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(SUNY Downstate Medical Center) A new test using peripheral vision reaction time could lead to earlier diagnosis and more effective treatment of mild traumatic brain injury, often referred to as a concussion.

(Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy) Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy Awards Young Investigator Grants to Marco Gallo, Ph.D., of the University of Calgary, and Greg Delgoffe, Ph.D., of the University of Pittsburgh. ACGT is...

News With this design, people can put different types of bacteria in these devices ... Contributed Author: Jennifer Chu , Massachusetts Institute of Technology Topics: Wearables

News Neuroimaging of decreased blood flow in specific regions of the brain can differentiate ... Contributed Author: IOS Press Topics: Medical Diagnostics

Product Announcement Through proper design, a healthcare facility is able to get three systems in one ... Contributed Author: SMC & Lencore Topics: STEM

News The device, a silicone sponge with magnetic carbonyl iron particles wrapped in a round polymer layer ... Contributed Author: University of British Columbia Topics: Implantables

News A matrix made of gelatin nanofibers on a synthetic polymer microfiber mesh may provide a better way ... Contributed Author: Kyoto University Topics: Regenerative Medicine

Pathogens move fast. You wake up one morning feeling ready to take on the world. On your way to work, you notice your throat's a bit scratchy, your forehead a bit warm. By lunch you've got a pounding headache and it hurt...

News Designed with aluminum and a special alloy block coating, it features a maximum heating rate of 4.0 °C/sec ... Contributed Author: Analytik Jena Topics: STEM

News The Spectrum Compact CE System allows laboratories of all sizes the freedom to carry out single nucleotide polymorphism ... Contributed Author: Business Wire Topics: STEM

News The device, which utilizes facial recognition technology, will send real-time data to MAP's care platform ... Contributed Author: MAP Health Management, LLC Topics: STEM

News Quantum sensing could revolutionize medical diagnostics, enable new drug development, improve the design of electronic devices, and more ... Contributed Author: American Institute of Physics Topics: Medical Diagnost...

Pregnancy-related depression symptoms have been mostly attributed as affecting mothers but a study carried out in New Zealand has shown that fathers are susceptible to the condition as well.

Videos This new way of studying breast cancer could change how the disease is diagnosed, treated and managed ... Contributed Author: University of Cambridge Topics: Medical Diagnostics

News A new method developed by researchers could lead to a way of producing high-resolution images ... Contributed Author: David L. Chandler, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Topics: Medical Diagnostics

Scientists refer to the study of biological toxins as toxinology (not to be confused with toxicology, with a C--as I explain below). From bacterial toxins like anthrax to the deadliest snake venoms, toxinology examines t...

An algorithm that takes into account measurements from brain scans of babies as young as 6 months old can predict who among the infants will develop autism. The research could pave way for early diagnosis and early inter...

Broad Institute retains the lucrative rights to gene-editing technique CRISPR after a U.S. patent office's ruling found no 'interference' on the patent. On the losing side is the University of California, Berkeley, consi...

The human brain displays foresight by keeping neurons in readiness for executing actions after taking visual cues on possible actions, according to a new study. This happens even before a final decision is made on the ch...

A new study suggests the frequency of opioid prescriptions by doctors is linked to higher chances of long-term opioid use in patients. Researchers say much stricter guidelines on opioid prescriptions are needed.

Renowned Actor Robert De Niro along with Robert F. Kennedy Jr has offered $100,000 to anyone who can prove vaccines are safe. The announcement was made in a press conference held on Feb.15.

Vitamin D supplements can reportedly protect one from catching the flu or a cold. The vitamin helps protect people against acute infections in the respiratory tract.