Medical News
Physio-Control Recalls LIFEPAK15 Monitor/Defibrillator Due to Failure of Electrical Shock Delivery
Medical Design Technology - 28 Feb 2017 23:45
News The LIFEPAK 15 Monitor/Defibrillator is used to deliver lifesaving electrical shocks to people ... Contributed Author: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration Topics: Cardiovascular
Silicon Kinetics Announces Collaborations in Japan in Clinical Proteomics
Medical Design Technology - 28 Feb 2017 23:28
News Through its clinical and technological alliances with major medical schools and hospitals, Biosys has access to tissue and blood samples ... Contributed Author: PR Web Topics: STEM
Launch of Hammertoe Allograft-PRESERVE HammerGraft System
Medical Design Technology - 28 Feb 2017 23:22
News With the PRESERVE line, all implants are aseptically processed (free of gamma radiation and bleaching) ... Contributed Author: Paragon 28 Inc. Topics: Orthopedics
Zimmer Biomet Recalls Comprehensive Reverse Shoulder Due to a High Fracture Rate
Medical Design Technology - 28 Feb 2017 23:05
News The Comprehensive Reverse Shoulder is a shoulder replacement device that is surgically implanted ... Contributed Author: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration Topics: Implantables
Stratasys to Sponser Webinar on MDT
Medical Design Technology - 28 Feb 2017 23:00
News A free webinar, "3D Printing for Surgical Devices and Medical Models," sponsored by Stratasys will be streaming ... Staff Author: Lexie Metzler Topics: STEM
Implant Relieves Symptoms of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
Medical Design Technology - 28 Feb 2017 22:54
News The UroLift System opens up the prostate by holding back the lobes of the enlarged prostate ... Staff Author: Lexie Metzler Topics: Implantables
WHO stresses urgent need for R&D for drug-resistant TB alongside newly-prioritized antibiotic-resistant pathogens
WHO - 28 Feb 2017 22:45
WHO reaffirms the critical need for research and development (R&D) of new antibiotics to tackle the threat of drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB).
Say Hello To ZeitZeiger, Computer Method That Tells Time According To Your Body Clock
Tech Times - 28 Feb 2017 19:30
ZeitZeiger a computerized method developed by Dr.cHughey and his team of researchers uses blood samples to measure the circadian time of the body. This method can be used in both humans as well as animals.
Tanning Devices Reponsible For Increasing Number Of Skin Cancer Cases In US, Report Suggests
Tech Times - 28 Feb 2017 17:30
The use of indoor tanning techniques in U.S. are the leading cause of skin cancer per a new study. Around $343.1 million goes into medical costs to treat skin cancer caused due to tanning devices in U.S.
Philips Receives FDA 510(K) Clearance to Market its Elastq Imaging Shear Wave Elastography
Medical Design Technology - 28 Feb 2017 16:41
News Using shear wave elastography to focus sound waves to assess soft tissue stiffness ... Contributed Author: Royal Philips Topics: Medical Diagnostics
Subway Chicken Contains Less Than 50 Percent Chicken DNA
Tech Times - 28 Feb 2017 16:27
The Sweet Onion Chicken Teriyaki that Subway restaurants serve to customers contains less than 50 percent chicken DNA, a Marketplace investigation revealed. What is actually in the chicken meat?
Improving DNA-Detecting Transistors
Medical Design Technology - 28 Feb 2017 16:24
News The research team designed GFETs that consist of titanium-gold electrodes on graphene ... Contributed Author: Phys.org Topics: Medical Diagnostics
Nerve Wrapping Nanofiber Mesh Promoting Regeneration
Medical Design Technology - 28 Feb 2017 16:19
News This mesh incorporates vitamin B12--a substance vital to the normal functioning of nervous systems ... Contributed Author: Phys.org Topics: Regenerative Medicine
New Technology Offers Fast Peptide Synthesis
Medical Design Technology - 28 Feb 2017 16:00
News This technology could help researchers rapidly generate new peptide drugs to test on a variety of diseases ... Contributed Author: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Topics: Medical Diagnostics
Light Beam Replaces Blood Test During Heart Surgery
Medical Design Technology - 28 Feb 2017 15:50
News The technology developed by UCF scientist Aristide Dogariu uses an optical fiber to beam light ... Contributed Author: University of Central Florida Topics: Cardiovascular
'Priority Pathogens': WHO Sounds Alarm On These 12 Superbugs
Tech Times - 28 Feb 2017 15:16
The WHO has published its first-ever list of antibiotic-resistant "priority pathogens," which details the 12 superbugs believed to pose the greatest threat to human health. Find out what these drug-resistant bacteria are...
Recreational Cannabis Use Dangerous To Teenagers: Here's Why
Tech Times - 28 Feb 2017 14:40
Cannabis is dangerous for teenagers, as it can cause memory loss and daytime sleepiness, affecting their development. Additionally, new study suggests that smart kids are more likely to consume it.
Hospital floors may pose a larger health risk than previously thought
EurekAlert! - 28 Feb 2017 07:00
(Elsevier Health Sciences) Hospital room floors may be an overlooked source of infection, according to a study published in the March issue of the American Journal of Infection Control, the official journal of the Associ...
Happy notes, happy memories
EurekAlert! - 28 Feb 2017 07:00
(Springer) Happy memories spring to mind much faster than sad, scary or peaceful ones. Moreover, if you listen to happy or peaceful music, you recall positive memories, whereas if you listen to emotionally scary or sad m...
CHLA researcher awarded $1.7 million to study heart regeneration
EurekAlert! - 28 Feb 2017 07:00
(Children's Hospital Los Angeles) Ching-Ling (Ellen) Lien, PhD, an investigator at The Saban Research Institute of Children's Hospital Los Angeles, has been awarded nearly $1.7 million, over a four year period, from the ...
Recent investigations on human group ii pyridoxal 5'-phosphate decarboxylases
EurekAlert! - 28 Feb 2017 07:00
(Bentham Science Publishers) The aim of the present article is to compare the structural features of a particular group of pyridoxal 5'-phosphate-dependent decarboxylases, namely the group II ?-decarboxylases. These enzy...
Genetic variant linked to overactive inflammatory response
EurekAlert! - 28 Feb 2017 07:00
(Cardiff University) Researchers at Cardiff University have discovered that genetic variation is the reason why some immune systems overreact to viruses.