Medical News

News The bio-inspired robot sensor skin, described in a paper published in Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, mimics the way a human finger experiences ... Contributed Author: University of Washington Topics: Prosthetics

News It can be used for medical applications, such as point-of-care devices ... Staff Author: Lexie Metzler Topics: Medical Diagnostics

News This new cell sorting technology has been published in Lab on a Chip, a top-tier journal focused on research in innovative devices and applications at the micro- and nanoscale ... Contributed Author: Singapore Unive...

News The research tool makes it easy to obtain accurate measurements and determine whether treatments to reduce swelling are effective ... Contributed Author: Washington University in St. Louis Topics: Medical Diagnostic...

News The main special feature of the new microscope is that it can record, scan and document extremely fine tissue samples ... Contributed Author: Phys.org Topics: Medical Diagnostics

A new study found that about one out of nine American men is infected with oral HPV. The growing risk of the STD calls for a renewed focus on the available HPV vaccine, but not everyone can take it.

(University of Virginia Health System) Researchers at top hospitals in the US and Canada have developed an ambitious plan to eliminate unnecessary medical testing, with the goal of reducing medical bills while improving ...

(SAGE) As more public attention is drawn to those who are breaking the traditional gender binary, many wonder about the impact it is having -- both on individuals and society at large. A variety of topics related to gend...

(Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan) General physicians can deliver medication-assisted therapy for opioid addiction with help from the team members they likely already have in their practices, a new analysis con...

(Global Alliance for Genomics and Health) GA4GH has struck formal collaborations with 15 international genomic data initiatives as 2017 Driver Projects as part of GA4GH Connect, a new phase of the organization focused on...

(Frontiers) One of the largest and best-documented trials of children receiving early antiretroviral therapy -- the CHER clinical trial in South Africa -- finds ongoing white matter damage in HIV-positive children at the...

(Johns Hopkins University) One of the two brain-training methods most scientists use in research is significantly better in improving memory and attention. It also results in more significant changes in brain activity.

(NYU Langone Health / NYU School of Medicine) Most -- and possibly all -- ovarian cancers start, not in ovaries, but instead in the fallopian tubes attached to them.

(Massachusetts General Hospital) Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital's Ammon-Pinizzotto Center for Women's Mental Health have developed the MGH Perinatal Depression Scale, a free iPhone application designed to ...

(American College of Surgeons) Adding geriatric-specific risk factors to the blend of traditional risk factors could significantly improve the ability of surgeons to predict poor outcomes in older surgical patients, acco...

(Elsevier) Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is an aggressive cancer and the most frequently diagnosed non-Hodgkin lymphoma worldwide (nearly 40 percent of cases). Recent advancements indicate that both the prognosis...

(University of Maryland School of Medicine) Nearly half of all US medical care is delivered by emergency departments, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. In recent ye...

(University of Missouri-Columbia) Health professionals can deliver quality neurological care remotely to patients through the emerging field of teleneurology. However, medical training has not caught up with the field, a...

(University of Guelph) University of Guelph researchers have published what is believed to be the first scientific paper in North America on improving medicinal cannabis plant production, helping move the industry into t...

(Springer) Up to sixteen weeks of intermittent fasting without otherwise having to count calories helps fight obesity and other metabolic disorders. Such fasting already shows benefits after only six weeks. This is accor...

(University of California - San Diego) Two recent studies led by biologists at the University of California San Diego have set the research groundwork for new avenues to treat influenza and anthrax poisoning. Published i...

(Rochester Institute of Technology) The latest research in analytics for college and professional hockey -- and for sports in general -- will be explored at the third annual Rochester Institute of Technology Hockey Analy...