Medical News
Photo of the Day: Virtual Contests for Movement Disorders
Medical Design Technology - 9 Aug 2017 16:15
News Lukasz Kidzinski, a postdoctoral in bioengineering and designer of the contest ... Staff Author: Lexie Metzler
Custom Liquid Cooling Systems
Medical Design Technology - 9 Aug 2017 15:54
Product Announcement Laird offers three types of liquid cooling systems to provide precision temperature control that meets application requirements in linear accelerators and cyclotrons ... Contributed Author: Laird
Your Instagram Photos May Be Able To Tell If You Are Depressed
Tech Times - 9 Aug 2017 15:32
Your Instagram feed could lend important insight on depression and mental health. This is the finding of a new study that used a computer program to analyze thousands of Instagram photos from 166 users.
New Battery Is Activated by Your Spit
Medical Design Technology - 9 Aug 2017 15:04
News On-demand micro-power generation is required especially for point-of-care diagnostic applications in developing countries ... Contributed Author: Binghamton University
Fitness Technology Increases Satisfaction, Lowers Perceived Exertion in New Exercisers
Medical Design Technology - 9 Aug 2017 14:59
News Researchers measured the time spent in the two maximum heart rate zones (80-90 percent and 90-100 percent) ... Contributed Author: Portavoce Public Relations
New Microscope Technique Reveals Internal Structure of Live Embryos
Medical Design Technology - 9 Aug 2017 14:57
News GLIM can probe deep into thick samples by controlling the path length over which light travels through the specimen ... Contributed Author: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Protein That Mimics Effect Of Exercise May Help Heart Failure Patients
Tech Times - 9 Aug 2017 14:49
The CT1 protein mimics the effects of going to the gym. Treatment causes the heart muscles to grow healthier and boosts the ability of the heart to pump blood. This may lead to new treatments for heart failure patients.
Moscow Mule Copper Mug May Cause Food Poisoning
Tech Times - 9 Aug 2017 12:29
Drinking the trendy cocktail drink Moscow mule in copper mug may result in food poisoning marked by diarrhea and yellowing of the skin. Here's why copper and alcoholic beverage should not mix.
Bipartisan collaboration opens door to strengthen nation's healthcare system, AGs
EurekAlert! - 9 Aug 2017 06:00
(American Geriatrics Society) With renewed calls for bipartisan collaboration supporting high-quality, person-centered, and affordable health coverage for us all as we age, the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) has reach...
Family break-ups lead to domestic violence in fruit fly relationships
EurekAlert! - 9 Aug 2017 06:00
(University of Oxford) Male fruit flies with strong family ties are less likely to become abusive during mating than others, according to new Oxford research.
Funding for gene therapy to injured peripheral nerves
EurekAlert! - 9 Aug 2017 06:00
(University of Plymouth) Scientists from Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry have received funding from the Northcott Devon Medical Foundation to explore the potential of gene therapy as a way...
How cicadas manage to 'wing it'
EurekAlert! - 9 Aug 2017 06:00
(American Chemical Society) Unlike locusts and many other flying insects, cicadas don't soar through the air with the greatest of ease. Now in a study appearing the ACS' The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, scientists re...
Biosimilar insulin lispro shown not inferior to Humalog® in efficacy or safety
EurekAlert! - 9 Aug 2017 06:00
(Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News) A study comparing the safety and efficacy of SAR342434, a biosimilar (follow-on form) of insulin lispro-Humalog®, found it to be comparable to that of the brand name dru...
Extinction mystery solved? Evidence suggests humans played a role in monkey's demise in Jamaica
EurekAlert! - 9 Aug 2017 06:00
(Johns Hopkins Medicine) Radiocarbon dating of a fossilized leg bone from a Jamaican monkey called Xenothrix mcgregori suggests it may be the one of the most recent primate species anywhere in the world to become extinct...
Latest research on osteoporosis and bone health at ASBMR 2017 Annual Meeting - Sept. 8-11, Denver
EurekAlert! - 9 Aug 2017 06:00
(Burness) Thousands of bone scientists will come together for the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR) 2017 Annual Meeting, the premier scientific meeting in the world on bone, mineral and musculoskelet...
Insight into learning via 'friend of fragile X' gene
EurekAlert! - 9 Aug 2017 06:00
(Emory Health Sciences) Fragile X syndrome, caused by a disruption of the gene FMR1, is the most common inherited form of intellectual disability. Emory scientists have revealed new aspects of the function of FMR1 and a ...
Exposure to antimicrobials during development may cause irreversible outcomes
EurekAlert! - 9 Aug 2017 06:00
(DOE/Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory) Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory scientists have discovered that exposure to environmental levels of triclocarban (TCC), an antibacterial chemical common in personal car...
Marijuana associated with three-fold risk of death from hypertension
EurekAlert! - 9 Aug 2017 06:00
(European Society of Cardiology) Marijuana use is associated with a three-fold risk of death from hypertension, according to research published today in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology.
Moffitt Cancer Center and Cvergenx partner to personalize radiation therapy
EurekAlert! - 9 Aug 2017 06:00
(H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute) Moffitt's Radiation Oncology Department will utilize Cvergenx's Genomic-Adjusted Radiation Dose (GARD) model.
Older adults may need better follow-up after ER screenings for suicide
EurekAlert! - 9 Aug 2017 06:00
(American Geriatrics Society) When healthcare providers see older adults in the ED, some may be too quick to assume that the warning signs for suicide are just a natural part of aging.
People with mental illness reoffend less if on specialty probation
EurekAlert! - 9 Aug 2017 06:00
(University of California - Berkeley) Each year, some 2 million people with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and other mental illnesses are arrested for various crimes, inadvertently turning the US correctional system int...
Personalized melanoma genomic risk triggers family conversations
EurekAlert! - 9 Aug 2017 06:00
(Wiley) A new study published in the British Journal of Dermatology indicates that personalized melanoma genomic risk information can prompt discussions about skin cancer prevention and skin examinations with family and ...