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News A recently developed skin-graft harvesting system aids in chronic wound recovery and reduces care costs by accelerating the healing process ... Contributed Author: University of Missouri-Columbia Topics: Pain Manage...

News The 3D reconstruction reveals the arrangement of atoms in unprecedented detail ... Contributed Author: Phys.org Topics: STEM

News The findings are the first step to developing a similar protocol using human stem cells ... Contributed Author: Boston University Medical Center Topics: STEM

Product Announcement Beryllium copper's mechanical and electrical properties make it designed for EMI/RFI shielding ... Contributed Author: Tech-Etch Topics: STEM

Article By first establishing the log reduction target for a new application, engineers use the distance from the UVC energy source combined with the amount of time the surface is exposed ... Contributed Author: Mark Piz...

President Donald Trump's administration has placed programs initiated during Barack Obama's tenure as president, even those with bipartisan support, on unsure footing. However, the cancer moonshot may have the critical m...

News The company is currently investing in the expansion of its medical technology division worldwide ... Contributed Author: Freudenberg Group Topics: STEM

A comprehensive study from Silent Spring Institute found fluorinated compounds in one-third of the fast food packaging they tested. These compounds, which have been previously linked to cancer, are chemicals also used in...

News The NovaSure system is designed to reduce abnormal uterine bleeding ... Contributed Author: Hologic Inc. Topics: Surgical

News More fundamentally, vasculature makes mini-brains more realistic models of natural noggins ... Contributed Author: Brown University Topics: Neurology

News In the past years, various nanoscopy methods were developed which overcome the diffraction limit and produce images of highest resolution ... Contributed Author: Karlsruher Institut Für Technologie (KIT) Topics: ST...

Article As healthcare technology becomes increasingly advanced, it more important than ever to ensure patient safety by regularly testing medical equipment ... Contributed Author: Andrew Teasdale, Principal Systems Engin...

U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company has voluntarily recalled some smokeless tobacco products after sharp metal objects have been found in selected cans. The FDA too is pursuing a new rule that will limit a carcinogen content ...

Hawaii topped the Gallup-Healthways 2016 state well-being rankings. Here are the other states whose residents are deemed the happiest and healthiest in the United States.

(Mayo Clinic) Mayo Clinic researchers have found that azathioprine, a drug commonly used to treat autoimmune disease, may increase the risk of myeloid neoplasms. Myeloid neoplasms include a spectrum of potentially life-t...

(Loyola University Health System) An international study led by Loyola University Chicago is providing compelling new evidence that exercise may not be the key to controlling weight. Researchers who studied young adults ...

(University of Liverpool) New research conducted by the University of Liverpool in partnership with the universities of Gdansk and Manchester shows that current salt reduction strategy in England has failed to reduce exi...

(University of Melbourne) New research has shown how normally helpful brain cells can turn rogue and kill off other brain cells following injury or disease.

(California Institute of Technology) In a new Caltech study, researchers are learning more about how ribosome chaperones work, showing that one particular chaperone binds to its protein client in a very specific, tight m...

(University of California - San Francisco) A new study led by researchers at UC San Francisco and Kaiser Permanente has identified genetic predictors of normal prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels in healthy men, which...

(NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases) A novel, gene-based investigational vaccine protected mice and monkeys against Zika virus infection after a single dose, according to a study appearing online i...

(SAGE) The earlier that autism is diagnosed and treated in children, the better outcomes they will experience for future relationships and careers. However, most children aren't detected and diagnosed with ASD until arou...