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News The user is alerted to approaching objects using gentle audio, rather than waiting for the cane to physically bump into the object. Navigation is therefore easier and much faster. Contributed Author: University of M...

News Users can control sample processing time, temperature, amplitude (10 - 100%) or energy. Staff Author: Lexie Metzler Topics: STEM

News The bio-signal measuring electrodes developed by the research team can be easily mounted on IoT devices for health diagnosis Contributed Author: DGIST (Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology) Topics: Me...

News The techniques involve a careful method of catching or "snaring" the filter to hold it in place and then covering it to prevent parts of it breaking free. Contributed Author: Rush University Medical Center Topics: S...

News Their findings demonstrate neuro-metabolite alterations across the brain - linking stuttering to changes in brain circuits that control speech production and circuits that support attention and emotion. Contributed ...

Occupational therapy doesn't delay functional decline in patients suffering from Alzheimer's disease, reports a recent study. Neurodegeneration of the brain affects both mental and physical functionalities of patients an...

News The Xenex LightStrike™ Germ-Zapping Robot™ uses high-intensity pulses of ultraviolet (UV) light to provide Full Spectrum™ disinfection, reducing the spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria like MRSA and Clostr...

News GL's single exposure improves processes of care and simplifies exam time to improve patient experiences. Contributed Author: PR Newswire Topics: Medical Diagnostics

News The 3D imaging incorporated directly into the articles provides greater insights and learning opportunities. Contributed Author: IOS Press Topics: Medical Diagnostics

News The new approach to harnessing this basic synthetic fiber material lies in shaping and heating the fibers in a particular way. Contributed Author: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Topics: Surgical

News New super-resolution techniques have allowed researchers to get around limitations and view biological and chemical processes at the nanoscale. Contributed Author: University of Cambridge Topics: Medical Diagnostics

A UNAIDS report released recently has noted that girls aged between 15 and 24, particularly those living in sub-Saharan Africa, are increasingly facing HIV-related challenges in their day-to-day life. On the positive sid...

(Medical University of South Carolina) Home-based telemental health for depression is well received by patients and delivers as good a quality of life as in-person visits, according to the results of a clinical trial in ...

(Children's Hospital Los Angeles) Researchers at Children's Hospital Los Angeles have conducted the first study of its kind, using proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy to look at brain regions in both adults and childr...

(American Society of Hematology) The American Society of Hematology today announced the recipients of its 2017 Scholar Awards. One of ASH's most prestigious award programs, the ASH Scholar Awards financially support fell...

(Scripps Research Institute) Scientists at the Scripps Research Institute have developed a vaccine that blocks the pain-numbing effects of the opioid drugs oxycodone (oxy) and hydrocodone (hydro) in animal models.

(Rochester Institute of Technology) Research is underway at Rochester Institute of Technology that will give scientists a better understanding of the vitreous humor, or gel, that fills the eye and could lead to advances ...

(Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health) Deaths by suicide among the White Mountain Apache in Arizona dropped by nearly 40 percent between 2006 and 2012 compared to the previous six-year period, new r...

(University of Wisconsin-Madison) Researchers from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and Carbone Cancer Center have better defined a pro-growth signaling pathway common to many cancers that...

(Harvard Medical School) Two independent research teams, one led by David Scadden, HSCI co-director and Gerald and Darlene Jordan Professor of Medicine at Harvard University, and the other by his colleague Leonard Zon, H...

(Columbia University Medical Center) Columbia University has awarded the 2016 Naomi Berrie Award for Outstanding Achievement in Diabetes Research to Peter Arner, M.D., Ph.D., a Distinguished Professor in the Department o...

(University of Birmingham) A study led by researchers at the University of Birmingham reveals the key role of different types of fibroblast cells in the development of rheumatoid arthritis, opening up a new avenue for re...