CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov. 20, 2007 -- Remotely controlled nanoparticles that, when pulsed with an electromagnetic field, release drugs to attack tumors have been devised at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in research that could lead to...

Optical properties of gold nanoparticles hold the key. High-frequency ultrasound has been used for applications such as imaging skin and eyes. Behind this medical procedure is a tiny transducer that converts signals and makes the creation of a...

Aperio's daily news and views about Digital Pathology After a 2-year hiatus, Aperio's daily news and views about Digital Pathology is back.  From a recent posting (abridged): "So two years have passed, and there have been some...

Using CellaVision's application for body fluids, clinical laboratories are now able to analyse and assess cells in spinal fluid, synovial fluid, and pleural fluid CellaVision, which develops and sells digital morphology products for the routine...

DMetrix, Inc., announced recently that Lloyd J. LaComb, Jr., Ph.D. has joined DMetrix as Chief Operating Officer and a board member of the company. Dr. LaComb has most recently been Senior Vice President of Technology of Veeco Instruments Inc....

Forty-five percent of surveyed physicians admit to prescribing placebos. The UPI (1/4) reports that "U.S. doctors may prescribe placebos more often than patients are aware," according to a survey by Rachel Sherman, a medical student...