Medical News
Gasket and Braided Hose Range from Biopure Sets the Standard for Confident Fluid Path Validation
Medical Design Technology - 15 Aug 2017 14:39
Product Announcement BioPure high purity Platinum-cured silicone gaskets are designed for bioprocessing applications where fluid path connections are needed ... Contributed Author: Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group
Augmented Reality for Surgery
Medical Design Technology - 15 Aug 2017 14:42
Article The next-generation AR system has the promise of providing a real-time 3D interactive perspective of the inside of the patient, accurately guiding the surgeon in ways not previously possible ... Contributed Autho...
Fleas In Arizona Found Positive For Bubonic Plague
Tech Times - 15 Aug 2017 15:21
Health authorities warned the public to observe precautions after fleas were found positive for bubonic plague. The disease once known as the Black Death killed hundreds in the Middle Ages.
First Truly Microfluidic 'Lab On A Chip' Device 3D Printed
Medical Design Technology - 15 Aug 2017 14:40
News Microfluidic devices are tiny chips that can sort out disease biomarkers, cells and other small structures in samples like blood by using microscopic ... Contributed Author: Brigham Young University
Datascope Corp./MAQUET Recalls Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumps Due to Risk of Valve Failure Preventing Balloon Inflation and Deflation
Medical Design Technology - 15 Aug 2017 14:40
News Datascope Corp./MAQUET is recalling its CS100i, CS100, and CS300 Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumps manufactured before June 30, 2013 due to the risk of a valve failure which prevents the balloon from inflating ... Contribu...
Video of the Day: Ultrasound...Wherever, Whenever
Medical Design Technology - 15 Aug 2017 14:39
Videos Portable ultrasound devices are changing healthcare, according to News Channel 6 ... Staff Author: Lexie Metzler
Director-General leads WHO delegation to the Belt and Road Forum for Health Cooperation
WHO - 15 Aug 2017 11:05
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus will lead WHO's delegation to the Belt and Road High Level Meeting for Health Cooperation: Towards a Health Silk Road to be held in Beijing, 18-19 August 2017, as part of h...
Can previous exposure to west Nile alter the course of Zika?
EurekAlert! - 15 Aug 2017 06:00
(Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso) West Nile virus is no stranger to the US-Mexico border; thousands of people in the region have contracted the mosquito-borne virus in the past. But could this previo...
Cell economics 101
EurekAlert! - 15 Aug 2017 06:00
(Weizmann Institute of Science) Every time we swallow food, cells that line the intestines must step up their activity in a sudden and dramatic manner. According to a new study by Weizmann Institute of Science researcher...
ChemRxiv™ Beta open for submissions and powered by Figshare
EurekAlert! - 15 Aug 2017 06:00
(American Chemical Society) ChemRxiv, a new chemistry preprint server, is now available in a fully functioning Beta version for use. The Beta launch has been undertaken with initial strategic input from not-for profit or...
Child's home learning environment predicts 5th grade academic skills
EurekAlert! - 15 Aug 2017 06:00
(New York University) Children whose parents provide them with learning materials like books and toys and engage them in learning activities and meaningful conversations in infancy and toddlerhood are likely to develop e...
Clinical trial uses a genetically engineered virus to fight cancer
EurekAlert! - 15 Aug 2017 06:00
(Sanford Health/Sanford Research) Sanford Health is the first site in the United States to launch a clinical trial using a genetically-engineered virus that aims to destroy therapy-resistant tumors.
Compounds in desert creosote bush could treat giardia and 'brain-eating' amoeba infections
EurekAlert! - 15 Aug 2017 06:00
(University of California - San Diego) Researchers at Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at University of California San Diego and the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have found that com...
Eating habits affect skin's protection against sun
EurekAlert! - 15 Aug 2017 06:00
(UT Southwestern Medical Center) Sunbathers may want to avoid midnight snacks before catching some rays.
Electroconvulsive therapy for depression in older patients may not relieve their insomnia
EurekAlert! - 15 Aug 2017 06:00
(Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University) Older people receiving electroconvulsive therapy for their depression likely will need an additional treatment if insomnia is one of their symptoms, researchers report.
Empowering patients effectively improves physician hand hygiene
EurekAlert! - 15 Aug 2017 06:00
(Elsevier) Armed with new tools, patients and parents felt empowered to remind healthcare providers to perform hand hygiene, successfully improving compliance rates, but just over half of physicians felt that patients sh...
Frogs that adapt to pesticides are more vulnerable to parasites
EurekAlert! - 15 Aug 2017 06:00
(Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute) Amphibians can evolve increased tolerance to pesticides, but the adaptation can make them more susceptible to parasites, according to a team that includes researchers at Rensselaer Poly...
Genome sequencing method can detect clinically relevant mutations using 5 CTCs
EurekAlert! - 15 Aug 2017 06:00
(American Association for Cancer Research) Whole genome sequencing using long fragment read (LFR), a technology that can analyze the entire genomic content of small numbers of cells, detected potentially targetable mutat...
How decision-making habits influence the breast cancer treatments women consider
EurekAlert! - 15 Aug 2017 06:00
(Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan) A new study finds that more than half of women with early stage breast cancer considered an aggressive type of surgery to remove both breasts. The way women generally approach...
Human intrusion on fruit bat habitats raises exposure risk to Hendra virus in Australia
EurekAlert! - 15 Aug 2017 06:00
(University of Sydney) There is a rising risk of human and domestic animal exposure to deadly Hendra virus (HeV) carried by fruit bats in Eastern Australia due to human intrusion into their habitats, human proximity to w...
Liquid biopsies find distinct genomic profiles in most patients with carcinoma of unknown primary
EurekAlert! - 15 Aug 2017 06:00
(American Association for Cancer Research) Next-generation sequencing of circulating tumor DNA identified distinct genomic profiles with potentially targetable alterations in 99.7 percent of patients with carcinoma of un...
Marijuana use amongst youth stable, but substance abuse admissions up
EurekAlert! - 15 Aug 2017 06:00
(Binghamton University) While marijuana use amongst youth remains stable, youth admission to substance abuse treatment facilities has increased, according to new research from Binghamton University, State University of N...