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News The federal government has long played a vital role in advancing prosthetic technologies ... Contributed Author: Mark Geil, The Conversation, Phys.org Topics: Prosthetics

(National Research University Higher School of Economics) Adolescents who have a greater tendency to lie to their parents are also more likely to start using alcohol at an earlier age, while excessive parental supervisio...

An Associated Press report introduced Dr. Anurag Bishnoi, who employs in-vitro fertilization treatment on Indian women over age 50 and well into their 70s. Learn more about his controversial IVF technique and criticism o...

Regular consumption of chocolate benefits the heart and helps reduce risk of atrial fibrillation, notes a new study. Here are the other gains one can get from regularly eating dark chocolate and its flavonoids and other ...

Product Announcement The Corcom filter IH series adheres to stringent safety standards and are classified as meeting 2MOPP requirements (two means of patient protection ... Contributed Author: TE Connectivity Topics: STE...

News The scientists believe that this discrepancy can be explained by the central nervous system (CNS)'s primary reliance on stability ... Contributed Author: Phys.org Topics: Neurology

News CLiKX uses a sensor to safely insert almost any commercially available grommet into the patient's ear ... Staff Author: Lexie Metzler Topics: Surgical

News The device is an improved version of a clinical tool called an electrode grid ... Contributed Author: University of California, San Diego Topics: Neurology

Article The resulting device detects for diseases using blood, mucus, urine, or saliva samples ... Staff Author: Lexie Metzler Topics: Medical Diagnostics

A global survey on the use of different drugs determined that 'magic' mushrooms are currently the least dangerous drug in use. However, the researchers warned people that prolonged use of the mushrooms harmed a person's ...

News The life-like stereoscopic VR software immerses the student into a typical treatment room at a 1:1 scale ... Contributed Author: University of Vienna Topics: STEM

News The UW engineers did all this using DNA instead of silicon and solder, and inside yeast cells instead ... Contributed Author: University of Washington Topics: STEM

Product Announcement The FEM includes an integrated high gain, low-noise amplifier with transmit bypass path and digital controls ... Contributed Author: Skyworks Topics: Wearables

Videos Physics Girl has challenged whether MRIs are truly safe ... Staff Author: Lexie Metzler Topics: Medical Diagnostics

Article This "Top 10 List" summarizes these recurring mistakes ... Contributed Author: Aaron Joseph Topics: STEM

Health officials confirmed the second botulism-related death in California within a week. However, the recent death is not related to the botulism outbreak caused by the nacho cheese, which left one dead and nine others ...

Researchers revealed that lack of sleep could increase the risk of premature death due to a stroke or cardiovascular disease. The study shared that sleeping less than six hours could up death risk from heart diseases.

A compound present in marijuana was shown effective in treating children with Dravet syndrome, a rare form of epilepsy. What are the side effects of the treatment?

A new study indicated that consuming a single glass of alcohol can increase breast cancer risk in women. The study asserted that apart from limited alcohol consumption, exercise could lower breast cancer risk.

(Karolinska Institutet) What happens in the brain when we see other people experiencing a trauma or being subjected to pain? Well, the same regions that are involved when we feel pain ourselves are also activated when we...

(Georgia State University) Dr. Ming-Hui Zou, director of the Center for Molecular & Translational Medicine and a Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar in Molecular Medicine, has renewed a four-year, $2.3 million fede...

(Baylor College of Medicine) The research findings imply that patients with genitourinary birth defects due to 22q11.2 changes in gene dosage should also be evaluated for other potential birth defects seen in patients wi...