Medical News
Parkinson's Foundation hosts professional education training in Boston
EurekAlert! - 14 Nov 2019 07:00
(Parkinson's Foundation) The Parkinson's Foundation announced the spring location of its biannual signature professional education course, Allied Team Training for Parkinson's, ATTP® in Boston, MA from April 1-4, 2020. ...
Instrumentation checks out Wireless Emergency Alerts data
Medical Design Technology - 14 Nov 2019 22:36
Rohde & Schwarz, in collaboration with LG Electronics Mobile Comm. U.S.A., Inc., have successfully verified Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) 3.0 features related to GEO-Fencing using an LG G8 ThinQ mobile smartphone. The ...
Advanced photonics on-wafer testing system delivers automated alignment, simultaneous optical-optical and optical-electrical device tests
Medical Design Technology - 14 Nov 2019 21:38
An advanced photonics on-wafer testing solution delivers industry-first capabilities including automated alignment, simultaneous optical-optical and optical-electrical device tests. The joint solution — offered by Comp...
Ultra-low current, low EMI DC/DC regulator optimized for keep-alive supply apps
Medical Design Technology - 14 Nov 2019 20:17
Allegro MicroSystems announced the launch of the ARG81800--a robust, ultra-low Iq, low EMI DC/DC regulator ideal for keep-alive supply applications. The device sets a new standard, introducing features that help engineer...
SSD flash memory controller handles 3D NAND in SLC mode
Medical Design Technology - 14 Nov 2019 20:13
The X1 SSD flash memory has been rigorously tested in sudden power fail situations and for reliability, offering excellent FIT rates. The industrial flash controller with hyMap® firmware, hyReliability™ features, and ...
Metal-oxide disk varistors come in compact packages
Medical Design Technology - 14 Nov 2019 19:42
TDK has announced the EPCOS Compact S14 AdvanceD-MP series of metal oxide disk varistors that feature smaller dimensions with the same excellent performance as comparable S14 AdvanceD-MP types. The disk diameters of the ...
Power modules meet EN 50155 standard for railway apps
Medical Design Technology - 14 Nov 2019 19:37
Flex Power Modules announces the PKJ7200 and PKJ7300 series of power modules for railway rolling stock equipment. The new modules are designed for the demands of the EN 50155 standard for railway applications, including ...
Zoonoses: The Diseases Our Cats and Dogs Give Us
Discover - 14 Nov 2019 19:02
(Credit: Gladskikh Tatiana/Shutterstock) Some of the biggest public health crises of the last few years can be traced back to animals. HIV got its start as a virus in monkeys, and Ebola probably jumped to humans from oth...
Compact Gecko-SL off-the-shelf cable assemblies
Medical Design Technology - 14 Nov 2019 18:10
Fully leveraging its considerable expertise, so that customers have rapid access to simple and cost-effective interconnect solutions, Harwin has broadened the scope of its portfolio of ready-made high-reliability cable a...
Smart-meter chipset now integrates both RF and PLC communication
Medical Design Technology - 14 Nov 2019 16:05
Already widely used in smart electricity meters, STMicroelectronic's ST8500 powerline communication (PLC) chipset now enables smart meters to communicate through existing power cables or radio frequency (RF) waves, combi...
Data center storage adapters interoperate with remote monitoring and diagnostics firmware
Medical Design Technology - 14 Nov 2019 16:00
Data center administrators and IT managers want the ability to securely manage and trouble-shoot platforms and devices remotely, which requires that additional software, hardware and firmware be interfaced with storage a...
ix Industrial: The revolution in Ethernet connectors?
Medical Design Technology - 14 Nov 2019 15:18
The new ix Industrial interface opens new opportunities, including cable manufacturers. Contributed by Horst Messerer, Product manager .Helukabel Hardly any other connector is as widely used as the RJ45 (also known as th...
Home-visits before and after birth can benefit caregiving in low- and middle-income settings
EurekAlert! - 14 Nov 2019 07:00
(Elsevier) A study in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP), published by Elsevier, reports that home-visiting by trained community workers during and after pregnancy can improve...
Bisphenol-a structural analogues may be less likely than BPA to disrupt heart rhythm
EurekAlert! - 14 Nov 2019 07:00
(Children's National Hospital) Some chemical alternatives to plastic bisphenol-a (BPA), which is still commonly used in medical settings such as operating rooms and intensive care units, may be less disruptive to heart e...
Findings could identify aggressive breast cancers that will respond to immunotherapy
EurekAlert! - 14 Nov 2019 07:00
(UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center) UNC Lineberger researchers discovered a biological signature that could help identify which triple negative breast cancers might respond to immunotherapy and other treatments.
FDA awards $1.7 million to IU and other universities for quality management research
EurekAlert! - 14 Nov 2019 07:00
(Indiana University) The US Food and Drug Administration has awarded $1.7 million to five universities, including Indiana University, for a wide-ranging research project designed to help the agency better understand how ...
Alzheimer's Association funds expansion of aging study in longest running birth cohort
EurekAlert! - 14 Nov 2019 07:00
(Alzheimer's Association) The Alzheimer's Association and University College London (UCL) are partnering to study brain aging and dementia in 500 individuals whose health and health-related behaviors have been documented...
A potential new way to diagnose male infertility and pharmaceutical treatment options
EurekAlert! - 14 Nov 2019 07:00
(Washington State University) Washington State University-led research has discovered infertile men have identifiable patterns of epigenetic molecules or biomarkers attached to their sperm DNA that aren't present in fert...
Is opioid treatment available to those who need it most?
EurekAlert! - 14 Nov 2019 07:00
(Michigan State University) The US opioid epidemic is still raging -- it's particularly pronounced in low-income areas and in those where people lack access to health care services, which includes cities in Michigan and ...
NTU scientists discover new way to promote insulin production in pre-diabetes phase
EurekAlert! - 14 Nov 2019 07:00
(Nanyang Technological University) NTU Singapore scientists have discovered that a type of immune cell known as 'pancreatic islet macrophages' is capable of promoting insulin production during the pre-diabetes phase.
Nearly half of accused harassers can return to work
EurekAlert! - 14 Nov 2019 07:00
(Michigan State University) What happens behind the scenes when employees are accused of harassment? New research from Michigan State University revealed that almost half of accused harassers can go back to work when dis...
New research examines how drug promotion rules impact physician prescribing practices
EurekAlert! - 14 Nov 2019 07:00
(The Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth) Findings from a new study led by researchers at Dartmouth's Geisel School of Medicine show that the way in which pharmaceutical companies are permitted to share information ab...