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...
The system of menus in the Tektronix MDO3000 Series oscilloscope
Medical Design Technology - 27 Nov 2019 17:25
New users are invariably challenged by the large number of front-panel controls and extensive menu trees found on modern scopes. Many menu items have single-word designations, which only begin to describe their extensive...
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 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.
HDMI 2.1 8K video generator/analyzer includes enhanced game-testing features
Medical Design Technology - 27 Nov 2019 15:13
An HDMI 2.1 Pattern Generator and Analyzer with enhanced gaming features, dubbed the UCD-422, is an HDMI 2.1-capable 8K device supporting Dolby Vision testing and other HDR formats. The UCD-422 is now available for order...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
FDA-approved drug shows promise against ALS in mice
EurekAlert! - 27 Nov 2019 07:00
(Massachusetts General Hospital) Investigators find treatment with an anti-inflammatory drug delayed the onset of disease in a mouse model of ALS.
A step forward in the struggle against neuroblastoma, a type of childhood cancer
EurekAlert! - 27 Nov 2019 07:00
(University of Seville) A protein called CD44 makes it possible to identify the population of mother cells that are responsible for the aggressive nature and low survival rate of neuroblastoma, a type of childhood cancer...
Experts call for more active prevention of tooth decay for children's teeth
EurekAlert! - 27 Nov 2019 07:00
(University of Dundee) 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, ...
Four UIC researchers recognized as AAAS fellows
EurekAlert! - 27 Nov 2019 07:00
(University of Illinois at Chicago) Four UIC researchers recognized as AAAS fellows.
Inadequacies in current early-stage lung cancer treatment revealed
EurekAlert! - 27 Nov 2019 07:00
(Tohoku University) Researchers from Tohoku University and Tohoku University Hospital have revealed why some existing cancer treatments are ineffective in tackling the early-stages of lung cancer. A team led by Professor...