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(Westmead Institute for Medical Research) Dr Ben Tang and co-researchers have developed a world-first blood test to predict which flu patients will develop potentially life-threatening secondary infections that demand ur...

Pregnant women who are obese or overweight face risk of having children with birth defects. Experts advise women to aim for healthy weight even before pregnancy, have healthy diet and engage in exercise.

News It's all about CPC's non-spill connector ... Staff Author: Lexie Metzler Topics: STEM

Product Announcement Colorite's Cellene line of thermoplastic elastomer compounds is an alternative to PVC, phthalate-based plasticized compounds ... Staff Author: Lee Goldberg Topics: Home Healthcare

News Magnesium Elektron began with developing materials for the nuclear, aerospace, supercars, and defense market ... Staff Author: Lexie Metzler Topics: Implantables

Doctors in Shanghai, China, recently operated on a man and removed 30 inches of his massively swollen colon and 28 pounds of poop. Find out more about the Hirschsprung's disease that led to his lifelong suffering.

Product Announcement The eXtreme Low Power (XLP) devices feature large memory in small packages ... Contributed Author: Microchip Technology Inc. Topics: STEM

News An international team of researchers have been developing one in order to further study better ways to treat diseases ... Staff Author: Lexie Metzler Topics: Surgical

News The TEER measurement is used to quantify the flow of ions between electrodes and across the tissue-tissue interface made of an organ-specific ... Contributed Author: Wyss Institute Topics: STEM

News The Extracellular Vesicle Fingerprint Predictive Score (EV-FPS) test uses machine learning to combine information from millions of cancer cell ... Contributed Author: University of Alberta Faculty of Medicine & Dent...

News Now researchers at OHSU in Portland, Oregon, have developed a process by which they can engineer new blood vessels ... Contributed Author: Oregon Health & Science University Topics: STEM

News Early diagnosis and treatment could save lives by preventing the progression, and subsequent rupture, of these plaques ... Contributed Author: Society of Nuclear Medicine Topics: Medical Diagnostics

Researchers revealed that the amount of carbohydrates and proteins in one's breakfast may affect decision making throughout the day. However, the study's results did not conclusively prove the link and more research was ...

(Edelman Seattle) New published research shows millennials (ages 18-35) who regularly consume foods that contain polyunsaturated fats, such as walnuts, salmon and canola oil, may experience favorable changes in appetite ...

(Kazan Federal University) Hantavirus infection is acute zoonosis clinically manifesting in two forms: Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome (HFRS), caused by Old World hantaviruses, and Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HP...

(Boston University Medical Center) Given the unprecedented refugee crisis and the current political and social climate today's immigrant's face, training the next generation of health professionals to be competent global...

(European Society for Medical Oncology) The World GI Congress is the premier global event in the field - encompassing malignancies affecting every component of the gastrointestinal tract and aspects related to the care o...

(European League Against Rheumatism) The results of a study presented today at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology 2017 showed that low dose computed tomography is more sensitive than conventional radiographs (X...

(European League Against Rheumatism) The results of a study presented today at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology 2017 has shown that Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, a form of cognitive behavioral therapy th...

(European League Against Rheumatism) The results of a Danish study presented today at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology 2017 press conference showed that the incidence of total knee replacements carried out on...

(Massachusetts General Hospital) Individuals with autism spectrum disorder often find it difficult to look others in the eyes as they find eye contact uncomfortable or stressful. Now investigator at the Martinos Center f...

(University of Nottingham) Potential new ways of understanding the cause of cognitive impairments, such as problems with memory and attention, in brain disorders including schizophrenia and Alzheimer's are under the spot...