Frequency News and Research

RSS

University of Redlands researchers discover critical process in pharmaceutical drug development

A faculty-student research team in the chemistry lab at the University of Redlands has advanced a new approach to a critical process in pharmaceutical drug development that could reduce the time and cost of bringing a drug from concept to market.

2 Jun 2017

Cardiologists advocate for atrial fibrillation procedure that limits radiation exposure

A technique to treat an irregular heartbeat that limits or eliminates patients' exposure to radiation should be more widely adopted by physicians, NewYork-Presbyterian and Weill Cornell Medicine cardiologists argue in a new review article in Heart Rhythm, published in the June print issue and previously published online.

1 Jun 2017

MIT researchers develop new navigation system for visually impaired people

Computer scientists have been working for decades on automatic navigation systems to aid the visually impaired, but it's been difficult to come up with anything as reliable and easy to use as the white cane, the type of metal-tipped cane that visually impaired people frequently use to identify clear walking paths.

31 May 2017

Higher body mass index linked to severe hot flashes in women at menopause

Vasomotor symptoms (VMS), such as hot flashes and night sweats, cause serious discomfort in many women at menopause.

31 May 2017

Handshake-free zone: keep those hands — and germs — to yourself in the hospital

Dr. Mark Sklansky, a self-described germaphobe, can't stop thinking about how quickly those little microbes can spread.

31 May 2017

Heartbeat-like vibration from new wearable device can reduce stress

New research published in Scientific Reports shows that a heartbeat-like vibration delivered onto the inside of the wrist can make the wearer feel significantly less stressed.

30 May 2017

TSRI scientists discover potential new therapy to stop deadly botulinum neurotoxin

Botulinum neurotoxin is probably best known to Americans as BOTOX, a cosmetic medicine, rather than as a cause of potentially dangerous foodborne illnesses.

26 May 2017

OGT makes several advances in hybridization-based targeted sequencing

Oxford Gene Technology, The Molecular Genetics Company, has made several advances in hybridisation-based target enrichment protocols that now enable researchers to prepare samples for sequencing in just one day.

26 May 2017

Researchers discover cardioprotective genetic variant in isolated Greek population

A genetic variant that protects the heart against cardiovascular disease has been discovered by researchers at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute and their collaborators.

26 May 2017

Clinical study tests 100-year-old drug in children with autism spectrum disorder

In a small, randomized Phase I/II clinical trial (SAT1), researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine say a 100-year-old drug called suramin, originally developed to treat African sleeping sickness, was safely administered to children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), who subsequently displayed measurable, but transient, improvement in core symptoms of autism.

26 May 2017

Consumption of chocolate is associated with lower atrial fibrillation risks, study finds

A study published online in the journal Heart found that regular consumption of chocolate may be associated with a lower risk of developing irregular heart rhythm, atrial fibrillation (heart flutter).

24 May 2017

School-based intervention could help children make informed decisions about health treatments

School lessons can successfully teach primary school children to critically evaluate health claims, and could help children make more informed decisions about health treatments and behaviours, according to a trial of over 10,000 children in 120 schools in Uganda published in The Lancet.

23 May 2017

School-based intervention program has preventive effect on binge drinking in adolescents

An intervention program based on school class groups has a preventive effect on subsequent drinking behavior, especially binge drinking, in adolescents who had previously consumed alcohol.

22 May 2017

Chikungunya, dengue, and Zika viruses: three viruses in one mosquito

The study published in Nature Communications on May 19 found that Aedes aegypti, the primary mosquito that carries the Zika virus, might also transmit chikungunya and dengue viruses with one bite.

22 May 2017

Study reveals unmet education and training needs for outdoor fall prevention among older adults

Many older adults have fallen outdoors but lack an understanding of the risks for falling and how to prevent them, warranting efforts for outdoor fall prevention, finds a new study by New York University researchers.

19 May 2017

Study findings shed new light on coinfection with chikungunya, dengue or Zika viruses

A new study led by Colorado State University researchers found that Aedes aegypti, the primary mosquito that carries Zika virus, might also transmit chikungunya and dengue viruses with one bite.

19 May 2017

Freiburg scientists show that enzymes can be activated through electrical stimulation of cell membrane

The enzymes nitric oxide (NO) synthase (NOS1) and protein kinase C (PKC) play an important role in a variety of signal transfer processes in neurons of the brain, as well as in many cell types of other organs.

18 May 2017

Researchers visualize precise mechanisms of calcium-dependent kinase during synaptic plasticity

Researchers at Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience optimized imaging methods to visualize the activation of CaMKII during synaptic plasticity with unprecedented resolution.

18 May 2017

Innovative T-shirt monitors wearer's respiratory rate in real time

Researchers at Université Laval's Faculty of Science and Engineering and its Center for Optics, Photonics, and Lasers have created a smart T-shirt that monitors the wearer's respiratory rate in real time.

18 May 2017

Self-treated pain can contribute to risk of frequent non-medical prescription opioid use

Physical pain--often "self-medicated" without help from healthcare professionals--is an important contributor to non-medical prescription opioid (NMPO) use by young adults, suggests a study in the Journal of Addiction Medicine, the official journal of the American Society of Addiction Medicine.

17 May 2017

Frequency News and Research

University of Redlands researchers discover critical process in pharmaceutical drug development

Cardiologists advocate for atrial fibrillation procedure that limits radiation exposure

MIT researchers develop new navigation system for visually impaired people

Higher body mass index linked to severe hot flashes in women at menopause

Handshake-free zone: keep those hands — and germs — to yourself in the hospital

Heartbeat-like vibration from new wearable device can reduce stress

TSRI scientists discover potential new therapy to stop deadly botulinum neurotoxin

OGT makes several advances in hybridization-based targeted sequencing

Researchers discover cardioprotective genetic variant in isolated Greek population

Clinical study tests 100-year-old drug in children with autism spectrum disorder

Consumption of chocolate is associated with lower atrial fibrillation risks, study finds

School-based intervention could help children make informed decisions about health treatments

School-based intervention program has preventive effect on binge drinking in adolescents

Chikungunya, dengue, and Zika viruses: three viruses in one mosquito

Study reveals unmet education and training needs for outdoor fall prevention among older adults

Study findings shed new light on coinfection with chikungunya, dengue or Zika viruses

Freiburg scientists show that enzymes can be activated through electrical stimulation of cell membrane

Researchers visualize precise mechanisms of calcium-dependent kinase during synaptic plasticity

Innovative T-shirt monitors wearer's respiratory rate in real time

Self-treated pain can contribute to risk of frequent non-medical prescription opioid use

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Latest News