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News While the fitness trackers and wearable cameras were the most popular wearable devices, a stronger emphasis on health and a bigger demand for home care are expected drive up demand for medical wearables. Contributed...

News When implemented in working devices, this approach might improve biomedical sensing of cancer biomarkers, Contributed Author: Oregon State University Topics: STEM

Product Announcement Honeywell released a new series of board mount pressure sensors designed to measure low airflow with high accuracy that is ideal for use in medical devices; heating, air conditioning and ventilation ...

News kneeEOS completes the company's EOSapps portfolio of online weight-bearing 3D surgical planning for the most common orthopedic treatments. Contributed Author: EOS Imaging Topics: Medical Diagnostics

Article Telehealth, virtual reality and other technological innovations can help cut the costs and free up physicians to focus on complicated issues while offering an affordable alternative to those in need of routine he...

Lack of sleep could increase the amount of food taken in, reports a recent study. Long hours of vigil increase the time available for food consumption and lead to weight gain.

News New research has presented a new scaffold definition, termed analog series-based scaffolds (ASB), and provides a free source of 12,294 scaffolds extracted from bioactive compounds. Contributed Author: Future Science...

News The software enables labs to develop a central 3-D control panel for laboratory personnel to monitor and navigate all connected systems without physically walking from system to system. Contributed Author: Siemens H...

News This full-featured non-stress test Fetal Monitor comes fully loaded with a foldable black and white display screen, compact design, backup memory, and a long life Li-ion battery that guarantees mobility. Contributed...

News Researchers are trying to find ways to control cellular response in vitro using engineered materials in a continuous pursuit to regenerate injured or diseased tissues. Contributed Author: Phys.org Topics: Regenerati...

Digital marketing advertisements targeting children could be one of the leading causes of pre-teen and teen obesity. The impact on the children's health is negative on a long-term perspective.

Glaukos Corporation (NYSE: GKOS), an ophthalmic medical technology company focused on the development and commercialization of breakthrough products and procedures designed to transform the treatment of glaucoma, today a...

Researchers in the United States have identified a human antibody that can potentially protect pregnant women and their fetus from Zika virus infection. Experts hope the antiviral can lead to development of effective tre...

(Nagoya University) Nagoya University researchers confirmed that humans are more able to identify snakes than other harmless animals in partially obscured conditions. They used a special tool to create a series of increa...

(Cancer Research UK) Researchers have discovered that a marker found on aggressive prostate cancer cells could also be used as a way to guide treatments to the cancer.

(Brown University) In Academic Medicine, two Alpert Medical School professors have examined new data suggesting that the number of student applications for residency programs has gotten out of hand, creating a problem th...

(Southern Methodist University) The National Cancer Institute is funding research at Southern Methodist University, Dallas, into cancer-causing viruses that hide from the immune system. Genes common to both the human T-c...

(New York University) A key component to achieving good patient outcomes in the healthcare world is having the right number and type of healthcare professionals with the right resources. This is still a large problem for...

(St. Jude Children's Research Hospital) St. Jude Children's Research Hospital-led study expands understanding of the genetic basis of acute lymphoblastic leukemia subtypes and identifies possible targeted therapy for som...

(Allina Health ) New LifeCourse research shows patients' quality of life can improve in the last months of life; caregivers need to understand how patients' goals change with illness, and health professionals can improve...

(Cancer Research UK) Blocking a molecule could bypass bowel cancer's defence against the drug cetuximab, according to new research.

(University of Oxford) A new study led by scientists at the University of Oxford has found that small DNA molecules known as plasmids are one of the key culprits in spreading the major global health threat of antibiotic ...