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The "tree man" from Bangladesh, 27-year-old Abul Bajandar, can now see his hands and feet after undergoing 16 surgical operations. What causes his rare skin disorder, and how will it be treated?

Scientists from Duke University have detoxified salmonella to help scour and destroy tumors, a development that can potentially help in the difficult fight against glioblastoma or aggressive brain cancer.

(Penn State) Despite increased demand for counseling centers on college campuses, students aren't necessarily getting sicker. Instead, it's likely student mental health needs across the country have increased due to nati...

News 3D printing, otherwise known as Additive Manufacturing, has the ability to create almost any geometrically complex shape or feature in a range of materials across different scales ... Contributed Author: University ...

News The researchers are working towards inexpensive, tear-based microfluidic devices or strips to improve access to nutritional tests, especially for at-risk populations ... Contributed Author: Michigan Technological Un...

News The products enable physicians and researchers to better utilize visual electrophysiology ... Contributed Author: LKC Technologies Topics: Medical Diagnostics

News The technology uses high-resolution optical cameras mounted on the flat panel X-ray detector to image the surface of the patient ... Contributed Author: Royal Philips Topics: Surgical

News Researchers found that smart watches and other personal biosensor devices can help flag when people have colds and even signal the onset of complex conditions like Lyme disease and diabetes ... Contributed Author: P...

News InterFuse provides a way for surgeons to implant a large footprint device through a small, familiar posterior access channel ... Staff Author: Lexie Metzler Topics: Implantables

A four-year study found that 47 percent of sushi served at 26 restaurants in Los Angles from 2012 to 2015 was mislabeled. The study also suggests that environmental regulations governing endangered species have also been...

News This enables medical records to be sent quickly and securely, providing opinions within a matter of hours, if necessary ... Contributed Author: PR Web Topics: Medical Diagnostics

News It works by tagging the molecules with dyes that glow under certain kinds of light--the same principle behind so-called "black light" images ... Contributed Author: Darrin S. Joy, Phys.org Topics: Medical Diagnostic...

News The device functions on the basis of a radar system developed by VTT ... Contributed Author: Phys.org Topics: Wearables

News Stim onTrack provides tools to help patients follow their prescription, including daily treatment reminders and a device usage calendar ... Contributed Author: Business Wire Topics: Surgical

News Treatment-resistant biofilms forming on infected catheters may underlie chronic recurrent infections ... Contributed Author: Elsevier Health Sciences Topics: Medical Diagnostics

Researchers have described the mechanism through which people manage not to act on impulses, shedding light how the brain is able to keep instinctive behavior under wraps.

University of Florida researchers discover two new tropical disease-carrying mosquitoes for the first time in their state, warning about the possibility of a new virus and the role of global warming in the arrival of the...

A whirligig may be a child's toy but it has led to the development of the paperfuge, a low-cost hand-powered centrifuge that can improve health services in off-the-grid areas.

Pregnant women who were exposed to secondhand smoke as a child have increased risk of losing their pregnancy. What are other factors that can raise miscarriage risk?

How does stress raise risk for cardiovascular events? Brain scans reveal that activities in the amygdala can help predict a person's likelihood of suffering from heart attack or stroke.

(National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine) A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine offers a rigorous review of scientific research published since 1999.

(Family Medicine and Community Health) The Winter 2016 issue includes three original research articles, two review articles, a commentary article, a narrative analysis article and two China Focus articles addressing vari...