'Camera in a pill' endoscopy gains increasing acceptance
02/09/2012
Novel devices such as capsule endoscopes have enabled the gastrointestinal device market to grow to $14.6 billion in 2011, according to a recent study, The World Market for Gastrointestinal Devices, published by healthcare mark...
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Combo laser therapies boost melasma treatment, tattoo removal
02/08/2012
Dermatologists are discovering new laser therapies that improve treatment for melasma (a skin disease that causes overproduction of melanin) and remove tattoos more safely and effectively than laser procedures used in the past.
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89 North pumped-phosphor light engine garners award
02/07/2012
Falling on the heels of three years in business, 89 North has won a 2011 Prism Award in the Life Sciences and Biophotonics category for one of their recently launched products. |
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Grant supports use of adaptive optics to study eye disease
02/06/2012
The Medical College of Wisconsin has received a $250,000, four-year career development grant from Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB) to support research of diseases that impact the retina and the optic nerve. |
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Microscopy method promising for neuroscience, regenerative medicine
02/03/2012
Nanotronics Imaging, which provides nano-inspection for semiconductors, will apply its microscopy inspection method to neuroscience, regenerative medicine, and other life science fields. |
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Cataract surgery performed on elephant using SD-OCT
02/02/2012
Marking the first time that a spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) imaging system has ever been used on an elephant, veterinarians performed the surgical removal of a cataract from C’sar, a 38-year-old African ...
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Two-photon microscopy: How, why and what
This webcast, presented by John Girkin, director of the Biophysical Sciences Institute, Durham University (UK) discusses the unique advantages of multip...
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Key Secrets of Biospectroscopy
The discussion will explore key spectroscopic methods (including Raman, near infrared, and more) and technologies involved in detecting cellular and sub...
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Frontiers in Confocal Microscopy-Deep Imaging, Vibrational Microscopy and High Content Screening Automation
We have invited three renowned researchers, Prof. E. O. Potma to introduce parts of his research and the latest developments of the CARS technique, Jacc...
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