Medical News
Video of the Day: Creating 3D Organs
Medical Design Technology - 18 Dec 2017 17:33
Videos What really goes into making them? Staff Author: Lexie Metzler
Reproducing Higher-Order Embryonic Kidney Structures Using Pluripotent Stem Cells
Medical Design Technology - 18 Dec 2017 17:48
News They first discovered that mouse Wolffian ducts (WDs), precursors of ureteric buds, gradually matured and gained branching capacity between embryogenesis day ... Contributed Author: Kumamoto University
Engineers Scrap the Stethoscope, Measure Vital Signs with Radio Waves
Medical Design Technology - 18 Dec 2017 16:50
News The cracker-sized tags measure mechanical motion by emitting radio waves that bounce off the body and internal organs ... Contributed Author: Syl Kacapyr, Phys.org Topics: Medical Diagnostics
Model Stands Back Up After Losing Her Leg Due To Toxic Shock Syndrome From Tampon
Tech Times - 18 Dec 2017 14:56
A 28-year-old model is standing back up after a nearly fatal bout with Toxic Shock Syndrome. The infection, which was caused by a tampon, made her lose her leg, but she is now an advocate for women's health.
BfR assesses maximum daily level for magnesium in food supplements
EurekAlert! - 18 Dec 2017 07:00
(BfR Federal Institute for Risk Assessment) The maximum daily level for magnesium in food supplements should not exceed 250 milligrams (mg). This is the recommendation of the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment ...
Brain lesions and criminal behavior linked to moral decision-making network
EurekAlert! - 18 Dec 2017 07:00
(Vanderbilt University Medical Center) When brain lesions occur within the brain network responsible for morality and value-based decision-making, they can predispose a person toward criminal behavior, according to new r...
C-Path receives FDA qualification for SMDDS
EurekAlert! - 18 Dec 2017 07:00
(Critical Path Institute (C-Path)) C-Path's Patient-Reported Outcome (PRO) Consortium announces its first clinical outcome assessment qualification from FDA, for the Symptoms of Major Depressive Disorder Scale (SMDDS). T...
China's one-child generation not so selfish after all
EurekAlert! - 18 Dec 2017 07:00
(Hiroshima University) Every generation tends to despair at the next one's perceived shortcomings, and Chinese society is no different. The 'Little Emperor' generation -- those born during China's strict one-child policy...
Copper excess in diabetes hinders our ability to make healthy blood vessels
EurekAlert! - 18 Dec 2017 07:00
(Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University) Scientists have evidence that in diabetes, copper can pile up inside our cells, wreaking havoc on our ability to make new blood vessels, called angiogenesis. This impair...
Early diagnosis can save babies' lives: A guide to severe combined immunodeficiency disease (SCID)
EurekAlert! - 18 Dec 2017 07:00
(Canadian Medical Association Journal) The review, published in CMAJ, is aimed at pediatricians, family physicians and other doctors who may treat newborns, including those who appear healthy at birth but begin to get se...
Factors affecting the health of older sexual & gender minorities
EurekAlert! - 18 Dec 2017 07:00
(Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News) A special issue of LGBT Health includes the latest research, clinical practice innovations, and policy aimed at addressing disparities and enhancing healthcare for older ...
Flower or flesh? Genetics explain mosquito preference
EurekAlert! - 18 Dec 2017 07:00
(Ohio State University) New research is helping explain why most mosquitoes in one species choose flowers over blood meals. The discovery could one day lead to efforts to decrease mosquito-borne illness.
For stroke patients, rating scales predict discharge destination
EurekAlert! - 18 Dec 2017 07:00
(Wolters Kluwer Health) Stroke survivors with higher scores on widely used outcome measures are more likely to be discharged home from the hospital, while those with lower scores are more likely to go to a rehabilitation...
How electroconvulsive therapy relieves depression per animal experiments
EurekAlert! - 18 Dec 2017 07:00
(Johns Hopkins Medicine) In a study using genetically engineered mice, Johns Hopkins researchers have uncovered some new molecular details that appear to explain how electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) rapidly relieves sever...
Is Chinese massage an effective and cost-effective treatment for chronic neck pain?
EurekAlert! - 18 Dec 2017 07:00
(Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News) A new study evaluating a form of Chinese massage, tuina, in patients with chronic neck pain found it to be effective, safe, and cost-effective compared to no treatment.
Making larvae count
EurekAlert! - 18 Dec 2017 07:00
(Weizmann Institute of Science) Genetic barcodes are used to quantify crucial populations in a coral reef ecosystem.
Mayo Clinic named Center of Excellence for cavernous malformation treatment, research
EurekAlert! - 18 Dec 2017 07:00
(Mayo Clinic) Mayo Clinic has been named a Center of Excellence by Angioma Alliance for treatment and research into cerebral cavernous angiomas.
MiNT protein a fresh target to attack disease
EurekAlert! - 18 Dec 2017 07:00
(Rice University) A potent protein that resides in a cell's mitochondria is the most recent link to be detailed in a cycle that manages iron and reactive oxygen species. Because the process can be hijacked by cancer and ...
Mutational signatures may ID pts with Br Ca most likely to benefit from platinum-based chemo
EurekAlert! - 18 Dec 2017 07:00
(American Association for Cancer Research) The presence in advanced breast cancer of mutational signatures characteristic of homologous recombination deficiency (HRD) was associated with improved clinical outcomes to tre...
NIA and DoD fund new studies on aiding family caregivers of patients with dementia or TBI
EurekAlert! - 18 Dec 2017 07:00
(Regenstrief Institute) Family caregivers of individuals with cognitive disorders are faced with complex and stressful challenges for which they are often unprepared and unsupported. Grants from the National Institute on...
National Academy of Inventors chooses dean of Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai as 2017 Fellow
EurekAlert! - 18 Dec 2017 07:00
(The Mount Sinai Hospital / Mount Sinai School of Medicine) Dennis S. Charney, M.D., Anne and Joel Ehrenkranz Dean of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and President for Academic Affairs at Mount Sinai Health S...
New 'checkpoint' model that could identify potential drugs to treat genetic disorders
EurekAlert! - 18 Dec 2017 07:00
(University of Bradford) A new 'checkpoint' model which can be used to identify potential treatments for genetic disorders such as cystic fibrosis and Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) has been proposed by a team of Brad...