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News Chemists at The Ohio State University are developing paper strips that detect diseases including cancer and malaria--for a cost of 50 cents per strip. Contributed Author:  Ohio State Topics:  Home Healthcare

News A virtual reality simulator specifically designed to help teenagers with autism spectrum disorder, or ASD, learn how to drive. Contributed Author:  Vanderbilt University Topics:  STEM

News A new type of non-invasive eye scan that uses polarized light to highlight deposits called amyloid proteins found at the back of patients' retinas decades before they experience cognitive decline. Contributed Author...

News The novel technology platform leverages photon localization microscopy (PLM), which captures inherent spectroscopic signatures of emitted photons, or light particles, to identify specific molecules. Contributed Auth...

News This is the first simulator for duplex ultrasound scanning, a type of ultrasound used to assess the health of blood vessels. Contributed Author:  National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering Topics:�...

News By treating polylactic acid at various temperatures and pressures, researchers can induce a new polymer phase in the material; one that could possibly decrease the rate at which it degrades. Contributed Author:  Br...

The CDC has released an update on its Zika guidance, warning that any kind of sexual contact can spread the virus. In the U.S., 15 cases of sexually transmitted Zika infections have been reported.

Spain records first microcephaly birth related to the Zika virus. Doctors at the Vall d'Hebron hospital in Barcelona say the baby's status is 'normal and stable' and the mother is doing well after giving birth via C-sect...

Medicare proposed to pay bundled or fixed payments to hospitals for heart attack treatments. The new payment scheme could help lower costs and improve health care services through the federal program.

Type 2 diabetes patients who were vaccinated with flu vaccine are less likely to be admitted to the hospital because of stroke and heart failure. They also have lower risk of death during the flu season.

Two separate UCLA studies reveal that menopause and the insomnia that often accompanies it make women age faster.

(Hiroshima University) 'Scientists have studied the distributions of organisms and their environmental adaptations since the era of Darwin and Wallace. Our report is one of the best examples of a direct connection betwee...

(Boston University Medical Center) As the summer Olympics get underway, a new study co-authored by Boston University School of Public Health researchers reports that popular gymnastics training equipment contains mixture...

News The treatment uses radio frequency energy to disable the targeted-nerve responsible for low back pain. Contributed Author:  Beaumont Hospital Topics:  Pain Management

Yellow fever virus (YFV), a close relative of Zika virus and transmitted by the same type of mosquito, is the cause of an often-fatal viral hemorrhagic fever and could spread via air travel from endemic areas in Africa t...

News LiverMultiScan uses a painless, 15-minute MRI scan which characterizes liver tissue. Contributed Author:  Perspectum Topics:  Medical Diagnostics

Blog Personal Medication Adherence (PMA) is a major discussion point in the healthcare industry, costing the U.S. around $337 billion annually. IoT technologies offer us the opportunity to take a dramatic bite out of the...

News There has been video footage released by École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) of the microrobots in action. Staff Author:  Dan Marsicano Topics:  Implantables

Many in the general public think scientific and technological innovations bring helpful change to society, but they are more concerned than excited when it comes to the potential use of emerging technologies to make peop...

News A device that could eliminate the need for open-heart surgery for those suffering from degenerative mitral regurgitation (MR). Staff Author:  Dan Marsicano Topics:  Surgical

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has concluded that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of visual skin examination by a clinician to screen for skin cancer in ...

We already know that watching excessive amounts of TV is bad. Now, a new study has shown just how bad spending hours binge-watching shows really is.