Medical News

News When used in conjunction with Gaumard simulators, OMNI 2 facilitates active simulation and provides full control over simulator physiology and response. Contributed Author: Gaumard Scientific Topics: Surgical

(Hospital for Special Surgery) A large global survey finds gaps in communication between doctors who treat rheumatoid arthritis and their patients, even though most physicians believe good communication and patient engag...

(WHITECOAT STRATEGIES, LLC) The Baim Institute announces that patient enrollment into the international Phase IIIb RE-DUAL PCI™ study is complete. The study evaluates the safety and efficacy of dabigatran etexilate (ma...

News The Tokyo Tech team fabricated a flexible, wide-band terahertz scanner by integrating 23 CNT detector elements into a single array. Contributed Author: PR Web Topics: Wearables

News The new concept for light detection kindled from the team's earlier research on nanostructured solar cells. Contributed Author: Aalto University Topics: Medical Diagnostics

News In theory, superparamagnetic particles could be ideal for drug delivery, as they can be directed to a tumor simply by using a magnetic field. Contributed Author: Elsevier Topics: STEM

News In response to an increasing number of infections, investigators looked into hospital water sources and found M. chimaera in HCD water circuits - specifically, in the LivaNova 3T HCD used in most hospitals around th...

A new study suggests that statin treatment can help improve survival rates for some arthritis patients by as much as 33 percent. This may be because of the drug's ability to reduce inflammation and lower lipids.

News The patient underwent surgery during which electrodes were placed on her brain through tiny holes in her skull. Contributed Author: UMC Utrecht Topics: Implantables

News Extraction is the first step of molecular biology testing, making it possible to obtain purified nucleic acids that will subsequently be amplified and detected. Contributed Author: bioMérieux Topics: Medical Diagno...

News It was designed to treat tumors in a fast and precise manner, including cancers such as lung and breast that move during treatment as the patient breathes in and out. Contributed Author: Varian Medical Systems Topic...

News Brain training is a treatment for enhancing memory and thinking skills by practising mentally challenging computer-based exercises - which are designed to look and feel like video games. Contributed Author: Universi...

News iHEAR customers "chat" online or by phone with a hearing professional to interactively optimize the world's first web-enabled hearing aid. Contributed Author: iHear Medical Topics: Home Healthcare

A daily dose of yogurt with probiotics has been found to significantly improve the cognitive function of patients with Alzheimer's disease, a new study in Iran revealed. It has also been found to trigger metabolic change...

Active marijuana use may be linked to the development of a rare heart condition in which the heart muscle weakens, a new study has revealed. Researchers say symptoms include shortness of breath and chest pain.

(University of Alabama at Birmingham) Researchers have identified a key mechanism linking the master molecular clock in the brain to changes in the external electrical firing activity of those circadian clock neurons. It...

(Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America) A global outbreak of Mycobacterium chimaera, an invasive, slow-growing bacterium, is linked to heater-cooler devices used in cardiac surgery, according to a study publishe...

(Johannes Gutenberg Universitaet Mainz) A person exposed to stress can usually rapidly adapt the own behavior to the specific situation. Biochemical messenger substances in the brain play a central role in this rapid tra...

(Duke University Medical Center) When patients suffer from atrial fibrillation, an irregular heartbeat, they are at considerably higher risk for blood clots and stroke. However, when hospitalized, half of these patients ...

(Johns Hopkins University) Biologists demonstrate the workings of a biochemical pathway that helps control glucose in the bloodstream, a development that could potentially lead to treatments for diabetes.

(International School of Advanced Studies (SISSA)) Red means: 'green light, go for it!' Green means: 'hmm, better not!' Like an upside down traffic light in our brain, color helps us decide whether or not to eat somethin...

(LA BioMed) A new study in the American Journal of Ophthalmology reports that low-cost widely available eye drops are just as effective as antibiotics in treating bacterial keratitis, a leading cause of blindness.