Medical News
Oligomerix and Feinstein institutes publish in vivo Alzheimer's disease treatment data
EurekAlert! - 26 Nov 2019 07:00
(IOS Press) Oligomerix, Inc., a privately held company pioneering the development of tau oligomer inhibitors for Alzheimer's disease (AD) and related neurodegenerative disorders, and the Feinstein Institutes for Medical ...
Type 10 carrier card hosts four mPCIe I/O modules
Medical Design Technology - 26 Nov 2019 16:46
Acromag broadens their family of rugged AcroPack mini-PCIe I/O module carrier cards with the new Model ACEX4041, which hosts a COM Express Type 10 processor module. The Mini-ITX form factor board interfaces four plug-in ...
Research in Birmingham could improve outcomes for people at risk of dangerous blood clots
EurekAlert! - 26 Nov 2019 07:00
(University of Birmingham) New University of Birmingham research funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) could improve treatments for a potentially deadly condition that affects tens of thousands of people in the UK...
Siemens and Qualcomm establish private, standalone 5G network in industrial environment
Medical Design Technology - 26 Nov 2019 16:51
Siemens and Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. have implemented the first private 5G standalone (SA) network in a real industrial environment using the 3.7-3.8GHz band. Both companies have joined forces in this project: Siemens...
Wireless MCUs target inexpensive Bluetooth 5.0, Zigbee 3.0, OpenThread apps
Medical Design Technology - 26 Nov 2019 16:35
STM32WB50 Value Line wireless microcontrollers (MCUs) from STMicroelectronics are a full and pin-compatible derivative of the STM32WB55 System-on-Chip, created to serve cost-sensitive connected devices that need to suppo...
USB BC 1.2-compliant battery charging detector incorporates host and client circuitry
Medical Design Technology - 26 Nov 2019 16:32
Diodes Incorporated today announced the dual-role PI3USB9201 USB BC 1.2 detector, which incorporates both host and client circuitry, enabling designers to optimize the BoM size and cost of adding USB Type-C interface cir...
Compact, host-based multiradio module targets autos and industrial devices
Medical Design Technology - 26 Nov 2019 16:28
u-blox has introduced the new multiradio hardware, the JODY-W2, offering automakers a feature-rich and ultra-compact wireless module that has industry-leading performance specifications. Furthermore, a 13.8mm x 19.8mm fo...
PCIe AWGs output ±6 V into 50 ohms
Medical Design Technology - 26 Nov 2019 14:24
New M2p.65 xx series PCIe cards generate waveforms with amplitude swings of up to ±12 V into 1 MΩ or ±6 V into 50 Ω. To achieve the higher output voltage ranges, the cards have been fitted with additional amplificati...
Turning key metabolic process back on could make sarcoma more susceptible to treatment
EurekAlert! - 26 Nov 2019 07:00
(University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine) Soft tissue sarcoma cells stop a key metabolic process which allows them to multiply and spread, and so restarting that process could leave these cancers vulnerable to a va...
'Climate change is a disability rights issue'
EurekAlert! - 26 Nov 2019 07:00
(University of Konstanz) In a high-profile Letter in Science, University of Konstanz climate scientist and ecologist Dr Aleksandra Kosanic, an Associate Fellow of the University of Konstanz's Zukunftskolleg, draws attent...
Dana-Farber researchers to present more than 40 studies at 2019 ASH Annual Meeting
EurekAlert! - 26 Nov 2019 07:00
(Dana-Farber Cancer Institute) Dana-Farber Cancer Institute researchers will present more than 40 research studies at the 61st American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting on December 7-10 in Orlando, Fla.
Doctors of the future will simply 'switch off' the genes that cause heart attacks
EurekAlert! - 26 Nov 2019 07:00
(University of Sheffield) Cardiac research in Sheffield has received a major boost from the British Heart Foundation (BHF) in the form of an £800,000 award to develop a new gene therapy to treat cardiovascular disease (...
Finding Nemo's family: a good home is more important than good genes
EurekAlert! - 26 Nov 2019 07:00
(ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies) The reproductive success of the clownfish depends on the quality of its home, not its genes. This is the first marine study in the wild that measures the genetic capacity...
Imaging study provides new biological insights on functional neurological disorder
EurekAlert! - 26 Nov 2019 07:00
(Massachusetts General Hospital) New research has uncovered pathways in the brain's white matter that may be altered in patients with functional neurological disorder.
LSE study calls for improved mental health support
EurekAlert! - 26 Nov 2019 07:00
(SAGE) A government scheme to support the mental health of people affected by terrorist attacks needs to provide a better system of immediate psychological help, according to research led by the Care Policy and Evaluatio...
MS linked to variant of common herpes virus through new method
EurekAlert! - 26 Nov 2019 07:00
(Karolinska Institutet) Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have developed a new method to separate between two different types of a common herpes virus (HHV-6) that has been linked to multiple sclerosis. By analyzing a...
NUS researchers use machine learning tools to reveal how memories are coded in the brain
EurekAlert! - 26 Nov 2019 07:00
(National University of Singapore) These findings indicate that stable short-term memory information exists within a population of neurons with dynamic activity.
New migraine medications could endanger patients with high blood pressure
EurekAlert! - 26 Nov 2019 07:00
(University of Zurich) New migraine medications block αCGRP, a neuropeptide which causes vasodilation, for example in the meninges. The very same peptide, which is formed in the muscles during physical activity, protect...
Novel theranostic reagent could enhance detection and therapy of prostate cancer
EurekAlert! - 26 Nov 2019 07:00
(Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging) A novel nuclear medicine radiotracer could help identify the extent of metastatic prostate cancer and select patients for therapy. The study is featured in The Journal ...
People who qualify for Medicare due to disability account for most opioid-related deaths
EurekAlert! - 26 Nov 2019 07:00
(University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston) New findings from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston found that Medicare beneficiaries who qualify because of a disability are a growing group of patient...
Psychological well-being at 52 years could impact on cognitive functioning at 69 years
EurekAlert! - 26 Nov 2019 07:00
(IOS Press) Miharu Nakanishi, Chief Researcher of Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, and her colleagues finds that psychological well-being at 52 years were prospectively associated with cognitive function ...
Research for drugs against neglected diseases and malaria to receive BRL 43.5 million
EurekAlert! - 26 Nov 2019 07:00
(Fundação de Amparo Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo) The goal of the project with MMV is to identify a new anti-malarial molecule which can rapidly kill the parasite without rendering it susceptible to the development...