Stanford scientists develop new technique to visualize blood flow

Fluorescence imaging technique allows visualization of pulsing blood vessels in living animals with unprecedented clarity

Billionaires Row, Charles Mignon release the Pink Diamond of Champagne

Mauna Kea's optical biopsy probe receives CE Mark

Breakthrough therapy saves child with aggressive leukemia

Engineered immune cells achieve potent anticancer effect and produce complete response in child with paediatric leukaemia

Sinai Hospital opens center for geriatric surgery

The LifeBridge Health centre has opened the first surgical center in the United States devoted to the specific needs of older patients

Patients with ICU delirium more likely to die

Delirium, a condition developed by many patients in hospital intensive care units, is associated with higher mortality rates, more complications, longer stays in the ICU, and longer hospitalisations

Statins linked to improved survival in inflammatory breast cancer

Early study results show benefits from the commonly used drug to lower cholesterol in most dangerous form of disease

Bio-based long carbon chain nylon

Specialty rubber output to rise

Sustainability as megatrend in Asia

Asia's economy has bottomed and growth will pick up starting into 2013. This has been the forecast of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The region is expected to grow by 5.9% in 2013, with China – the world’s second largest economy – to grow at a healthy 8.2% in 2013. The gradual recovery of the United States and European economies is seen as one factor that will further strengthen these positive predictions.

High-performance additives for packaging

Plastic additive is a diversified industry with various types of additives such as property modifiers, property extenders, property stabilisers and processing aids and is set to demonstrate a high growth rate over the next few years. Major end use markets served by the industry include commercial construction, automotive, consumer appliances industry and general manufacturing industries. The plastic additive industry being energy and capital intensive, oil and gas are considered as major raw mat

Polymer nanoparticles that heal

Researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center have modified electrically-conductive polymers, commonly used in solar energy applications, to develop revolutionary polymer nanoparticles (PNs) for a medical application. When the nanoparticles are exposed to infrared light, they generate heat that can be used to kill colorectal cancer cells.