Medical News
Amputees Can Learn To Control a Robotic Arm with Their Minds
Medical Design Technology - 28 Nov 2017 16:53
News Previous experiments have shown how paralyzed human patients can move robotic limbs through a brain machine interface ... Contributed Author: University of Chicago Medical Center Topics: Prosthetics
Patients Say Poop Pills Are Both Effective and Preferable
Discover - 28 Nov 2017 23:32
Swallowing poop is ok. That's the conclusion of a recent study assessing the effectiveness of fecal microbiota transplants (FMT) delivered in pill form, versus given by colonoscopy. It sounds a bit off-putting, but valid...
Video of the Day: TinkerENG Episode 6- Meet Kirby Kendall
Medical Design Technology - 28 Nov 2017 18:17
Videos In this episode of InterENG, James McArthur introduces us to Kirby Kendall who created a portable tri-pod ... Staff Author: Lexie Metzler
A New Way to Do Metabolic Engineering
Medical Design Technology - 28 Nov 2017 17:50
News They based this method on the CRISPR system, a method of genetic manipulation that uses a set of DNA sequences to modify genes within a cell ... Contributed Author: Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, Unive...
1 in 10 medical products in developing countries is substandard or falsified
WHO - 28 Nov 2017 17:50
An estimated 1 in 10 medical products circulating in low- and middle-income countries is either substandard or falsified, according to new research from WHO. This means that people are taking medicines that fail to treat...
Artificial Muscles Give Soft Robots Superpowers
Medical Design Technology - 28 Nov 2017 17:40
News Soft robotics has made leaps and bounds over the last decade as researchers around the world have experimented with different materials and designs ... Contributed Author: Phys.org
Digitally Printed Cyanobacteria Can Power Small Electronic Devices
Medical Design Technology - 28 Nov 2017 17:15
News The researchers expect that the cell may serve as an environmentally friendly power supply for low-power devices such as biosensors, and can even be scaled up to print a bioenergy wallpaper ... Contributed Author: L...
Vaginal Mesh Operations Should Be Banned: NICE
Tech Times - 28 Nov 2017 16:40
NICE recommended the ban of a transvaginal mesh implant to treat organ prolapse. The operation reportedly left women in permanent pain, in addition to various health complications.
Can Chronic Wasting Disease Affect Humans? What To Know About This Deer Disease
Tech Times - 28 Nov 2017 14:11
Chronic wasting disease or CWD has been found in 23 states in the United States and two Canadian provinces. Many people who are unaware of this disease are probably wondering whether it can also affect humans.
Critical link between obesity and diabetes has been identified
EurekAlert! - 28 Nov 2017 07:00
(UT Southwestern Medical Center) UT Southwestern researchers have identified a major mechanism by which obesity causes type 2 diabetes, which is a common complication of being overweight that afflicts more than 30 millio...
Decoding the molecular mechanisms of ovarian cancer progression
EurekAlert! - 28 Nov 2017 07:00
(Thomas Jefferson University) Researchers identify several lncRNAs that are linked to the ovarian cancer in a cohort of patients. These lncRNAs were reproducibly altered and are responsible for a shift in cellular functi...
Defending the science of infant imitation
EurekAlert! - 28 Nov 2017 07:00
(University of Miami) In a counter-response recently published in the journal Developmental Science, Elizabeth Simpson and her co-authors argue that the Current Biology study failed to use appropriate methods, and is hig...
Complications at birth associated with lasting chemical changes in the brain
EurekAlert! - 28 Nov 2017 07:00
(King's College London) New King's College London research, published today in eLife, shows that adults born prematurely -- who also suffered small brain injuries around the time of birth - have lower levels of dopamine ...
ASERF outlines recommendations to increase safety of gluteal fat grafting procedures
EurekAlert! - 28 Nov 2017 07:00
(American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery ) Buttock augmentation is one of the fastest growing aesthetic procedures in the United States. According to the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS), mor...
Cardiovascular disease: The immune response to heart attacks
EurekAlert! - 28 Nov 2017 07:00
(Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München) The damage caused by a heart attack triggers an inflammatory reaction which degrades the affected tissue. This response is orchestrated by immune cells that reside in the nearby...
In search of: Researchers explore the ocean for alternatives to opioids
EurekAlert! - 28 Nov 2017 07:00
(University of Utah Health) A multi-disciplinary team of researchers with expertise in biology, anesthesiology, pharmacology, and medicinal chemistry at U of U Health received a $10 million grant from the Department of D...
How having too much or too little of CHRNA7 can lead to neuropsychiatric disorders
EurekAlert! - 28 Nov 2017 07:00
(Baylor College of Medicine) Using new pluripotent stem cell technology, researchers have discovered unexpected effects on calcium flux on neurons from patients with neuropsychiatric disorders carrying either fewer or ex...
Kessler Foundation receives NIDILRR subaward to improve spinal cord injury outcomes
EurekAlert! - 28 Nov 2017 07:00
(Kessler Foundation) Amanda Botticello, PhD, MPH, received a $605,000 subaward from the National Institute on Disability Independent Living & Rehabilitation Research to study a cognitive-behavioral intervention in the ou...
Largest study of opioid deaths reveals who is at most risk
EurekAlert! - 28 Nov 2017 07:00
(Columbia University Medical Center) A new study of 13,000 people who died of an opioid overdose found that more than half had been diagnosed with chronic pain; many had psychiatric disorders.
Low frequency brain stimulation improves cognition in Parkinson's disease
EurekAlert! - 28 Nov 2017 07:00
(University of Iowa Health Care) A multidisciplinary neuroscience study using rare, intraoperative brain recordings suggests that low frequency stimulation of a deep brain region may be able to improve cognitive function...
Making a case for health literacy
EurekAlert! - 28 Nov 2017 07:00
(University of Missouri-Columbia) The inability to understand and effectively use health information is linked to higher rates of hospitalization, reduced preventive care and increased health costs. A new report by resea...
Mayo Clinic develops neuro test that distinguishes demyelinating diseases from MS
EurekAlert! - 28 Nov 2017 07:00
(Mayo Clinic) Mayo Clinic has launched a first-in-the-US clinical test that will help patients who recently have been diagnosed with an inflammatory demyelinating disease (IDD) but may be unsure of the exact disorder. Ne...