Medical News
Heart Disease Is Leading Cause Of Death In American Women
Tech Times - 9 Feb 2017 16:25
Heart disease is the number one killer for American women, even deadlier than cancer per experts. Women can avoid cardiovascular diseases by quitting or reducing smoking among other things.
Broken pebbles offer clues to Paleolithic funeral rituals
EurekAlert! - 9 Feb 2017 07:00
(University of Montreal) Researchers from Canada, the US and Italy uncover evidence that people in the Upper Paleolithic Period used stone spatulas to decorate the bodies of the dead with ochre.
UMass Amherst research may lead to non-surgical cataract treatment
EurekAlert! - 9 Feb 2017 07:00
(University of Massachusetts at Amherst) Early phase discoveries by polymer physicist Murugappan Muthukumar at UMass Amherst regarding the fundamental science of proteins in the lens of the human eye could revolutionize ...
Less driving linked to a decrease in roadway fatalities
EurekAlert! - 9 Feb 2017 07:00
(Elsevier Health Sciences) A new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine shows that a significant decrease in automobile travel from 2003-2014 correlated with a decrease in the number of crash deaths, with t...
Researchers Cast Into Doubt A Tenet Of The Dominant Evolutionary Biology Model
Medical Design Technology - 9 Feb 2017 21:56
News A team of Université Laval researchers has cast into doubt a tenet of evolutionary biology according to which organisms with more than one copy of the same gene in their genome are more... Contributed Author: Phys....
Directly Radiolabeled Nanographene Materials Without Chelators Are Suitable For Bioimaging Applications
Medical Design Technology - 9 Feb 2017 21:15
News Positron emission tomography plays a pivotal role for monitoring the distribution and accumulation of radiolabeled nanomaterials in living subjects. The radioactive metals... Contributed Author: Phys.org Topics: Med...
Bacteria Fed Synthetic Iron-Containing Molecules Turn Into Electrical Generators
Medical Design Technology - 9 Feb 2017 21:13
News The bacterial world is rife with unusual talents, among them a knack for producing electricity. In the wild, "electrogenic" bacteria generate current as part of their metabolism, and now researchers... Contributed A...
Technique To Measure Oxidative Stress In Blood Samples Offers Potential Aid In Schizophrenia Diagnosis
Medical Design Technology - 9 Feb 2017 21:07
News Researchers from the University of Maryland College Park (UMD) and Baltimore (UMB) campuses have developed a blood test that could help doctors more quickly diagnose schizophrenia and other... Contributed Author: Ph...
Researchers Develop Device That Emulates Human Kidney Function
Medical Design Technology - 9 Feb 2017 21:02
News Instead of running tests on live kidneys, researchers at Binghamton, University State University of New York have developed a model kidney for working out the kinks in medicines... Contributed Author: Phys.org Topic...
Mirror-Touch Synesthesia: Some People Literally Feel For You
Tech Times - 9 Feb 2017 18:00
New research has shown that approximately two in every 100 people suffer from mirror-touch synesthesia. The condition involves a phantom feeling of being touched when exposed to a visual stimulus where someone is being t...
New Technology Could Help Neuroscientists Understand How Dopamine Influences Brain Activity
Medical Design Technology - 9 Feb 2017 17:15
News MIT chemical engineers have developed an extremely sensitive detector that can track single cells' secretion of dopamine, a brain chemical responsible for carrying messages involved in reward-motivated... Contribute...
Bacterium Lassoes Its Way From The Mouth To The Heart To Cause Disease
Medical Design Technology - 9 Feb 2017 17:09
News The human mouth can harbour more than 700 different species of bacteria. Under normal circumstances these microbes co-exist with us as part of our resident oral microbiota. But when bacteria spread to other tissues....
South Korea Confirms 2nd Strain Of Foot-And-Mouth Disease Outbreak
Tech Times - 9 Feb 2017 17:00
South Korea has raised its foot-and-mouth disease alert status to highest level as a second strain of the virus was confirmed Thursday. The government has begun vaccinating all its cattle and livestock.
Nanoparticle Screen Could Speed Up Drug Development
Medical Design Technology - 9 Feb 2017 16:52
News Many scientists are pursuing ways to treat disease by delivering DNA or RNA that can turn a gene on or off. However, a major obstacle to progress in this field has been finding ways to safely deliver that genetic......
PEM Type SL Self-Clinching Locknuts With TRI-DENT Locking Feature
Medical Design Technology - 9 Feb 2017 16:23
Product Announcement PEM Type SL locknuts are available in thread sizes four to 40 through 3/8-16 and M3 ... Contributed Author: Penn Engineering
Millions Of Americans Likely Have Hearing Loss Without Knowing It: What Can Be Done?
Tech Times - 9 Feb 2017 16:13
A newly released federal study has found that about 1 in 4 adults who think they have good or excellent hearing have signs of hearing loss. What can be done to prevent this permanent damage?
Concussions May Affect Driving Ability Even After Symptoms Pass: Study
Tech Times - 9 Feb 2017 16:00
A concussion can affect a patient's driving ability even after the symptoms are gone, according to new research. The next step of the research is to determine exactly when concussion patients can resume driving.
Daylight Savings Time May Impact IVF Miscarriage Rates, Reveals Study
Tech Times - 9 Feb 2017 15:38
A study conducted by the BMC suggests that a possible link exists between miscarriage rates for IVF and DST. The researchers reveal that pregancy losses are higher for women who underwent IVF during DST.
Mark Zuckerberg Looking To Create Technology That Can Read Your Mind
Tech Times - 9 Feb 2017 15:35
Mark Zuckerberg has donated $50 million dollars to Chan Zuckerberg Biohub . Some of the money would go into researching neural implants which could lead scientists to create technology to read a person's mind.
How Diet Quality Makes The Fittest Fitter: Study
Tech Times - 9 Feb 2017 15:00
Two new studies have shown that a balanced diet works best when combined with certain types of exercises. The studies prove that the number of calories is not the only contributing factor when it comes to fitness.
Whole Grains Help You Shed Excess Pounds: Study
Tech Times - 9 Feb 2017 14:59
New research from Tufts University suggested that switching from refined grains to whole grains can lead to greater weight loss. This is through reducing calories retained during digestion and speeding up metabolism.
Make Or Break: How Will Childhood Cancer Treatments Affect Future Sex Lives Of Young Patients?
Tech Times - 9 Feb 2017 13:14
A new study has shown that childhood cancer survivors may take longer achieving psychosexual development milestones - sexual debut, committing to relationships, and having kids - but are just as sexually satisfied as peo...