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The electronics industry sees money in your health

If the scores of personal health care devices at the Consumer Electronics Show last week are any indication, it's clear that the Apple Watch has kicked off a rush by high-tech companies to capitalize on people's worries about their health.

16 Jan 2019

Study: Ham bones contain peptides that could have cardioprotective effects

Drinking bone broth is a recent diet fad that proponents claim fights inflammation, eases joint pain and promotes gut health.

16 Jan 2019

How Patch Clamp Technology Can Benefit Ion Channel Research

Learn how patch clamp technology meets high-throughput to benefit ion channel research in this interview with Tim and James, Nanion.

From Nanion Technologies 16 Jan 2019

Poor cardiorespiratory fitness could increase risk of future heart attack, finds new study

Poor cardiorespiratory fitness could increase your risk of a future heart attack, even if you have no symptoms of a lifestyle illness today, a new study has found.

16 Jan 2019

Researchers cultivate vascular organoids that perfectly mimic human blood vessels

For the first time, researchers have successfully cultivated “vascular organoids” in a petri dish that perfectly mimic real human blood vessels.

16 Jan 2019

Significant flaws found in recently released forensic software

New research from North Carolina State University and the University of South Florida finds significant flaws in recently released forensic software designed to assess the age of individuals based on their skeletal remains. The researchers report that, on average, the software's age estimates are off by more than 14 years.

16 Jan 2019

Research finds large genome in tiny forest defoliator

The European gypsy moth is perhaps the country's most famous invasive insect - a nonnative species accidentally introduced to North America in the 1860s when a few escaped from a breeding experiment in suburban Boston.

16 Jan 2019

Study delves deeper into developmental dyslexia

Men with dyslexia have altered structural connections between the thalamus and auditory cortex on the left side of the brain, new research published in JNeurosci reveals.

From Society for Neuroscience 16 Jan 2019

Memories of past meals influence future food intake in rats

Researchers have identified cells in the brains of male rats that appear to control future food intake by preserving memories of past meals. The study, published in eNeuro, lends support to the idea of boosting meal memories as a strategy for managing overeating.

From Society for Neuroscience 16 Jan 2019

Low-level cannabis use can change the adolescent brain

Teenagers who report using recreational marijuana just once or twice display increased volume of numerous brain regions, according to a study of 14-year-olds from Ireland, England, France, and Germany.

From Society for Neuroscience 16 Jan 2019

MTC in Rouen acquires Robocath’s R-One robot for future healthcare practitioner training

Robocath, a company that designs, develops and commercializes cardiovascular robotic systems for the treatment of vascular diseases, announces today that the Medical Training and Testing Center in Rouen will use its R-One robot for future training.

16 Jan 2019

Ingenza’s Ian Fotheringham recognized with prestigious Charles Tennant Memorial Lecture award

Ingenza is proud to announce that Managing Director Ian Fotheringham has been recognized with one of SCI Scotland’s most prestigious honors – the Charles Tennant Memorial Lecture award – acknowledging his expertise and knowledge in chemical research.

16 Jan 2019

Childhood body composition may play a role in future respiratory health

How well we breathe as adults may depend on the amount of fat mass and lean body mass, or muscle, we have as children, according to new research published online in the American Thoracic Society’s American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

16 Jan 2019

Technology helps reduce the yearning for unhealthy food

A simple tilt of a smartphone could be the key to improving healthy food choices, reducing weight and delivering new treatment options for chronic obesity, new research by Monash University shows.

16 Jan 2019

QPS launches new brand identity to support continued global expansion

The year 2019 marks 24 years of growth for QPS, LLC, a leading global CRO focused on bioanalytics and clinical trials that accelerate pharmaceutical breakthroughs.

16 Jan 2019

Promega to exhibit new Maxwell RSC48 platform at 2019 Festival of Genomics

Promega, is pleased to announce that it will be exhibiting at the Festival of Genomics in 2019.

From Promega Corporation 16 Jan 2019

Researchers develop novel viral identification method

Currently, influenza typing in clinical practice is performed using an immunochromatography method based on antigen-antibody interaction.

16 Jan 2019

GoFundMe CEO: ‘Gigantic gaps’ in health system showing up in crowdfunding

Scrolling through the GoFundMe website reveals seemingly an endless number of people who need help or community support. A common theme: the cost of health care.

16 Jan 2019

New conservation practice could reduce nitrogen from agricultural drainage, study shows

Every summer, a "dead zone" forms in the Gulf of Mexico. Plumes of oxygen-robbing algae, fed by excess nitrogen coming in from the Mississippi River, kill off marine life and threaten the livelihoods of those who fish the Gulf. States bordering the Mississippi River are putting strategies in place to limit nitrogen from wastewater treatment plants, surface runoff, and agricultural fields.

16 Jan 2019

Using bottled or tap water impacts health benefits of green tea

Here's to sipping a cupful of health: Green tea steeped in bottled water has a more bitter taste, but it has more antioxidants than tea brewed using tap water, according to new Cornell University food science research published in Nutrients.

16 Jan 2019