Medical News
Never Pop a Zit With Woodcarving Tools
Discover - 8 Dec 2017 22:48
Let's preface this whole story with a disclaimer: It's never really a good idea to pop a pimple. But, if you must, absolutely do not use a dirty woodworking blade. How do we know? Because a 23-year-old man from Chicago d...
For Homo Sapiens, This Is as Good as It Gets
Discover - 8 Dec 2017 19:40
Well, that's it. Pack it in, boys. Show's over for us as a species: We've peaked. At least, we might have, according to a paper in Frontiers in Physiology. If anything, it looks like we might be going downhill, with clim...
Fat Squirrel Caught Stealing Gourmet Chocolate From New Jersey House
Tech Times - 8 Dec 2017 17:36
An obese squirrel recently hoodwinked a family in New Jersey. The plump rodent not only stole from the holiday treats the family had placed outside their house, but also picked up the choicest of treats.
Video of the Day: Are You Sure This Isn't Real?
Medical Design Technology - 8 Dec 2017 15:52
News They can be used to improve surgical outcomes ... Staff Author: Lexie Metzler
Combating Eye Injuries with a Reversible Superglue Seal
Medical Design Technology - 8 Dec 2017 15:51
News The research team also developed a special syringe for the hydrogel that would be easy to use on the front lines ... Contributed Author: University of Southern California - Health Sciences Topics: Regenerative Medic...
Miniature Isolated Proportional Valve Improves Analytical OEM Equipment
Medical Design Technology - 8 Dec 2017 15:51
Product Announcement The valve coil provides miniature size and optimum weight ensuring minimal system volume with excellent gas control stability from 1 SCCM to 6.5 SLPM ... Contributed Author: Parker
Smartphone Health Apps Miss Some Daily Activity of Users
Medical Design Technology - 8 Dec 2017 15:51
News The accuracy of smartphones and health apps is becoming more important as medical experts and technology companies ... Contributed Author: University of British Columbia Topics: Home Healthcare
The Industry Standard(ization)
Medical Design Technology - 8 Dec 2017 15:50
Article How AR can standardize medical device assembly sequences for complex processes ... Contributed Author: Paul Ryznar, Founder, CEO and President of OPS Solutions
DNA-Origami Surpasses Important Thresholds
Medical Design Technology - 8 Dec 2017 15:48
News The technology builds on a long single strand that is appended to a double-stranded structure using short staple sequences ... Contributed Author: Technical University of Munich (TUM)
Uganda ends Marburg virus disease outbreak
WHO - 8 Dec 2017 10:35
Uganda has successfully controlled an outbreak of Marburg virus disease and prevented its sp
Including diagnosis related costs, 3-D mammography costs less than digital mammography
EurekAlert! - 8 Dec 2017 07:00
(University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine) Although digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT), or 3-D mammography, costs more than a digital mammography (DM) screening, it actually may help rein in cancer screening costs, ...
Insights on fast cockroaches can help teach robots to walk
EurekAlert! - 8 Dec 2017 07:00
(University of Cologne) A study scientists from the University of Cologne have published in Frontiers in Zoology shows for the first time that fast insects can change their gait -- like a mammal's transition from trot to...
Large proportion of patients experiencing acute exacerbations of COPD are skipping out on pulmonary rehabilitation or not being referred all together
EurekAlert! - 8 Dec 2017 07:00
(American College of Chest Physicians) Researchers from Imperial College London set out to determine the effect of PR on COPD exacerbation rates.
MossRehab's Sheer Gait & Motion Analysis Laboratory receives full accreditation
EurekAlert! - 8 Dec 2017 07:00
(Einstein Healthcare Network/MossRehab) For the third time, the Sheerr Gait and Motion Analysis Lab at MossRehab's Elkins Park campus has received full accreditation from the Commission for Motion Laboratory Accreditatio...
New assay may help predict which pancreatic lesions may become cancerous
EurekAlert! - 8 Dec 2017 07:00
(Elsevier) A report in The Journal of Molecular Diagnostics, describes a new simple molecular test to detect chromosomal abnormalities -- biomarkers known as telomere fusions -- in pancreatic tumor specimens and pancreat...
New study shows HIV-infected women not using statins as recommended
EurekAlert! - 8 Dec 2017 07:00
(Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News) A new study has shown that HIV-infected women do not use statins as recommended by the most recent guidelines.
Novel compound restores immune response in patients with melanoma
EurekAlert! - 8 Dec 2017 07:00
(European Society for Medical Oncology) A novel compound may restore immune response in patients with melanoma, according to a study presented at the ESMO Immuno Oncology Congress 2017.
PARP inhibitor improves progression-free survival in patients with advanced breast cancers and BRCA
EurekAlert! - 8 Dec 2017 07:00
(University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center) In a randomized, Phase III trial led by researchers at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, the PARP inhibitor talazoparib extended progression-free surviv...
Paper heralds new science collaboration with Middle East
EurekAlert! - 8 Dec 2017 07:00
(Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) Graduate University) A new science initiative aims to connect Western and Middle Eastern communities.
Research leads to call for lung health screening at top football clubs
EurekAlert! - 8 Dec 2017 07:00
(University of Kent) New research from the University of Kent has discovered that nearly three in 10 elite footballers at top clubs in England have undetected lung and airway problems that could impair their on-field per...
Researchers discover resistance mechanism to checkpoint inhibitors and how to reverse it
EurekAlert! - 8 Dec 2017 07:00
(European Society for Medical Oncology) Researchers have discovered a mechanism of resistance to checkpoint inhibitors and how to reverse it. The biomarker results from the IMvigor210 study are reported at the ESMO Immun...
Study finds genetic mutation causes 'vicious cycle' in most common form of ALS
EurekAlert! - 8 Dec 2017 07:00
(Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan) University of Michigan-led research brings scientists one step closer to understanding the development of neurodegenerative disorders such as ALS. A study published today in N...