Medical News
CDC Scientist Vanishes After Taking A 2-Week Sick Leave
Tech Times - 26 Feb 2018 16:43
An epidemiologist working with CDC has disappeared under strange circumstances and the police have still not been able to trace him. Timothy J. Cunningham took a sick leave on Feb. 12 and has not been seen since then.
DeGregori's 'Adaptive Oncogenesis' turns evolutionary eye on cancer
EurekAlert! - 26 Feb 2018 07:00
(University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus) Rather than focusing our efforts on designing treatments to eradicate cells with cancerous mutations, book by James DeGregori, PhD, shows that promoting tissue health help...
Socket Your BGA Package Using Elastomer Socket with Superior Electrical Performance
Medical Design Technology - 26 Feb 2018 21:51
Product Announcement Ironwood Electronics has recently introduced a new high performance elastomer socket for 0.65mm pitch BGA package ... Contributed Author: Ironwood Electronics
Photo of the Day: New Research Could Lead to Improved Method of Treating Pancreatic Cancer
Medical Design Technology - 26 Feb 2018 19:55
News A heating and freezing process known as dual thermal ablation can kill pancreatic cancer cells, according to new research from State University at New York at Binghamton. The image depicts ... Contributed Author: Bi...
Scientists Move Closer to Treatment for Huntington's Disease
Medical Design Technology - 26 Feb 2018 19:43
News A new variant of the gene-editing CRISPR/Cas9 system is safer and more specific than versions previously used in early research towards a treatment for Huntington's disease, shows ... Contributed Author: Frontiers
Short-term Use of IV Devices is Common--and Risky--Study Shows
Medical Design Technology - 26 Feb 2018 19:35
News Many hospital patients get medicine or nutrition delivered straight into their bloodstream through a tiny device called a PICC. In just a decade, it's become the go-to device for intravenous care. But ... Contribute...
Sponsored: Forget Where Your Keys Are Again?
Discover - 26 Feb 2018 18:59
It seems simple right, leave your keys in the key bowl on the kitchen counter and you won't lose them? Simple? Yes. Do we keep to this routine daily? On occasion. Keys these days seem to grow a pair of legs and find them...
Robotics Rise to Healthcare Challenges
Medical Design Technology - 26 Feb 2018 18:51
Article Robots are taking on more challenging tasks in today's medical applications with their improved capabilities. Robotic-assisted surgical procedures, robotic medicine dispensing, and rehabilitation and movement the...
Fruits, Whole Grains, And Vegetables May Help Fight Depression: Study
Tech Times - 26 Feb 2018 16:37
Eating healthy diets may reduce risks of depression among the elderly, a new study suggests. Participants who stuck with the DASH diet were found to be less likely to suffer from depression.
Orlando Doctor Arrested For Vaccine Fraud: 500 Children At Risk Due To Unsterile, Partial Vaccines
Tech Times - 26 Feb 2018 15:04
A doctor in Orlando, Florida, has been arrested for vaccine fraud. The alleged malpractice has placed about 500 children at risk, and parents are recommended to consider revaccination to ensure that their children are pr...
Children Struggle To Hold Pencils Due To Excessive Use Of iPads
Tech Times - 26 Feb 2018 13:56
Children are having difficulty holding a pencil because of excessive use of devices that prevents the development of muscles needed for holding pencils and writing correctly. Some children do not even know how to receive...
E-Cigs Contain Toxic Metals That Can Kill You: How Many Are In Danger In The US?
Tech Times - 26 Feb 2018 12:56
E-cigarette users may be exposed to potentially toxic amounts of metals such as lead, nickel, manganese, and chromium. Here are the number of people in the United States that are at risk of the adverse effects of using t...
Health staff 'too stressed' to deal with disasters
EurekAlert! - 26 Feb 2018 07:00
(Anglia Ruskin University) Increasing stress and a lack of motivation among healthcare staff could result in hospitals having to shut down in the wake of a major incident such as flooding or an earthquake, according to n...
Children's Colorado doctors conclude EV-D68 likely cause of acute flaccid myelitis
EurekAlert! - 26 Feb 2018 07:00
(Children's Hospital Colorado) A team of doctors and scientists from the US and Europe led by Kevin Messacar, MD, an infectious disease specialist from Children's Hospital Colorado (Children's Colorado), has found that E...
Discovery reveals way to stop inflammation in Alzheimer's, arthritis, more
EurekAlert! - 26 Feb 2018 07:00
(University of Virginia Health System) The finding 'opens up a whole new research area to look at neuroinflammation in the context of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's,' the lead researcher said. 'But the clinical impact will ...
Diagnosis is not enough: Predicting avoidable transfers from nursing homes is complex
EurekAlert! - 26 Feb 2018 07:00
(Regenstrief Institute) Predicting ahead of time which nursing home residents can potentially avoid hospitalization is complex, according to a new study from the Indiana University Center for Aging Research and the Regen...
Characterization of Zygophyllum album L monofloral honey from El-Oued, Algeria
EurekAlert! - 26 Feb 2018 07:00
(Bentham Science Publishers) Honey is generally evaluated by physicochemical analysis of its constituents. The manipulation of honey and its possible adulteration is reflected in many of its physicochemical properties. I...
68th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting: 600 young scientists to encounter a record 43 Nobel Laureates
EurekAlert! - 26 Feb 2018 07:00
(Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings) The selection process for participation at this year's Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting has been completed. A total of 600 outstanding students, doctoral candidates and post-docs will come t...
Lawson researchers receive $4.4 million to study personalized medicine at LHSC
EurekAlert! - 26 Feb 2018 07:00
(Lawson Health Research Institute) Led by Dr. Richard Kim, scientist at Lawson Health Research Institute (Lawson) and clinical pharmacologist at London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC), researchers at Lawson have received $...
MD Anderson and RaySearch announce strategic alliance to advance radiation therapy of cancer
EurekAlert! - 26 Feb 2018 07:00
(University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center) The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and RaySearch Laboratories today announced a strategic alliance with the aim of enhancing cancer radiation therapy thro...
Most PA students tobacco-free, but vaping and cigarette use still a concern
EurekAlert! - 26 Feb 2018 07:00
(Penn State) Most of Pennsylvania's high school and middle school students are tobacco-free, but among those who do use tobacco products, the most commonly used product by middle schoolers was e-cigarettes -- also known ...
Most breast cancer patients' experiences with radiation therapy are better than expected
EurekAlert! - 26 Feb 2018 07:00
(Wiley) A new study reveals that many patients with breast cancer have misconceptions and fears about radiation therapy, but their actual experiences with modern breast radiation therapy are better than they expected.