Medical News
Study suggests 3D face photos could be a sleep apnea screening tool
EurekAlert! - 23 Apr 2020 06:00
(American Academy of Sleep Medicine) Facial features analyzed from 3D photographs could predict the likelihood of having obstructive sleep apnea, according to a study published in the April issue of the Journal of Clinic...
Wi-Fi 6E cometh: FCC opens 1200 MHz of spectrum to unlicensed communications
Medical Design Technology - 23 Apr 2020 22:57
Wi-Fi gets a needed shot in the arm to handle increased internet traffic and to offload traffic from 5G. This morning, 5G Technology World reported on new ICs that will take advantage of an expected boost in Wi-Fi that a...
Wi-Fi 6E is coming, chipsets with MIMO now sampling
Medical Design Technology - 23 Apr 2020 07:58
The QCS-AX2 series from ON Semiconductor brings 6 GHz Wi-Fi 6E to routers and access points. Just as LTE cellular is running out of capacity (hence 5G), so is Wi-Fi. Originally operating at 2.4 GHz (70 MHz band), IEEE 80...
An obesity protein discovery may lead to better treatments
EurekAlert! - 23 Apr 2020 06:00
(University of Southern California) By determining the structure of a key receptor in obesity, scientists have unlocked an opportunity for the development of new drugs.
Bid to lower COVID-19 deaths
EurekAlert! - 23 Apr 2020 06:00
(Flinders University) Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in patients with COVID-19 can lead to death but more than 50% of these cases are associated with co-infection with bacterial pathogens.A new investigation at Flin...
Boosting the immune system's appetite for cancer
EurekAlert! - 23 Apr 2020 06:00
(UT Southwestern Medical Center) A combination of immunotherapy agents that encourages some immune cells to eat cancer cells and alert others to attack tumors put mice with a deadly type of brain cancer called glioblasto...
Dietary counselling introduced in infancy leads to better cardiovascular health in adults
EurekAlert! - 23 Apr 2020 06:00
(University of Turku) The Special Turku Coronary Risk Factor Intervention Project investigated the long-term effects of dietary counselling on cardiovascular health. The individuals, who had participated in the trial bet...
Dietary supplements an important weapon for fighting off COVID-19
EurekAlert! - 23 Apr 2020 06:00
(Oregon State University) Supplements containing vitamins C and D and other micronutrients, sometimes in amounts exceeding the federally recommended levels, are a safe, effective and low-cost means of helping your immune...
Digital solutions for dementia care
EurekAlert! - 23 Apr 2020 06:00
(Flinders University) Telehealth delivery of dementia care in the home can be as effective as face-to-face home visit services if carers and recipients take advantage of the technologies available, Australian researchers...
Experts issue guide on lung cancer screening, management during COVID-19
EurekAlert! - 23 Apr 2020 06:00
(Radiological Society of North America) A new expert panel consensus statement published simultaneously today in the journals Radiology: Imaging Cancer, Chest and the Journal of the American College of Radiology provides...
Good news for the wheat-sensitive among us
EurekAlert! - 23 Apr 2020 06:00
(Edith Cowan University) A joint project between Edith Cowan University (ECU) in Australia and CSIRO has revealed key insights about the proteins causing two of the most common types of wheat sensitivity - non-coeliac wh...
Health impacts of pollution upon indigenous peoples
EurekAlert! - 23 Apr 2020 06:00
(University of Helsinki) A new study from the University of Helsinki presents the current state of knowledge on the exposure and vulnerability of Indigenous Peoples to environmental pollution, reviewing the innumerable i...
Key nose cells identified as likely COVID-19 virus entry points
EurekAlert! - 23 Apr 2020 06:00
(Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute) Two specific nose cell types have been identified as likely initial infection points for COVID-19 coronavirus. Scientists discovered that goblet and ciliated cells in the nose have high ...
Mount Sinai researchers collaborate with GenScript to develop a COVID-19 antibody to treat sick patients
EurekAlert! - 23 Apr 2020 06:00
(The Mount Sinai Hospital / Mount Sinai School of Medicine) The highly targeted antibody may block the coronaviruses' ability to enter human lung cells.
New research highlights blood clot dangers of COVID-19
EurekAlert! - 23 Apr 2020 06:00
(Radiological Society of North America) A special report published today in the journal Radiology outlines prevention, diagnosis and treatment of complications stemming from blood clots in patients with COVID-19. The jou...
'Designer virus' is first new polio vaccine in 50 years
EurekAlert! - 23 Apr 2020 06:00
(University of California - San Francisco) UC San Francisco virologist Raul Andino, PhD and Andrew Macadam, PhD, of the UK's National Institute for Biological Standards and Control (NIBSC) report promising Phase 1 clinic...
No time to waste to avoid future food shortages
EurekAlert! - 23 Apr 2020 06:00
(ARC Centre of Excellence for Translational Photosynthesis) Plant scientists are working on improving photosynthesis on different fronts, from finding crop varieties that need less water, to tweaking parts of the process...
Novel coronavirus detected, monitored in wastewater
EurekAlert! - 23 Apr 2020 06:00
(Arizona State University) A new approach to monitoring the novel coronavirus, (as well as other dangerous pathogens and chemical agents), is being developed and refined. Known as wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE), the...
PTSD partners feel invisible, study finds
EurekAlert! - 23 Apr 2020 06:00
(Flinders University) Recognition of the needs of wives and intimate partners in supporting the recovery of veterans and front-line emergency workers affected by post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been highlighted...
Preventing metastasis -- An antibody with therapeutic potential
EurekAlert! - 23 Apr 2020 06:00
(German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ)) A receptor in the cell layer that lines the blood vessels from the inside stimulates both the formation of new blood vessels in tumors and metastas...
Protein produced in sepsis lowers blood pressure, treatment identified to reverse effects
EurekAlert! - 23 Apr 2020 06:00
(Temple University Health System) Temple scientists show that when a molecule known as c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) becomes active in sepsis, it increases the production of a protein called B-type natriuretic peptide (B...
Recurrent genomic selection for wheat grain fructans
EurekAlert! - 23 Apr 2020 06:00
(American Society of Agronomy) Development of Climate-Resilient, Nutritionally Improved Wheat