Medical News
Interventional radiologists modify protocol for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic
EurekAlert! - 3 Jun 2020 06:00
(American Roentgen Ray Society) Radiologists who perform cross-sectional interventional procedures can take several steps to minimize the risks to patients and radiology personnel, including screening referred patients t...
FIPS 140-2 security testing for wireless medical devices
Medical Design Technology - 3 Jun 2020 20:29
Design engineers should be aware of several testing issues surrounding encryption standards designed to protect data from bad actors. Jay White | Laird Connectivity The bad guys don't care about your social security numb...
Cardiologist investigates why TAVR might not work for some heart patient
EurekAlert! - 3 Jun 2020 06:00
(University of Cincinnati) A University of Cincinnati physician-researcher hopes a better understanding of how platelets function might help determine why some patients aren't good candidates for a transcatheter aortic v...
Software speeds low-power FPGA apps
Medical Design Technology - 3 Jun 2020 22:00
Lattice Propel is a new software solution designed to accelerate development of unique applications based on low-power, small form factor Lattice FPGAs. The design environment will enable the easy assembly of components ...
Basics of monitoring vs. testing in current, voltage and power
Medical Design Technology - 3 Jun 2020 21:55
Industrial measurements often must take place via specialized transducers sized specifically for the current and voltage swings involved. Will Delsman | NK Technologies Older ammeters worked great when the current flowed...
Capabilities of modern data recorders
Medical Design Technology - 3 Jun 2020 21:19
Fast sampling rates and long recording times make data recorders useful for documenting signal qualities that ordinary test equipment can easily miss. Jamie Pederson | B&K Precision Corp. Data recording instruments have ...
Researchers get a charge out of measuring eels with battery powered oscilloscopes
Medical Design Technology - 3 Jun 2020 19:55
Next time you find yourself swimming around with electric eels, try grabbing one and then put the leads of a battery powered oscilloscope on its head and tail. According to University of Central Florida zoology professor...
Testing regimes for the new frequencies and features of 5G
Medical Design Technology - 3 Jun 2020 18:13
Measurements taking place in pre-commercial 5G network trials provide new insights and overcome uncertainties before the technology's formal launch. By Rohde&Schwarz The 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) defined ...
Verifying 5G with OTA testing
Medical Design Technology - 3 Jun 2020 17:45
The 5G realm puts a new emphasis on making measurements without hardwired connections. Adnan Khan | Anritsu Co. 5G systems are being rolled out globally, bringing with them throughput speeds of up to 10 Gbps, higher freq...
Detecting counterfeit integrated circuits without a microscope
Medical Design Technology - 3 Jun 2020 17:16
Curve-trace testing can reveal whether an incoming batch of ICs are bogus without resorting to destructive inspection measures. Alan Lowne | Saelig Making fake "lookalike" integrated circuits which resemble real ones tak...
The complexity of wireless receiver testing
Medical Design Technology - 3 Jun 2020 16:55
Eric Hsu | Keysight Technologies, Inc. The demand for wireless communications now challenges the physical limitations of today's wireless communications systems. Interference can easily arise when systems operate in a cr...
Will your Good Samaritanism in the pandemic buy you a lawsuit?
Medical Design Technology - 3 Jun 2020 16:17
Leland Teschler | Executive Editor If you are one of the individuals voluntarily spending your time on technology to help abate the COVID 19 pandemic, consider the experience of the vacuum cleaner company Dyson in the U....
USB3 cameras for modern vision systems
Medical Design Technology - 3 Jun 2020 16:08
Teledyne Lumenera, a Teledyne Technologies company, and manufacturer and developer of digital cameras for industrial and scientific imaging applications, has announced the release of the new Lt Series USB3 cameras. With ...
Chapman University national study highlights wide-ranging effects of COVID-19 pandemic
EurekAlert! - 3 Jun 2020 06:00
(Chapman University) The Chapman University National COVID-19 and Mental Health Survey (Spring 2020) examined the experiences of 4,149 adults living in the United States, asking questions about how the COVID-19 pandemic ...
Certain personality traits may affect risk of 'pre-dementia'
EurekAlert! - 3 Jun 2020 06:00
(Wiley) A study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society examined five personality traits--neuroticism, extraversion, conscientiousness, agreeableness, and openness--and their links to pre-dementia con...
Artificial intelligence can improve how chest images are used in care of COVID-19 patients
EurekAlert! - 3 Jun 2020 06:00
(Johns Hopkins Medicine) According to a recent report by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers, artificial intelligence (AI) should be used to expand the role of chest X-ray imaging -- using computed tomography, or CT -- in...
Caring for patients on COVID-19 units: an approach for hospitals
EurekAlert! - 3 Jun 2020 06:00
(Canadian Medical Association Journal) Toronto and Spanish physicians describe in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) an approach to create dedicated COVID-19 patient units, infection control protocols and care t...
Neurobiology of Disease publishes results of AFFiRiS' antibody mAB C6-17 in Huntington's
EurekAlert! - 3 Jun 2020 06:00
(MC Services AG) Monoclonal antibody mAB C6-17 targeting human/mutant huntingtin protein (HTT/mutHTT) was developed and characterized. In vitro assay for testing cell-to-cell transmission of mutHTT was established. For t...
Age affects decisions related to breast cancer surgery
EurekAlert! - 3 Jun 2020 06:00
(Wiley) A new BJS (British Journal of Surgery) study indicates that breast cancer surgery is safe for patients who are older than 70 years of age, but age can influence the decision to undergo surgery.
'Terminator' protein halts cancer-causing cellular processes
EurekAlert! - 3 Jun 2020 06:00
(Cornell University) New research from the lab of Hening Lin, professor of chemistry and chemical biology in the College of Arts and Sciences, finds that a protein called TiPARP acts as a terminator for several cancer-ca...
New strategic roadmaps outline next phase for value-based payment reform in US healthcare
EurekAlert! - 3 Jun 2020 06:00
(West Health Institute) The Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy and West Health have issued two strategic roadmaps with recommendations for advancing value-based payment (VBP) reform in the US healthcare system. The r...
Octapharma extends funding for COVID-19 study following positive preliminary research data
EurekAlert! - 3 Jun 2020 06:00
(Yankee Public Relations) Following positive preliminary data, Octapharma USA is extending funding for an investigator-initiated study (IIS) focused on treating the most critical patients at the heart of the coronavirus ...