Medical News
Right-angle termination added to 1.25mm pitch connectors for cable-to-board applications
Medical Design Technology - 3 Mar 2020 15:20
Harwin has extended its Gecko-SL (Screw-Lok) product range to include horizontal male connectors. Specifying the male throughboard connector at 90° to the PCB offers additional layout flexibility to maximize space above...
What Science Says About the Weight-Loss Potential of 'OMAD' Fasting -- The One-Meal-a-Day Diet
Discover - 3 Mar 2020 23:50
More and more people are singing the praises of eating one meal a day. But is this extreme form of intermittent fasting a healthy and effective way to lose weight?
Poor Sleep Habits? For Older Adults, That Could Double Your Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
Discover - 3 Mar 2020 23:20
A new study suggests that irregular sleep patterns may pose serious threats to heart health.
Security testing software development tool analyzes open source, proprietary code
Medical Design Technology - 3 Mar 2020 21:08
Synopsys, Inc. announced that on Feb. 18 it will release a major update to the Polaris Software Integrity Platform to extend its static application security testing (SAST) and software composition analysis (SCA) capabili...
The difference between active and passive antenna systems
Medical Design Technology - 3 Mar 2020 19:17
5G networks demand new antenna designs to deliver faster speeds for sub-6 GHz and millimeter wave (mmWave) communications. These new antenna technologies, however, often create a tech jargon that can potentially confuse ...
Occupancy management platform is enabled by embedded neural network
Medical Design Technology - 3 Mar 2020 15:33
Lynred and GreenWaves Technologies announced their collaboration on a new open source Occupancy Management Reference Platform. This platform is intended for the connected buildings market, primarily for managing and opti...
PCIe 5.0 clock generators and buffers offer forward compatibility for telecom applications
Medical Design Technology - 3 Mar 2020 15:00
Diodes Incorporated announced the company’s first families of clock generators and clock buffers that meet PCIe 5.0 specifications while still complying with PCIe 4.0 and previous generations. This gives product develo...
DC power supply line expanded with new 35 models up to 6,000 Vdc
Medical Design Technology - 3 Mar 2020 14:54
Magna-Power Electronics released 35 new models to its expansive MagnaDC programmable DC power supply product line with increased output isolation ratings now up to 6,000 Vdc. The 35 new isolated high voltage models join ...
Cancer survival rates improve for young adults
EurekAlert! - 3 Mar 2020 07:00
(Oxford University Press USA) A new study in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute finds improvements in five-year survival rates for all cancers in young adults. For some cancers, however, there has been little i...
Does consuming fruit during pregnancy improve cognition in babies?
EurekAlert! - 3 Mar 2020 07:00
(University of Alberta) Study by UAlberta scientists explores in greater depth the effect on infant cognition of drinking fruit juice while pregnant.
New way to identify patients likely to return to hospital could reduce future readmissions
EurekAlert! - 3 Mar 2020 07:00
(Carnegie Mellon University) A new study looked at how the risk of readmission progressed over multiple visits to emergency departments (EDs) by patients with chronic diseases. The study explored a way to identify distin...
Chemists inhibit a critical gear of cell immortality
EurekAlert! - 3 Mar 2020 07:00
(Northwestern University) Researchers have developed a promising molecular tool that targets and inhibits one of cell immortality's underlying gears: the enzyme telomerase.
Study can help identify cancer patients most likely to develop cachexia
EurekAlert! - 3 Mar 2020 07:00
(Fundação de Amparo Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo) Researchers in Brazil analyzed 12 types of tumor and established a gene expression profile associated with cachexia, a potentially fatal syndrome characterized by s...
New approach to combat opioid crisis in rural Tennessee
EurekAlert! - 3 Mar 2020 07:00
(University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture) University of Tennessee Extension will lead a new effort to combat the opioid crisis in rural Tennessee. PROMPT TN (Preventing Rural Opioid Misuse Through Partnerships a...
Gene variants may increase susceptibility to accumulate Alzheimer's protein tau
EurekAlert! - 3 Mar 2020 07:00
(Mayo Clinic) The toxic protein tau is a key biological feature in the brains of people with Alzheimer's disease. Yet the factors that make people susceptible or resistant to tau accumulation are not well-understood. A p...
Exploring new option to manage pediatric myopia
EurekAlert! - 3 Mar 2020 07:00
(State University of New York College of Optometry) SUNY College of Optometry will take part in a multi-center US clinical trial sponsored by Eyenovia, Inc. to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of an investigational ...
Drug development for rare diseases affecting children is increasing
EurekAlert! - 3 Mar 2020 07:00
(Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan) The number of treatments for rare diseases affecting children has increased, a new study suggests. But federal incentives intended to encourage drug development for rare condi...
NYU Abu Dhabi researchers design new technology for targeted cancer drug delivery
EurekAlert! - 3 Mar 2020 07:00
(New York University) A team of researchers at NYU Abu Dhabi has developed a biocompatible, biodegradable, and economical nanocarrier for safer and more effective delivery of anticancer drugs. Researchers demonstrate tha...
Drinking weakens bones of people living with HIV: BU study
EurekAlert! - 3 Mar 2020 07:00
(Boston University School of Medicine) For people living with HIV, any level of alcohol consumption is associated with lower levels of a protein involved in bone formation, raising the risk of osteoporosis, according to ...
Can't sleep? Prebiotics could help
EurekAlert! - 3 Mar 2020 07:00
(University of Colorado at Boulder) New research shows that animals on a prebiotic diet sleep better and are buffered from the physiological impacts of stress. The undigestible dietary compounds, found in fibrous foods a...
Mayo Clinic researchers clarify how cells defend themselves from viruses
EurekAlert! - 3 Mar 2020 07:00
(Mayo Clinic) A protein known to help cells defend against infection also regulates the form and function of mitochondria, according to a new paper in Nature Communications.The protein, one of a group called myxovirus-re...
Less than 20% of Americans have rapid access to endovascular thrombectomy for stroke
EurekAlert! - 3 Mar 2020 07:00
(University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston) Timely treatment is critical for stroke victims, yet only 19.8% of the U.S. population can access a stroke center capable of endovascular thrombectomy to remove a la...