Medical News

(Australian National University) Researchers have called for health professionals and climate forecasters to work more closely together ahead of extreme weather events and gradual climate change to help prevent the sprea...

(Children's Hospital Los Angeles) Physician researchers at Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) surveyed caregivers to understand their expectations and satisfaction of urgent care in a pediatric emergency department (...

(DGIST (Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology)) Today, zebrafish is rising as a new experimental animal model that can replace or supplement rodents such as mice. Research team led by Professor Sohee Kim su...

(University of California - Berkeley) UC Berkeley researchers developed ways to temporarily eliminate the sense of smell in adult mice, and discovered that those mice that lost smell could eat a high-fat diet and stay a ...

Menstruating women experience no changes in cognition, according to a new study from Swiss and German researchers. It's a pervasive stereotype: cognitive performance is different when women are on their periods. It's an ...

Product Announcement This low cost, direct drive motor can be integrated into a valve assembly for thermostat control as well as fuel metering, air intake shut off ... Contributed Author: BEI Kimco

News First there was the device that shoots out the vaccine through a tiny hole, then there was a patch, and now an engineered pill ... Staff Author: Lexie Metzler Topics: STEM

News Their new approach involves minimizing power in two domains: the current source and the conversion of temperature to a digital readout ... Contributed Author: University of California- San Diego Topics: Wearables

News The prosthetic valves are made in a variety of sizes from multiple manufacturers ... Contributed Author: Georgia Institute of Technology Topics: Cardiovascular

News The sensor itself is used as a dynamometer, meaning it measures a pulled force ... Staff Author: Lexie Metzler Topics: Orthopedics

News After years of testing, the first demonstration of the devices--which can grasp an object as fragile as an egg, or as small as a grape, or even allow the user to turn a screwdriver ... Contributed Author: Phys.org T...

A top privacy watchdog has revealed that the Royal Free NHS Trust broke UK law when it shared patient health records with Google DeepMind. The data was used in a medical trial involving the artificial intelligence divisi...

More than 700 women in Australia have filed a class action lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson over its vaginal mesh implants. The plaintiffs argued that the devices caused them to suffer excruciating and irreparable pain.

(McGill University Health Centre) Scientists from the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre may have cracked the code to understanding the function of special cells called regulatory T Cells. These ce...

(St. Jude Children's Research Hospital) St. Jude Children's Research Hospital has advanced understanding of risk factors for premature ovarian insufficiency, which should aid identification of cancer patients most likely...

(Oxford University Press USA) A new study published in The Gerontologist finds that states could save tens of millions of dollars -- and help more Americans with dementia remain in their communities -- if their caregiver...

(Mayo Clinic) Mayo Clinic is pleased to announce the launch of Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Innovations, Quality & Outcomes.

(University of Southern California - Health Sciences) The Keck School of Medicine of USC has received a seven-year, $6.9 million NIH grant that will support research that could lead to new therapies for common lung disea...

(University of North Carolina Health Care) The William R. Kenan, Jr. Charitable Trust has awarded the School of Medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill $1.5 million to establish interprofessional clin...

(Springer) If a man wants to make amends with his girlfriend after an argument, he should dedicate quality time and shed a few tears while asking for forgiveness. However, men consider a kind gesture or receiving sexual ...

(University of Montreal) An UdeM study confirms the link between marijuana use and psychotic-like experiences in a Canadian adolescent cohort.

(Medica Research Institute) The research team analyzed the impact on physician prices when two IDSs acquired three multispecialty clinic systems in the Minneapolis-St Paul market in 2007. To track prices, the team used c...