Medical News
Advanced material delivers high-temperature performance in electronics applications
Medical Design Technology - 14 Apr 2020 15:07
Greene Tweed, a global manufacturer of high-performance seals, thermoplastics, composites, and engineered components, highlights its innovative Arlon 3000 XT thermoplastic for electronics applications in this brief, info...
Johns Hopkins experts publish 'guidebook' for blood plasma therapy
EurekAlert! - 14 Apr 2020 06:00
(Johns Hopkins Medicine) A team of Johns Hopkins experts has created a clinical guidebook to help hospitals and medical centers rapidly scale up their ability to deliver so-called convalescent plasma therapy, which lever...
Mouse study shows how advancing glioma cells scramble brain function, blood flow
Science Daily - 14 Apr 2020 18:27
The first sign of trouble for a patient with a growing brain tumor is often a seizure. Such seizures have long been considered a side effect of the tumor. But now a joint team of Columbia engineers and cancer researchers...
Transposable elements play an important role in genetic expression and evolution
Science Daily - 14 Apr 2020 23:37
A new study shows that transposable elements play an important role in regulating genetic expression with implications to advance the understanding of genetic evolution.
Big variability in blood pressure readings between anatomical sites
Science Daily - 14 Apr 2020 23:37
Blood pressure readings taken from neuroscience intensive care unit (NSICU) patients had marked differences between opposite sides of the body and different anatomical sites in each individual.
Ultraviolet LEDs prove effective in eliminating coronavirus from surfaces and, potentially, air and water
Science Daily - 14 Apr 2020 23:32
Researchers are developing ultraviolet LEDs that have the ability to decontaminate surfaces -- and potentially air and water -- that have come in contact with the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
BLE module reduces cost of adding Bluetooth low energy functionality to an IoT system
Medical Design Technology - 14 Apr 2020 23:24
Dialog Semiconductor plc announced the availability of the DA14531 SmartBond TINY module, empowering customers to build the next generation of connected devices. The SmartBond TINY module was specifically optimized to si...
What Is a Cytokine Storm?
Discover - 14 Apr 2020 23:00
An immune reaction gone wild seems to be linked with the most severe cases of pandemic Covid-19. Here's what happens.
Keratin scaffolds could advance regenerative medicine and tissue engineering for humans
Science Daily - 14 Apr 2020 18:58
Researchers have developed a simple method for preparing 3D keratin scaffold models which can be used to study the regeneration of tissue.
How cells recognize uninvited guests
Science Daily - 14 Apr 2020 18:28
Until now, the immune sensor TLR8 has remained in the shadows of science. A research team has now discovered how this sensor plays an important role in defending human cells against intruders. The enzymes RNaseT2 and RNa...
Experimental drug offers hope for preventing cancer relapse
Science Daily - 14 Apr 2020 18:28
A drug that is well-tolerated in patients and prevents cancer coming back in mice has been identified.
Scientists provide new insight on how bacteria share drug resistance genes
Science Daily - 14 Apr 2020 18:28
Researchers have been able to identify and track the exchange of genes among bacteria that allow them to become resistant to drugs, according to a new study.
Experience matters for immune cells
Science Daily - 14 Apr 2020 18:27
The discovery that immune T cells have a spectrum of responsiveness could shed light on how our immune system responds to infections and cancer, and what goes wrong in immune diseases. Researchers found that T cells resp...
Webinar: New Trends in the Design of Your Next Connected Health Device - April 22
Medical Design Technology - 14 Apr 2020 17:59
Tuesday April 22, 2020 2 PM ET / 11 AM PT Moving beyond past medical device strategies by leveraging innovative solutions from other markets. The demand continues to grow for advanced, on-body medical devices across the ...
Automotive-compliant CMOS clock buffers deliver low jitter, low skew, low-power operation
Medical Design Technology - 14 Apr 2020 17:07
Diodes Incorporated announced the introduction of its new family of automotive-compliant HYPERLINK designed for low power operation in ambient temperatures of up to 105°C, as found in advanced driver-assistance systems ...
Virtual Event Tomorrow! Want to Join the Fight Against COVID-19? Help Scientists With Their Coronavirus Research From Your Home
Discover - 14 Apr 2020 16:59
Discover and SciStarter are hosting a live, online Citizen Science Month event looking at three COVID-19 research projects that need your help.
Spider venom key to pain relief without side-effects
Science Daily - 14 Apr 2020 16:55
Molecules in tarantula venom could be used as an alternative to opioid pain killers for people seeking chronic pain relief.
Novel high-speed microscope captures brain neuroactivities
Science Daily - 14 Apr 2020 16:55
A research team has successfully recorded the millisecond electrical signals in the neurons of an alert mouse with their super high-speed microscope - two-photon fluorescence microscope. The new technique is minimally in...
AI-assisted screening for COVID-19 using CT images
Medical Design Technology - 14 Apr 2020 16:47
Although COVID-19 tests are one means to determine infection, the rapid spread of the disease has created a shortage of test kits and a tight supply of reagents that are used to create test kits. Symptoms are another ind...
Rugged rackmount chassis available for deeper OpenVPX and RF modules
Medical Design Technology - 14 Apr 2020 16:12
Pixus Technologies, a provider of embedded computing and enclosure solutions, now offers MIL-rugged rackmount enclosures that support deeper modules than the standard 160mm depth of OpenVPX. Many designers utilize OpenVP...
Prioritized orders, free product samples to support COVID-19 efforts and medical applications
Medical Design Technology - 14 Apr 2020 16:05
CUI Devices has announced new initiatives in its support of the medical industry's response to the global coronavirus (COVID'19) pandemic. These initiatives include prioritizing orders and expediting free product samples...
Gene variant staves off Alzheimer's in some people
Science Daily - 14 Apr 2020 15:57
People with a gene variant that puts them at high risk for Alzheimer's disease are protected from its debilitating effects if they also carry a variant of a completely different gene, investigators report in a large new ...