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Heart failure affects millions of adult Americans. It may still be in its experimental stages, but new drug cimaglermin is showing incredible promise in restoring cardiac function for heart failure patients based on a fi...

News Scientists are researching how to use the 3D printing process to manufacture living organs such as a heart or liver, but this research is in early stages of development. Contributed Author: The U.S. Food and Drug Ad...

News While super-resolution microscopy is a relative recent addition to the arsenal of tools available for neuroscientific research. Contributed Author: SPIE--International Society for Optics and Photonics Topics: Neurol...

News When it comes to designing strategies to combat these problems, one has to bear in mind the challenge posed by providing the surface of titanium implants with antibacterial properties. Contributed Author: University...

News The number of steps for each device is dependent on many factors, including the complexity of the device. Contributed Author: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration Topics: STEM

News The technology will allow treating cancer more effective. Contributed Author: Tomsk Polytechnic University Topics: Oncology

Thanks to a donation from the Annie LeGere Foundation, the DuPage County Sheriff's Office will soon have its squad cars and first-aid kits equipped with EpiPens. The EpiPens will be carried and used by for saving lives d...

Readmissions are not always avoidable but they should be kept to a minimum. Researchers have found that after being levied financial penalties through the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program, hospitals moved to keep ...

A new research found a lymphocyte in the uterine lining of late births that could help in treating inflammation in pregnant women and help in avoiding preterm births, which have long-term consequences for children.

News Engineers at Caltech have developed a system of flat optical lenses that can be easily mass-produced and integrated with image sensors, paving the way for cheaper and lighter cameras in everything from cell phones t...

Latest study has shown that we don't only remember emotional events better, but also neutral events that take place after having an emotional reaction. It seems that emotions create changes in the brain for up to 30 minu...

News Contact lenses, spectacles and eye implants are now being made more accurately thanks to research instruments flying on the International Space Station. Contributed Author: Phys.org Topics: Implantables

Star Wars legend Carrie Fisher passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 27, after having been hospitalized for heart attack last week. Her sudden death raises concerns about the issue of women's heart disease.

A team of researchers at University of Texas at Austin's Institute of Biomaterials, Drug Delivery, and Regenerative Medicine is working to develop a pill to treat hemophilia B. This pill in the making is expected to be a...

News THYMOS GadgetCare is a single-spray solution that effectively eliminates all bacteria and viruses. Contributed Author: PR Web Topics: Home Healthcare

News It allows for quality control right there in the operating room. Contributed Author: University of Rochester Medical Center Topics: Cardiovascular

(NIH/National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute) A new study shows that the drug fenofibrate might reduce the risk of cardiovascular events in patients with type 2 diabetes who have high levels of triglycerides and low lev...

(McMaster University) Researchers at McMaster University and St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton have demonstrated that physiotherapists can safely start in-bed cycling sessions with critically ill, mechanically ventilated ...

(American Academy of Neurology) Welders can develop Parkinson's disease-like symptoms that may get worse the longer and more they are exposed to the chemical element manganese from welding fumes, according to a study pub...

(Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology) Scientists investigated two molecules that have a high pharmaceutical potential and low toxicity. Specialists worked on a 5-HT6R activity blocking compound. 5-HT6R receptors a...

(American Society for Horticultural Science) A report details potential demand and consumer preference for fresh lotus rhizomes and products such as lotus salad, baked lotus chips, and lotus stir-fry. Results of taste pa...

(Washington University School of Medicine) Welders exposed to airborne manganese at estimated levels under federal occupational safety standards exhibit neurological problems similar to Parkinson's disease, according to ...