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MRI Interventions’ ClearPoint Neuro Intervention System Featured on TV

The ClearPoint® Neuro Intervention System developed by MRI Interventions, Inc. was featured December 10 in a television segment and article reported by the ABC-TV affiliate in Boston (WCVB-TV).

17 Dec 2013

Optogenetics Helps Better Understand Neurochemical Basis of Addiction

Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center researchers are gaining a better understanding of the neurochemical basis of addiction with a new technology called optogenetics.

16 Dec 2013

Optogenetics Also Works in Nonhuman Primates

Neuroscientists are eagerly, but not always successfully, looking for proof that optogenetics – a celebrated technique that uses pulses of visible light to genetically alter brain cells to be excited or silenced – can be as successful in complex and large brains as it has been in rodent models.

13 Dec 2013

Mauna Kea Technologies and Imperial College of London Partner to Advance Optical Biopsy with Cellvizio

Mauna Kea Technologies announced today it has entered into a research collaboration agreement with the Imperial College London, United-Kingdom, to develop next generation computer vision features for the use of optical biopsy based on the Cellvizio technology platform.

13 Dec 2013

New England Laser Options Offers Astanza Liberty IPL Hair Removal Treatments

New England Laser Options (NELO) of Western Massachusetts has expanded their offerings with the addition of Astanza Liberty IPL hair removal treatments.

12 Dec 2013

Near-Infrared Laser Pretreatment Improves Effectiveness of Influenza Vaccines

Pretreating the site of intradermal vaccination – vaccine delivered into the skin rather than to muscles beneath the skin – with a particular wavelength of laser light may substantially improve vaccine effectiveness without the adverse effects of chemical additives currently used to boost vaccine efficacy.

12 Dec 2013

Nuke Optics Unveils VENOM Screwless Modular Eyewear Design System

Nuke Optics today introduced VENOM, its patent-pending modular eyewear design system. Built around a completely screwless hinge, the Nuke VENOM Modular System allows full interchangeability and cross compatibility between lenses, frames and side arms, regardless of shape, size, design, color or application.

11 Dec 2013

Minimally Invasive Laser Brain Surgeries Performed at Henry Ford Hospital

Surgeons at Henry Ford Hospital have performed the first two minimally invasive laser brain surgeries in Michigan – one for epilepsy and one to treat a brain tumor. And in both cases the patients went home the day after the procedure.

10 Dec 2013

MELA Sciences Receives Positive Dermatologist Feedback for Optical Melanoma Diagnostic Device

MELA Sciences, Inc. designer and developer of MelaFind®, an FDA approved non-invasive optical device that assists dermatologists in the diagnosis of melanoma, received positive dermatologist feedback from its second Clinical Advisory Meeting held in conjunction with the 16th Annual Mount Sinai Winter Dermatology Symposium last week.

10 Dec 2013

Eight Endoscopy Units Recognized by ASGE as Part of Recognition Program

The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) has recognized eight endoscopy units as part of its program specifically dedicated to promoting quality in endoscopy in all settings where it is practiced in the United States. ASGE renewed the recognition for 24 units previously honored.

10 Dec 2013