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Researchers create a new method to improve burn assessment

An important component to a more successful treatment course for burns is correctly assessing them, and current methods are not accurate enough.

1 Feb 2023

Direct stochastic optical reconstruction microscopy combined with different labeling approaches for the visualization and quantification of ACE2 on different cells

Researchers performed dSTORM (direct stochastic optical reconstruction microscopy) with several labeling techniques for visualizing and quantifying ACE2 receptor expression on various cells.

30 Jan 2023

Doctoral research presents predictive value of biomarkers for inflammatory bowel diseases

Under the supervision of four professors from the UMCG departments of Gastroenterology and Hepatology and Pathology and Medical Biology, Bourgonje conducted doctoral research on the predictive value of biomarkers for inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) such as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.

29 Jan 2023

Study on lubrication mechanisms of consumable phase change materials through different stages

Researchers performed in situ tribomicroscopy to explore the lubrication mechanisms of edible PCM (phase change materials) using dark chocolate as an example.

18 Jan 2023

Researchers map brain area necessary for fluid intelligence

A team led by UCL and UCLH researchers have mapped the parts of the brain that support our ability to solve problems without prior experience – otherwise known as fluid intelligence.

28 Dec 2022

Scoping review highlights the need for older people to actively participate in learning research

Although increasing attention is being paid on participatory research methods, they still remain underused in research addressing older people's learning, according to a new scoping review conducted at the University of Eastern Finland.

19 Dec 2022

Rapid, non-invasive detection tool could help accelerate progress in eliminating malaria

A quick, affordable, non-invasive detection tool could help accelerate progress in meeting the UN Sustainable Development Goals' target to eliminate malaria, say researchers who developed it.

16 Dec 2022

Mindfulness at work benefits not only the individual but the whole work community

At work, mindfulness, 'present-moment awareness', benefits not only the individual but the whole work community, comes up in Laura Urrila's doctoral dissertation in human resource management.

8 Dec 2022

A family death during the holidays prompts questions and reflection

It wasn't the Thanksgiving holiday any of us had expected. Two weeks before, my 94-year-old father-in-law, Melvin Zax, suffered a stroke after receiving dialysis and was rushed to a hospital near his residence in western New York.

8 Dec 2022

Portwell launches new medical-grade solutions to support efforts in response to the COVID-19

American Portwell Technology, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Portwell, Inc., a world-leading innovator in the Industrial PC market and a member of the Intel® IoT Solutions Alliance, has launched a portfolio of medical touch monitors and medical all-in-one touch computers to support efforts in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

From American Portwell Technology, Inc 29 Nov 2022

People who belong to blood group Rh(D) have elevated risk of parvovirus infection

The risk of being infected by parvovirus is elevated in those people who have blood group Rh(D), according to a study published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases by researchers from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden in collaboration with Octapharma.

25 Nov 2022

$3.2 million grant helps to study the benefits of mind-body practices for patients undergoing surgery

Can mind-body practices such as gentle yoga or self-reflection benefit patients undergoing surgery? It's a question that researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine are examining with the support of a five-year, $3.2 million grant from the National Cancer Institute

10 Nov 2022

Medicare fines for high hospital readmissions drop, but 2,300 facilities are still penalized

The federal government has eased its annual punishments for hospitals with higher-than-expected readmission rates in an acknowledgment of the upheaval the covid-19 pandemic has caused, resulting in the lightest penalties since 2014.

1 Nov 2022

Study uses pluripotent stem cell models to investigate stress response in PTSD patients

Stem cell-derived neurons from combat veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) react differently to a stress hormone than those from veterans without PTSD, a finding that could provide insights into how genetics can make someone more susceptible to developing PTSD following trauma exposure.

20 Oct 2022

Henry Ford Hospital earns three-year accreditation from National Accreditation Program for Rectal Cancer

Henry Ford Hospital has earned a three-year accreditation from the National Accreditation Program for Rectal Cancer (NAPRC), which was developed through a collaboration between the OSTRiCh (Optimizing the Surgical Treatment of Rectal Cancer) consortium and the Commission on Cancer, a quality program of the American College of Surgeons.

20 Oct 2022

Reflection News and Research

Researchers create a new method to improve burn assessment

Direct stochastic optical reconstruction microscopy combined with different labeling approaches for the visualization and quantification of ACE2 on different cells

Doctoral research presents predictive value of biomarkers for inflammatory bowel diseases

Study on lubrication mechanisms of consumable phase change materials through different stages

Researchers map brain area necessary for fluid intelligence

Scoping review highlights the need for older people to actively participate in learning research

Rapid, non-invasive detection tool could help accelerate progress in eliminating malaria

Mindfulness at work benefits not only the individual but the whole work community

A family death during the holidays prompts questions and reflection

Portwell launches new medical-grade solutions to support efforts in response to the COVID-19

People who belong to blood group Rh(D) have elevated risk of parvovirus infection

$3.2 million grant helps to study the benefits of mind-body practices for patients undergoing surgery

Medicare fines for high hospital readmissions drop, but 2,300 facilities are still penalized

Study uses pluripotent stem cell models to investigate stress response in PTSD patients

Henry Ford Hospital earns three-year accreditation from National Accreditation Program for Rectal Cancer

High intake of refined grains does not increase risk of cardiovascular disease, study reveals

Cardiovascular risk factors – not preexisting heart disease – are the main contributors to COVID-19 death

Configuration of brain networks before COVID-19 moderates the effects of coping and perceived stress

Boon to local food producers as a result of the pandemic may be short-lived, researchers say

Using cameras and filmmaking skills to improve dietary diversity among Indigenous people in India

Advancing Intracellular Delivery with LumiPore®

How ELRIG Is Helping Mid-Career Scientists Navigate Leadership, Career Change and Redundancy

The role of UV-Vis in biopharma QC

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