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Results of a mice trial showed that high levels of lipids in the brain are directly related to neurodegenerative symptoms. The same concentration of lipids was found in patients with Parkinson's disease.

Article Innovation in power electronics and energy storage is changing the way implantable medical devices are powered. Here is an in-depth look at how integrated circuit (IC) designers and energy storage manufacturers a...

According to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, seasonal allergies have gotten worse because of the weather changes. The AAFA also listed which cities would be the most difficult places to live in during this ...

Ocular melanoma is a rare form of cancer that affects the eyes, it affects a very low number of people. Incidences of eye cancer have now been found in two groups of patients in two different U.S. states.

After principals and teachers noticed an increase in the use of e-cigarette's in school, the FDA set out to encourage retailers to stop selling vapes to minors. Some companies have already begun to raise the purchasing a...

According to doctors in Maine, medical marijuana has helped treat several patient's addictions to opioids. Since 2016, nearly 66% of the deaths that were drug-overdose related were due to an overdose of opioids.

News Biomedical engineers have developed a new technique for measuring blood flow in the human brain, which could be used in patients with stroke or traumatic brain injury, for example. The new technique, based on conven...

Frequent lack of sleep can have detrimental consequences to health. Researchers in Australia will conduct a study that will probe the effects OF medicinal cannabis on people with chronic insomnia.

Videos This week on First Look, learn about the latest embedded answers in the area of wearable systems with DigiKey and Maxim Integrated. Maxim Integrated has solutions that give users the ability to measure the heart's...

Videos Students from Rice University developed a software-based technique to determine where electrodes should be placed in the brain for epilepsy patients. Known as BrainGuide, this method could be used by neurosurgeons...

News Losing an arm doesn't have to mean losing all sense of touch, thanks to prosthetic arms that stimulate nerves with mild electrical feedback. University of Illinois researchers have developed a control algorithm that...

News Dartmouth engineers and physicians developed an innovative intraoperative stereovision system. Researchers have found a way to make back surgery safer, faster and more cost effective... Contributed Author: Thayer Sc...

Drinking a solution of baking soda may help reduce the inflammation of autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis. Sodium bicarbonate can also help people suffering from chronic kidney disease, itchy skin, sunburns...

(University of Missouri-Columbia) Alzheimer's disease currently affects more than 5.5 million Americans and is one of the costliest diseases to treat, according to the Alzheimer's Association. Characterized by a buildup ...

(Wiley) Unintentional weight loss also linked with worsening disability, perhaps related to frailty.

(Oxford University Press USA) Oxford University Press and the West China Hospital are pleased to announce the launch of Precision Clinical Medicine.

(Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute) The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Board of Governors today approved $10 million to fund two new comparative clinical effectiveness research (CER) stud...

(Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute) The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Board of Governors today approved $74 million to fund nine new comparative clinical effectiveness research (CER) stu...

(University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine) Patients who've suffered from traumatic brain injuries have changes in tiny blood vessels in their brains that researchers believe are linked to a range of cognitive sympto...

(University of Liverpool) New research, published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, highlights the benefits of the food industry changing food product portion sizes in order to make healthier eating more nor...

(Massachusetts General Hospital) An HIV treatment regimen already widely used in North America and Europe would likely increase the life expectancy of people living with HIV in India by nearly three years and reduce the ...

(Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan) The more curious the child, the more likely he or she may be to perform better in school -- regardless of economic background -- suggests a new University of Michigan study.