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Tiny and inhalable air pollutants called PM2.5 increase risk for cognitive decline and dementia in older women. How do these fine particles cause mental health problems?

News The study indicates that the new agent--a PET radiotracer--is both safe and effective ... Contributed Author: Society of Nuclear Medicine Topics: Oncology

News The Wyss Institute's human gut-on-a-chip is a transparent, hollow-channeled microfluidic device the size of a computer memory stick that recapitulates the gut microenvironment ... Contributed Author: Wyss Institute ...

Product Announcement This SFM3400 sensor is available as a single-use and reusable solution. It is suited for OEM applications in medical ventilation and anesthesia for newborns and babies ... Contributed Author: Sensiri...

News Researchers are looking to 3D printing technology as a resource for "bioprinting" 3D organs ... Staff Author: Lexie Metzler Topics: Surgical

News Cardiac mapping - typically accomplished by inserting a catheter into the heart via an artery or vein - allows physicians to locate the origin of a patient's irregular heart rhythms (arrhythmias) ... Contributed Aut...

A new mice study suggests that too many connections in the brain may be key to the development of autism. In fact, the neurodevelopmental disorder may begin during early brain development because of it, researchers said.

Lychee may appear harmless but researchers have confirmed that the fruit plays a role in a mystery disease that has been plaguing a town in India since 1995.

Scientists from University of North Carolina School of Medicine identified neurons in the brain responsible for triggering social attraction towards the opposite sex in mice.

News Frequency combs are used extensively as a type of 'optical ruler' since they can measure rapidly ... Contributed Author: Phys.org Topics: Medical Diagnostics

Vadim Anatoliyevich Kondratyuk was driving the route from Truckee to New York on Jan. 24 when he began to experience pain in the lower left portion of the mouth. The pain turned out to be a tooth infection fast becoming ...

News In the future, the technology could be incorporated into hearing aids as tiny beam-formers that point in the direction of interest ... Contributed Author: Lisa Zyga, Phys.org Topics: Wearables

News Gouma's device is similar to the breathalyzers used by police officers when they suspect a driver of being under the influence of alcohol ... Contributed Author: University of Texas at Arlington Topics: Medical Diag...

News A microfluidic channel filled with a liquid metal alloy is used as a sensor ... Contributed Author: National University of Singapore Topics: Orthopedics

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) and Lahey Health are at the fourth attempt of a merger. The administrators believe the two systems would work better together, being an effective competitor for Partners Healt...

What is the right amount of soy intake to avoid breast cancer? A new study conducted by Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer helps clear the confusion.

Doctors may soon be able to detect stomach cancer or esophageal cancer through a simple breath test, a new study in the United Kingdom revealed. Experts believe this breath test could also reduce the number of unnecessar...

A new study from the University of Exeter in England confirms that bacterial overgrowth is encouraged by antibiotics, as seen in the mutated E.coli bacteria used in the study. Antibiotic resistance continues to be a glob...

Neuroscientists have developed a brain-computer interface (BCI) that can facilitate communication by reading the thoughts of patients with complete paralysis. Their findings spark hope for patients of amyotrophic lateral...

(International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer) Elderly non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients undergoing definitive radiation have a lower incidence of esophagitis compared to younger patients and tolerate...

(University of Turku) Researchers from the Research Centre of Applied and Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine at the University of Turku, Finland, have studied over ten million DNA variations and found new links between t...

(The Endocrine Society) The Endocrine Society is pleased to announce the recipients of the Early Investigators Awards. The Early Investigators Awards were established to recognize the achievements of early career investi...