Medical News
BlockMaster Introduces High-Power One-Pole Blocks for DIN Rail & Panel Mount
Medical Design Technology - 3 Jan 2018 17:12
Product Announcement These new High Output Power terminal blocks can also be used for lighter power applications ... Contributed Author: BlockMaster Electronics, Inc
Photo of the Day: Organ-On-A-Chip for Heart Disease
Medical Design Technology - 3 Jan 2018 16:50
News Specifically, the researchers have created an organ-on-a-chip that models atherosclerosis ... Staff Author: Lexie Metzler Topics: Cardiovascular
Spider's Web Inspires Removable Implant That May Control Type 1 Diabetes
Medical Design Technology - 3 Jan 2018 15:44
News Taking inspiration from the way water beads on a spider's web, Ma and his team first attempted to connect the islet cell-containing capsules ... Contributed Author: Cornell University Topics: Diabetes
Autism Spectrum Disorder Plateaus In US Kids After 20 Years
Tech Times - 3 Jan 2018 13:14
New data showed that prevalence of ASD leveled off among American children and teenagers for the first time in decades. Which ethnicity could be more prone to the disease?
Dietary sugar linked to increasing bacterial epidemics
EurekAlert! - 3 Jan 2018 07:00
(Baylor College of Medicine) The increasing frequency and severity of healthcare-associated outbreaks caused by bacterium Clostridium difficile have been linked to the widely used food additive trehalose.
Facial exercises help middle-aged women appear more youthful
EurekAlert! - 3 Jan 2018 07:00
(Northwestern University) A 30-minute daily or alternate-day facial exercise program sustained over 20 weeks improved the facial appearance of middle-aged women, resulting in a younger appearance with fuller and firmer u...
First typhoid conjugate vaccine achieves WHO prequalification, a key step in protecting children and reducing the burden of typhoid
EurekAlert! - 3 Jan 2018 07:00
(Sabin Vaccine Institute) A typhoid conjugate vaccine has been prequalified by the World Health Organization (WHO), bringing the vaccine one step closer to reaching millions more people at risk of typhoid.
Glucagon receptor structure offers new opportunities for type 2 diabetes drug discovery
EurekAlert! - 3 Jan 2018 07:00
(Chinese Academy of Sciences Headquarters) Recently, scientists at SIMM determined the crystal structure of GCGR in complex with a glucagon analogue and partial agonist NNC1702. This structure reveals, for the first time...
In clinical trial, cream reduces squamous cell carcinoma risk
EurekAlert! - 3 Jan 2018 07:00
(Brown University) Results of a new randomized, double-blinded, controlled clinical trial in veterans showed a 75 percent reduction in the risk of needing surgery to treat a squamous cell carcinoma for a year after apply...
Morris Animal Foundation-funded study shows importance of wildlife in controlling ticks
EurekAlert! - 3 Jan 2018 07:00
(Morris Animal Foundation) Morris Animal Foundation-funded researchers from the University of California, Santa Barbara, have found that a decrease in wildlife populations causes an upsurge in local tick populations, pot...
New research shows how alcohol damages DNA and increases cancer risk
EurekAlert! - 3 Jan 2018 07:00
(Cancer Research UK) Scientists have shown how alcohol damages DNA in stem cells, helping to explain why drinking increases your risk of cancer, according to research part-funded by Cancer Research UK and published in Na...
New study demonstrates increased risk of heart disease after hysterectomy
EurekAlert! - 3 Jan 2018 07:00
(The North American Menopause Society (NAMS)) In an effort to reduce the associated increased risk of heart disease after hysterectomy, more surgeons are opting to leave a woman's ovaries intact. However, a new study sho...
Nursing homes should require flu shots for all staff and patients, most older adults say
EurekAlert! - 3 Jan 2018 07:00
(Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan) As flu season swings into high gear, a new poll suggests nursing homes and other long-term care facilities should be doing more to get their staff and patients vaccinated befo...
Past falls can help predict an individual's risk of bone fracture independent of other factors
EurekAlert! - 3 Jan 2018 07:00
(Wiley) Results from a new study in Journal of Bone and Mineral Research indicate that an individual's history of past falls can help predict their risk of bone fractures, independent of bone mineral density and other cl...
American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) takes steps to improve the quality of ultrasound imaging in obstetrics and gynecology
EurekAlert! - 3 Jan 2018 07:00
(Elsevier) The American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) convened a forum tasked with developing a roadmap for quality improvement in ultrasound imaging in obstetrics and gynecology and set up a task force to e...
Penn Medicine Chief Scientific Officer receives Outstanding Investigator Award from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
EurekAlert! - 3 Jan 2018 07:00
(University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine) Jonathan A. Epstein, MD, executive vice dean and chief scientific officer of Penn Medicine, has received a National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Outstanding Inv...
PharmaMar has requested the process of re-examination for AplidinĀ® from the EMA
EurekAlert! - 3 Jan 2018 07:00
(Pharmamar) PharmaMar (MSE:PHM) has announced the initiation of the re-examination process by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for AplidinĀ® (plitidepsin) for the indication of relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma...
Rare forms of 'thunder' protein may be linked to schizophrenia
EurekAlert! - 3 Jan 2018 07:00
(Johns Hopkins Medicine) Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine report they have identified rare genetic variations in a protein called Thorase, which is responsible for breaking down receptors at the connections between ...
Research finds hysterectomy alone associated with increased long-term health risks
EurekAlert! - 3 Jan 2018 07:00
(Mayo Clinic) Mayo Clinic researchers show that hysterectomy with ovarian conservation is associated with a significantly increased risk of several cardiovascular diseases and metabolic conditions. The findings are publi...
Researchers identify genetic factors that contribute to Alzheimer's disease
EurekAlert! - 3 Jan 2018 07:00
(Boston University School of Medicine) Researchers have identified several new genes responsible for Alzheimer's disease (AD) including those leading to functional and structural changes in the brain and elevated levels ...
Study provides new insights on bone loss in women
EurekAlert! - 3 Jan 2018 07:00
(Wiley) A new study in Journal of Bone and Mineral Research looked at the relative contributions of the two types of bone -- cortical, or compact bone, and trabecular, or spongy bone -- to total bone loss.
Study uncovers key to preventing back pain in runners
EurekAlert! - 3 Jan 2018 07:00
(MediaSource) Low back pain is a common complaint among both elite and recreational runners, but the true cause of it remains a mystery. So researchers at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center used motion captu...