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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 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...

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...

A new study shows that transposable elements play an important role in regulating genetic expression with implications to advance the understanding of genetic evolution.

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.

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.

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...

An immune reaction gone wild seems to be linked with the most severe cases of pandemic Covid-19. Here's what happens.

Researchers have developed a simple method for preparing 3D keratin scaffold models which can be used to study the regeneration of tissue.

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...

A drug that is well-tolerated in patients and prevents cancer coming back in mice has been identified.

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.

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...

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 ...

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 ...

Discover and SciStarter are hosting a live, online Citizen Science Month event looking at three COVID-19 research projects that need your help.

Molecules in tarantula venom could be used as an alternative to opioid pain killers for people seeking chronic pain relief.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...