Category Archives: ALERTS & INFORMATION

GLOBAL VIEW OF BLOOD CELL DEVELOPMENT REVEALS THE PATH OF PROGRESSION

A small pool of stem cells replenishes the human body with about 200 billion new blood cells daily. But the elaborate circuitry that determines if a cell will develop into a T cell, red blood cell, or one of the nine or more other blood cell types remains largely unknown. A research team led by scientists from the Broad Institute and Brigham and Women’s Hospital has taken a systematic approach to help decipher this circuitry, compiling a comprehensive catalog of the factors that determine a blood cell’s fate. Their work appears in the January 21 issue of Cell.

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FDA MAKES TESTING FIBRILLATORS DIFFICULT

The Food and Drug Administration is recommending stricter safety measures for heart-zapping defibrillators after years of increasing problems with the emergency medical devices.

Under the agency’s proposal posted online Friday, makers of external defibrillators would need to submit more data and undergo manufacturing inspections before launching a new product.

The tighter regulation is aimed at curbing design and manufacturing flaws with the devices, which are found everywhere from hospitals to schools to airports. Medical device manufacturers have issued 68 recalls of defibrillators in the last five years, according to the FDA. And the agency has received more than 23,000 reports of device malfunctions, “including some where the device failure occurred during a rescue attempt and may have contributed to patient harm or death.”

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“BREAST ON CHIP” IN PURDUE UNIVERSITY

Purdue University researchers have reproduced portions of the female breast in a tiny slide-sized model dubbed “breast on-a-chip” that will be used to test nanomedical approaches for the detection and treatment of breast cancer.

The model mimics the branching mammary duct system, where most breast cancers begin, and will serve as an “engineered organ” to study the use of nanoparticles to detect and target tumor cells within the ducts.

Sophie Lelièvre, associate professor of basic medical sciences in the School of Veterinary Medicine, and James Leary, SVM Professor of Nanomedicine and professor of basic medical sciences in the School of Veterinary Medicine and professor of biomedical engineering in the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, led the team.

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HANDYSCOPE- INNOVATION IN DERMATOLOGY

Handyscope converts your iPhone 3G[S] and iPhone 4 into a digital
dermatoscope. It allows you to take brilliant polarized mole
pictures of up to 20X magnification and to save them in the
password protected App. Thus handyscope lifts handheld
dermoscopy to a new quality level. The first of its kind in the world!

Handyscope opens up a new era of teledermatology, combining latest
communication technology with a sophisticated tool for skin cancer
screening. You benefit from all the iPhone’s connectivity features and with
just a tap, you can securely e-mail your photos across the globe.
Or upload your pictures to worldwide renowned specialists for a second
opinion!

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Scientists grow human liver tissue to be used for transplantation-ARTIFICIAL ORGANS

A new study reports on the success of growing human liver cells on resorbable scaffolds made from material similar to surgical sutures. Researchers suggest that this liver tissue could be used in place of donor organs during liver transplantation or during the bridge period until a suitable donor is available for patients with acute liver failure. Findings of this study appear in the February issue of Liver Transplantation, a journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases.

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The Global Biomedical Imaging Fellowship of a Lifetime

Make an impact on YOUR CAREER – and on THE WORLD

DEADLINES:

  • Application: January 25th
  • Reference Letter Submission: February 1st

Questions?

With a focus on accelerating innovation in biomedical imaging, promoting translational research, and encouraging entrepreneurship, the Madrid-MIT M+Visión Consortium is currently recruiting bright young talent from all over the world – engineers, physicians, scientists, and entrepreneurs interested in biomedical imaging who are in search of a career-enhancing experience and want to make their mark on the world.

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