Medical News

(University of Akron) Matthew Becker, W. Gerald Austen Endowed Chair of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering at the University of Akron (UA), was inducted today by the American Institute for Medical and Biological Eng...

A Russian woman died after she was given formaldehyde instead of saline during an operation. The woman went in a for a routine surgery and lost her life because of the mistake.

Article A national drone delivery system known as Zipline is delivering life-saving medicine to places that are difficult to reach. One of these places is Rwanda... Staff Author: Tierney King Topics: STEM

News 3D printing is having an impact on many industries, and the medical field is no exception, according to Rick Gillespie, Healthcare Business Development Manager of 3D Printing at Fisher Unitech LLC. Staff Author: Spe...

Nearly one billion people will be vaccinated against yellow fever in 27 high-risk African countries by 2026 with support from WHO, Gavi - the Vaccine Alliance, UNICEF and more than 50 health partners. The commitment is p...

Product Announcement SEPAC's new line of extremely thin power-off brakes, the UTSEB Series (Ultra Thin Spring-Engaged Brakes), is offered in five standard frame sizes. The ultra-thin design provides a very short package ...

Article Roam Robotics is doing its part to help middle-aged and older adults navigate the ski slopes. The San Francisco-based developer of exoskeletons has released a mobile exoskeleton... Staff Author: Tierney King Topi...

News There has been a lot of interest lately about a newer type of radiation therapy for treating cancer. Called proton beam therapy, or PBT, this treatment is thought to be a safer alternative to conventional photon the...

Once again, the American Food and Drug Administration slapped restrictions on Bayer for its controversial Essure implant. The device now comes with a checklist that must be signed by the patient before insertion.

At least one death is tied to February's salmonella outbreak, which the CDC confirms roots from contaminated chicken salad made by an Iowan company. The outbreak also caused 265 people to get sick.

A tiny test patch called the Sentinel Wrap has been developed to determine if food is still safe to eat. This new technology is considered to be more reliable than the expiry dates stamped on food products.

(National University of Singapore) More support is needed to help breast cancer patients and survivors manage 'chemobrain' symptoms, such as memory loss, short attention span and mental confusion, according to a study le...

(University of California - Santa Cruz) Stream restoration efforts along the coast of Central California are unevenly distributed, with activity more likely to occur in areas that are more highly populated and dominated ...

(University of Leicester) Scientists' discovery sheds new light on how neurodegenerative diseases might occur.

(NSF International) A DNA test method called polymerase chain reaction allowed New York City health officials to identify the source of a Legionnaires' disease outbreak within hours of specimen collection and should be c...

(Fundação de Amparo Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo) Brazilian researchers have identified seven biomarkers that could be used at the time of the primary diagnosis to show which glioma patients will tend to progress t...

(University of Alabama at Birmingham) Researchers have found a key role in tooth development for the transcription factor Specificity protein 7, or Sp7. Using an animal model, the researchers found that a lack of Sp7 int...

(Regenstrief Institute) In the first nationwide study to measure the effect of the Medicare Annual Wellness Visit on early identification of cognitive impairment such as Alzheimer's disease, researchers from the Indiana ...

(Kumamoto University) Intestinal bacteria have attracted recent attention since they were discovered to influence various physiological functions and diseases in humans. Japanese researchers analyzing the influence of ch...

(University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus) The inability to foster children's taste for dark green vegetables is related to a lack of commercially prepared single-vegetable products, according to a new study led by...

(Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics) When people read or listen to a conversation, their pro-active brains sometimes predict which word comes next. But a scientific team led by the Max Planck Institute for Psycho...

(Oxford University Press USA) A new study in SLEEP, published by Oxford University Press, indicates that delaying school start times results in students getting more sleep, and feeling better, even within societies where...