Medical News
Scientists identify a potential treatment candidate for early type 2 diabetic retinopathy
EurekAlert! - 27 Apr 2020 06:00
(Elsevier) Diabetic retinopathy is one of the main vascular complications of type 2 diabetes, and the most common cause of visual deterioration in adults. A new study in The American Journal of Pathology, published by El...
Artificial intelligence could serve as backup to radiologists' eyes
EurekAlert! - 27 Apr 2020 06:00
(Medical University of South Carolina) Deploying artificial intelligence could help radiologists to more accurately classify lung diseases.
MD Anderson and Ipsen advance new therapy with potential benefit for underserved patients with lung and ovarian cancers
EurekAlert! - 27 Apr 2020 06:00
(University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center) MD Anderson and Ipsen have advanced a new targeted therapy into clinical trials for certain patients with lung and ovarian cancers. Details are being presented at the AA...
For ME/CFS patients, viral immunities come at a devastating, lifelong cost
EurekAlert! - 27 Apr 2020 06:00
(University of California - San Diego) Researchers at UC San Diego School of Medicine and three German universities describe an underlying biological basis for myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome, illustra...
ERNI Electronics realigns operations to contribute to COVID-19 fight
Medical Design Technology - 27 Apr 2020 23:24
ERNI Electronics has realigned operations to support production of cable assemblies needed for essential medical equipment in the fight against COVID-19. The group has customers adjusting orders, pulling in typical annua...
You Can't Stop Touching Your Face Because You're Subconsciously Sniffing Your Hands
Discover - 27 Apr 2020 22:28
You might not realize it, but you're constantly smelling your own hands to learn about the people and world around you.
3U PXI/PXIe 16-bit digitizer cards sport high dynamic range
Medical Design Technology - 27 Apr 2020 20:36
The GX2482 Series 3U PXI/PXIe digitizer cards are high-performance, dual-differential-channel, 16-bit digitizers offering high dynamic range and excellent SFDR (Spurious-Free Dynamic Range) characteristics. The module's ...
OVC III-certified 600-W half-brick power module operates from a 200 to 425 Vdc input
Medical Design Technology - 27 Apr 2020 14:12
The TDK-Lambda PH600A280-24 dc-dc converter is rated at 24 V 600 W, further extending the 280-Vdc nominal input PH-A series from 50 W to 600 W. The PH-A series is utilized in HVDC (High Voltage Direct Current) equipment ...
COVID-19 and pregnancies: What we know
EurekAlert! - 27 Apr 2020 06:00
(Midwestern University) Amid the rapidly evolving global coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic that has already had profound effects on public health and medical infrastructure across the globe, many questions rem...
Breathing during exercise is harder for women than men
EurekAlert! - 27 Apr 2020 06:00
(Experimental Biology) While both sexes have the capacity for phenomenal athletic achievements, women on average must work harder to breathe during strenuous exercise compared to men, according to new research.
Antibiotic exposure can 'prime' single-resistant bacteria to become multidrug-resistant
EurekAlert! - 27 Apr 2020 06:00
(University of Washington) Researchers at the University of Washington and the University of Idaho report that, for a bacterial pathogen already resistant to an antibiotic, prolonged exposure to that antibiotic not only ...
COVID-19 could spell the end of an egalitarian National Health Service
EurekAlert! - 27 Apr 2020 06:00
(City University London) A return to the principles of equality and universality of care that informed the NHS 70 years ago could be impossible.
3D tissue models provide unprecedented insight into human brain function and disease
EurekAlert! - 27 Apr 2020 06:00
(Experimental Biology) Researchers have created 3D tissue structures that recapitulate many aspects of specific human brain regions. These tiny, brain-region specific spheroids are allowing scientists to study previously...
Connecting the dots between heart disease, potential for worse COVID-19 outcomes
EurekAlert! - 27 Apr 2020 06:00
(Mayo Clinic) People with certain heart diseases may be more susceptible to worse outcomes with COVID-19, but the reason why has remained unknown. New research from Mayo Clinic indicates that in patients with one specifi...
Blood test offers early warning of chemotherapy-related heart problems
EurekAlert! - 27 Apr 2020 06:00
(Experimental Biology) Scientists have identified a collection of biomarkers that together signal that a person's cancer treatment may be harming their heart.
A step toward a better way to make gene therapies to attack cancer, genetic disorders
EurekAlert! - 27 Apr 2020 06:00
(University of California - Los Angeles) A UCLA-led research team today reports a new method for delivering DNA into stem cells and immune cells safely, rapidly and economically. The method, described in the journal Proc...
Continuous dosing improves progression-free survival for melanoma patients with common mutations
EurekAlert! - 27 Apr 2020 06:00
(SWOG) A first-of-its-kind randomized clinical trial offers strong and perhaps surprising evidence that a combination of two targeted melanoma drugs when given continuously keeps patients' cancer from growing or spreadin...
Disruptions in health insurance coverage are common and affect cancer care and survival
EurekAlert! - 27 Apr 2020 06:00
(American Cancer Society) A new study finds disruptions in health insurance coverage are common in the United States and are associated with poorer cancer care and survival.
Earbud-like nerve stimulator shows promise for relieving indigestion
EurekAlert! - 27 Apr 2020 06:00
(Experimental Biology) People who suffer frequent indigestion may find relief with a small device that hooks onto the ear known as a transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulator, or taVNS. People who used taVNS showed...
Early-career researchers from preLights launch covidpreprints.com
EurekAlert! - 27 Apr 2020 06:00
(The Company of Biologists) Since the outbreak of COVID-19, thousands of coronavirus preprints have been posted online. A new website places landmark preprints on a timeline of the pandemic to make reliable information a...
European countries face a costly 23% increase in fragility fractures by 2030
EurekAlert! - 27 Apr 2020 06:00
(International Osteoporosis Foundation) A new study provides an overview and comparison of the burden and management of fragility fractures due to osteoporosis in the five largest countries in Europe (France, Germany, It...
Experimental Biology press materials available now
EurekAlert! - 27 Apr 2020 06:00
(Experimental Biology) Though the Experimental Biology (EB) 2020 meeting was canceled in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, EB research abstracts are being published in the April 2020 issue of The FASEB Journal. Explore ...