Medical News
Video of the Day: TinkerENG Update
Medical Design Technology - 18 Sep 2017 15:32
Videos This invention, a new type of crutch, came about due to an injury ... Staff Author: Lexie Metzler
UConn Health's New 3-D Printed Model Allows Brain Surgeons to Practice
Medical Design Technology - 18 Sep 2017 15:21
News "We are using this model to teach students," says UConn Health interventional radiologist Dr. Charan Singh ... Contributed Author: Kim Krieger - UConn Communications
Animal Hoarding Is a Unique Mental Disorder, Researchers Say
Discover - 18 Sep 2017 20:15
The "cat lady" may be more than just a stereotype. After investigating roughly 30 people who collected nearly 1,400 animals total in southern Brazil, researchers now suggest that such men and women are afflicted with wha...
Stafford Split Hub Clamps
Medical Design Technology - 18 Sep 2017 15:22
Product Announcement Stafford Split Hub Clamps are available in one- and two-piece clamp-style designs machined from a variety of materials ... Contributed Author: Stafford Manufacturing Corp.
3-D Printing Materials for Wound Care and Decorative Elements
Medical Design Technology - 18 Sep 2017 15:16
News VTT is currently developing a solution where a protein attached to a 3-D-printed adhesive bandage can help to promote the growth of skin cells around a wound ... Contributed Author: Phys.org
A New Way to Create 'Soft Robots'--DNA Triggers That Cause Hydrogels to Change Shape
Medical Design Technology - 18 Sep 2017 15:12
News To control how shape-shifting occurs in different parts of the target hydrogel, the researchers took a cue from the computer industry ... Contributed Author: Phil Sneiderman
FDA Approves App to Help Treat Substance Abuse
Medical Design Technology - 18 Sep 2017 15:08
News The newly-approved app delivers behavioral therapy that's designed to "increase abstinence from substance abuse and increase [participation] in outpatient therapy programs ... Contributed Author: HealthDay News Topi...
AI Arrives As The Newest And Most Powerful Weapon For Early Alzheimer's Disease Detection
Tech Times - 18 Sep 2017 12:47
Medical researchers have found artificial intelligence as a valuable ally in the early detection of Alzheimer's disease. An algorithm developed by a team from the University of Bari proved that AI can be a powerful weapo...
Beta blockers not needed after heart attack if other medications taken
EurekAlert! - 18 Sep 2017 06:00
(University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) A new study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill finds beta blockers are not needed after a heart attack if heart-attack survivors are taking ACE inhibitors a...
Black babies more likely to have nursing care missed in their NICU stay
EurekAlert! - 18 Sep 2017 06:00
(University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing) Everybody wants a healthy life for their baby. Black babies are more likely to be born prematurely, which puts them at risk for death and developmental problems. In fact, a ...
Bringing the shocking issue of witchcraft under the UN spotlight
EurekAlert! - 18 Sep 2017 06:00
(Lancaster University) A UN Witchcraft and Human Rights Expert Workshop will take place at UN headquarters in Geneva on September 21 and 22 with a multi-agency approach.
Catheterization procedure linked to potentially long-lasting blood vessel damage
EurekAlert! - 18 Sep 2017 06:00
(Wiley) Transradial catheterization -- when a clinician inserts a long thin tube through the radial artery in the arm -- is commonly used to diagnose and treat certain heart conditions.
Cholesterol-like molecules switch off the engine in cancer-targeting Natural Killer cells
EurekAlert! - 18 Sep 2017 06:00
(Trinity College Dublin) The engine used by cancer-killing 'Natural Killer' cells is turned on by a protein called Srebp, which can be blocked by certain sterols like cholesterol. Tumor cells can produce oxysterols and c...
Eight children born after uterus transplants
EurekAlert! - 18 Sep 2017 06:00
(University of Gothenburg) Eight children born -- and the first robot-assisted operation performed. These are some of the results of 18 years of research at Sahlgrenska Academy on uterus transplants. In Gothenburg, the e...
Genomic recycling: Ancestral genes take on new roles
EurekAlert! - 18 Sep 2017 06:00
(Weizmann Institute of Science) How some genes lost the ability to make proteins -- and gained regulatory powers.
HIV-AIDS: Following your gut
EurekAlert! - 18 Sep 2017 06:00
(University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHUM) ) Researchers at the University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHUM) have discovered a way to slow viral replication in the gastrointestinal tract of peo...
Horses working in therapeutic riding programs do not experience additional stress
EurekAlert! - 18 Sep 2017 06:00
(University of Missouri-Columbia) In the US, therapeutic horseback riding offers equine-assisted therapy to diverse populations who have anxiety disorders. Veterans diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder often are...
Hospital design and innovative cleaning can protect patients from resistant bacteria
EurekAlert! - 18 Sep 2017 06:00
(Lund University) Hospitals should design premises and adapt their infection control routines to a society that no longer has effective antibiotics, and that is vulnerable to fast-spreading global pandemics. This is argu...
Membrane vesicles released by bacteria may play different roles during infection
EurekAlert! - 18 Sep 2017 06:00
(Umea University) Bacteria release membrane-derived vesicles (MVs), which are small particles that can transport virulence factors to neighbouring bacteria or to the cells of a mammalian host. This special MV-based syste...
Metabolism can be used to subtype hepatoblastoma
EurekAlert! - 18 Sep 2017 06:00
(Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) Looking at cell metabolism instead of histology, EPFL scientists have identified new biomarkers that could help more accurately classify the two main subtypes of hepatoblastom...
MicroRNA helps cancer evade immune system
EurekAlert! - 18 Sep 2017 06:00
(Salk Institute) Salk researchers discover how oxygen-deprived tumors survive body's immune response.
NCI awards $12.4 million lymphoma research grant to University of Iowa and Mayo Clinic
EurekAlert! - 18 Sep 2017 06:00
(University of Iowa Health Care) University of Iowa Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center and Mayo Clinic have received a five-year, $12.4 million grant renewal from the National Cancer Institute to continue the Specialized...