Medical News
Centipedes Can Carry Rat Lungworm--Just In Case You Needed A Reason Not To Eat Them Raw
Discover - 30 Jul 2018 23:00
When the 78 year old woman arrived at the hospital, it was clear something was wrong. She'd been suffering from headaches and been in a drowsy fog for weeks. So doctors checked her cerebral spinal fluid, and found it was...
Implant Device Tested Against Resistant High Blood Pressure
Medical Design Technology - 30 Jul 2018 15:00
News A Long Island patient has become the first in the Northeast to have a small, experimental device implanted in the upper thigh to control aggressively high blood pressure, doctors at the Northwell Health system said....
Listening To Blood
Medical Design Technology - 30 Jul 2018 15:00
News Researcher creates a device that can capture an image of at least a centimeter of skin area through a quick, non-invasive process, by detecting the speed, color, and amount of blood flowing through small blood vesse...
PVD Coatings Improve Medical Device Performance And Life
Medical Design Technology - 30 Jul 2018 15:00
Article By applying PVD coatings to surgical instruments, implants and other medical devices, OEMs can increase value and differentiate products with functional properties that go well beyond color-coding for identificat...
Surrey Develops Flexible X-Ray Detector
Medical Design Technology - 30 Jul 2018 15:00
New x-ray detector technology developed at the University of Surrey could lead to mammogram machines tailor-made to individual patients as well as more accurate security screenings at airports... Contributed Author: Univ...
American Academy of Ophthalmology launches new scientific journal dedicated to glaucoma research
EurekAlert! - 30 Jul 2018 06:00
(American Academy of Ophthalmology) The American Academy of Ophthalmology today announced the launch of Ophthalmology® Glaucoma, a new scientific journal focused exclusively on glaucoma.
Beetle named after actress & biologist Isabella Rossellini for her series about animals
EurekAlert! - 30 Jul 2018 06:00
(Pensoft Publishers) A new species of beetle with remarkable genitalia that hint at a curious evolutionary 'sexual arms race' has been described from Malaysian Borneo. The new insect was named after actress and biologist...
Being overweight may change young adults' heart structure, function
EurekAlert! - 30 Jul 2018 06:00
(American Heart Association) Being overweight may cause higher blood pressure and changes to the heart's structure, even in young adults. Efforts to achieve or maintain a normal weight from a young age may help to preven...
Brain game doesn't offer brain gain
EurekAlert! - 30 Jul 2018 06:00
(University of Western Ontario) A new study led by a team of Western University neuroscientists has debunked claims that getting better at a brain training game can translate to improved performance in other, untrained c...
Fear of litigation is a key factor in decision to perform C-sections
EurekAlert! - 30 Jul 2018 06:00
(Trinity College Dublin) Fear of litigation and perceived safety concerns and are among the key factors influencing the decision to perform a caesarean section, according to a major international literature review conduc...
Harnessing hair loss gene could improve cancer immunotherapy
EurekAlert! - 30 Jul 2018 06:00
(Columbia University Irving Medical Center) Researchers at Columbia found that a gene associated with an autoimmune form of hair loss may be activated to boost cancer immunotherapy.
Homelessness in infancy linked to poor health outcomes for children and mothers
EurekAlert! - 30 Jul 2018 06:00
(Boston Medical Center) A new study led by researchers from Children's HealthWatch, a research and policy network headquartered at Boston Medical Center (BMC), shows infants under 12 months old who experience homelessnes...
Individual silver nanoparticles observed in real time
EurekAlert! - 30 Jul 2018 06:00
(Ruhr-University Bochum) Chemists at Ruhr-Universität Bochum have developed a new method of observing the chemical reactions of individual silver nanoparticles, which only measure a thousandth of the thickness of a huma...
Ivosidenib earns FDA approval against IDH1+ acute myeloid leukemia
EurekAlert! - 30 Jul 2018 06:00
(University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus) Clinical trials at CU Cancer Center and elsewhere result in FDA approval of the drug ivosidenib for the treatment of adult patients with IDH1+ AML.
Magnetic nanoparticles deliver chemotherapy to difficult-to-reach spinal tumors
EurekAlert! - 30 Jul 2018 06:00
(University of Illinois at Chicago) Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have demonstrated that magnetic nanoparticles can be used to ferry chemotherapy drugs into the spinal cord to treat hard-to-reach s...
Many young people don't know when female and male fertility declines, study finds
EurekAlert! - 30 Jul 2018 06:00
(Taylor & Francis Group) Most students underestimate the impact of female and male age on fertility, new research published in Human Fertility finds. Less than half could correctly identify the age when a woman's fertili...
Marshall University researchers identify inflammatory biomarkers in T cells
EurekAlert! - 30 Jul 2018 06:00
(Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine ) The Marshall University School of Pharmacy, in collaboration with the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine Genomics Core, recently released a ne...
New ways to assess drug benefits can help cut health care costs
EurekAlert! - 30 Jul 2018 06:00
(American Statistical Association) Newly approved drugs are compared to either a placebo or to one standard of care, with little information about their effectiveness to the other available treatment options. The statist...
Peste des petits ruminants: a model for use in eradicating the disease
EurekAlert! - 30 Jul 2018 06:00
(Cirad) After rinderpest, it is peste des petits ruminants that the OIE, FAO and European Union want to eradicate by 2030. This highly contagious disease is currently found in Africa, Asia and the Middle East, and was re...
Poll: Older adults support opioid Rx limits, need better counseling on use & disposal
EurekAlert! - 30 Jul 2018 06:00
(Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan) Nearly a third of older adults have received a prescription for an opioid pain medicine in the past two years, but many didn't get enough counseling about the risks that come ...
Poor mental health days may cost the economy billions of dollars
EurekAlert! - 30 Jul 2018 06:00
(Penn State) Poor mental health may cost businesses nearly as much as physical health problems, according to researchers. A single extra poor mental health day in a month was associated with a 1.84 percent drop in the pe...
Pungent tasting substance in ginger reduces bad breath
EurekAlert! - 30 Jul 2018 06:00
(Technical University of Munich (TUM)) The pungent compound 6-gingerol in ginger stimulates an enzyme contained in saliva which breaks down foul-smelling substances. It thus ensures fresh breath and a better aftertaste. ...