Medical News
RF PIN diodes now available from California Eastern Laboratories
Medical Design Technology - 21 Nov 2019 17:34
California Eastern Laboratories (CEL) and LITEC Corporation announce a partnership allowing CEL to exclusively promote and sell LITEC's RF PIN diode products in the Americas, Israel and India. CEL has a 60+ year history ...
Excellent mental health for 2/3 of Indigenous people off reserve
EurekAlert! - 21 Nov 2019 07:00
(University of Toronto) Two-thirds of Indigenous people living off reserve in Canada have excellent mental health, according to a nationally representative study conducted by the University of Toronto and Algoma Universi...
Diet pills, laxatives used for weight control linked with later eating disorder diagnosis
Science Daily - 21 Nov 2019 23:33
Among young women without an eating disorder diagnosis, those who use diet pills and laxatives for weight control had higher odds of receiving a subsequent first eating disorder diagnosis within one to three years than t...
Low-power transformers meet isolation, creepage, clearance safety standards
Medical Design Technology - 21 Nov 2019 23:23
Signal Transformer announced select models of the 14A Series One-4-All International transformers for low power applications are now recognized by UL as Inherently Limited Class 2 transformers per (UL 5085-3). The 14A Se...
Quad-channel, wideband RF transceiver handles 3G/4G/5G macrocell base stations, M-MIMO, small cell system apps
Medical Design Technology - 21 Nov 2019 23:18
ADI has announced a new member of our industry-leading RadioVerse family, the ADRV9026 quad-channel, wideband RF transceiver. Designed to support base station applications (including single and multistandard 3G/4G/5G mac...
Flyback transformers handle IEEE 802.3 af-compliant PoE PD and PWM controller apps
Medical Design Technology - 21 Nov 2019 23:02
Bourns, Inc. announced an addition to the company’s flyback power transformer line. Designed to support IEEE 802.3 af-compliant, integrated Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) Powered Device (PD) and Pulse Width Modulation (PWM)...
Keysight achieves 3GPP C-V2X RF conformance test case validation
Medical Design Technology - 21 Nov 2019 22:57
Keysight Technologies announced that the company achieved 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) validation of the industry’s first cellular vehicle-to-everything communications (C-V2X) radio frequency (RF) conforma...
The 'Father of Cannabis Research' on the Untapped Potential of Marijuana as Medicine
Discover - 21 Nov 2019 22:15
Raphael Mechoulam discovered THC over 50 years ago. Decades later, he's still convinced cannabis could help millions.
Germ-free lungs of newborn mice are partially protected against hyperoxia
Science Daily - 21 Nov 2019 22:12
Researchers have used a novel and first-of-its-kind newborn mouse model to study the effect of high oxygen concentrations, or hyperoxia, on lung development of newborn mice that are germ-free -- meaning no microbes colon...
Genetic studies reveal how rat lungworm evolves
Science Daily - 21 Nov 2019 21:14
Rat lungworm is a parasitic disease, spread through contaminated food, which affects the brain and spinal cord. Now, researchers report that a detail analysis of the genetics of the rat lungworm parasite -- Angiostrongyl...
Who is left behind in Mass Drug Administration?
Science Daily - 21 Nov 2019 21:14
Ensuring equity in the prevention of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) is critical to reach NTD elimination goals as well as to inform Universal Health Coverage (UHC). Now, researchers have unmasked inequities in the de...
Brain biomarker predicts compulsive drinking
Science Daily - 21 Nov 2019 21:14
Although alcohol use is ubiquitous in modern society, only a portion of individuals develop alcohol use disorders or addiction. Yet, scientists have not understood why some individuals are prone to develop drinking probl...
Online reviews reveal need for specialized drug treatment facility assessments
Science Daily - 21 Nov 2019 21:14
With no national standard to measure drug treatment facilities, new research reveals opportunities to learn from patients to help create metrics.
Magnesium deprivation stops pathogen growth
Science Daily - 21 Nov 2019 21:13
When pathogens invade the cells, our body combats them using various methods. Researchers have now been able to show how a cellular pump keeps such invading pathogens in check. As the researchers report, this pump causes...
Deep learning to analyze neurological problems
Science Daily - 21 Nov 2019 21:13
Getting to the doctor's office for a check-up can be challenging for someone with a neurological disorder that impairs their movement, such as a stroke. But what if the patient could just take a video clip of their movem...
Heilind Electronics introduces Amphenol SV microwave 2- and 4-Port SMPS edge launch connectors
Medical Design Technology - 21 Nov 2019 20:54
Heilind Electronics recently introduced the manufacturer's 2- and 4-port SMPS edge launch connectors. These products enable the transmission of extremely high frequencies (DC up to 100 GHz) while maintaining the smallest...
Industrial Ethernet communications IC supports Time Sensitive Networking
Medical Design Technology - 21 Nov 2019 20:46
Renesas Electronics Corporation announced the development of the R-IN32M4-CL3 IC for industrial Ethernet (IE) communication. Renesas' latest industrial network device heralds support for CC-Link IE Time Sensitive Network...
A new antibiotic to combat drug-resistant bacteria is in sight
Science Daily - 21 Nov 2019 20:45
Researchers have discovered a new active substance effective against gram negative bacteria that targets a previously unknown site of action: 'Darobactin'.
Low-compression-force gap-filler pads boost thermal efficiency of heat sinks
Medical Design Technology - 21 Nov 2019 19:58
The compression characteristics of thermal gap fillers should be key considerations during a product's early design phase. For applications that have delicate components or widely varying gap distances, Fujipoly created ...
RF components cover sub-6 GHz and mmWave frequencies
Medical Design Technology - 21 Nov 2019 19:52
Pasternack announces a comprehensive portfolio of 5G RF solutions serving the urgent needs of engineers and technicians around the world with high-grade RF components and cable assemblies shipped same-day to support 5G i...
FPGA prototyping system employ Intel Stratix 10 GX 10M devices
Medical Design Technology - 21 Nov 2019 19:46
S2C has announced the availability of its new S10 10M Prodigy Logic System family based on Intel Stratix 10 GX 10M FPGA which will be available in Single, Dual and Quad FPGA configurations. The Single S10 10M Prodigy Log...
Power conversion scheme handles three different voltage levels
Medical Design Technology - 21 Nov 2019 19:39
Diamond Electric Mfg. Co., Ltd. announced that it has developed a three-port power conversion technology with which a single power converter performs power conversion across three different voltage levels. This technolog...