Medical News
Communicating With Power Devices Inside Human Body
Medical Design Technology - 5 Jun 2018 15:00
Videos Researchers have found a way to power and communicate with implanted devices in the human body. Such devices could be used for delivering drugs, monitoring body conditions... Contributed Author: MIT News and Desig...
Detecting Fevers Faster
Medical Design Technology - 5 Jun 2018 15:00
Product Announcement A University hospital study shows TempTraq a wearable, Bluetooth continuous temperature monitor in the form of a soft, comfortable patch, can detect a rise in body temperature up to 180 minutes earli...
Detecting Fevers Faster With TempTraq
Medical Design Technology - 5 Jun 2018 15:00
News A University hospital study shows TempTraq a wearable, Bluetooth continuous temperature monitor in the form of a soft, comfortable patch, can detect a rise in body temperature up to 180 minutes earlier than the curr...
LED Stool To Combat Back Pain
Medical Design Technology - 5 Jun 2018 15:00
News Researchers have devised a personal trainer for healthy sitting and movement. A stool fitted with sensors and LEDs gives feedback via either a color signal or an app about whether a person is sitting ergonomically.....
Nanoparticles Help Detect Scarring Of Wounds
Medical Design Technology - 5 Jun 2018 15:00
News Using new nanoparticles, a research team has shown in animals and human skin samples the potential to quickly and accurately predict whether a wound is likely to lead to excessive scarring as occurs in keloids and s...
New Technology Could Help Dementia Patients Remain At Home Longer
Medical Design Technology - 5 Jun 2018 15:00
News Innovative new technology will enable people with dementia to receive round the clock observation and live independently in their own homes. The study known as Technology Integrated Health Management for dementia, u...
Endocrine Society launches podcast spotlighting breakthroughs in hormone science
EurekAlert! - 5 Jun 2018 06:00
(The Endocrine Society) International experts delve into the latest advances in hormone research and clinical care on the Endocrine Society's new podcast, which launches today.
Family blood mystery solved
EurekAlert! - 5 Jun 2018 06:00
(Norwegian University of Science and Technology) Back in the 1970s, a Norwegian family was found to have abnormally high red blood cell counts. Thirty-five years later, researchers succeeded in solving the mystery, thank...
Lighting intervention improves sleep and mood for Alzheimer's patients
EurekAlert! - 5 Jun 2018 06:00
(American Academy of Sleep Medicine) A tailored lighting intervention in nursing homes can positively impact sleep, mood and behavior for patients with Alzheimer's disease, according to preliminary findings from a new st...
Mandatory bundled-payment Medicare programs should stay, Penn study suggests
EurekAlert! - 5 Jun 2018 06:00
(University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine) Hospitals that receive bundled payments for joint replacements either voluntarily or through Medicare's mandatory programs, vary by size and volume, but not in spending or ...
Many US women don't realize they're seeking reproductive care at Catholic hospitals
EurekAlert! - 5 Jun 2018 06:00
(University of Chicago Medical Center) More than one-third of women who go to a Catholic hospital for reproductive care aren't aware they're seeking obstetrical and gynecological care at a facility that may have limited ...
Maternal depressive emotion associated with children's sleep problems
EurekAlert! - 5 Jun 2018 06:00
(American Academy of Sleep Medicine) Maternal depressive mood during the prenatal and postnatal periods is related to child sleep disturbances, according to recent pilot data from a longitudinal cohort study in kindergar...
Maternal fatty acid balance affects offspring obesity thorough gut microbial population
EurekAlert! - 5 Jun 2018 06:00
(Massachusetts General Hospital) A Massachusetts General Hospital study finds that the balance between omega-6 and omega-3 fatty acids in the tissues of female mammals, which previous research has suggested can impact th...
Money or altruism: What motivates people to donate their poop to medicine?
EurekAlert! - 5 Jun 2018 06:00
(Digestive Disease Week) Appealing to a concern for others is the best way to recruit most people to donate their stool for medicine, while cash rewards may be an additional motivator for some potential donors, according...
Neurons ripple while brains rest to lock in memories
EurekAlert! - 5 Jun 2018 06:00
(Rice University) Researchers at Rice University and Michigan Medicine develop a computational tool to analyze waves of firing neurons in the hippocampus while animals are at rest and determine which neurons represent th...
New theory on why more women than men develop autoimmune diseases
EurekAlert! - 5 Jun 2018 06:00
(University of Gothenburg) New findings are now being presented on possible mechanisms behind gender differences in the occurrence of rheumatism and other autoimmune diseases. The study, published in Nature Communication...
Nutrient pollution makes ocean acidification worse for coral reefs
EurekAlert! - 5 Jun 2018 06:00
(University of Hawaii at Manoa) A study published recently by a team of researchers, alumni and students from the University of Hawai'i at Manoa School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST) showed that local ...
Older adults with asthma are happier when they have more say in their care
EurekAlert! - 5 Jun 2018 06:00
(American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology) It's clear an increasing number of people want a say in their medical care. A new study shows older people with asthma are among those no longer content to let their ...
Penn Medicine GI bleeding research points to need for updated Medicare policies
EurekAlert! - 5 Jun 2018 06:00
(University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine) Penn Medicine researchers are calling for greater precision in Medicare performance reporting for patients with GI bleeding following an evaluation of patients with the con...
PharmaMar presents at ASCO the ADMYRE study's adjusted overall survival with plitidepsin
EurekAlert! - 5 Jun 2018 06:00
(Pharmamar) PharmaMar (MSE:PHM) has presented today how crossover has had an influence on the overall survival of the ADMYRE trial. The impact on overall survival of those patients that relapsed after receiving dexametha...
Psychedelic drug use associated with reduced partner violence in men
EurekAlert! - 5 Jun 2018 06:00
(University of British Columbia Okanagan campus) In a new study published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology, researchers from UBC's Okanagan campus have discovered that men who have used psychedelic drugs in the past ...
Putting lungs under less stress
EurekAlert! - 5 Jun 2018 06:00
(University of Missouri-Columbia) Of the 200,000 Americans diagnosed with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) each year, 30 to 50 percent will die. But, clinical researchers at the University of Missouri School of...