Medical News
FTP-64HMCL153 Thermal Printer Mechanism
Medical Design Technology - 27 Oct 2017 14:52
Product Announcement The new FTP-64HMCL153 is targeted to OEMs looking to incorporate fast (100mm/sec), 4-inch label or receipt printing functionality into their products ... Contributed Author: Fujitsu
Small Form Factor Concentric Mechanical Encoders
Medical Design Technology - 27 Oct 2017 19:17
Product Announcement Greyhill's Series 20 mechanical encoders with concentric shafts, are available in a range of design and output code options to meet individual needs, in military, transportation, avionics, medical eq...
Individual with Complete Spinal Cord Injury Regains Voluntary Motor Function
Medical Design Technology - 27 Oct 2017 15:05
News The authors suggest that several mechanisms may be responsible for Meas's recovery of mobility, including the sprouting of axons from above the point of injury ... Contributed Author: University of Louisville
Novel Technology Provides Powerful New Means for Studying Neural Circuits
Medical Design Technology - 27 Oct 2017 14:59
News The technology is widely applicable, the researchers say, because trans-Tango doesn't depend on the neurotransmitters involved in a neural connection ... Contributed Author: Brown University Topics: Neurology
Here Are The Infant Formula And Baby Food Products Found Positive For Toxic Chemicals
Tech Times - 27 Oct 2017 14:51
A recent report by non-profit organization Clean Label Project showed that some of the top-selling and emerging baby food products tested positive for toxic chemicals such as arsenic. Over 500 products were tested and ra...
Photo of the Day: Speeding Up The Process
Medical Design Technology - 27 Oct 2017 14:47
News Back in august, the FDA issued final guidance of the Medical Device Development Tools (MDDT) ... Staff Author: Lexie Metzler
New Editing Technique Could Life-Saving Treatment For Thousands Of Diseases
Tech Times - 27 Oct 2017 14:09
Harvard University scientists have come up with two breakthrough finds using the CRISPR-Cas9 technology. The techniques can be used in the future for curing or treating various diseases.
Lucid Dreaming: Study Reveals Effective Techniques To Control Your Dreams
Tech Times - 27 Oct 2017 13:30
A new research has revealed three effective techniques that could help people increase their chances of experiencing 'lucid dreams'. The research shows a '17 percent success rate' for those who managed to combine all thr...
CDC Panel Recommends GSK's New Shingles Vaccine Shingrix
Tech Times - 27 Oct 2017 11:59
GlaxoSmithKline's Shingrix is the newly approved vaccine for preventing shingles. The vaccine has got the thumbs up from CDC.
Hand surgeons provide update on wild animal bites
EurekAlert! - 27 Oct 2017 06:00
(Wolters Kluwer Health) Injuries from wild animals are relatively uncommon, with a risk of unusual infections and other potentially severe complications, according to a paper in the November issue of Plastic and Reconstr...
Lifestyle changes, healthier population
EurekAlert! - 27 Oct 2017 06:00
(University of the Basque Country ) For the last seven years, researchers in the UPV/EHU's Department of Physical and Sports Education have been studying the hypertensive population with excess weight/obesity and sedenta...
Men lacking a caregiver face a greater risk of being placed in a nursing home after stroke
EurekAlert! - 27 Oct 2017 06:00
(Wiley) A Journal of the American Geriatrics Society study found that in men aged 65 and older who survived an ischemic stroke, the lack of an available caregiver was associated with triple the risk of nursing home place...
National study aims to prove value of mobile stroke units
EurekAlert! - 27 Oct 2017 06:00
(MediaSource) When treating stroke victims, every second counts. But in large cities, dense traffic can make it difficult to get a patient to the emergency room in a timely manner, and in rural areas, specialized care ca...
$12.5M grant allows MUSC and SCSU to team up to tackle health disparities
EurekAlert! - 27 Oct 2017 06:00
(Medical University of South Carolina) Dr. Marvella Ford is helping to lead the effort to establish the South Carolina Cancer Disparities Research Center. It's funded by a $12.5 million grant from the National Cancer Ins...
Public awareness of atrial fibrillation is low
EurekAlert! - 27 Oct 2017 06:00
(Wiley) In a Research and Practice in Thrombosis and Haemostasis study that surveyed the general public in 10 countries, only 48% of people were aware of atrial fibrillation (AF), which is lower than the awareness of oth...
Revolutionizing the future of real-world, 'big data' cancer care: ASCO's CancerLinQ
EurekAlert! - 27 Oct 2017 06:00
(Future Science Group) Future Science Group (FSG) today announced the publication of an article in Future Oncology discussing the American Society of Clinical Oncology's (ASCO's) CancerLinQ (Cancer Learning Intelligence ...
Scientists unveil the water buffalo genome
EurekAlert! - 27 Oct 2017 06:00
(University of Adelaide) An international team of researchers led by the University of Adelaide has published the full genome of the water buffalo -- opening the way for improved breeding and conservation of this economi...
Zika virus infects developing brain by first infecting cells meant to defend against it
EurekAlert! - 27 Oct 2017 06:00
(University of California - San Diego) Researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine, with colleagues in Brazil, report that the Zika virus is transmitted from mother to fetus by infected cells...
New pilot study: Montmorency tart cherry juice increased sleep time among participating adults ages 50+ by 1 hour and 24 minutes
EurekAlert! - 27 Oct 2017 06:00
(Weber Shandwick Chicago) Montmorency tart cherry juice increased sleep time among participating adults ages 50+ by 84 minutes.
An experimental model might shed new light on the development of brain cancer in children
EurekAlert! - 27 Oct 2017 06:00
(DZNE - German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases) Researchers of the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) present in the journal Cancer Cell a novel laboratory model that replicates key hallmarks of pe...
Blocking enzyme in normal cells may impede pancreatic cancer, Penn vet team shows
EurekAlert! - 27 Oct 2017 06:00
(University of Pennsylvania) New findings from a University of Pennsylvania-led team offer a promising target for future therapies that could potentially root out even the well-hidden metastatic lesions that make pancrea...
Cancer trial led by University of Minnesota Medical School's Dr. Clark Chen shows promise
EurekAlert! - 27 Oct 2017 06:00
(University of Minnesota Medical School) New data from a Phase I clinical trial led by Clark Chen, M.D., Ph.D., Lyle French Chair in Neurosurgery and Head of the University of Minnesota Medical School Department of Neuro...