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DEA reduced the amount of opioid pills that may be produced in the country in 2017. Ongoing opioid epidemic and decrease in the prescription of such pills by doctors in recent days are claimed to be the reasons behind th...

News This new technology will aid in preventing strokes by accurately measuring blood flow through the vessels. Staff Author:  Lexie Metzler Topics:  Neurology

Product Announcement The research team developed and tested a small, portable device that increases the sensitivity of virus detection by trapping and concentrating viruses in an array of carbon nanotubes. Contributed Au...

Article This web-based application, developed by the commission's science and knowledge service, allows searching and collecting results from different scientific studies on chemicals related to endocrine activity. Contr...

Albin Eriksson, the son of a Swedish woman, is the world's first to have been born from the same womb as his mother. The woman had a womb transplant from her mother after discovering at the age of 15 that she was born wi...

While mammograms are never 100 percent foolproof, they diminish the risks of breast cancer so women are advised to get them. Here's what you need to know about them!

Article Researchers developed a micro-sized device that can determine whether a small sample is positive for mutation in gliomas, tumors occurring in the brain or spinal cord. Contributed Author:  Nagoya University Topi...

Article Researchers have developed a method of determining the onset of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis through the analysis of lipids, metabolites and clinical markers in blood. Contributed Author:  Cardiff University To...

Article To use the service, it is only necessary to have the app installed in two terminals that are less than 30 meters (98 feet) apart and in a closed Bluetooth environment. There are two ways to send messages: Either ...

Article A new technique is accurate enough for field use and could alleviate diagnosis bottlenecks in resource-limited areas. Contributed Author:  Duke University Topics:  Medical Diagnostics

News This technology could analyze cancerous tissue samples more accurately, which can be used for targeted treatment options. Contributed Author:  University of Warwick Topics:  Oncology

From October 2015 to June 2016, there have been 15 cases of e-cigarettes burns among ENDS consumers. Because of the lack of regulation in the production of the devices with lithium-ion batteries, scientists consider the ...

News The surgery was so complex that four custom-made tools were needed to perform the microscopic operations. Scientists believe the work could help them learn how embryos implant in the uterus after conception. Contrib...

Representatives of the National Institute of Health will give personal briefing in relation to the International Agency for Research on Cancer. This comes after the U.S. lawmakers ask for a full disclosure of NIH's fundi...

News The ExactechGPS revision total knee application recently received 510(k) clearance in the U.S., and approval in the European Union. Contributed Author:  Exactech, Inc. Topics:  Surgical

Article An easily assembled smartphone microscope provides new ways of interacting with and learning about common microbes. The open-source device could be used by teachers or in other educational settings. Contributed A...

News A memristor could be the 'missing link' in the development of implants that use electrical signals from the brain to help treat medical conditions. Contributed Author:  University of South Hampton Topics:  Implant...

Three studies conducted in the UK showed that women who work night shifts are not in greater danger of developing breast cancer. The combined data invalidated another assessment from 2007, which suggested that there was ...

(University of Minnesota) New research from the University of Minnesota reveals endoglin as a critical factor in determining the fate of early undifferentiated cells during development.

(UT Southwestern Medical Center) One particular protein is the final executioner of events that result in the death of brain cells during stroke, researchers from UT Southwestern Medical Center and their collaborators re...

(University of Texas at Arlington) A professor emeritus in biology from the University of Texas at Arlington who is an esteemed expert in freshwater and marine invertebrates is expanding his research into the spread of i...

(University of Nebraska-Lincoln) The male dark fishing spider is just dying to father some children -- and this death wish probably evolved to benefit his offspring, according to new research.