Medical News

News Our system uses pieces of paper that are 125 microns thick, little more than the width of a single hair ... Contributed Author: North Carolina State University Topics: STEM

News Although the year that these tools existed in unknown, one could guess these were from the 1800s ... Staff Author: Lexie Metzler Topics: Surgical

Product Announcement Pro Capture products include the Pro Capture AIO, pro Capture mini DMI, Pro Capture Quad HDMI, and the USB Capture family ... Contributed Author: Magewell Topics: Medical Diagnostics

News During the conference, Stryker's proprietary Tritanium In-Growth Technology will be featured in a virtual reality "tour," providing surgeons ... Contributed Author: Stryker Spine Topics: Orthopedics

News My Robotic Hand, a community that teaches people how to construct a robotic hand from scratch ... Staff Author: Lexie Metzler Topics: STEM

The number of Alzheimer's patients who succumb to the disease has doubled in the last 15 years. As the aging population grows larger, the Alzheimer's Association calls for early diagnosis.

Studies showed sound therapy can improve deep sleep and memory in older adults. Northwestern University scientists studied how sound waves, when synced with brain waves, can enhance memory.

Naples has become the happiest and healthiest city in the U.S. for the second time in a row. To have a better life, one can use the nine golden rules followed by Naples' residents.

The public water of Onoway in Alberta, Canada, has suddenly turned fluorescent pink. The culprit: potassium permanganate, which is commonly incorporated in treatment processes to remove iron and manganese.

News Stratasys is providing in-kind support with printing of the models to be used in the trial ... Contributed Author: Business Wire Topics: Surgical

Need a reason to justify your coffee habit? Here's one: your regular dose of caffeine could be protecting you against dementia, according to research from Indiana University.

News The app team discovered a watershed algorithm provided the most accurate counts by creating better contrasts for colony detection ... Contributed Author: Phys.org Topics: STEM

News To use microRNA as a biomarker for cancer, it needs to be isolated by a rapid, efficient process ... Contributed Author: Nagoya University Topics: Medical Diagnostics

News The major factors boosting the market growth include technological advancements (such as bioabsorbable stents) ... Contributed Author: Allied Market Research Topics: Implantables

People in the United States have been engaging in less sex than a quarter century ago, according to a new study. What could be possible factors affecting the frequency of sex among Americans?

Fatal drug overdoses in West Virginia have kept increasing and are nearly three times the national average. They are taking their toll on the state burial assistance program, which is facing a looming budget deficit.

Fewer Americans are striving to shed extra pounds as being overweight is becoming more socially acceptable, a new study has found. The research reveals a surge in obesity rates in the last three decades.

A diet comprising too much processed meat, red meat, salt, and sugary drinks and not enough nuts, fruits, and vegetables has been associated with deaths from diabetes, stroke, and heart disease, research finds.

(University of California - Santa Barbara) Eating healthier food could reduce greenhouse gas emissions, says a new study by environmental scientist David Cleveland.

(Boston University Medical Center) A new study has found treatment with the diabetes drug amylin (or pramlintide) safely improves learning and memory function in AD patients and reduces the AD pathology in their brains. ...

(Massachusetts General Hospital) A study from investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital finds that a blood transfusion practice previously studied only in patients with severe traumatic injuries has been widely ado...

(FAIR Health) New Healthcare Pricing Resource offers building blocks for reforming the way in which healthcare services get priced and reimbursed. Offers a lens into the healthcare system allowing greater clarity into he...