbad and Applera Corp. of Foster City have agreed to a...
Spectranetics Corp.
The ThromboAblation in Acute Myo-cardial Infarction trial has begun enrolling participants. The...
GE Healthcare
GE Healthcare of Little Chalfont, UK, along with VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland in Espoo...
Telsar Laboratories Inc.
Telsar Laboratories Inc. of Wood River, Ill., an independent laser repair service, has signed a...
Leica Microsystems GmbH
Leica Microsystems GmbH of Wetzlar, Germany, has completed its acquisitions of Coretech Holdings...
Hologic Inc.
Hologic Inc. of Bedford, Mass., has signed an agreement to acquire Third Wave Technologies Inc. of...
IOPtima Ltd.
IOPtima Ltd. of Ramat Gan, Israel, has completed the three-month follow-up period for its initial...
The Hamamatsu Tissue Imaging and Analysis Center
The Hamamatsu Tissue Imaging and Analysis Center has been founded by the University of Heidelberg...
Olympus UK Ltd.
At MicroScience 2008 in June, Olympus UK Ltd. of Watford launched the Olympus Early Career...
Toptica Photonics AG
A consortium of 18 European partners — including Toptica Photonics AG of Munich and Time Bandwidth...