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New e-glove offers realistic human hand-like features for prosthetic users

People with hand amputations experience difficult daily life challenges, often leading to lifelong use of a prosthetic hands and services.

4 Sep 2019

Loughborough project to examine how AI-voice-based technologies help people with disabilities

A group of Loughborough University academics have been awarded funding to examine how AI-voice-based technologies, such as the Amazon Echo, help people with disabilities live independently and explore how they may shape the future of social care.

4 Sep 2019

Research shows benefits of cognitive behavioral therapy for IBS continue 2 years after treatment

Irritable Bowel Syndrome is a common gastrointestinal disorder affecting 10 - 20 per cent of people. Abdominal pain, bloating and altered bowel habit significantly affect patient's quality of life and can force them to take days off work.

4 Sep 2019

A young woman, a wheelchair and the fight to take her place at Stanford

Sylvia Colt-Lacayo is 18, fresh-faced and hopeful, as she beams confidence from her power wheelchair. Her long dark hair is soft and carefully tended, and her wide brown eyes are bright.

4 Sep 2019

Researchers develop new technique for rapid breakdown of cellular proteins

Cellular functions depend on the functionality of proteins, and these functions are disturbed in diseases. A core aim of cell biological research is to determine the functions of individual proteins and how their disturbances result in disease.

4 Sep 2019

Study shows safety, efficacy of fertility-sparing surgery for treatment of early-stage ovarian cancer

Young women with early stage ovarian cancer can undergo fertility-preserving surgery without affecting the safety of their cancer treatment, researchers from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden report in a national study published in the journal Gynecologic Oncology.

4 Sep 2019

Neurobiological pathophysiology of schizophrenia differs based on gender

The neurobiological pathophysiology of schizophrenia differs significantly between males and females, according to a new study.

4 Sep 2019

Testosterone-containing nasal spray offers promising alternative for people suffering from 'low T'

A newly patented, testosterone-containing nasal spray developed by a psychology professor at The University of Texas at Austin could provide those suffering from testosterone deficiency and other ailments, such as anxiety disorders, with easily modulated, fast-acting results.

4 Sep 2019

Too much Vitamin D could be harmful to bones

Vitamin D – an essential for healthy bones and calcium in the body, is prepared by the body when the skin is exposed to sunlight. A daily exposure of around 10 to 15 days is considered to be adequate for fulfilling the needs of vitamin D in the body.

4 Sep 2019

New AI technology has potential to detect early signs of heart attack

Technology developed using artificial intelligence could identify people at high risk of a fatal heart attack at least 5 years before it strikes, according to new research funded by the British Heart Foundation.

3 Sep 2019

New advance could lead to regrowth of decayed enamel

Modern dental practice is concerned with preserving teeth rather than extracting them, even if tooth decay is present. Various types of fillings have been used, including materials like composite resins, ceramics and amalgams.

3 Sep 2019

CRISPR-Cas9 successfully reverses type 2 diabetes in mice

Researchers have used CRISPR-Cas9 to treat obesity and type 2 diabetes in mice, a development that could eventually benefit humans.

3 Sep 2019

Simple test produces a color change in urine to signal tumor growth in mice

A simple and sensitive urine test developed by Imperial and MIT engineers has produced a color change in urine to signal growing tumors in mice.

3 Sep 2019

Inactive lifestyle for 20 years associated with two-fold higher odds of premature death

Two decades of a sedentary lifestyle is associated with a two times risk of premature death compared to being physically active, according to results from the HUNT study presented today at ESC Congress 2019 together with the World Congress of Cardiology.

3 Sep 2019

New guidelines for management of a fast heartbeat released

At the ESC Congress 2019 held in Paris last weekend, the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Guidelines on supraventricular tachycardia were published. The document titled, “2019 ESC Guidelines for the management of patients with supraventricular tachycardia.

2 Sep 2019

FDA recommends health care facilities to transition away from fixed endcap duodenoscope models

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is recommending that duodenoscope manufacturers and health care facilities transition to different types of duodenoscopes that may pose less risk to patient safety.

31 Aug 2019

GN Hearing launches a suite of new custom-crafted hearing aids

GN Hearing, the global leader in hearing aid connectivity, today launched a suite of new custom-crafted hearing aids.

31 Aug 2019

Cracking the code of a recurrent brain cancer

One of the most common brain cancers in children, Sonic Hedgehog (SHH) medulloblastoma, also is one of the more survivable for most kids. Unfortunately, for a subset of patients the cancer resists treatment and relapses with a vengeance to then turn deadly.

30 Aug 2019

Rapid antimicrobial susceptibility test could deliver results from lab to GPs in under two hours

The threat of antibiotic-resistant strains of infection is an escalating global health concern and improved targeting of antibiotics is crucial in reducing the spread of resistance.

30 Aug 2019

Psychopathy associated with robust alterations in expression of genes, study shows

The expression of many genes that have previously been associated with autism is abnormal also in violent psychopathy, a new study shows.

30 Aug 2019

Technology News and Research

New e-glove offers realistic human hand-like features for prosthetic users

Loughborough project to examine how AI-voice-based technologies help people with disabilities

Research shows benefits of cognitive behavioral therapy for IBS continue 2 years after treatment

A young woman, a wheelchair and the fight to take her place at Stanford

Researchers develop new technique for rapid breakdown of cellular proteins

Study shows safety, efficacy of fertility-sparing surgery for treatment of early-stage ovarian cancer

Neurobiological pathophysiology of schizophrenia differs based on gender

Testosterone-containing nasal spray offers promising alternative for people suffering from 'low T'

Too much Vitamin D could be harmful to bones

New AI technology has potential to detect early signs of heart attack

New advance could lead to regrowth of decayed enamel

CRISPR-Cas9 successfully reverses type 2 diabetes in mice

Simple test produces a color change in urine to signal tumor growth in mice

Inactive lifestyle for 20 years associated with two-fold higher odds of premature death

New guidelines for management of a fast heartbeat released

FDA recommends health care facilities to transition away from fixed endcap duodenoscope models

GN Hearing launches a suite of new custom-crafted hearing aids

Cracking the code of a recurrent brain cancer

Rapid antimicrobial susceptibility test could deliver results from lab to GPs in under two hours

Psychopathy associated with robust alterations in expression of genes, study shows

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