http://www.mtbeurope.info News and features on the latest developments in medical technology. Please Tweet and share in Google+, LinkedIn, etc, because it helps to bring new visitors. Thank you! 180 http://www.mtbeurope.info/news/2015/1502010-added-fructose-in-foods-is-worse-than-other-sugars-in-driving-diabetes.htm http://www.mtbeurope.info/news/2015/1502010-added-fructose-in-foods-is-worse-than-other-sugars-in-driving-diabetes.htm Eating foods with added fructose-containing sugars results in higher risk of suffering from diabetes and cardiovascular disease according to a study published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings. Tue, 10 Feb 2015 14:05:00 +0001 http://www.mtbeurope.info/news/2015/1502009-plasticell-wins-1m-funding-for-cord-stem-cell-manufacturing-project.htm http://www.mtbeurope.info/news/2015/1502009-plasticell-wins-1m-funding-for-cord-stem-cell-manufacturing-project.htm Innovate UK has awarded a grant of £1.3m to a research consortium led by Plasticell for a project to expand cord blood stem cell production using the company's technology. Tue, 10 Feb 2015 14:05:00 +0001 http://www.mtbeurope.info/news/2015/1502008-consort-medical-signs-multi-year-supply-agreement-for-drug-dose-counter-system.htm http://www.mtbeurope.info/news/2015/1502008-consort-medical-signs-multi-year-supply-agreement-for-drug-dose-counter-system.htm Hemel Hempstead-based Consort Medical plc has announced the conclusion of a new commercial supply agreement for its proprietary integrated dose counter (IDC) system. Tue, 10 Feb 2015 14:05:00 +0001 http://www.mtbeurope.info/news/2015/1502007-new-pentagonal-form-of-carbon-could-outperform-graphene.htm http://www.mtbeurope.info/news/2015/1502007-new-pentagonal-form-of-carbon-could-outperform-graphene.htm A new structural variant of carbon called penta-graphene is a semiconductor and has physical properties that could outperform graphene, according to researchers from the US, China and Japan. Thu, 05 Feb 2015 15:50:00 +0001 http://www.mtbeurope.info/news/2015/1502006-biomedical-engineer-dr-robert-langer-wins-queen-elizabeth-prize-for-engineering.htm http://www.mtbeurope.info/news/2015/1502006-biomedical-engineer-dr-robert-langer-wins-queen-elizabeth-prize-for-engineering.htm Dr Robert Langer, a David H. Koch Institute Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at MIT, has been awarded the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering. Tue, 03 Feb 2015 19:50:00 +0001 http://www.mtbeurope.info/news/2015/1502005-inflammatory-bowel-disease-associated-with-increased-diversity-of-viruses-in-gut.htm http://www.mtbeurope.info/news/2015/1502005-inflammatory-bowel-disease-associated-with-increased-diversity-of-viruses-in-gut.htm Inflammatory bowel diseases are associated with greater variety of viruses in the gut, according to a study led by Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis, USA. Tue, 03 Feb 2015 19:50:00 +0001 http://www.mtbeurope.info/news/2015/1502004-checklist-to-spot-elderly-patients-at-risk-of-death.htm http://www.mtbeurope.info/news/2015/1502004-checklist-to-spot-elderly-patients-at-risk-of-death.htm Australian doctors have developed a checklist for identifying elderly hospital patients likely to die within three months. The list has been published in BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care. Tue, 03 Feb 2015 19:50:00 +0001 http://www.mtbeurope.info/news/2015/1502003-3d-printed%20model-of-heart-helps-surgeon-plan-life-saving-heart-surgery.htm http://www.mtbeurope.info/news/2015/1502003-3d-printed%20model-of-heart-helps-surgeon-plan-life-saving-heart-surgery.htm A cardiac surgeon at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles has used a 3D printed heart as a model to plan a life-saving procedure for a young patient born with a rare heart defect. Mon, 02 Feb 2015 17:46:00 +0001 http://www.mtbeurope.info/news/2015/1502002-txcell-receives-eur1m-milestone-payment.htm http://www.mtbeurope.info/news/2015/1502002-txcell-receives-eur1m-milestone-payment.htm T-cell immunotherapy developer TxCell SA has announced the receipt of the latest milestone payment of €1 million from the Ovasave agreement with Trizell Holding SA. Mon, 02 Feb 2015 17:46:00 +0001 http://www.mtbeurope.info/news/2015/1502001%20-%20excointouch-set-for-further-growth-and-expansion-following-%C2%A33m-investment%20.htm http://www.mtbeurope.info/news/2015/1502001%20-%20excointouch-set-for-further-growth-and-expansion-following-%C2%A33m-investment%20.htm Exco InTouch has announced that it has earmarked capital from the £3.2 million raised from the company’s latest investment round to fund further growth and expansion into healthcare markets in 2015. Mon, 02 Feb 2015 17:46:00 +0001 http://www.mtbeurope.info/news/2015/1501042-time-spent-on-electronic-devices-linked-to-teen-sleep-problems%20.htm http://www.mtbeurope.info/news/2015/1501042-time-spent-on-electronic-devices-linked-to-teen-sleep-problems%20.htm The time spent looking at screens throughout the day and before going to bed is directly related to poor quality sleep according to a large study of teenagers published in the online journal BMJ Open. Mon, 02 Feb 2015 17:46:00 +0001 http://www.mtbeurope.info/news/2015/1501041-sensor-technologies-and-vr-are-key-to-transforming-healthcare.htm http://www.mtbeurope.info/news/2015/1501041-sensor-technologies-and-vr-are-key-to-transforming-healthcare.htm Technological advances in the medical sector will start to drive the most active and rapid progression health systems have ever seen over the next few years, according to Plextec Consulting Mon, 02 Feb 2015 17:46:00 +0001 http://www.mtbeurope.info/news/2015/1501038-electrical-stimulation-restores-leg-muscle-activity-for-ms-sufferer.htm http://www.mtbeurope.info/news/2015/1501038-electrical-stimulation-restores-leg-muscle-activity-for-ms-sufferer.htm A 56-year-old MS sufferer in Cork has become the first patient in Ireland to be fitted with Ottobock's MyGait electrical stimulation device to regain some use of her ankle muscles. Mon, 02 Feb 2015 17:46:00 +0001 http://www.mtbeurope.info/news/2015/1501037-st-georges-hospital-starts-trial-of-spiral-blood-flow-technology-for-blood-vessel-graft.htm http://www.mtbeurope.info/news/2015/1501037-st-georges-hospital-starts-trial-of-spiral-blood-flow-technology-for-blood-vessel-graft.htm Dundee-based Vascular Flow Technologies has announced the start of a randomised controlled clinical trial at St George's Hospital, London of its proprietary spiral laminar flow (SLF) blood vessel graft Mon, 02 Feb 2015 17:46:00 +0001 http://www.mtbeurope.info/news/2015/1501036-First-map-of-all-known-proteins-in-human-body-is-goldmine-for-drug-discovery.htm http://www.mtbeurope.info/news/2015/1501036-First-map-of-all-known-proteins-in-human-body-is-goldmine-for-drug-discovery.htm The Human Protein Atlas is an open source interactive map showing all the known proteins in the human body and how they are distributed in tissues and organs. Thu, 29 Jan 2015 10:53:00 +0001 http://www.mtbeurope.info/news/2015/1501035.htm http://www.mtbeurope.info/news/2015/1501035.htm An Irish racehorse successfully returned to racing after jaw reconstruction using a new bone repair material made from collagen and hydroxyapatite developed by the Advanced Materials and BioEngineering Research Centre (AMBER) in Dublin. Thu, 29 Jan 2015 10:53:00 +0001 http://www.mtbeurope.info/news/2015/1501034.htm http://www.mtbeurope.info/news/2015/1501034.htm Swiss research institute Empa and University Hospital Zurich have developed an optical sensor that measures blood sugar levels through the skin, without taking any blood. Thu, 29 Jan 2015 10:53:00 +0001 http://www.mtbeurope.info/news/2015/1501033.htm http://www.mtbeurope.info/news/2015/1501033.htm The EPAD project has announced the start of a novel collaboration between 35 academic and private sector partners from Europe and the US to test innovative treatments for the prevention of Alzheimer’s dementia. Thu, 22 Jan 2015 14:26:00 +0001 http://www.mtbeurope.info/news/2015/1501032.htm http://www.mtbeurope.info/news/2015/1501032.htm Stratasys as introduced the Objet Eden260VS Dental Advantage 3D Printer which offers expanded solutions for digital dentistry. Thu, 22 Jan 2015 14:26:00 +0001 http://www.mtbeurope.info/news/2015/1501031.htm http://www.mtbeurope.info/news/2015/1501031.htm Paris-based Gecko Biomedical has announced it has received a €1.3 million loan from Bpifrance to advance development of its biodegradable surgical glues and patches for wound closure. Thu, 22 Jan 2015 14:26:00 +0001 http://www.mtbeurope.info/news/2015/1501030.htm http://www.mtbeurope.info/news/2015/1501030.htm Drinking moderate amounts of alcohol — a small glass of wine or half a pint of beer a day — is associated with a 20% lower risk of men developing heart failure and a 16% reduced risk for women. Thu, 22 Jan 2015 14:26:00 +0001 http://www.mtbeurope.info/news/2015/1501029.htm http://www.mtbeurope.info/news/2015/1501029.htm A new type of light microscope can image living things at the cellular level in 3D at very high speeds and can capture both cellular structure and function and behaviour. Thu, 22 Jan 2015 14:26:00 +0001 http://www.mtbeurope.info/news/2015/1501028.htm http://www.mtbeurope.info/news/2015/1501028.htm Joining a walking group is one of the best and easiest ways to get wide ranging health benefits, with virtually no side effects, according to a study published online in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. Tue, 20 Jan 2015 01:20:00 +0001 http://www.mtbeurope.info/news/2015/1501027.htm http://www.mtbeurope.info/news/2015/1501027.htm DNA Electronics Ltd, the inventors of semiconductor DNA sequencing technology, has completed the acquisition of nanoMR Inc. an Albuquerque-based developer of a system for rapid isolation of rare cells in the bloodstream, for approximately $24 million. Mon, 19 Jan 2015 18:40:00 +0001 http://www.mtbeurope.info/news/2015/1501026.htm http://www.mtbeurope.info/news/2015/1501026.htm DNA Electronics Ltd, the inventors of semiconductor DNA sequencing technology, has completed the acquisition of nanoMR Inc. an Albuquerque-based developer of a system for rapid isolation of rare cells in the bloodstream, for approximately $24 million. Mon, 19 Jan 2015 12:50:00 +0001 http://www.mtbeurope.info/news/2015/1501025.htm http://www.mtbeurope.info/news/2015/1501025.htm Research at the University of Bern has managed to considerably prolong the lifespan, but only in fruit flies so far, by activating a gene which destroys unhealthy cells. Mon, 19 Jan 2015 12:50:00 +0001 http://www.mtbeurope.info/news/2015/1501024.htm http://www.mtbeurope.info/news/2015/1501024.htm Small intestine tissue grown from human cells by researchers at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles shows key aspects of a functioning human intestine. Mon, 19 Jan 2015 12:50:00 +0001 http://www.mtbeurope.info/news/2015/1501023.htm http://www.mtbeurope.info/news/2015/1501023.htm NHS England has chosen the first eleven Genomic Medicine Centres across the country to lead the way in delivering the 100,000 Genomes Project. Mon, 19 Jan 2015 12:50:00 +0001 http://www.mtbeurope.info/news/2015/1501022.htm http://www.mtbeurope.info/news/2015/1501022.htm Genes of the first 1000 children have been analysed for rare disorders by the Deciphering Developmental Disorders programme and diagnoses found for a third. Mon, 19 Jan 2015 12:50:00 +0001 http://www.mtbeurope.info/news/2015/1501021.htm http://www.mtbeurope.info/news/2015/1501021.htm France Biotech, an association of entrepreneurs in the life sciences industry has published its annual survey, Panorama of the Life Sciences, which outlines the industry's major trends for 2013 and 2014 in France and worldwide. Fri, 16 Jan 2015 18:50:00 +0001 http://www.mtbeurope.info/news/2015/1501020.htm http://www.mtbeurope.info/news/2015/1501020.htm Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has completed deployment of a trust-wide electronic medical records (EMR) system in a project costing £6.5 million. Fri, 16 Jan 2015 18:50:00 +0001 http://www.mtbeurope.info/news/2015/1501019.htm http://www.mtbeurope.info/news/2015/1501019.htm Karolinska University Hospital and Stockholm County Council, Sweden have awarded GE Healthcare a contract to build a complete PET tracer production facility centre. Fri, 16 Jan 2015 18:50:00 +0001 http://www.mtbeurope.info/news/2015/1501018.htm http://www.mtbeurope.info/news/2015/1501018.htm A team at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) has designed a nicotine vaccine that elicits an effective immune response by using the 'left-handed' version of a molecule of a nicotine derivative. Fri, 16 Jan 2015 18:50:00 +0001 http://www.mtbeurope.info/news/2015/1501017.htm http://www.mtbeurope.info/news/2015/1501017.htm A gastrointestinal worm that infects primates and humans in Western Uganda and thought to be one species has been found to be three distinct genetic groups. Fri, 16 Jan 2015 18:50:00 +0001 http://www.mtbeurope.info/news/2015/1501016.htm http://www.mtbeurope.info/news/2015/1501016.htm Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust has chosen an e-pharmacy system from Ascribe after winning £500k from an NHS England fund to improve patient safety. Fri, 16 Jan 2015 18:50:00 +0001