Medical News
Prior dengue or yellow fever exposure does not worsen zika infection in monkeys
EurekAlert! - 4 Aug 2017 06:00
(Walter Reed Army Institute of Research) Rhesus macaques previously infected with dengue or yellow fever viruses appear to be neither more nor less susceptible to severe infection with Zika virus, according to new resear...
Half Of People Using Cannabidiol Products Stopped Taking Prescriptions And Traditional Medications
Tech Times - 4 Aug 2017 21:56
A recent survey of HelloMD members who use Cannabidiol products reveals that nearly half discontinued taking pharmaceutical drugs. Eighty percent believe CBD is very effective.
Kitchen Sponges Are Host To Millions Of Bacteria
Tech Times - 4 Aug 2017 17:42
Scientists reveal that kitchen sponges may be more dangerous than originally believed and should be replaced weekly. Cleaning or sterilizing sponges do not remove bacteria.
New Biosensor Stimulates Sweat While Patient Is Cool and Resting
Medical Design Technology - 4 Aug 2017 16:40
News They used three methods to obtain sensor data: the gel and sensors alone and in combination with memory foam padding ... Contributed Author: Michael Miller, Phys.org
Dip-Molded Plastisol Y Connectors from Qosina
Medical Design Technology - 4 Aug 2017 16:30
Product Announcement These connectors are produced through a dip molding process rather than traditional injection molding. Plastisol provides exceptional flexibility ... Contributed Author: Qosina
Photo of the Day: AI For Eye Disease
Medical Design Technology - 4 Aug 2017 16:25
News Her research began in 2016 after her grandfather began showing symptoms of diabetic retinopathy in 2013. ... Staff Author: Lexie Metzler Topics: Medical Diagnostics
Bioprinted Veins Reveal New Drug Diffusion Details
Medical Design Technology - 4 Aug 2017 16:07
News The 3-D structure better mimics the architecture and functionality of complex human tissue compared to 2-D monolayers of cell models ... Contributed Author: American Institute of Physics
Physicians Evaluate New Device to Test for Cervical Cancer
Medical Design Technology - 4 Aug 2017 15:30
News When applied to tissue with pressure, the fabric hook flexes downward exposing the hook tip to the tissue face ... Contributed Author: University of California - Riverside Topics: Medical Diagnostics
Suicide Rate Among US Teen Girls Hit 40-Year High: CDC
Tech Times - 4 Aug 2017 12:43
Since recording began in 1975, suicide rates among teenagers between the ages of 15 and 19 have increased. Among female teenagers in the age group, the suicide rates saw a peak back in 2015.
New CDC funding for U-M injury center probes solutions to injuries
EurekAlert! - 4 Aug 2017 06:00
(Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan) Injuries are a leading cause of death -- and completely preventable. To bolster research in this area, the U-M Injury Center just received new federal funding.
Parents have more conflicts with their in-laws than do childless couples
EurekAlert! - 4 Aug 2017 06:00
(Academy of Finland) Intergenerational relations include various forms of help and support but also tensions and conflicts. Although relations with in-laws are the subject of many anecdotes and proverbs across cultures, ...
$1.6 million grant to help African-Americans with glaucoma
EurekAlert! - 4 Aug 2017 06:00
(University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has received a grant worth nearly $1.6 million over four years from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to help red...
Scientists reveal source of human heartbeat in 3-D
EurekAlert! - 4 Aug 2017 06:00
(University of Manchester) A team of scientists from Liverpool John Moores University, the University of Manchester, Aarhus University and Newcastle University, have developed a way of producing 3-D data to show the card...
Study identifies multiple roles of glucose metabolism in platelet activation and survival
EurekAlert! - 4 Aug 2017 06:00
(University of Iowa Health Care) Platelets, the cells in blood that enable clotting, are highly reliant on their ability to metabolize glucose, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Iowa.
Tracing the path of Parkinson's disease proteins
EurekAlert! - 4 Aug 2017 06:00
(American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology) Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have developed a set of tools to observe, monitor and quantify how misfolded proteins associated with Parkinson's di...
UIowa study examines altered gene expression in heart failure
EurekAlert! - 4 Aug 2017 06:00
(University of Iowa Health Care) Heart tissue from patients with heart failure exhibits increased levels of Cdk8 protein. Mimicking this increased Cdk8 expression in transgenic mouse hearts alters gene expression in a wa...
Researchers working on blood test to detect brain metastases while still treatable
EurekAlert! - 4 Aug 2017 06:00
(Houston Methodist) Cancer researchers are closer to creating a blood test that can identify breast cancer patients who are at increased risk for developing brain metastasis, and also monitor disease progression and resp...
$3.2M grant to The Jackson Laboratory for study of new ALS candidate gene
EurekAlert! - 4 Aug 2017 06:00
(Jackson Laboratory) A new five-year federal research grant totaling $3,322,009 to The Jackson Laboratory (JAX) will fund studies of a new mouse model for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
$820 million wasted in failing to attempt Type 2 diabetes prevention efforts
EurekAlert! - 4 Aug 2017 06:00
(University of South Florida (USF Health)) Lifestyle intervention is the best approach in preventing Type 2 diabetes. However, most patients don't follow through in having a balanced diet and exercise. Prescribing metfor...
Cell aging in lung epithelial cells
EurekAlert! - 4 Aug 2017 06:00
(Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health) Pulmonary fibrosis can possibly be attributed to a kind of cellular aging process, which is called senescence. This has been shown by researc...
Clues about immune resolution identified in blood
EurekAlert! - 4 Aug 2017 06:00
(Brigham and Women's Hospital) Using a new profiling procedure invented by investigators from Brigham and Women's Hospital permitted them to elucidate the role of immunoresolvents -- molecules that help resolve inflammat...
Drug short-circuits cancer signaling
EurekAlert! - 4 Aug 2017 06:00
(Sanford-Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute) A new drug zeroes in on mutated nuclear receptors found in cancer and leaves normal proteins alone.