Medical News
Decoding hidden brain chatter to advance neuroprostheses
EurekAlert! - 9 Jan 2020 07:00
(Northwestern University) Scientists eavesdropped on neurons and discovered a stable signal driving common movement skills like typing sneakers. They were able to preserve and reconstruct these patterns in what is a majo...
Body Temperatures Today are Lower Than They Were Two Centuries Ago
Discover - 9 Jan 2020 21:30
A new study argues that our bodies have cooled off appreciably since the 1800s.
Ethernet switch passes 1000BASE-T1 compliance tests for automotive apps
Medical Design Technology - 9 Jan 2020 21:20
Rohde & Schwarz and Marvell were the first companies to successfully execute 1000BASE-T1 compliance tests, for the Marvell's 88Q2112 Ethernet transceiver, using an R&S RTO oscilloscope. The latest improvements to the R&S...
The Proving Ring - An alternative to dead-weight calibration, Part 2
Medical Design Technology - 9 Jan 2020 19:51
The proving ring implements a simple principle of physics to provide precise and tangible indication of applied weight ranging up to hundreds of thousands of pounds Part 1 of this article looked at the basic problem of c...
Pulsed laser diode demo board targets flash Lidar apps
Medical Design Technology - 9 Jan 2020 18:11
EPC announces the availability of the EPC9144, a 15 V, 28 A high current pulsed laser diode driver demonstration board. In time-of-flight systems, speed and accuracy of object detection is critical. As demonstrated on th...
Five-year tests help reveal why PV modules poop out
Medical Design Technology - 9 Jan 2020 18:11
Some PV solar panels degrade long before others, a fact that makes it tough to estimate the economics of a given solar panel installation. But researchers in Germany are shedding light on solar panel degradation through ...
3D image sensor billed as world's smallest
Medical Design Technology - 9 Jan 2020 18:03
Reliable face authentication, improved photo functions, and authentic augmented reality experiences: 3D depth sensors assume a key role in smartphones and for applications that rely on accurate 3D image data. Infineon Te...
Ultra-low power voice codec works with Raspberry Pi boards
Medical Design Technology - 9 Jan 2020 17:42
CML Microcircuits announces the EV6550DHAT, a Raspberry Pi Hardware Attached on Top (HAT) compatible evaluation and development board that makes the features and benefits of its CMX655D ultra-low power voice codec availa...
SOI 650-V half-bridge gate drivers excel in MOSFET/IGBT inverter apps
Medical Design Technology - 9 Jan 2020 17:31
Infineon Technologies AG broadens its EiceDRIVER portfolio with the 650 V half-bridge gate drivers based on Infineon's unique silicon on insulator (SOI) technology. The products provide leading negative transient voltage...
Harting highlights connector interface for metroSNAP concept vehicle
Medical Design Technology - 9 Jan 2020 16:27
Swiss automobile manufacturer Rinspeed is presenting its new "metroSNAP" concept vehicle at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) this week in Las Vegas. Rinspeed AG is once again using Harting technology, with a specially...
HDMI Forum announces mandatory certification for ultra high-speed cables
Medical Design Technology - 9 Jan 2020 15:20
To ensure quality Ultra High Speed HDMI cables reach the market and support 4K and 8K video, HDR, VRR, eARC, and all other HDMI 2.1 features, HDMI Forum Inc. has announced a mandatory certification program for all Ultra ...
Branch feeder monitors get digital fault monitoring upgrade
Medical Design Technology - 9 Jan 2020 15:13
A Digital Fault Recording (DFR) feature is now among the capabilities of the Model BFM-II Second-Generation Branch Feeder Monitor. Designed specifically for electrical distribution substation applications, the DFR functi...
Gene network helps to turn white fat into beneficial calorie-burning fat
EurekAlert! - 9 Jan 2020 07:00
(Technical University of Munich (TUM)) 1.9 billion people in the world are overweight. Of these, 650 million people are obese, which increases the risk of secondary diseases such as cancer. Professor Martin Klingenspor a...
Breast density notification laws not effective for all women
EurekAlert! - 9 Jan 2020 07:00
(Yale University) A new Yale study suggests that state-mandated notifications on mammogram reports intended to inform women of the health risks related to breast density are not worded effectively.
First genomic study of puberty yields insights into development and cancer
EurekAlert! - 9 Jan 2020 07:00
(Huntsman Cancer Institute) In the first-ever genome-scale analysis of the puberty process in humans, researchers at Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah (U of U) outline distinct and critical change...
Earlier falls predict subsequent fractures in postmenopausal women
EurekAlert! - 9 Jan 2020 07:00
(University of Eastern Finland) The risk of fracture in postmenopausal women can be predicted by history of falls, according to new findings from the Kuopio Osteoporosis Risk Factor and Prevention Study (OSTPRE) at the U...
Baby and adult brains 'sync up' during play, finds Princeton Baby Lab
EurekAlert! - 9 Jan 2020 07:00
(Princeton University) A team of Princeton researchers has conducted the first study of how baby and adult brains interact during natural play, and they found measurable connections in their neural activity. In other wor...
BPA replacement hinders heart function, study reveals
EurekAlert! - 9 Jan 2020 07:00
(University of Guelph) BPA's counterpart replacement BPS can hinder heart function within minutes of a single exposure, according to a new University of Guelph study.
Mohamad Khazaei's research in spinal cord injury earns him Young Investigator Award
EurekAlert! - 9 Jan 2020 07:00
(AlphaMed Press, Inc.) Mohamad Khazaei, Ph.D., scientific associate in Dr. Michael Fehlings' lab at Krembil Research Institute, Toronto, is the latest recipient of STEM CELLS Translational Medicine's (SCTM) Young Investi...
New $3 million project to study opioid medication use in criminal justice setting
EurekAlert! - 9 Jan 2020 07:00
(University of Kentucky) With $3 million in funding from the National Institute on Drug Abuse and National Institute on General Medical Sciences, UK College of Arts & Sciences Professor Carrie Oser is leading a new study...
New closed-loop system offers promise as novel treatment for post-bariatric hypoglycemia
EurekAlert! - 9 Jan 2020 07:00
(Joslin Diabetes Center) Post-bariatric hypoglycemia is a profoundly life-altering condition for patients. Having unpredictable hypoglycemia that people can't detect is really an unsafe situation. Researchers at Joslin D...
New possible strategy for treating chronic pain due to burns may help sufferers including veterans
EurekAlert! - 9 Jan 2020 07:00
(The Physiological Society) New research shows how second-degree burns cause hard-to-treat chronic pain, and this understanding may be key to treating these complications, common in war veterans This research, published ...