Novel Technologies News for April 2015

Novel Technologies News Archive

World Drug Safety Conference hears call for wider use of cognitive safety testing in drug development World Drug Safety Conference hears call for wider use of cognitive safety testing in drug development

In a call to the pharmaceutical industry at the World Drug Safety Conference in Chicago last week (April 22-23 2015), a leading developer of cognitive assessment software, Cambridge Cognition plc, stressed the increasing regulatory and clinical need to expand cognitive safety testing beyond CNS-targeted drugs.

IBA Signs Formal Contract to Install the First Proton Therapy Center in The Netherlands IBA Signs Formal Contract to Install the First Proton Therapy Center in The Netherlands

IBA (Ion Beam Applications S.A.), the world's leading provider of proton therapy solutions for the treatment of cancer, announces that it has signed a formal contract with the University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG) to establish the first proton therapy center in The Netherlands, in Groningen.

Are mobile medical apps good for our health? A new study by Research Now reveals that doctors and patients say 'yes' Are mobile medical apps good for our health? A new study by Research Now reveals that doctors and patients say 'yes'

The study looks into the use of mobile health apps and assesses their potential in healthcare. Digital data collection provider, Research Now, spoke to 500 healthcare professionals and 1,000 health app users in the UK.

Brain Training Instead of Medication to Counter Insomnia Brain Training Instead of Medication to Counter Insomnia

The ability to finally enjoy a good night's sleep is something that can be learned. An Austrian Science Fund FWF project has investigated how this can best be learned and who responds best to such "brain training".