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News A new way to pull at cells has the potential to advance cell biology and biomedical research and may even impact the movement of robots and cleaning of industrial surfaces ... Contributed Author: Benjamin Boettner, ...

The deadly fungal infection Candida auris already infected more than 30 people in the United States. Who are the people most vulnerable, and where does this drug-resistant pathogen commonly spread?

(University College London) Scientists at UCL have developed a way to use MRI scans to help identify when HIV is persisting in the brain despite effective drug treatment.The study, published in Clinical Infectious Diseas...

News For the Taiwan Centers for Disease Control (CDC), IBM helped create computer models ... Contributed Author: IBM Topics: Medical Diagnostics

News The sensor is designed with silicon dioxide glass, allowing it to be strong while being thin ... Staff Author: Lexie Metzler Topics: Cardiovascular

Product Announcement ReFLEX CES is highlighting at this exhibition its new Achilles (Arria 10 SoC) System-On-Module ... Contributed Author: ReFLEX CES Topics: STEM

News The TORUS Stent Graft System is an expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) covered self-expanding nitinol stent ... Contributed Author: PQ Bypass Topics: Implantables

Article For drug delivery devices, such as autoinjectors, complementary training devices are being utilized more often during the patient onboarding ... Contributed Author: Chris Hung and Ryan Hall, Noble International, ...

New research has shown a connection between flame retardants used in common household items and kids' social behavior. Children are negatively affected when exposed to these chemicals.

News The device also features a self-learning atrial fibrillation (AF - an irregular and often very fast heart rate) algorithm, which learns and adapts ... Contributed Author: Medtronic Topics: Cardiovascular

News The disposable electronic capsule is coated in a biocompatible medical grade plastic ... Contributed Author: BodyCap Topics: STEM

Parents are eyeing simple cardboard boxes for babies and a safe, sound sleep. The idea, inspired by a Finnish program decades ago, is designed to help curb U.S. infant mortalities due to sudden infant death syndrome.

High-intensity interval training emerges in a new study as as key anti-aging strategy. Here are tips to perform interval training, potential risks and reminders, and a sample workout.

News Wearable biosensors, like fitness trackers and activity monitors, can now check these parameters regularly ... Contributed Author: National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering Topics: Wearables

News These changes in the brain, called diffuse white matter signal abnormalities, are linked to cognitive problems ... Contributed Author: University College London Topics: Medical Diagnostics

A study conducted by Center for Injury Research and Policy has stated that there is a need of safer products for baby nurseries. Consumer products related to kids cause more harm than what meets the eye.

Living in countries like the U.S., Australia, and the U.K., it can be all too easy to forget that snakebites are a serious and neglected global medical problem. It's estimated that upwards of 4.5 million people are enven...

While it remains the most commonly reported vector-borne sickness in the country, Lyme disease is not the only scourge of tick bites these days. Here's a rundown of other tick-borne diseases in the U.S. today.

Experts are of the belief that Lyme disease's early arrival in the east coast is due to climatic changes. Come 2025, the Lyme disease season could get preponed by half a week and two weeks by 2065.

Two people in San Francisco have been poisoned by a herbal tea which contained traces of the toxic aconite. The health department is investigating the matter and has asked people not to consume the particular tea.

(NYU Langone Medical Center / New York University School of Medicine) Researchers have charted the complex molecular biology of uterine carcinosarcoma, a rare and aggressive gynecologic cancer, according to a study publi...

(Harvard Medical School) Hospitalized patients treated by physicians who order more or more expensive tests and procedures are just as likely to be readmitted or to die as patients treated by doctors who order fewer or l...