Medical News

News The device is a balloon that inflates inside the artery, helping the artery to widen ... Staff Author: Lexie Metzler Topics: Surgical

News Wong's approach uses DNA recombinases, enzymes that cut and paste pieces of DNA sequences ... Contributed Author: Boston University College of Engineering Topics: STEM

News Specifically, the team demonstrated an imaging resolution of 65 nanometres using the supercritical lens microscope ... Contributed Author: Phys.org Topics: Medical Diagnostics

Product Announcement Applications include enclosure doors, covers, monitors, hatches, and many other components requiring ideal position control ... Contributed Author: Reell Precision Manufacturing Topics: Surgical

News The Stentrode technology may ultimately help diagnose and treat a range of brain pathologies, such as epilepsy and movement disorders ... Contributed Author: Synchron Inc. Topics: Neurology

Following a suspected case of hantavirus infection in King County, an alert has been sounded out about the virus that causes a respiratory disease called hantavirus pulmonary syndrome. Hantavirus is carried by rodents su...

Cookies and muffins that contained cannabis oil sickened several employees at a North Carolina Hospital. Here's why no charges were filed against the person who baked the goods and the employee who brought them to the ho...

Consumption of antibiotics for an extended period could increase the risk of colon cancer in women. However, using antibiotics for a short period doesn't eliminate the risk of precancerous colon growths.

News The Tbit System is based on a patented nanotechnology biosensor that detects and measures protein biomarkers ... Contributed Author: BioDirection, Inc. Topics: Neurology

News By using a PARP inhibitor, doctors can trap the enzyme on cancer ... Contributed Author: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Topics: Oncology

According to a new study, being slightly overweight could potentially decrease the life span of a person. An overweight individual is at a higher risk of death when compared to slimmer peers.

News The Pisa-Lund group generated artificial touch experiences with a bionic fingertip currently used for robotic upper limb neuroprostheses ... Contributed Author: Lund University Topics: Neurology

A study highlighted that initial diagnosis in serious medical conditions is wrong in many cases. It also revealed that 21 percent patients received a different diagnosis the second time round.

News Now engineers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have devised a microfluidic technique to capture and count circulating plasma cells ... Contributed Author: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Topics: ...

A CDC study found that 1 in every 10 pregnant women infected by Zika virus gives birth to babies with birth defects. Researchers recommended CT scan for babies infected with Zika, to check for underlying abnormalities.

WHO is alarmed by serious reports of the use of highly toxic chemicals in an attack in Khan Shaykhun, southern rural Idleb, Syria.

A CDC study revealed that vaccinated children run a lesser risk of succumbing to flu virus, compared to non-vaccinated kids. The result was determined after a data analysis of four flu seasons from 2010 to 2014.

(Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft) Topics range from plant morphodynamics to Russian lyric poetry in transition. Total of around €17 million for first funding period.

(Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft) Topics range from cultures of translation in the early modern period to functions of the CRISPR-Cas system. Approximately €100 million for three years is granted.

(Brigham and Women's Hospital) In order to measure and test the effects of interventions in the lab, BWH investigators have developed an age-predicting clock designed for studies in mice. The new clock accurately predict...

(Brigham and Women's Hospital) In a new study, published this week in JAMA Cardiology, investigators examined whether multivitamins might help prevent CVD events among those in the PHS II with less nutritious diets. Howe...

(Brown University) Expanding a program in Kenya that fights the spread of HIV by curbing alcohol consumption could produce a net economic benefit, a new study projects.