High-speed microscope captured fleeting brain signals
On Mar. 19, 2020, University of California, Berkeley, investigators have now built such a camera: a microscope that…
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Complete fly brain imaged at nanoscale resolution
On Jul. 19, 2018, scientists at Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) announced detailed imaging of the entire brain…
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Physio-Control was acquired by Stryker for for $1.28 Billion
On Apr. 5, 2016, Physio-Control was acquired by Michigan-based Stryker Corp. which acquired 100% of the stock of…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | Imaging | Medical Device | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics
OHSU and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory team up to accelerate biomedical discovery
On May 6, 2015, Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU and the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National…
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SonoSite acquired VisualSonics for $67.9 million
On Jun. 30, 2010, SonoSite announced that it completed its acquisition of privately held VisualSonics, a Toronto-based company…
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Ada Yonath received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for mapping the structure of ribosomes using X-ray crystallography
On Oct. 7, 2009, Ada Yonath received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry ‘for mapping the structure of ribosomes…
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Sonus Pharmaceuticals was acquired by OncoGenex
On Aug. 20, 2008, Sonus Pharmaceuticals was acquired by OncoGenex Technologies in a reverse merger transaction worth $10.36…
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The Priestley Medal was awarded to George M. Whitesides
On Mar. 14, 2007, the Priestley Medal was awarded to George M. Whitesides by the American Chemical Society…
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Stanley B. Prusiner awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine
On Oct. 6, 1997, Stanley B. Prusiner, MD, was awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine ‘for his discovery…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Imaging | Medicine | Neurology | NIH | Non-Profit Research | Oncology | Therapeutics
Mayo Clinic in Arizona Launched
On Jun. 29, 1987, a crew of just 47 physicians and 225 allied health employees rallied to formally…
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Prions Identified that that cause Brain Disease
On Apr. 9, 1982, Stanley Prusiner, at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), published a paper in…
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Biology | CDC | Chemistry | Environmental | EPA | Imaging | Nanotechnology
The CDC assisted in the study of health effects related to the Mount St Helens volcanic eruption
On May 30, 1980, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a report of health…
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first Magnetic resonance imaging of human
On Jul. 3, 1977, Dr. Raymond Damadian achieved the first human nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) image — a cross-section…
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Secretariat won the Belmont Stakes and the Triple Crown in record setting time
On Jun. 9, 1973, Secretariat won the Belmont Stakes by 31 lengths and a time of 2:24 flat,…
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Secretariat won the Preakness Stakes in record setting time
On May 19, 1973 Secretariat won the Preakness Stakes in a record setting time of 1:53, a stakes…
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Secretariat won the Kentucky Derby in record setting time
On May 5, 1973, Secretariat won the Kentucky Derby in a record setting time of 1:59 2/5, a…
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PET scan pioneered at Mass General
In 1970, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers in the Physics Research Laboratory, under Dr. Gordon Brownell, utilized 2D…
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Alexander Graham Bell used metal detector to locate a bullet lodged in the chest of American President James Garfield
On Jul. 26, 1881, Alexander Graham Bell first used a metal detector in an attempt to locate a…
