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News This tiny device could have other exciting uses including in anti-counterfeit devices in bank notes, imaging cells for medical applications and holograms. Contributed Author: Phys.org Topics: Wearables

News An artificially intelligent computer system is making breast cancer treatment recommendations on a par with those of cancer doctors. Contributed Author: UPI Topics: STEM

News The smart new radiation therapy system significantly increases treatment speed and ease of use. It enables clinicians to treat a wide range of cancer cases, from routine to complex, with precision and increased effi...

News IBM MERA will be used to help study innovative ways of measuring an individual's vital signs, such as heart rate, heart rate variability and respiratory rate; answer basic health-related questions; and, determine if...

News The use of magnetic rather than electrical fields to stimulate neurons presents several advantages, including the ability to penetrate scar tissue. Contributed Author: Massachusetts General Hospital Topics: Neurolog...

News Researchers found that following NST, VACB combined with FNA had 100 percent accuracy, 0 percent FNR, and 100 percent predictive value for determination of residual disease. Contributed Author: University of Texas M...

News AIRE uses breath analysis technology to identify the foods most compatible with the user's digestive system. Contributed Author: PR Web Topics: Home Healthcare

Surgeon General Vivek Murthy noted in a public service announcement that smoking e-cigarettes is a 'major public health concern,' explaining nicotine is harmful to developing brain regardless of the means of exposure.

News His research team used mass spectroscopy to analyze the proteins associated with the motor kinesin in the fruit fly. Contributed Author: Phys.org Topics: STEM

News Simaan and his team are creating a flexible robot that can maneuver into hard to reach places and give a sense of touch similar to a human hand. Contributed Author: Vanderbilt University Topics: Surgical

Optimistic women have decreased risk of death from various health issues including stroke, heart disease, cancer, and infection, reports a recent study. Women with high degree of optimism have 30 percent reduced risk of ...

Analysis of the U.S. demographics and leading causes of death suggests that the overall life expectancy dropped in 2015 for the first time in decades. This could be due to the increase of deaths caused by the leading cau...

Article A customer would enter a booth, get scanned, select features -- one could even choose functional customizations such as a special rubber sole for construction work -- and voil ! The 3D-printed limb arrives the ne...

People over 55 scored higher results in their overall well-being index than their younger counterparts, according to a new Gallup study. The study analyzed five inclusive criteria.

A team of researchers from the University of Washington have demonstrated that video games could be played with direct stimulation of brain. Artificial information could be processed directly by brain without relying on ...

A high-fat diet has been associated with negative health effects before but researchers have also now linked fatty meals to increased chances of metastasis in various cancer types.

(Oxford University Press USA) Increased relative risks for coronary heart disease (CHD) have long been associated with smoking, and traditionally they have been dependent on the number of cigarettes smoked a day, smoking...

(University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center) In the first study evaluating patient-reported cosmetic outcomes in a population-based cohort of older women with breast cancer, The University of Texas MD Anderson Canc...

(Aarhus University) A new study from Center for Music in the Brain (MIB) Aarhus University/The Royal Academy of Music, Denmark, published in Scientific Reports on the Dec. 8, 2016, shows that participants receiving oxyto...

(Sanford-Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute) Certain type 2 diabetes drugs promote weight loss. Insight into how these drugs work could help create new drugs that effectively control weight. In an important advan...

(University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) Sexual harassment is a prevalent form of victimization that most antibullying programs ignore and teachers and school officials often fail to recognize, said bullying and yout...

(KU Leuven) 20 to 40 percent of the patients with multiple myeloma -- a type of leukemia -- have a defect in the ribosome, the protein factory of the cell. These patients have a poorer prognosis than patients with intact...