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5G network emulation solutions to validate performance of new 5G devices
Medical Design Technology - 19 Nov 2019 23:13
Keysight Technologies announced that Sprint has selected Keysight’s 5G network emulation solutions to validate the performance of 5G new radio (NR) mobile devices, accelerating U.S. 5G commercial deployment of fixed wi...
Sepsis survivors require follow-up support
Science Daily - 19 Nov 2019 23:14
Survivors of sepsis -- a life-threatening response to an infection -- have expressed a need for advocacy and follow-up support, according to a new study.
Pediatric behavioral health care integration shows promise
Science Daily - 19 Nov 2019 23:14
A new study finds that, in the first year and a half of the program, children with mental health diagnoses who were served by the TEAM UP sites went for more primary care visits than similar children served by nearby non...
Chronic opioid therapy can disrupt sleep, increase risk of sleep disorders
Science Daily - 19 Nov 2019 21:32
Patients and medical providers should be aware that chronic opioid use can interfere with sleep by reducing sleep efficiency and increasing the risk of sleep-disordered breathing.
Compact four-channel 210-W switching supplies give noise, transient performance rivaling that of linears
Medical Design Technology - 19 Nov 2019 21:27
The AIM-TTi MX100Q Series Power Supplies are versatile four-output laboratory power sources which use mixed-mode regulation to provide up to 210 W of power, shared by up to four outputs, in one compact case. Mixed-mode r...
Daily cannabis use lowers odds of using illicit opioids among people who have chronic pain
Science Daily - 19 Nov 2019 21:12
For those using illicit opioids to manage their chronic pain, cannabis may be a beneficial -- and a less dangerous -- alternative, according to new research.
Evidence in mice that childhood asthma is influenced by the neurotransmitter dopamine
Science Daily - 19 Nov 2019 20:25
Neurons that produce the neurotransmitter dopamine communicate with T cells to enhance allergic inflammation in the lungs of young mice but not older mice, researchers report. The findings potentially explain why asthma ...
Yoga and physical therapy as treatment for chronic lower back pain also improves sleep
Science Daily - 19 Nov 2019 17:55
Yoga and physical therapy (PT) are effective approaches to treating co-occurring sleep disturbance and back pain while reducing the need for medication, according to a new study. The research showed significant improveme...
Catatonia in Down syndrome
Science Daily - 19 Nov 2019 17:55
Down syndrome, due to an extra chromosome 21, occurs in 250,000 children and adults in the United States, making it the country's most common chromosomal disorder. Inherited heart defects, thyroid cancer, celiac disease ...
RNA regulation is crucial for embryonic stem cell differentiation
Science Daily - 19 Nov 2019 17:54
Nuclear RNA levels are kept in check by RNA decay factors. Now, researchers show that an excess of RNA in the nucleus can have negative effects on a crucial regulator of stem cell differentiation.
Vacuum tubes we still (have to) use: The traveling wave tube, Part 1
Medical Design Technology - 19 Nov 2019 17:24
The previous parts of this article explored the photomultiplier tube (Part 1 and Part 2), which is based on a simple, fairly clear physics principle, although building a high-performance PMT is an art and requires variou...
Magnetic gear tooth sensor IC optimized for traction motor apps
Medical Design Technology - 19 Nov 2019 17:20
Allegro MicroSystems announced the launch of the ATS17501, the industry's first gear tooth sensor IC designed to provide incremental position for electric vehicle traction motors operating up to 30k RPM. The device addre...
TT Electronics to acquire power supply design/manufacturing business to support growth in aerospace and defense
Medical Design Technology - 19 Nov 2019 17:05
TT Electronics announces it has agreed to acquire a US-based business that designs and manufactures power electronics for defense and aerospace markets, enhancing TT's ability to engineer complete power converters. TT ha...
Multilayer band-pass filter handles millimeter wave bands in 5G networks
Medical Design Technology - 19 Nov 2019 16:49
TDK Corporation has expanded its lineup of high-frequency multilayer products with the world's first multilayer band-pass filter for the 28 GHz band in 5G mobile communication networks. The new high-frequency component i...
Ayahuasca compound changes brainwaves to vivid 'waking-dream' state
Science Daily - 19 Nov 2019 14:53
Scientists have peered inside the brain to show how taking DMT affects human consciousness by significantly altering the brain's electrical activity.
Vacuum tubes we still (have to) use: The traveling wave tube, Part 2
Medical Design Technology - 19 Nov 2019 12:00
We live in a world of solid-state active devices that have made most vacuum tubes obsolete, but a few types remain as they are still indispensable. The previous part of this article introduced the traveling wave tube and...
Researchers develop a database to aid in identifying key genes for bacterial infections
EurekAlert! - 19 Nov 2019 07:00
(Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona) A team of scientists from the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona and the Centre de Regulació Genomica have created the BacFITBase database, which characterises bacterial genes relevant...
Yoga and physical therapy as treatment for chronic lower back pain also improves sleep
EurekAlert! - 19 Nov 2019 07:00
(Boston Medical Center) Yoga and physical therapy (PT) are effective approaches to treating co-occurring sleep disturbance and back pain while reducing the need for medication, according to a new study from Boston Medica...
'Face blindness' may involve a failed brain network, and could shed light on autism
EurekAlert! - 19 Nov 2019 07:00
(Boston Children's Hospital) Face blindness often becomes apparent in early childhood, but people occasionally acquire it from a brain injury later in life. A new study of people who became face-blind after a stroke, led...
BU and BMC find pediatric behavioral health care integration shows promise
EurekAlert! - 19 Nov 2019 07:00
(Boston University School of Medicine) A new study published in Health Services Research and led by a Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) researcher finds that, in the first year and a half of the program, ...
When do alcohol-dependent mothers parent harshly?
EurekAlert! - 19 Nov 2019 07:00
(University of Rochester) While parents with substance use disorders are more likely to treat their children harshly, they don't do so all the time. What are the triggers? And how can substance-dependent mothers and thei...
New advances in the treatment of advanced lung cancer
EurekAlert! - 19 Nov 2019 07:00
(University of Barcelona) The University of Barcelona (UB) and Hospital Clínic de Barcelona collaborate with Boehringer Ingelheim Inc. to improve the efficiency of nintedanib, an antiangiogenic and antifibrotic drug, fo...