Medical News

(The Lancet) There is currently no evidence that the 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) causes severe adverse outcomes in neonates or that it can pass to the child while in the womb, according to a small observati...

(American College of Cardiology) The American College of Cardiology will host the fourth Advancing the Cardiovascular Care of the Oncology Patient course in Washington on Feb. 14-16, bringing together top experts in both...

Building on superjunction technology innovations and more than 20 years of experience, Infineon Technologies AG broadens its CoolMOS portfolio with the PFD7 product family combining best-in-class performance with state-o...

In microcontroller (MCU) based system design, software is often the bottleneck for both time to market and system performance. By offloading many software tasks to hardware, Microchip Technology Inc.'s next-generation PI...

Unlocking the blueprint to human life was a big step for biology. But most diseases are too complex to pin to a single gene.

Linear Systems announces the re-release of their most popular part, the LSK389 Series, Ultra-Low Noise, Monolithic Dual, N-Channel JFET, now 100% tested to meet or exceed noise specifications. The LSK389 is the lowest no...

ATP Electronics combines the speed and performance of PCIe NVMe with the reliability and endurance features of 3D NAND flash, the high capacity of triple-level flash (TLC), high-performance 8-channel controllers, end-to-...

Like all technologies, 5G needs more that just the "glamor" components such as baseband ICs, RFICs, and phased-array antennas. Interconnects can make or break a design, and 5G is no exception. So, besides giving birth to...

From refrigerators and respirators to HVAC systems and cabin comfort in vehicles, there is an increasing demand for humidity sensing technology and the need for smaller, faster, more accurate and energy-efficient sensors...

(University of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences) A UCLA-led study reveals a new role for a gene that's associated with autism spectrum disorder, intellectual disability and language impairment.

(Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News) A new study has shown that gene therapy to treat one of the most common hereditary disorders, aldehyde dehydrogenase type 2 (ALDH2) deficiency, may prevent increased risk...

(University of Oxford) Sociable people have a higher abundance of certain types of gut bacteria and also more diverse bacteria, an Oxford University study has found.

(Ohio State University) A new study uses China's one-child policy to show that having fewer children leads women to achieve higher levels of education.The research found that the one-child policy alone accounted for abou...

(German Sport University) Stressed out, unhappy and worn out from competitive computer games lasting late into the night? -- 'Not much more than outdated clichés', according to Prof. Dr. Ingo Froboese, Head of the Insti...

(IDIBELL-Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute) The first brain changes associated with Alzheimer disease may appear years before the first symptoms. A study has provided evidences that a poor neuronal connection betwe...

(Canadian Medical Association Journal) A new study of people who received medical assistance in dying (MAiD) in Ontario found that about three-quarters were cared for by palliative care practitioners at the time of their...

(Virginia Commonwealth University) The Medicines for All Institute has entered into a partnership with a manufacturer in South Africa to commercialize advances made by the institute to improve access to lifesaving medica...

(University of Southern California) thanks to the pooled data and insights from researchers around the world, USC researchers have the clearest picture yet of brain abnormalities associated with schizophrenia, a serious ...

(Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Foundation) The Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Foundation (NETRF), Boston, MA, today announced $3.5 million in neuroendocrine tumor (NET) research grants to fund 12 projects around the world...

(American College of Emergency Physicians) The emergency department is being increasingly utilized as a patient's best or only treatment option for opioid use disorder (OUD). New analysis in Annals of Emergency Medicine ...

(American Chemical Society) Brain-eating amoebae can cause particularly harmful forms of encephalitis, and more than 95% of people who develop these rare but devastating infections die. Despite the high mortality rate, t...

(University of Toronto) A new study investigating factors that contribute to psychological distress in adults has found that that risk of malnourishment is linked to psychological distress among Canadians aged 45 years a...