Medical News
Photo of the Day: MRI Device to Increase Patient Safety
Medical Design Technology - 25 Jul 2017 15:32
News The device could record electro-physiological signals during a MRI scan and learn when to start and stop recording ... Staff Author: Lexie Metzler Topics: Medical Diagnostics
New PEM SMTSSS ReelFast SNAP-TOP Standoff Fasteners
Medical Design Technology - 25 Jul 2017 15:20
Product Announcement PEM SMTSSS standoffs are supplied on tape and reel compatible with existing SMT automated installation ... Contributed Author: PennEngineering
One Way Money Can Buy Happiness, According To Science
Tech Times - 25 Jul 2017 15:16
If you think money can't buy happiness, think again. A new study reveals the benefits of buying time, such as paying someone to do household tasks, for greater life satisfaction.
Innovative Nanosensor for Disease Diagnosis
Medical Design Technology - 25 Jul 2017 15:12
News Breath analysis for disease diagnosis started from capturing exhaled breaths in a Tedlar bag and subsequently the captured breath gases ... Contributed Author: The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology ...
Silk 'Micrococoons' Could Be Used in Biotechnology and Medicine
Medical Design Technology - 25 Jul 2017 15:04
News The capsules were made at the University of Cambridge using a specially-developed microengineering process ... Contributed Author: St John's College, University of Cambridge
New Harmless Radiopaque Glue to Seal Bleeding and Guide Surgery
Medical Design Technology - 25 Jul 2017 14:53
News The research team tested the TaOx/SiO2 core/shell nanoparticle (TSN) glue and found that it is clearly visualized by real-time imaging modalities ... Contributed Author: Institute for Basic Science Topics: Surgical
Gene therapy: Microdystrophin restores muscle strength in Duchenne muscular dystrophy
EurekAlert! - 25 Jul 2017 06:00
(AFM-Téléthon) Researchers from Genethon, the AFM-Telethon laboratory, Inserm (UMR 1089, Nantes) and the University of London (Royal Holloway) demonstrated the efficacy of an innovative gene therapy in the treatment of...
How marriage may protect transgender couples
EurekAlert! - 25 Jul 2017 06:00
(Michigan State University) Transgender people who are married are less likely to experience discrimination than their unmarried counterparts, indicates a national study led by a Michigan State University sociologist.
Improved imaging of neonatal soft-tissue tumors can help radiologists improve patient care
EurekAlert! - 25 Jul 2017 06:00
(American Roentgen Ray Society) Better understanding of practical imaging techniques with regard to neonatal soft-tissue tumors can improve patient care, according to an article published in the July 2017 issue of the Am...
Ingestible drug-delivery materials may help patients comply with treatment regimens
EurekAlert! - 25 Jul 2017 06:00
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology) To ensure patients receive full medicinal treatments, engineers at MIT and Brigham and Women's Hospital have developed a new set of hydrogel-based drug delivery materials, which ca...
Knee joint signals bones to grow
EurekAlert! - 25 Jul 2017 06:00
(eLife ) Scientists from the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, US, have revealed a communication system between the knee joint and developing bones in mice, which controls bone growth during early development and a...
Long-acting injectable cabotegravir for PrEP well tolerated in HPTN 077
EurekAlert! - 25 Jul 2017 06:00
(FHI360) Study results released today by the HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN) show long-acting injectable cabotegravir (CAB LA) to be well tolerated by men and women and support the dosing schedule currently being us...
Lutein may counter cognitive aging, study finds
EurekAlert! - 25 Jul 2017 06:00
(University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) Spinach and kale are favorites of those looking to stay physically fit, but they also could keep consumers cognitively fit, according to a new study from University of Illinoi...
Male hepatitis B patients suffer worse liver ailments, regardless of lifestyle
EurekAlert! - 25 Jul 2017 06:00
(Drexel University) A new study determined that it doesn't matter where a person lives or the choices they make, male hepatitis B patients will always be at greater risk for more severe liver illnesses.
Mediterranean-style diets linked to better brain function in older adults
EurekAlert! - 25 Jul 2017 06:00
(American Geriatrics Society) Eating foods included in two healthy diets -- the Mediterranean or the MIND diet -- is linked to a lower risk for memory difficulties in older adults, according to a study published in the J...
Mind-body therapies immediately reduce unmanageable pain in hospital patients
EurekAlert! - 25 Jul 2017 06:00
(University of Utah) After participating in a single, 15-minute session of one of these mind-body therapies, patients reported an immediate decrease in pain levels similar to what one might expect from an opioid painkill...
New discovery could reverse tissue damage caused by heart attacks
EurekAlert! - 25 Jul 2017 06:00
(University of Bristol) A new discovery by University of Bristol scientists helps to explain how cells which surround blood vessels, called pericytes, stimulate new blood vessels to grow with the hormone 'leptin' playing...
New treatment options for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
EurekAlert! - 25 Jul 2017 06:00
(Johannes Gutenberg Universitaet Mainz) Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is one of the most frequent liver diseases worldwide and an estimated 20 million people in Germany are affected. The aim of the joint rese...
New virus discovered in migratory bird in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
EurekAlert! - 25 Jul 2017 06:00
(Fundação de Amparo Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo) Researchers at the University of São Paulo's Biomedical Science Institute (ICB-USP) in Brazil have discovered a new virus in a white-rumped sandpiper (Calidris fus...
No gene is an island
EurekAlert! - 25 Jul 2017 06:00
(Institute of Science and Technology Austria) Genes do not exist in isolation. Like beads on a string, they sit next to each other on the chromosomes. So far, little has been known about how the position of a gene on a c...
Noise pollution loudest in black neighborhoods, segregated cities
EurekAlert! - 25 Jul 2017 06:00
(University of California - Berkeley) Noise pollution is inescapable in segregated cities, where noise pollution is worse for everyone, not just racial and ethnic minorities, according to the first breakdown of noise exp...
Pattern of marijuana use during adolescence may impact psychosocial outcomes in adulthood
EurekAlert! - 25 Jul 2017 06:00
(University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences) A pattern of escalating marijuana use in adolescents is linked to higher rates of depression and lower educational accomplishments in adulthood.