Medical News
5G moves into production, causes test issues
Medical Design Technology - 28 Feb 2020 23:04
5G Technology World talks with Teradyne's Jeorge Hutarte, who explains components and over-the-air production test of 5G components. 5G phones, base stations, IoT, and other devices have moved into production, but like e...
A Reliable Alternative to Manual Soldering
Medical Design Technology - 28 Feb 2020 16:35
Why is it still common to see wire leads manually soldered to the PCB? Explore just a few of the many potential pitfalls inherent in this human-centric process, and the different ways a surface mounted PCB terminal block...
RF monitoring device finds hidden listening devices, covert cameras, unauthorized mobile phone use
Medical Design Technology - 28 Feb 2020 15:31
The Aaronia Bug Finder RF Monitoring Device helps in the detection of hidden audio and video bugs and transmitters. Covering a frequency range of 10 MHz – 12 GHz, the Bug Finder can tackle the latest innovations in bug...
Two sides of a coin: Our own immune cells damage the integrity of the blood-brain barrier
EurekAlert! - 28 Feb 2020 07:00
(Nagoya University) Researchers have shown that microglia, a class of immune cells in the brain, regulate the permeability of the brain's protective barrier in response to systemic inflammation. During inflammation, micr...
COVID-19 a reminder of the challenge of emerging infectious diseases
EurekAlert! - 28 Feb 2020 07:00
(NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases) The emergence and rapid increase in cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a respiratory illness caused by a novel coronavirus, pose complex challenges t...
Old weapon, new target: Dasatinib against angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma
EurekAlert! - 28 Feb 2020 07:00
(University of Tsukuba) Researchers from the University of Tsukuba have shown by in vivo experimentation on a mouse model that angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma is highly dependent on T-Cell Receptor Signaling. Further ...
Oncotarget | SLC25A32 sustains cancer cell proliferation by regulating flavin adenine nucleotide (FAD) metabolism
EurekAlert! - 28 Feb 2020 07:00
(Impact Journals LLC) Oncotarget Volume 11 Issue 8 reported that while it is known that cancer cells require one-carbon and FAD-dependent mitochondrial metabolism to sustain cell proliferation, the role of SLC25A32 in ca...
Even damaged livers can handle life-saving medication
EurekAlert! - 28 Feb 2020 07:00
(University of Connecticut) Doctors used to make patients with drug-induced liver injury stop taking all their medications until the liver healed, but this could be dangerous. Now, researchers report in two recent papers...
GPS for chromosomes: Reorganization of the genome during development
EurekAlert! - 28 Feb 2020 07:00
(University of Basel) The spatial arrangement of genetic material within the cell nucleus plays an important role in the development of an organism. A research team from the University of Basel, in collaboration with sci...
Researchers announce progress in developing an accurate, noninvasive urine test for prostate cancer
EurekAlert! - 28 Feb 2020 07:00
(Johns Hopkins Medicine) Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center have made significant progress toward development of a simple, noninvasive liquid biopsy test that detects prostate cancer from RNA and other...
Scientists discover three genes associated with fatal lung disease
EurekAlert! - 28 Feb 2020 07:00
(National Institute for Health Research) Researchers at the Universities of Leicester and Nottingham have discovered parts of the DNA that put some people at higher risk of an incurable lung disease called idiopathic pul...
Sugar gets the red light from consumers in new study
EurekAlert! - 28 Feb 2020 07:00
(University of Nottingham) Researchers have found that sugar content is the most important factor for people when making healthy food choices -- overriding fat and salt.
Two scientists at Wake Forest Baptist awarded $1.5 million for cancer research
EurekAlert! - 28 Feb 2020 07:00
(Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center) Two scientists from Wake Forest School of Medicine, part of Wake Forest Baptist Health, have received a total of $1.5 million in research funding from the American Cancer Society (ACS...
Outcomes of Florida law restricting opioid prescribing for acute pain
EurekAlert! - 28 Feb 2020 07:00
(JAMA Network) Some states have enacted laws restricting opioid prescribing for the treatment of acute pain and this research letter assess the outcomes associated with Florida's restriction law.
Antioxidant supplements do not improve male fertility, NIH study suggests
EurekAlert! - 28 Feb 2020 07:00
(NIH/Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development) Antioxidant supplements do not improve semen quality among men with infertility, according to a new study supported by the Eunice Kenn...
Cat food mystery foils diet study
EurekAlert! - 28 Feb 2020 07:00
(North Carolina State University) How a study aimed at assessing the wildlife impacts of domestic cats was foiled by the mysterious ingredients of cat food.
Clinical factors during pregnancy related to congenital cytomegalovirus infection
EurekAlert! - 28 Feb 2020 07:00
(Kobe University) A group led by researchers from Kobe University has illuminated clinical factors that are related to the occurrence of congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection in newborns. They revealed that fever or...
Inhalation therapy shows promise against pulmonary fibrosis in mice, rats
EurekAlert! - 28 Feb 2020 07:00
(North Carolina State University) A new study shows that lung stem cell secretions -- specifically exosomes and secretomes -- delivered via nebulizer, can help repair lung injuries due to multiple types of pulmonary fibr...
Kids eat more calories in post-game snacks than they burn during the game
EurekAlert! - 28 Feb 2020 07:00
(Brigham Young University) A new study led by Brigham Young University public health researchers finds the number of calories kids consume from post-game snacks far exceeds the number of calories they actually burn playi...
Michael Hall named 2020 Sjöberg Prize recipient
EurekAlert! - 28 Feb 2020 07:00
(National Foundation for Cancer Research) Michael N. Hall, Ph.D., the National Foundation for Cancer Research's (NFCR) 2017 Szent-Györgyi Prize for Progress in Cancer Research winner, and David Sabatini, M.D., Ph.D., we...
Omega-3 fats do not protect against cancer
EurekAlert! - 28 Feb 2020 07:00
(University of East Anglia) Omega-3 fats do not protect against cancer -- according to new University of East Anglia research. Increased consumption of omega-3 fats is widely promoted globally because of a common belief ...
AJR: Novel coronavirus (COVID-19) imaging features overlap with SARS and MERS
EurekAlert! - 28 Feb 2020 07:00
(American Roentgen Ray Society) Although COVID-19's imaging features are variable and nonspecific, the findings thus far do show "significant overlap" with those of severe acute respiratory syndrome and Middle East respi...