Medical News
Changes to immune genes link paternal smoking with childhood asthma
EurekAlert! - 31 May 2019 06:00
(Frontiers) New research shows that children exposed to paternal tobacco smoking before birth are more likely to develop asthma - and that associated changes to immune genes predict the level of risk.Published in Frontie...
From Viruses to Social Bots, Researchers Unearth the Structure of Attacked Networks
Medical Design Technology - 31 May 2019 23:30
News The human body's mechanisms are marvelous, yet they haven't given up all their secrets. In order to truly conquer human disease, it is crucial to understand what happens at the most elementary level. Essential funct...
From the Gut to the Womb -- How the Microbiome Shapes Our Health
Discover - 31 May 2019 21:38
(Credit: lanatoma/Shutterstock) The microbes that live in and on our bodies are fundamentally involved in our well-being. How they affect our health, though, is largely unknown due to the number of different bacteria tha...
Study in Mice Says Gut Microbes Might be Directly Linked to Autism
Discover - 31 May 2019 21:00
(Credit: PhotoUG/Shutterstock) Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) affects at least 1.7 percent of 8-year-olds in the U.S., and it can make social communication like talking and interactions with others difficult. Children wi...
Russian scientists investigate new materials for Li-ion batteries of miniature sensors
Medical Design Technology - 31 May 2019 21:00
News Researchers of Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University (SPbPU) are developing new materials for solid-state thin-film Li-ion batteries for micro and nanodevices. The first stage of the project was succe...
Scientists Design Organic Cathode for High Performance Batteries
Medical Design Technology - 31 May 2019 19:00
News Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have designed a new, organic cathode material for lithium batteries. With sulfur at its core, the material is more energy-dense, co...
Study: BRIC Diagnostic Imaging Equipment Market Worth $8.3 Billion by 2024
Medical Design Technology - 31 May 2019 18:54
News According to a market research report, the BRIC diagnostic imaging equipment market is projected to reach $8.3 billion by 2024, up from $5.3 billion in 2019, for a CAGR of 9.2 percent... Contributed Author: Marketsa...
A Small Electrical Zap to the Brain Could Help You Retrieve a Forgotten Memory
Medical Design Technology - 31 May 2019 18:40
News A study by UCLA psychologists provides strong evidence that a certain region of the brain plays a critical role in memory recall. The research, published in the Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, also shows... Contr...
Army Turns to Smart Technology to Defend Against Threats to Installations
Medical Design Technology - 31 May 2019 18:39
News Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy and Environment Alex Beehler doesn't need proof of threats to military and government installations. He is reminded every day. His office sits next to the po...
Heartburn Drugs Linked to Fatal Heart and Kidney Disease, Stomach Cancer
Medical Design Technology - 31 May 2019 17:59
News A study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Veterans Affairs St. Louis Health Care System has linked long-term use of such drugs--called proton pump... Contributed Author: Was...
Scientists Bioengineer Human Liver Disease in the Lab to Find New Treatments
Medical Design Technology - 31 May 2019 17:41
News In findings published online by the journal Cell Metabolism, researchers at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center say their study overcomes major hurdles to unraveling the molecular mysteries of ... Contribu...
Flexible Generators Turn Movement into Energy
Medical Design Technology - 31 May 2019 17:39
News Wearable devices that harvest energy from movement are not a new idea, but a material created at Rice University may make them more practical. The Rice lab of chemist James Tour has adapted laser-induced... Contribu...
Critics Say FCC Report Overstates Broadband Availability
Medical Design Technology - 31 May 2019 17:38
News The Federal Communications Commission's broadband report is being hammered by critics who say it paints too rosy a picture of high-speed internet availability in the U.S. Contributed Author: Anthony Izaguirre, Assoc...
Final Check: Does Technology Enable Invention or Does Invention Enable Technology?
Medical Design Technology - 31 May 2019 17:32
Blog This is an interesting 'chicken and egg' question and it came to mind when I first heard of Keysight's new 110 GHz oscilloscope last September. Having worked in the test and measurement industry most of my... Contri...
A New Mechanism for Accessing Damaged DNA
Medical Design Technology - 31 May 2019 17:27
News Using cryo electron microscopy, researchers from the Thomä group at the Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research (FMI) have identified a new mechanism whereby repair proteins detect and bind to damaged ...
Best of May: Flap-Free Aircraft and Beresheet's Crash Site
Medical Design Technology - 31 May 2019 17:08
Blog May brought with it a lot of interesting engineering news. For a rundown of the top five ECN stories of the month, check out the list below... Staff Author: Jennifer DeLaOsa Topics: MIL/AERO
Amazon Eyeing Boost Mobile Buy: Report
Medical Design Technology - 31 May 2019 16:57
News The FCC did not say it would require any spectrum sales from T-Mobile or Sprint, but if the DOJ requires spectrum divestitures for deal approval then Amazon would be interested in buying the airwaves too, according ...
Grateful heart patient gives $1.5 million gift to Loyola Medicine Cardiology Division
EurekAlert! - 31 May 2019 06:00
(Loyola University Health System) Grateful for the exceptional care he received from Loyola Medicine cardiologist David Wilber, MD, FAHA, FACC, heart patient Donald Scott and his wife Susan have made a $1.5 million gift ...
ExoMars Orbiter Prepares for Rosalind Franklin
Medical Design Technology - 31 May 2019 16:57
News On 15 June, the ESA-Roscosmos ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) will follow a different path. An "Inclination Change Maneuver' will put the spacecraft in an altered orbit, enabling it to pick up crucial status... Cont...
Organic Laser Diodes Move from Dream to Reality
Medical Design Technology - 31 May 2019 16:51
News Researchers from Japan have demonstrated that a long-elusive kind of laser diode based on organic semiconductors is indeed possible, paving the way for the further expansion of lasers in applications such as... Cont...
Vulnerability of Cloud Service Hardware Uncovered
Medical Design Technology - 31 May 2019 16:48
News Field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) are, so to say, a computer manufacturer's "Lego bricks": electronic components that can be employed in a more flexible way than other computer chips. Even large data... Contrib...
Waymo Bringing Self-Driving Trucks to Phoenix Area Freeways
Medical Design Technology - 31 May 2019 16:46
News Google's self-driving vehicle division says it's bringing autonomous trucks to the Phoenix area. Waymo announced Wednesday that its self-driving tractor-trailers will start driving on freeways this week and will... ...