Medical News
Super Mario Video Game May Help Prevent Dementia
Tech Times - 26 Dec 2017 13:23
Playing 3D video games like 'Super Mario 64' was found to possibly prevent dementia. It stimulates the hippocampus, which increases its capacity to hold long-term memory.
Making Heart Transplants Obsolete With Small Removable Pump
Medical Design Technology - 26 Dec 2017 23:15
News With the help of a 3-D printer, University of Houston engineers have developed a small removable pump that could enable patients to avoid both heart transplants and life-long use of an..... Contributed Author: Unive...
Short-term Exposure to Low Levels of Air Pollution Linked With Premature Death Among US Seniors
Medical Design Technology - 26 Dec 2017 22:42
News Short-term exposures to fine particulate air pollution and ozone--even at levels well below current national safety standards--were linked to higher risk of ....................... Contributed Author: Harvard T.H. C...
Powerbox's Medical Power Supply Delivers Power and Safety to Healthcare Facilities at Altitude
Medical Design Technology - 26 Dec 2017 21:59
Product Announcement Powerbo has launched a series of power supplies for medical applications requiring BF (Body Floating) class insulation and full, reliable operation up to 5,000 meters altitude to..... Contributed Aut...
WPI Researchers Taking Optical Device Out of the Lab and into the Clinic to Detect Cancer at Its Earliest Stages
Medical Design Technology - 26 Dec 2017 21:14
News Scientists at Worcester Polytechnic Institute have shown that by replacing a bulky lens with optical fibers it can build optical "tweezers" small enough to go into the bloodstream to,,,,, Contributed Author: Worcest...
Green Tea Vs Turmeric Vs Cocoa: Nutritionist Georgios Tzenichristos Reveals Which "Superfood" Is Best
Medical Design Technology - 26 Dec 2017 19:58
News London-based nutritionist Georgios Tzenichristos of the LipoTherapeia Clinic has looked into the benefits and nutrient content of green tea vs turmeric vs cocoa and has come to some... Contributed Author: LipoTherap...
Researchers Find Potential Path to Repair Multiple Sclerosis-damaged Nerves
Medical Design Technology - 26 Dec 2017 19:49
News UCLA scientists believe gene expression in specific cells and in specific regions can provide a more precise, neuroprotective approach than traditional treatments for neurological diseases. For multiple sclerosis, s...
Photo of the Day: Harnessing Sperm to Treat Gynecological Diseases
Medical Design Technology - 26 Dec 2017 19:26
News A new potential drug carrier to treat gynecological conditions is sperm. Scientists report that they have exploited the swimming power of sperm to ferry a cancer drug directly to.... Contributed Author: American Che...
Harnessing Sperm to Treat Gynecological Diseases
Medical Design Technology - 26 Dec 2017 19:26
News A new potential drug carrier to treat gynecological conditions is sperm. Scientists report that they have exploited the swimming power of sperm to ferry a cancer drug directly to.... Contributed Author: American Che...
Legislators Warned of Patient Abuse, Potential Fraud in $50 Billion For-Profit Psychiatric-Behavioral Market
Medical Design Technology - 26 Dec 2017 17:24
News Thousands of U.S. state legislators have been put on notice about potential patient abuse and fraud in the for-profit behavioral system that is costing taxpayers an estimated...... Topics: Medical Diagnostics
Protein Analysis Allows for Treatment of Eye-disease Symptoms With Existing Drugs
Medical Design Technology - 26 Dec 2017 17:06
News By identifying proteins abnormally expressed by patients with a rare eye disease, Stanford researchers were able to identify existing drugs that could be used to treat symptoms. Contributed Author: Stanford Universi...
Major Study Indicates That Therapy Dogs Provide Significant Benefits to Families of Children Undergoing Treatment for Cancer
Medical Design Technology - 26 Dec 2017 16:47
News American Humane's "Canines and Childhood Cancer Study," supported by Zoetis, provides scientific evidence gauging effectiveness of promising, underutilized weapon in war on cancer Contributed Author: American Humane...
Humidity May Prove Breaking Point For Some Areas As Temperatures Rise, Says Study
Medical Design Technology - 26 Dec 2017 16:37
News Climate scientists say that killer heat waves will become increasingly prevalent in many regions as climate warms. Contributed Author: The Earth Institute at Columbia University Topics: Medical Diagnostics
Weekly Fish Consumption Linked to Better Sleep, Higher IQ
Medical Design Technology - 26 Dec 2017 16:17
News A new study concludes that regular fish consumption both improves cognition as well as helps with sleep. Contributed Author: University of Pennsylvania Topics: Medical Diagnostics
Photo of the Day: Weekly Fish Consumption Linked to Better Sleep, Higher IQ
Medical Design Technology - 26 Dec 2017 16:17
News A new study by University of Pennsylvania scientists concludes that regular fish consumption both improves cognition as well as helps.... Contributed Author: University of Pennsylvania Topics: Medical Diagnostics
Facebook Suspends Account Of Husband Who Shares Photo Of Dying Wife
Tech Times - 26 Dec 2017 12:38
After sharing his wife's cervical cancer story and dying photo, Elliott Lowe's profile was suspended. He has failed to recover access despite verifying his identity.
Understanding the molecular mechanisms of ALS
EurekAlert! - 26 Dec 2017 07:00
(Hokkaido University) Scientists have revealed more details of the molecular mechanism behind neuronal cell death in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a step forward to find ways to control progression of the disease.
UMass Amherst and research partners aim to improve flu season forecasts
EurekAlert! - 26 Dec 2017 07:00
(University of Massachusetts at Amherst) Research teams, including one led by biostatistician Nicholas Reich at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, are participating in a national influenza forecasting challenge to ...
Social interactions override genetics when birds learn new songs
EurekAlert! - 26 Dec 2017 07:00
(University of California - San Francisco) New UC San Francisco research finds that although young male songbirds are genetically predisposed to sound like their fathers, enriched early experience with a foster-father ca...
Short-term exposure to low levels of air pollution linked with premature death among US seniors
EurekAlert! - 26 Dec 2017 07:00
(Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health) Short-term exposures to fine particulate air pollution and ozone -- even at levels well below current national safety standards -- were linked to higher risk of premature death...
Short-term exposure to air pollution at levels below current standards and risk of death
EurekAlert! - 26 Dec 2017 07:00
(JAMA Network) Short-term exposure to air pollution at levels below current air quality standards were associated with a higher risk of death in older adults.
Pulmonary fibrosis caused by single transcription factor
EurekAlert! - 26 Dec 2017 07:00
(Max-Planck-Gesellschaft) Reduced FoxO3 activity reprograms connective tissue cells, triggering the disease.