In a 25,000-square-foot commercial office on the Rensselaer Technology Park campus in Troy, N.Y., scientists from the Lighting Research Center (LRC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are making plans to install LED lighting with ...
Tags: LRC, SSL, 3D printing
Posted in Medical Device Assembly by Chris Newmarker on December 2, 2014 Sometimes a fix for a problem really doesn’t entirely solve the problem. And that seems to be exactly what happened to Philips Healthcare’s ...
Tags: Medical Ventures, Health
On Feb. 10, 2014,Listeria monocytogenes,a bacterium that can cause human illness,was isolated from a sample of Cuajada en Terron (Fresh Cheese Curd) collected by representatives from the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer ...
Tags: Listeria, Cheese, Curd Sample, Va, Agriculture
On Feb. 10, 2014,Listeria monocytogenes,a bacterium that can cause human illness,was isolated from a sample of Cuajada en Terron (Fresh Cheese Curd) collected by representatives from the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer ...
Many premature infants suffer a life-threatening bowel infection called necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC). Researchers at Loyola University Health System have identified a marker to identify those at risk for the infection, enabling doctors ...
Tags: NEC, Bowel Infection, ICU, iAP
Many premature infants suffer a life-threatening bowel infection called necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC). Researchers at Loyola University Health System have identified a marker to identify those at risk for the infection, enabling doctors ...
Tags: NEC, iAP, Premature Infant, Necrotizing Enterocolitis
Advances in neonatal care for very preterm infants have greatly increased the chances of survival for these fragile infants. However, preterm infants have an increased risk of developing bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), a serious lung ...
Tags: Stem Cell, Preterm Infant, BPD, adverse effect
News outlets reported that the company blamed the law and the health costs of two "distressed babies" for a significant change in how it matches 401(k) contributions. The Washington Post: AOL Chief Reverses Changes To 401(k) Policy After ...
Tags: Obamacare, AOL, 'Distressed Babies', Bad Publicity
The first clinical study of a low-cost neonatal breathing system created by Rice University bioengineering students demonstrated that the device increased the survival rate of newborns with severe respiratory illness from 44 percent to 71 ...
Tags: Respiratory Illness, premature babies, CPAP
For years, obtaining parental consent for clinical research regarding newborn resuscitation in the delivery room has been a challenge. Now, a Saint Louis University pediatric researcher is asking new mothers and pregnant women when doctors ...
In a study to be presented on Feb. 6 at 8:15 a.m. CST, at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting -, in New Orleans, researchers will report findings that recommend expectant monitoring instead of ...
Tags: Gestational Hypertension
In a study to be presented on Feb. 6 at 3:15 p.m. CST, at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting-, in New Orleans, researchers will report on a correlation between initial neonatal and early ...
Tags: Neonatal
In a study to be presented on Feb. 6 at 2:45 p.m. CST, at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting-, in New Orleans, researchers will report that a variant in SERPINE1, a gene involved in inflammation ...
Tags: Blood Clotting
Gut bacteria in premature infants don't come from their mothers, but from microbes in the neonatal intensive-care unit (NICU), a new study finds. Babies typically get their gut bacteria from their mothers during childbirth. Premature ...
Tags: Gut bacteria, isolated, prevent infections
Nonin Medical has signed agreement with Terumo Cardiovascular for the distribution of Nonin Medical’s SenSmart universal oximetry system to all hospitals in the UK and Ireland. Pursuant to the terms of the agreement, Terumo ...