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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published a new report suggesting that autism prevalence rate in the United States is significantly higher than in its 2014 report. Minority children with autism contributed...

In my youth, a popular song advised its listeners -- purportedly a class graduating in 1999 -- to "wear sunscreen." It's the narrator's number one tip for the future, as "the long term benefits of sunscreen have been pro...

Article Beyond the current boom in wearables, nanotechnology is likely to be the driving force behind the next wave of disruptive health care technology advances, according to Chris Van Hoof, Director of Wearable Health ...

News Berkeley engineers have advanced neural dust sensors by creating a small volume, efficient nerve stimulator. The goal for this device is to implant StimDust into the body, with a small procedure, to monitor and trea...

News Now, researchers at MIT, working with a company called Beta-O2 Technologies, have developed and tested an implantable device that furnishes islet cells with their own supply of oxygen, via a chamber that can be repl...

Product Announcement Esterline Connection Technologies - Souriau is qualified ISO 13485 for the manufacturing of its connectors for medical devices. Connectors in the JMX plastic family are waterproof, sterilizable, ergo...

Article To explore concerns and develop some practical, best practices for developing connected medical devices, Nypro, a Jabil company, launched an internal smart inhaler project. The goal was to create a fully-function...

News New technology being developed by Berkeley engineers could dramatically improve the speed and accuracy of early breast cancer detection through the use of microfluidics. The new technology, called mechano-node-pore ...

Videos In this episode of TinkerEng, co-host Peter Ragonetti dives into Tryggvi Emilsson's fire alarm concept and next steps in a conversation with Editorial Director Joyceann Garippa. Contributed Author: PD&D Staff Topi...

A new study published on April 25, suggested that preterm labor is caused by the premature awakening of the fetal immune system. The result of the study is significant in the future development of preterm labor treatment...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, through Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, announced a Youth Tobacco Prevention Plan that includes a nationwide crackdown on retailers selling JUUL and other e-cigarettes to minors.

Heavy drinkers tend to have an overabundance of bad mouth bacteria linked to increased risk for gum disease and cancer. Drinking alcohol may also cause permanent damage to the brain and body.

(American Federation for Aging Research) The National Institute on Aging (NIA) at NIH has awarded funds, expected to total $2.5 million over three years, to the Wake Forest School of Medicine, with a subcontract to the A...

(Springer) Curious children are better able to grasp basic math and reading. This is according to a group of researchers from the University of Michigan, led by Prachi Shah. The study in the journal Pediatric Research, w...

(Taylor & Francis Group) Skin cancer cases attributable to work-related sun exposure could be costing millions of dollars, and must be better addressed by policymakers.

(Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health) Researchers found men with a stronger grip were more likely to be married than men with weaker grips. Grip strength was not a factor in the marital status of women....

(Children's Hospital of Philadelphia) The Sabin Vaccine Institute has awarded Paul Offit, MD, of Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, the 2018 Albert B. Sabin Gold Medal. Sabin recognized Dr. Offit as co-inventor of an o...

(University of Córdoba) University of Cordoba research team has developed a tool to erase molecular tags that silence genes involved in tumor growth.

(Faculty of Science - University of Copenhagen) Inflammatory bowel disease is a common chronic disease of the gut. Approximately one out of 250 Europeans suffer from this disease today.

(Thomas Jefferson University) To improve the impact of outreach efforts, researchers develop a better way to identify areas with high risk patients.

(Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions) New results from the large-scale, international randomized PRESERVE clinical trial are being presented as late-breaking clinical science at the Society for Cardi...

(Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions) A new study finds patients who stay in the hospital for more than 72 hours when undergoing trans-femoral TAVR procedure may be associated with negative short and...