Medical News
FDA approves UVA-developed artificial pancreas
EurekAlert! - 2 Jan 2020 07:00
(University of Virginia Health System) The US Food and Drug Administration has approved an artificial pancreas system -- based on technology from the University of Virginia Center for Diabetes Technology -- that automati...
Sampling oscilloscopes get built-in 53-Gbaud clock recovery units
Medical Design Technology - 2 Jan 2020 23:01
A Clock Recovery Unit (CRU) option is now available for the BERTWave MP2110A scope that supports trigger clock generation from a 53-Gbaud PAM4 optical signal. When combined with existing oscilloscope functionality, the n...
Exercise Has Many Health Benefits. Weight Loss Isn't Really One of Them
Discover - 2 Jan 2020 22:45
It's harder than you might think to lose weight through exercise alone.
Open top socket for QFP48 packages
Medical Design Technology - 2 Jan 2020 14:27
A new stamped-spring-pin socket addresses high-performance requirements for testing 48-lead Quad flat pack chip packages. The contactor used in the CBT-QFE-3018 socket is a stamped-spring pin with 17-gm actuation force/b...
Operating room reproductive hazards for female surgeons
EurekAlert! - 2 Jan 2020 07:00
(JAMA Network) Researchers in this review article discuss occupational reproductive hazards for female surgeons in the operating room, including radiation exposure, surgical smoke, working conditions and physical demands...
Plants can improve your work life
EurekAlert! - 2 Jan 2020 07:00
(American Society for Horticultural Science) In modern society, stress reduction in the workplace is a pressing issue. While it has been commonly assumed that plant life is soothing to those required to regularly face st...
Researchers determine how a specific protein regulates tumor growth
EurekAlert! - 2 Jan 2020 07:00
(Boston University School of Medicine) Immune checkpoints are surface proteins that cancer cells use to evade immune response. These surface proteins are critical for cancer cell growth and drugs targeting these proteins...
Researchers identify key structure of C. difficle bacteria that could lead to future treatments
EurekAlert! - 2 Jan 2020 07:00
(University of Maryland School of Medicine) Researchers from the University of Maryland School of Medicine and their colleagues have identified the structure of the most lethal toxin produced by certain strains of Clostr...
HIV patients lose smallpox immunity despite childhood vaccine, AIDS drugs
EurekAlert! - 2 Jan 2020 07:00
(Oregon Health & Science University) HIV patients lose immunity to smallpox even though they were vaccinated against the disease as children and have had much of their immune system restored with antiretroviral therapy, ...
Structured, salary-only compensation plan for physicians is a model for pay equity
EurekAlert! - 2 Jan 2020 07:00
(Mayo Clinic) Gender pay equity in the field of medicine remains elusive. Gender-based pay differences have been shown to persist, even when controlling for experience, clinical productivity, academic rank and other fact...
Diabetes can independently lead to heart failure, population study shows
EurekAlert! - 2 Jan 2020 07:00
(Mayo Clinic) Heart problems are a common development for people with diabetes. In fact, about 33% of people in the US admitted to the hospital for heart failure also have diabetes. Heart failure may be the result of a c...
Study: Hearing develops in tandem with form and function
EurekAlert! - 2 Jan 2020 07:00
(Oregon Health & Science University) New research reveals a key insight into the development of hair bundles, the intricately complex assemblies in the inner ear responsible for hearing. Researchers found that stereocili...
Unattainable standards of beauty for today's woman
EurekAlert! - 2 Jan 2020 07:00
(Boston University School of Medicine) While the average American woman's waist circumference and dress size has increased over the past 20 years, Victoria's Secret fashion models have become more slender, with a decreas...
Lower risk for malignant melanoma after bariatric surgery
EurekAlert! - 2 Jan 2020 07:00
(University of Gothenburg) Bariatric surgery is associated with a distinct reduction in skin-cancer risk, a study shows. This finding can be described as a key piece of evidence that substantiates the connection between ...
Global call to action on FH aims to improve diagnosis and treatment
EurekAlert! - 2 Jan 2020 07:00
(The Familial Hypercholesterolemia Foundation) The FH Foundation and World Heart Federation joined together to tackle the global burden of familial hypercholesterolemia (FH), a vastly under-recognized and poorly managed ...
Engrams emerging as the basic unit of memory
EurekAlert! - 2 Jan 2020 07:00
(Picower Institute at MIT) A review in Science traces neuroscientists' progress in studying the neural substrate for storing memories and raises key future questions for the field.
Bystander CPR less likely for people living in Hispanic neighborhoods
EurekAlert! - 2 Jan 2020 07:00
(University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine) People living in predominately Hispanic neighborhoods are less likely to receive CPR from a bystander following an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest compared to people living ...
Exclusions in family planning programs and health statistics contravene human rights
EurekAlert! - 2 Jan 2020 07:00
(Lancaster University) Infertility impinges on the human right to have a child, according to new research published today, which also calls for greater healthcare equity and more inclusive reproductive health surveillanc...
Extra benefit from epilepsy neurostimulators -- reducing comorbid neuropsychiatric symptoms
EurekAlert! - 2 Jan 2020 07:00
(University of Alabama at Birmingham) Researchers report cases of five epilepsy patients who found better treatments for deleterious neuropsychiatric symptoms like anxiety, depression, psychosis and impaired memory using...
Few people consider religious affiliation of hospital they choose
EurekAlert! - 2 Jan 2020 07:00
(University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus) A small minority of Americans surveyed consider the religious affiliation of the hospitals that treat them, but a majority said they didn't want religious doctrine dictati...
Half the amount of chemo prevents testicular cancer from coming back, new trial shows
EurekAlert! - 2 Jan 2020 07:00
(Institute of Cancer Research) Testicular cancer can be prevented from coming back using half the amount of chemotherapy that is currently used, a new clinical trial has shown.The new trial showed that giving men one cyc...
Harnessing the microbiome to improve stroke recovery
EurekAlert! - 2 Jan 2020 07:00
(Society for Neuroscience) Supplementing the body's short chain fatty acids can improve stroke recovery, according to research in mice recently published in JNeurosci. Short chain fatty acid supplementation may be a noni...