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(Kanazawa University) Special activities in the brains have been discovered while a child with autism spectrum disorder and the mother are gazing each other by the utilization of special equipment based on magnetoencepha...

(eLife ) Researchers from the University of Oxford have identified a small neural circuit in male fruit flies that has evolved to allow them to perform the complex mating ritual.

(Texas A&M University) In October, we mourned those who died of breast cancer and celebrated all of the women (and men) who have survived. What many of those survivors worry about, though, is that their breast cancer may...

News Mitralign, Inc., announced the successful compassionate use treatment with their investigational Trialign System. Contributed Author: Mitralign, Inc Topics: Surgical

News Patients treated with PleuraFlow Active Clearance of their chest tubes had a 65% reduction in the need for take back for re-exploration for bleeding. Contributed Author: ClearFlow Inc. Topics: Surgical

Product Announcement The PSC-6238 is designed to operate in a military environment over a wide range of temperatures at high power levels. Contributed Author: Dawn VME Products Topics: Surgical

News Researchers have developed a new machine learning approach to discover and design alpha-helical membrane active peptides based on their physicochemical properties. Contributed Author: University of Illinois College ...

News The new double-coated tape is designed to serve as a construction layer connecting a wearable device's skin contact material to its sensor/electronics casing. Contributed Author: Vancive Medical Technologies Topics:...

News Virtual reality, by itself, is not a game changer for teaching medicine, but it can be a very useful tool if we understand how to use it effectively. Contributed Author: UNSW Australia Topics: STEM

News This biosensor system could be used for medical diagnostics in the future, especially for point-of-care testing in doctors' practices, on house calls and in pharmacies. Contributed Author: Phys.org Topics: Medical D...

News Smart wearable device company from China, Raiing Medical, launched four new products in Germany. Contributed Author: Raiing Medical Topics: Wearables

Product Announcement The dual-band, single stream, 802.11a/b/g/n/ac plus Bluetooth "Smart Ready" module is based on the latest Qualcomm Atheros QCA9377 System-on-Chip (SoC). Contributed Author: Silex Technology America, ...

News This technology also allows sonographers to move freely without losing sight of the display. Staff Author: Lexie Metzler Topics: Wearables

The CDC released a set of four guideline pillars to guide the medical personnel involved in the medication of outcare patients. One of the core positive effects of this measure will be lowering antibiotic resistance.

A brain implant has allowed a paralyzed woman with late-stage ALS to communicate with her caregivers without assistance. The system offers hope for paralyzed patients who can't move but are still able to think and commun...

A study involving 3.5 million U.S. veterans found a link between severe constipation and kidney problems. Here are ways to prevent and treat constipation.

(International Osteoporosis Foundation) An expert consensus meeting of the European Society for Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases (ESCEO) and the International Ost...

(Elsevier Health Sciences) Drinking red wine is widely regarded as protective against cardiovascular disease. A new report in The American Journal of Medicine found that a glass or two of red wine before lighting up a ci...

(University of Chicago Medical Center) Asian-Americans have a high prevalence of undiagnosed diabetes. Less than half of Asian-Americans who ought to be screened for type 2 diabetes actually get tested. They are the raci...

(Infectious Diseases Society of America) Leishmaniasis, a parasitic infection transmitted through the bite of the sand fly, is seen more and more often in the United States, due to ecotourism and soldiers stationed in Ir...

(Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health) Linda P. Fried, Dean and DeLamar Professor at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, will receive the 2016 Inserm International Prize, a scientifi...

(University of British Columbia) Children in some local health areas of Metro Vancouver have much lower vaccination rates than others, according to a recent University of British Columbia study.