Medical News
Older Dads? More New Fathers In America Over The Age Of 40
Tech Times - 1 Sep 2017 17:38
Stanford University researchers found that the paternal age of men in the United States increased in the last 44 years. The number of fathers in America over the ages of 40 and 50 has increased as well.
Video of the Day: Omron Photomicrosensors
Medical Design Technology - 1 Sep 2017 14:49
Videos Check out the video for a closer look ... Staff Author: Lexie Metzler
Artificial Intelligence Cyber Attacks Are Coming - But What Does That Mean?
Medical Design Technology - 1 Sep 2017 14:49
News AI systems could even be used to pull information together from multiple sources ... Contributed Author: Jeremy Straub, The Conversation
Scientists Create Bioinspired, Widely Controllable Ultrathin Optical Components
Medical Design Technology - 1 Sep 2017 14:49
News The new technology relies on "optical metasurfaces," which are two-dimensional structures ... Contributed Author: Phys.org Topics: Medical Diagnostics
X-Ray Footprinting Solves Mystery of Metal-Breathing Protein
Medical Design Technology - 1 Sep 2017 14:48
News The structure of this exotic protein had been previously mapped in isolation with atomic-scale detail by other research groups using X-ray ... Contributed Author: Doe/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Topics: Me...
Mencom's Panel Interface Connectors, Port Adapters, and E45V3 Connectors Are UL Listed/Recognized
Medical Design Technology - 1 Sep 2017 14:45
Product Announcement Mencom's Panel interface connector Series including new low profile housings, port adapters, and E45V3 connectors ... Contributed Author: Mencom
Cleanliness is next to sexiness for golden-collared manakins in Panama
EurekAlert! - 1 Sep 2017 06:00
(Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute) Juvenile male Golden-collared Manakins on extra testosterone cleaned up their display area before performing for females, according to research at the Smithsonian Tropical Resear...
Etosis phenomenon discovered in human blood monocytes
EurekAlert! - 1 Sep 2017 06:00
(Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology) A recent study published online in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology found the first clear demonstration of etosis in human blood monocytes, a type of immune cel...
Lifestyle factors may affect how long individuals live free of disability
EurekAlert! - 1 Sep 2017 06:00
(Wiley) New research published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society indicates that a healthy lifestyle may help reduce the duration of an individual's disabled period near the end of life.
Multi-mechanism approach to treating neonatal hypoxic ischemia
EurekAlert! - 1 Sep 2017 06:00
(Medical University of South Carolina) Male sex is a risk factor for worse outcome following neonatal insult, including hypoxic ischemia. While N-acetylcysteine and hypothermia promote functional improvement in female ro...
New book on The Biology of Exercise from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press
EurekAlert! - 1 Sep 2017 06:00
(Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press) "The Biology of Exercise", published by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, examines the biological basis of exercise from the molecular to the systemic levels. Contributors discuss...
Palliative care makes only limited gains in Africa
EurekAlert! - 1 Sep 2017 06:00
(The Mount Sinai Hospital / Mount Sinai School of Medicine) An Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai student leads the first comprehensive analysis of African palliative care literature over past 12 years.
AJR study: Musculoskeletal extremity imaging use among Medicare population climbs sharply
EurekAlert! - 1 Sep 2017 06:00
(American Roentgen Ray Society) Utilization rates among fee-for-service Medicare beneficiaries for the four most common musculoskeletal extremity imaging modalities -- radiography, ultrasound, MRI, and CT -- increased si...
Study highlights overuse of tumor marker tests in primary and secondary care
EurekAlert! - 1 Sep 2017 06:00
(European Society for Medical Oncology) The vast majority of tumor marker tests in primary and secondary care are not necessary, according to a study that will be presented at the ESMO 2017 Congress in Madrid. The tests ...
Study: Drug may curb female infertility from cancer treatments
EurekAlert! - 1 Sep 2017 06:00
(Cornell University) An existing drug may one day protect premenopausal women from life-altering infertility that commonly follows cancer treatments, according to a new study.
UTokyo, NYSCF to hold stem cell summit in New York
EurekAlert! - 1 Sep 2017 06:00
(University of Tokyo) The Tokyo-New York Stem Cell Summit, organized by the University of Tokyo and the New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF), will be held in New York on Sept. 8. The one-day meeting designed for those i...
Updated ESMO Magnitude of Clinical Benefit Scale set to evaluate single-arm studies
EurekAlert! - 1 Sep 2017 06:00
(European Society for Medical Oncology) An updated version of the European Society for Medical Oncology Magnitude of Clinical Benefit Scale (ESMO-MCBS) will enable users to evaluate single-arm studies for the first time....
Vaccines save 20 million lives, $350 billion in poor countries since 2001
EurekAlert! - 1 Sep 2017 06:00
(University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) Vaccination efforts made in the world's poorest countries since 2001 will have prevented 20 million deaths and saved $350 billion in health-care costs by 2020, according to a...
Virus hijacks cell's transportation system
EurekAlert! - 1 Sep 2017 06:00
(Hokkaido University) A deadly tick-borne virus uses the host neuron's transportation system to move their RNA, resulting in the local reproduction of the virus and severe neurological symptoms.
Physician experts highlight research ahead of Otolaryngology's annual meeting
EurekAlert! - 1 Sep 2017 06:00
(American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery) The latest research on patient preferences, quality-of-life, ear health, thyroidectomy, and other topics related to the specialty of otolaryngology will be pre...
Adipose tissue may affect cancer development in multiple ways
EurekAlert! - 1 Sep 2017 06:00
(American Association for Cancer Research) Adipose tissue, or fat, may influence the development of cancer in diverse ways, depending on the type of fat and the location in the body.
Aug 2017 Jobs Report: Labor Day job numbers remain upbeat for Americans with disabilities
EurekAlert! - 1 Sep 2017 06:00
(Kessler Foundation) 'Our report, which is based on the proportion of people with disabilities who are working, continues to improve for the seventeenth consecutive month,' noted John O'Neill, PhD, director of employment...