Medical News
E-cig use increases risk of beginning tobacco cigarette use in young adults
EurekAlert! - 11 Dec 2017 07:00
(University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences) Young adults who use electronic cigarettes are more than four times as likely to begin smoking tobacco cigarettes within 18 months as their peers who do not vape,...
Grayhill's Touch Encoder Video Shows How to Re-image the Medical Device User Experience
Medical Design Technology - 11 Dec 2017 17:26
Product Announcement Designers can see first-hand the intuitive tablet development app that lets them personalize multi-touch gestures ... Contributed Author: Grayhill, Inc.
Scientists Create Stretchable Battery Made Entirely Out of Fabric
Medical Design Technology - 11 Dec 2017 17:09
News Compared to traditional batteries and other enzymatic fuel cells, microbial fuel cells can be the most suitable power source for wearable electronics ... Contributed Author: Binghamton University Topics: Wearables
Video Game System Technology Helping Physical Therapists, Athletic Trainers
Medical Design Technology - 11 Dec 2017 16:53
News The recent findings on how video game technology can improve physical therapy ... Contributed Author: University of Missouri-Columbia
Scientist's Accidental Exhale Leads to Improved DNA Detector
Medical Design Technology - 11 Dec 2017 16:48
News The arrangement creates a nanocavity filled with less than a femtoliter of fluid--or about a million times smaller than the smallest raindrops ... Contributed Author: University of Rochester
Photo of the Day:Smart Phone Case Tests Glucose
Medical Design Technology - 11 Dec 2017 16:09
News Engineers from the University of California San Diego have developed a smart phone case that is able to test blood glucose on the go ... Staff Author: Lexie Metzler Topics: Diabetes
Photo of the Day: Smart Phone Case Tests Glucose
Medical Design Technology - 11 Dec 2017 16:09
News Engineers from the University of California San Diego have developed a smart phone case that is able to test blood glucose on the go ... Staff Author: Lexie Metzler Topics: Diabetes
Butler Hospital launches landmark trial for Alzheimer's prevention
EurekAlert! - 11 Dec 2017 07:00
(Care New England ) The Memory and Aging Program (MAP) at Butler Hospital enrolled one of the initial participants in an international Alzheimer's disease (AD) prevention study.
Exposure to air pollution just before or after conception raises risk of birth defects
EurekAlert! - 11 Dec 2017 07:00
(Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center) Women exposed to air pollution just prior to conception or during the first month of pregnancy face an increased risk of their children being born with birth defects, such ...
Glioblastoma survival mechanism reveals new therapeutic target
EurekAlert! - 11 Dec 2017 07:00
(Northwestern University) A Northwestern Medicine study, published in the journal Cancer Cell, has provided new insights into a mechanism of tumor survival in glioblastoma and demonstrated that inhibiting the process cou...
Health warnings on cigarettes could deter young people
EurekAlert! - 11 Dec 2017 07:00
(Cancer Research UK) Young people are less likely to try cigarettes with the printed health warning 'Smoking kills' on each stick than standard cigarettes, according to a new study by Cancer Research UK published in Nico...
High-intensity exercise delays Parkinson's progression
EurekAlert! - 11 Dec 2017 07:00
(University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus) High-intensity exercise three times a week is safe for individuals with early-stage Parkinson's disease and decreases worsening of motor symptoms, according to a new phase...
ACP calls for elimination of physician compensation disparities
EurekAlert! - 11 Dec 2017 07:00
(American College of Physicians) In a new position statement on Compensation Equity and Transparency in the Field of Medicine, the American College of Physicians (ACP) asserts that physicians should receive equitable com...
Kidney disease increases risk of diabetes, study shows
EurekAlert! - 11 Dec 2017 07:00
(Washington University in St. Louis) Diabetes is known to increase a person's risk of kidney disease. Now, a new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggests that the converse also is true: K...
Drug suppresses spread of breast cancer caused by stem-like cells
EurekAlert! - 11 Dec 2017 07:00
(University of California - San Diego) Rare stem-like tumor cells play a critical role in the spread of breast cancer, but a vulnerability in the pathway that powers them offers a strategy to target these cells using exi...
Ben-Gurion U. researcher indicates nicotine replacement is safer for pregnant women than smoking
EurekAlert! - 11 Dec 2017 07:00
(American Associates, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev) Smoking during pregnancy is the most significant, preventable risk factor for poor maternal and infant health outcomes. However, clinicians worldwide, including i...
Managing concerning behaviors when opioids are taken for chronic pain
EurekAlert! - 11 Dec 2017 07:00
(University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences) Patients receiving long-term opioid therapy for chronic pain sometimes demonstrate challenging and concerning behaviors, such as using more opioid medication than...
Internal forces directing cell migration are revealed by live-cell microscopy
EurekAlert! - 11 Dec 2017 07:00
(Marine Biological Laboratory) Two new studies from the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) show how cells respond to internal forces when they orient, gain traction, and migrate in a specific direction. The research is p...
Multiple health implications of women's early marriage go beyond early childbearing
EurekAlert! - 11 Dec 2017 07:00
(Frontiers) A new study of four South Asian countries argues that early marriage should be considered a major public health issue, due to its complex associations with women's education, health and nutrition -- which may...
National lung cancer roundtable brings together patients, clinicians, others
EurekAlert! - 11 Dec 2017 07:00
(American Cancer Society) The National Lung Cancer Roundtable holds its inaugural meeting on Dec. 11-12, 2017 in Bethesda, Md., the first major meeting for a new nationwide coalition of organizations committed to address...
New model for Zika developed to aid in testing vaccines and treatments
EurekAlert! - 11 Dec 2017 07:00
(Texas Biomedical Research Institute) An alternative animal model that mimics key features of the Zika virus infection, including its lingering presence in bodily fluids, has been developed at Texas Biomedical Research I...
New research links brain structure with hallucinations and musical aptitude
EurekAlert! - 11 Dec 2017 07:00
(University of Liverpool) New research published in Schizophrenia Research conducted at the University of Liverpool links brain structure to an individual's likelihood of experiencing hallucinations and to their musical ...