Medical News
Skin Patch Dissolves 'Love Handles' in Mice
Medical Design Technology - 15 Sep 2017 18:06
News The nanoparticles were designed to effectively hold the drug and then gradually collapse, releasing it into nearby tissue ... Contributed Author: Columbia University Medical Center
Photo of the Day: 3D Fabricated Microparticles
Medical Design Technology - 15 Sep 2017 18:00
News This advancement can help in delivering drugs ... Staff Author: Lexie Metzler
Google Glass App Helps Autistic Children with Social Interactions
Medical Design Technology - 15 Sep 2017 17:42
News Professor Kushki and her colleagues developed the app, named Holli, to be used with wearable technology such as Google Glass ... Contributed Author: Frontiers
Study Sets New Distance Record for Medical Drone Transport
Medical Design Technology - 15 Sep 2017 17:36
News Among other precautions, the test was conducted away from populated areas in restricted airspace at an unpopulated military test range that was cleared of other air traffic ... Contributed Author: Phys.org
Mandeville Man Ready for Amputation, Bionic Arm
Medical Design Technology - 15 Sep 2017 17:01
Perry Pezzarossi of Mandeville left for a trip to Salt Lake City on Aug. 22. It'll be no vacation. He's traveling to Utah's picturesque capital city where he will get his right arm cut off below the elbow. In a way, he's...
Hospital Staff Cited, Doctors Suspended For Photos Of Patient's Genital Injury
Tech Times - 15 Sep 2017 14:39
The staff of a Pennsylvania hospital were cited after photographs and videos of a patient's genitals circulated among staff members. The patient was under anesthesia when the photos and videos were taken.
World hunger again on the rise, driven by conflict and climate change, new UN report says
WHO - 15 Sep 2017 10:25
After steadily declining for over a decade, global hunger is on the rise again, affecting 815 million people in 2016, or 11 per cent of the global population, says a new edition of the annual United Nations report on wor...
Contaminants in food: Health risks of natural origin are frequently underestimated
EurekAlert! - 15 Sep 2017 06:00
(BfR Federal Institute for Risk Assessment) Just under 60 percent of the German population view undesirable substances in food as a high or very high health risk. The most well-known of these substances, which are scient...
Cuts to mental health services putting young people at risk, say experts
EurekAlert! - 15 Sep 2017 06:00
(University of Cambridge) Funding cuts and austerity measures are damaging young people's access to mental health services, with potentially long-term consequences for their mental wellbeing, say researchers at the Unive...
Decreased glucose metabolism in medial prefrontal areas is associated with nutritional status in patients with prodromal and early Alzheimer's disease
EurekAlert! - 15 Sep 2017 06:00
(IOS Press) Obu, Japan, September 15, 2017 - A new study from the Multimodal Neuroimaging for AD Diagnosis (MULNIAD) study, which is a prospective study implemented at the National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology (...
Deprescribing gets support from Canada's seniors, survey shows
EurekAlert! - 15 Sep 2017 06:00
(University of Montreal) A majority of Canadians over 65 think 'deprescribing' should be a national government priority .
Fertility research brings death of dogma, birth of hope
EurekAlert! - 15 Sep 2017 06:00
(Northeastern University) A new study shows unequivocally that stem cells in the ovaries are a critical piece of the mammal fertility puzzle, and may be harnessed to revolutionize fertility treatments and perhaps even de...
General emergency departments use CT to diagnose abdominal pain in children more often
EurekAlert! - 15 Sep 2017 06:00
(Children's National Health System) A child with non-traumatic abdominal pain, a common symptom of appendicitis, is more likely to receive a computed tomography (CT) scan in a general emergency department (ED) than if he...
Humans no longer have ancient defence mechanism against viruses
EurekAlert! - 15 Sep 2017 06:00
(KU Leuven) Insects and plants have an important ancient defense mechanism that helps them to fight viruses. This is encoded in their DNA. Scientists have long assumed that vertebrates -- including humans -- also had thi...
Immune system linked to alcohol drinking behavior
EurekAlert! - 15 Sep 2017 06:00
(University of Adelaide) Researchers from the University of Adelaide have found a new link between the brain's immune system and the desire to drink alcohol in the evening.
Improving communication, education and parent satisfaction with NICU discharge
EurekAlert! - 15 Sep 2017 06:00
(Children's National Health System) Parents whose children have lengthy stays in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) dream of one day taking their baby home. But the actual day of NICU discharge can be an overwhelmin...
Improving mannequin design and training sessions could boost residents' success in clinic
EurekAlert! - 15 Sep 2017 06:00
(Children's National Health System) As mannequins go, preemie Hal is on the top of his game. Because he's not real, that's where Hal and mannequins like him fall short, Children's National Health System researchers expla...
Insult to injury: US workers without paid sick leave suffer from mental distress
EurekAlert! - 15 Sep 2017 06:00
(Florida Atlantic University) Only seven states in the US have mandatory paid sick leave laws; yet, 15 states have passed preemptive legislation prohibiting localities from passing sick leave. Paid sick leave is gaining ...
Keystone Symposia convenes global health series maternal-fetal health conference in Washington, DC
EurekAlert! - 15 Sep 2017 06:00
(Keystone Symposia on Molecular & Cellular Biology) Keystone Symposia is holding the second conference in its 2017-2018 Global Health Series entitled 'Maternal-Fetal Crosstalk: Harmony vs. Conflict' Oct. 4-8, 2017 in Was...
LSUHealthNO to study new drug to regenerate heart muscle
EurekAlert! - 15 Sep 2017 06:00
(Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center) In collaboration with Novo Biosciences, Inc., LSU Health New Orleans Cardiovascular Center of Excellence will receive more $500,000 over two years to study the effectiv...
Life-saving post-ER suicide prevention strategies are cost effective
EurekAlert! - 15 Sep 2017 06:00
(NIH/National Institute of Mental Health) Three interventions designed for follow up of patients who are identified with suicide risk in hospital emergency departments save lives and are cost effective relative to usual ...
Medical students not trained to prescribe medical marijuana
EurekAlert! - 15 Sep 2017 06:00
(Washington University School of Medicine) More than half of the states in the US now allow some type of legal marijuana use, primarily medical marijuana. But, in a survey of medical residents and deans at the nation's m...