Medical News
DIY: Scientists Release a How-To for Building a Smartphone Microscope
Medical Design Technology - 29 Nov 2017 15:48
News It could extend sophisticated imaging techniques to rural areas and developing countries ... Contributed Author: University of Houston Topics: Medical Diagnostics
Light Therapy May Help People Suffering From Bipolar Depression
Tech Times - 29 Nov 2017 04:31
A new study suggested that bipolar depression can be treated with light therapy. Currently, it is used to treat the seasonal affective disorder.
Beating Heart Patch is Large Enough To Repair the Human Heart
Medical Design Technology - 29 Nov 2017 15:48
News These patches also secrete enzymes and growth factors that could help recovery of damaged tissue that hasn't yet died ... Contributed Author: Duke University Topics: Cardiovascular
This 'Sweet Spot' Could Improve Melanoma Diagnosis
Medical Design Technology - 29 Nov 2017 15:43
News They have developed a technique using machine learning - a sub-field of artificial intelligence (AI) - that will enhance computer-aided diagnosis ... Contributed Author: Florida Atlantic University Topics: Oncology
Miniature Diaphragm Pumps
Medical Design Technology - 29 Nov 2017 15:40
Product Announcement The miniature diaphragm pump 1014 is used in devices such as hand-held gas detectors and has an impressively diverse range of uses in leak detection and in room monitoring ... Contributed Author: Gar...
Photo of the Day: Digital Health in Japan
Medical Design Technology - 29 Nov 2017 15:40
News These things are happening at Bell Land General Hospital in Osaka Prefecture, Japan, where they are working with GE to automate data analytics ... Staff Author: Lexie Metzler
Processed Bone Treats May Kill Your Dog, FDA Warns After 15 Dogs Die
Tech Times - 29 Nov 2017 13:51
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned that processed dog treats may be deadly to dogs. The FDA has received 68 reports of the product causing harm to a total of 90 dogs, with 15 of them being fatal cases.
HPV vaccine is effective, safe 10 years after it's given
EurekAlert! - 29 Nov 2017 07:00
(Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University) A decade of data on hundreds of boys and girls who received the HPV vaccine indicates the vaccine is safe and effective long term in protecting against the most virulent...
Home-based activity program helps older veterans with Dementia maintain function
EurekAlert! - 29 Nov 2017 07:00
(American Geriatrics Society) There are no effective drug treatments for dementia or its symptoms, so researchers have been exploring treatment options that don't involve using medication. A team of researchers studied o...
Kansas State University research creates way to protect pigs from PRRS during reproduction
EurekAlert! - 29 Nov 2017 07:00
(Kansas State University) The latest work from Raymond 'Bob' Rowland, Kansas State University professor of diagnostic medicine and pathobiology, is helping to eradicate the devastating PRRS virus.
Largest genetic study of mosquitoes reveals spread of insecticide resistance across Africa
EurekAlert! - 29 Nov 2017 07:00
(Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute) The largest ever genetic study of mosquitoes reveals the movement of insecticide resistance between different regions of Africa and finds several rapidly evolving insecticide resistance ...
Living in a 'war zone' linked to delivery of low birthweight babies
EurekAlert! - 29 Nov 2017 07:00
(University of Warwick) Mums-to-be living in war zones/areas of armed conflict are at heightened risk of giving birth to low birthweight babies. However the evidence for any impact on the rate of other complications of p...
Low vitamin D levels at birth linked to higher autism risk
EurekAlert! - 29 Nov 2017 07:00
(Wiley) Low vitamin D levels at birth were associated with an increased risk of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) at the age of 3 years in a recent Journal of Bone and Mineral Research study.
Modifying therapeutic DNA aptamers to keep them in the bloodstream longer
EurekAlert! - 29 Nov 2017 07:00
(Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News) Designing new therapeutic DNA aptamers with diverse side chains can improve their ability to interact with targets, and a new study describes characteristics of these sid...
NIFA funds food safety and nutrition to promote safe food supply
EurekAlert! - 29 Nov 2017 07:00
(National Institute of Food and Agriculture ) The US Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today announced support for research, education, and extension projects that promo...
NIH awards Center For BrainHealth $2.5 million to investigate cannabis use disorders
EurekAlert! - 29 Nov 2017 07:00
(Center for BrainHealth ) The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently awarded the Center for BrainHealth at The University of Texas at Dallas $2.5 million to examine cannabis use disorders. The five-year brain-imagi...
90 percent of senior drivers don't make vehicle adjustments that can improve safety
EurekAlert! - 29 Nov 2017 07:00
(AAA) More than 70 percent of senior drivers experience muscle and bone conditions that impact their driving. Inexpensive features like steering wheel covers help lessen the impact of these conditions, yet 90 percent of ...
Novel Omics tool begins new era for biology and personalized medicine
EurekAlert! - 29 Nov 2017 07:00
(Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) Researchers from EPFL have developed a novel series of systems genetics tools to identify new links between genes and phenotypes. The work, a hallmark of EPFL's endeavors into...
Range of opioid prescribers play important role in epidemic, study finds
EurekAlert! - 29 Nov 2017 07:00
(Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health) A cross-section of opioid prescribers that typically do not prescribe large volumes of opioids, including primary care physicians, surgeons and non-physician h...
Relation of key determinants affecting mental health disorders in greater mekong subregion
EurekAlert! - 29 Nov 2017 07:00
(Bentham Science Publishers) This article is a literature review of the relationship of the determinants affecting GMS mental disorders conducted using the defined strategies
Sorry, Grumpy Cat -- Study finds dogs are brainier than cats
EurekAlert! - 29 Nov 2017 07:00
(Vanderbilt University) The first study to actually count the number of cortical neurons in the brains of a number of carnivores, including cats and dogs, has found that dogs possess significantly more of them than cats.
Study shows lower lung cancer rates in communities with strong smoke-free laws
EurekAlert! - 29 Nov 2017 07:00
(University of Kentucky) Researchers at the University of Kentucky studied the correlation between communities with strong smoke-free workplace laws and the number of new lung cancer diagnoses. Those communities have 8% ...