Medical News
Experimental Malaria Vaccine Can Protect People From Multiple Strains
Tech Times - 22 Feb 2017 04:23
Researchers have found an experimental vaccine that protects the human body against two strains of malaria. Even while protecting the body against infections, the PfSPZ vaccine generates immune responses for further prot...
Tiny Fibers Open New Windows into the Brain
Medical Design Technology - 22 Feb 2017 23:24
News All of this was done through a single flexible fiber just 200 micrometers across ... Contributed Author: David L. Chandler, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Topics: Neurology
Novel Breast Tomosynthesis Technique Reduces Screening Recall Rate
Medical Design Technology - 22 Feb 2017 23:14
News Dr. Holt and colleagues set out to compare the clinical performance of DBT-s2D with that of DBT-FFDM ... Contributed Author: Radiological Society of North America Topics: Medical Diagnostics
Stafford Metric Shaft Components
Medical Design Technology - 22 Feb 2017 23:01
Product Announcement Available in 3 mm to 80 mm I.D. sizes, Stafford Metric Shaft Components are offered in aluminum ... Contributed Author: Stafford Manufacturing Corp. Topics: STEM
RJL Systems Announces New Segmental BIA Medical Device--The Quantum V Segmental BIA
Medical Design Technology - 22 Feb 2017 22:59
News The device provides quantitative objective regional body composition assessments that are similar ... Contributed Author: RJL Systems Topics: Medical Diagnostics
Medtronic Introduces Signia Stapling System for Minimally Invasive Surgery
Medical Design Technology - 22 Feb 2017 22:46
News The Signia system includes Adaptive Firing technology that measures the firing force ... Contributed Author: Medtronic Topics: Surgical
Print Your Own Body Parts
Medical Design Technology - 22 Feb 2017 17:44
Article Slowly but surely, 3D printing - otherwise known as additive manufacturing ... Contributed Author: Ian Birrell, Phys.org Topics: Prosthetics
New Technique Generates High Volume of Sensory Cells Needed for Hearing
Medical Design Technology - 22 Feb 2017 17:33
News The researchers were encouraged by a previous Mass. Eye and Ear discovery that the inner ear contained stem cells ... Contributed Author: Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary Topics: STEM
Using Protons to Fight Cancer: The Science Behind the UAB Proton Center
Medical Design Technology - 22 Feb 2017 17:29
News The moving protons have an odd characteristic with regard to this damage ... Contributed Author: Jeff Hansen Topics: Oncology
Ambra Health Launches First Cloud Development Platform for Medical Imaging
Medical Design Technology - 22 Feb 2017 17:11
News Built around modern, RESTful web-services, this cloud development platform is designed specifically for medical imaging ... Contributed Author: Ambra Health Topics: Medical Diagnostics
Teens With PTSD, Conduct Disorder Can Misidentify Facial Expressions, New Study Reveals
Tech Times - 22 Feb 2017 16:47
A new study has been conducted in the field of PTSD and conduct disorder. The research has revealed that teens suffering from these problems tend to misidentify facial expressions.
Elegance in Simplicity: "Wearable Assisted Implants"
Medical Design Technology - 22 Feb 2017 16:44
Article In order to be successful, implantable neuromodulation devices need to be separated into individual components ... Contributed Author: Mark Geiger, Global Director of Marketing for Implantables at Bioness Inc. To...
Clinical Trial To Test Mosquito Saliva Vaccine For Malaria, Zika And Dengue Viruses
Tech Times - 22 Feb 2017 16:07
A Phase 1 clinical trial of an experimental vaccine designed to provide protection against mosquito-borne diseases such as malaria, Zika and dengue will involve up to 60 adult participants. How does this AGS-v vaccine wo...
Cancer Death Rate Likely To Decline Faster In Men Than In Women, New Research Finds
Tech Times - 22 Feb 2017 15:49
Cancer death rates in the EU are falling faster for men compared to women per a new study. The researchers predict that death rates for men will decline by 8 percent in 2017 vis- -vis 4 percent for women.
Does payer type -- commercial insurance or Medicare -- affect the use of low-value care?
EurekAlert! - 22 Feb 2017 07:00
(The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy & Clinical Practice) In a first-of-its-kind national study, researchers from The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice examined the connection between paye...
Depression puts psoriasis patients at significantly greater risk of psoriatic arthritis
EurekAlert! - 22 Feb 2017 07:00
(Elsevier Health Sciences) Psoriasis is a lifelong disease that is associated with significant cosmetic and physical disability and puts patients at increased risk for many major medical disorders. A multidisciplinary te...
Asthma drugs could prevent prevent deadly form of pneumonia, research suggests
EurekAlert! - 22 Feb 2017 07:00
(University of Virginia Health System) Two drugs used to treat asthma and allergies may offer a way to prevent a form of pneumonia that can kill up to 40 percent of people who contract it, researchers at the University o...
CredibleMeds launches mobile app to expand access to online QTdrugs database
EurekAlert! - 22 Feb 2017 07:00
(Lotos Nile) CredibleMeds, the internationally recognized authority on drugs that increase the risk of heart arrhythmia and sudden death, has released a free mobile application to make its online QTdrugs database instant...
Lollipop or edible?
EurekAlert! - 22 Feb 2017 07:00
(RTI International) Pot brownies may be a thing of the past as there are new edible marijuana products, or edibles, on the market, including chocolates, candies, and cookies. These products are legally sold in Colorado a...
JNeurosci: Highlights from the Feb. 22 issue
EurekAlert! - 22 Feb 2017 07:00
(Society for Neuroscience) The Zika virus gained worldwide attention after it was linked to serious birth defects in babies born to infected mothers. But how the virus wreaks havoc on the developing brain is only gradual...
CancerLinQ partners with premier radiation oncology society
EurekAlert! - 22 Feb 2017 07:00
(American Society for Radiation Oncology) CancerLinQ LLC and the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) are partnering to bring radiation oncology expertise to CancerLinQ and improve the care of cancer patients ...
Making it harder to 'outsmart' concussion tests
EurekAlert! - 22 Feb 2017 07:00
(University of Nebraska-Lincoln) Concussion testing on the athletic field depends upon comparing an athlete's post-concussion neurocognitive performance with the results of a previously administered baseline test. Expert...