Medical News
Security cryptocontroller targets contactless payment apps
Medical Design Technology - 27 Nov 2019 16:45
Infineon Technologies AG new 40nm generation of security chip solutions - the SLC3x - is based on a design concept that provides performance and scalability for a vast array of smart card applications and beyond. Smart c...
Humans co-evolved with immune-related diseases -- and it's still happening
Science Daily - 27 Nov 2019 23:14
Some of the same mutations allowing humans to fend off deadly infections also make us more prone to certain inflammatory and autoimmune diseases, such as Crohn's disease. Researchers describe how ancestral origins impact...
Stem cell therapy helps broken hearts heal in unexpected way
Science Daily - 27 Nov 2019 23:14
A study shows stem cell therapy helps hearts recover from a heart attack, although not for the biological reasons originally proposed two decades ago that today are the basis of ongoing clinical trials. The study reports...
5G SoCs target premium, flagship smartphones
Medical Design Technology - 27 Nov 2019 16:54
The new MediaTek Dimensity 5G chipset family is the first 5G mobile SoC in its 5G family of chipsets and features an integrated 5G modem, The first Dimensity powered devices will start hitting the market in Q1 of 2020. T...
EtherNet/IP spec now includes NAMUR NE 107 diagnostics
Medical Design Technology - 27 Nov 2019 16:35
ODVA announced today that it has published enhancements to The EtherNet/IP Specification, which outline integration of NAMUR NE 107 diagnostics for process automation into CIP architectures. The addition of this capabili...
Ethernet/IP enhanced to integrate IO-Link devices
Medical Design Technology - 27 Nov 2019 16:32
ODVA announced today that it has published enhancements to The EtherNet/IP Specification, which outline how to integrate devices built to the IO-Link Communication Standard into CIP architectures. The addition of this ca...
Why Some People Love the Smell of Gasoline
Discover - 27 Nov 2019 16:30
Don't feel guilty if you enjoy the scent of gasoline. Science can explain the sweet smell of this chemical cocktail.
Helper protein worsens diabetic eye disease
Science Daily - 27 Nov 2019 16:02
In a recent study using mice, lab-grown human retinal cells and patient samples, scientists say they found evidence of a new pathway that may contribute to degeneration of the light sensitive tissue at the back of the ey...
Experts call for more active prevention of tooth decay for children's teeth
Science Daily - 27 Nov 2019 16:02
Three-year trial comparing three treatment strategies for tooth decay in children's teeth finds no evidence to suggest that conventional fillings are more successful than sealing decay into teeth, or using preventive met...
Deportation worries may increase high blood pressure risk
EurekAlert! - 27 Nov 2019 07:00
(American Heart Association) The fear of deportation was associated with double the risk of developing high blood pressure over a four-year period, in a study of Mexican-born women who reside in an agricultural area of C...
Scientists develop first implantable magnet resonance detector
EurekAlert! - 27 Nov 2019 07:00
(Max-Planck-Gesellschaft) A new miniature NMR implant measures neuronal activity.
Prostate cancer 'super responders' live for 2 years on immunotherapy
EurekAlert! - 27 Nov 2019 07:00
(Institute of Cancer Research) Some men with advanced prostate cancer who have exhausted all other treatment options could live for two years or more on immunotherapy, a major clinical trial has shown.Researchers found t...
Physiotherapy 'postcode lottery' uncovered
EurekAlert! - 27 Nov 2019 07:00
(University of East Anglia) New research finds that the amount of physiotherapy available following hip and knee replacements comes down to a 'postcode lottery.'Those living in London and the North of England are more li...
Breast milk could help prevent heart disease caused by premature birth, RCSI study
EurekAlert! - 27 Nov 2019 07:00
(RCSI) Early use of breast milk could play a vital role in preventing heart disease in prematurely born infants, according to a paper led by researchers at RCSI (Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland) and the Rotunda Hosp...
Research affirms imaging technique's ability to characterize healthy and non-healthy tissue
EurekAlert! - 27 Nov 2019 07:00
(SPIE--International Society for Optics and Photonics) In an article published in the peer-reviewed SPIE publication Journal of Biomedical Optics (JBO), 'Influence of neoadjuvant chemotherapy on diffuse reflectance spect...
Head-to-head comparison finds three anti-seizure drugs equally effective for severe form of epilepsy
EurekAlert! - 27 Nov 2019 07:00
(Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan) A new clinical trial in the emergency department finds no difference in efficacy or adverse effects of three commonly used treatments for patients with refractory status epile...
Millions for research into cellular quality control
EurekAlert! - 27 Nov 2019 07:00
(Goethe University Frankfurt) The German Research Foundation has given the green light for the further funding of Collaborative Research Centre (CRC) 1177 on selective autophagy. A total of over € 12 million has been a...
Mental practice may improve golfers' putting performance
EurekAlert! - 27 Nov 2019 07:00
(University of Limerick) Researchers from Lero, the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Software, hosted at University of Limerick (UL), are lending support to Arnold Palmer's famous assertion that golf is pre...
New study shows a minimum dose of hydromethylthionine could slow cognitive decline
EurekAlert! - 27 Nov 2019 07:00
(IOS Press) In a paper published in today's online issue of the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, TauRx has reported unexpected results of a pharmacokinetic analysis of the relationship between treatment dose, blood levels...
Helper protein worsens diabetic eye disease
EurekAlert! - 27 Nov 2019 07:00
(Johns Hopkins Medicine) In a recent study using mice, lab-grown human retinal cells and patient samples, Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists say they found evidence of a new pathway that may contribute to degeneration of ...
The molecule that can AUTAC bad proteins
EurekAlert! - 27 Nov 2019 07:00
(Tohoku University) Tohoku University researchers have developed a strategy that could help cells get rid of disease-related debris. Further research could lead to treatments for neurodegenerative and metabolic diseases,...
How do scars form? Fascia function as a repository of mobile scar tissue
EurekAlert! - 27 Nov 2019 07:00
(Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health) In the riddle about the origin of scar tissue, researchers have reached an important next step. A team led by Helmholtz Zentrum München foun...