Medical News
More US Teens Are Using Contraception When They Have Sex For The First Time: CDC
Tech Times - 22 Jun 2017 16:42
A new CDC study suggests that more American teenagers are now using contraceptives during sex than in previous years. Many even choose to use some form of contraception when they have intercourse for the first time.
A Mechanical Trigger for Toxic Tumor Therapy
Medical Design Technology - 22 Jun 2017 15:48
News The key to this new method is the creation of nanoparticle aggregates (NPAs) ... Contributed Author: Lindsay Brownell, Wyss Institute Topics: Oncology
Interson's Latest FDA 510(k) Clearance Just Made the Future of Ultrasound Healthcare More Accessible
Medical Design Technology - 22 Jun 2017 15:48
News Interson's new linear and convex array probes enable medical professionals to use Windows tablets and laptops to display real-time ultrasound ... Contributed Author: Interson Topics: Medical Diagnostics
JMX Series of Plastic Push-Pull Connector for Medical Applications
Medical Design Technology - 22 Jun 2017 15:46
Product Announcement Nine different color codes and six different key options are available to identify the connectors and prevent mating errors ... Contributed Author: Souriau Topics: STEM
Photo of the Day: Automatic Toothbrush Developed for Those with Limited Mobility
Medical Design Technology - 22 Jun 2017 15:46
News One motor rotates the toothbrush to the left, the other turns it 90 degrees to clean the front and sides of the user's teeth ... Staff Author: Lexie Metzler Topics: STEM
Brisbane Airport named Australia's first dementia-friendly airport at guide launch
EurekAlert! - 22 Jun 2017 06:00
(Queensland University of Technology) Brisbane Airport was named Australia's first dementia-friendly airport by Alzheimer's Australia at the launch today in the International Terminal of a new guide to the airport for tr...
Bug spray accumulation in the home
EurekAlert! - 22 Jun 2017 06:00
(Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry) A newly published article in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry reports that pyrethroids, a common household pesticide known to cause skin irritation, headache, diz...
Changes to diet, physical activity & behavior may reduce obesity in children, adolescents
EurekAlert! - 22 Jun 2017 06:00
(Wiley) Latest health evidence shows that making changes to diet, physical activity and behavior may reduce obesity in children and adolescents.
Clinics cut pregnancy risks for obese women
EurekAlert! - 22 Jun 2017 06:00
(University of Edinburgh) Specialist antenatal clinics for severely obese mums-to-be can help cut rates of pregnancy complications, research has found. Women who received the specialist care were eight times less likely ...
Correct connections are crucial
EurekAlert! - 22 Jun 2017 06:00
(Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin) Working with colleagues from Harvard Medical School and Würzburg, researchers from Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin have been examining the use of deep brain stimulation in...
Diabetes patients still produce insulin
EurekAlert! - 22 Jun 2017 06:00
(Uppsala University) Some insulin is still produced in almost half of the patients that have had type 1 diabetes for more than ten years. Patients with remaining insulin production had much higher levels in blood of inte...
Discovery of a new mechanism involved in the migration of cancer cells
EurekAlert! - 22 Jun 2017 06:00
(Comprehensive Cancer Centre Gustave Roussy) A team of young French researchers has discovered a new mechanism which facilitates cell migration. On the surface of its membrane, the cell develops multiple small hooks whic...
Don't lose sleep over sharing your bed with your pet or kids
EurekAlert! - 22 Jun 2017 06:00
(Springer) About half of all pet owners share their beds or bedrooms with their pets. Studies about co-sleeping are limited to the bedtime arrangements of adults, or parents and their children. In an article in Springer'...
Elevated rate of autism symptoms found in children with Tourette syndrome
EurekAlert! - 22 Jun 2017 06:00
(University of California - San Francisco) Around one in five children with Tourette syndrome, a neurological disorder characterized by involuntary movements and vocalizations, met criteria for autism in a study headed b...
FAU launches new approach to preventing dementia
EurekAlert! - 22 Jun 2017 06:00
(Florida Atlantic University) Is it possible to prevent dementia from happening in the first place? That's what a leading FAU neuroscientist plans to prove using an innovative approach that defies the idea that 'one-size...
Georgia State hosts first International Triple Negative Breast Cancer Conference
EurekAlert! - 22 Jun 2017 06:00
(Georgia State University) Georgia State University will host the First International Triple Negative Breast Cancer Conference from Sept. 18 to 20.
High fat diet reduces gut bacteria, Crohn's disease symptoms
EurekAlert! - 22 Jun 2017 06:00
(Case Western Reserve University) Researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have shown a high fat diet may lead to specific changes in gut bacteria that could fight harmful inflammation -- a major...
How do genes get new jobs? Wasp venom offers new insights
EurekAlert! - 22 Jun 2017 06:00
(University of Rochester) In a study published in Current Biology on June 22, the lab of Professor John Werren at the University of Rochester describes how four closely related species of parasitic wasps change their ven...
How pheromones trigger female sexual behavior
EurekAlert! - 22 Jun 2017 06:00
(University of Tokyo) A study by a group of Japanese scientists showed how a male pheromone in mice enhances sexual behaviors in females -- and how it may enhance a different behavior, aggression, in males -- by identify...
How serious is binge drinking among college students with disabilities?
EurekAlert! - 22 Jun 2017 06:00
(SAGE) A new study finds that college students with disabilities binge drink more often than their non-disabled student peers. The study, providing the first picture of alcohol use and binge drinking by US college studen...
Losing train of thought or it's hard to multi-task? You may be having one drink too many
EurekAlert! - 22 Jun 2017 06:00
(Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health) Impairments using information that help with decision-making and planning simple tasks are linked with one's frequency of alcohol or drug use. A new study shows tha...
More guns now being purchased for self-defense than recreation
EurekAlert! - 22 Jun 2017 06:00
(Elsevier) In a new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, researchers determined that there has been a shift towards more lethal weapons that appear to be designed primarily for self-defense, rather than ...