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New technology helps providers implement AAP's updated ADHD guidelines

A web-based technology that helps pediatricians, parents and educators improve the quality of care for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, is being offered for free to pediatric primary care practices nationwide by Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.

3 Oct 2019

$Clinical recommendations issued for prevention of secondary fracture among older adults$

Clinical recommendations issued for prevention of secondary fracture among older adults

A multistakeholder coalition assembled by the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research has issued clinical recommendations for the optimal prevention of secondary fracture among people aged 65 years and older with a hip or vertebral fracture - the most serious complication associated with osteoporosis.

2 Oct 2019

Scientists develop skin patch than may protect against antibiotic resistant superbugs

Researchers have developed non-invasive patches that adhere to skin in order to provide a continuous reading of a patient’s medication level.

2 Oct 2019

Household bleach may be contributing to harmful indoor pollution

While the risks from ingesting chlorine bleach are clear, less obvious risks concerning airborne particles emanating from the bleach have been identified in a new study.

2 Oct 2019

Using cloning technology to prevent esophageal cancer

Researchers at the University of Houston have replicated the genetic mechanism underlying the transformation of benign esophageal cells into a malignant tumor.

2 Oct 2019

Fighting for Change: Detecting Fraudulent Honey using NMR

In this interview, Peter Awram discusses the benefits of NMR spectroscopy as an analytical technique for the honey industry, in the fight against fraud.

From Bruker BioSpin Division 2 Oct 2019

Discovery of neoantigens could widen the possibilities for universal cancer vaccine

For more than a decade, scientist Stephen Albert Johnston and his team at Arizona State University's Biodesign Institute have pooled their energies into an often scoffed-at, high-risk, high-reward goal in medicine: to develop a universal vaccine to prevent cancer.

2 Oct 2019

Using AI to transform drug discovery in a big way

According to the National Cancer Institute, approximately 38 percent of men and women will be diagnosed with cancer at some point in their lives.

1 Oct 2019

Mount Sinai neuroscientist sheds light on how the brain stores memories across a lifetime

Denise Cai, PhD, an Assistant Professor of Neuroscience at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, has always been interested in the dynamic nature of memory. But she began to question precisely how the brain can store and recall so many memories over a lifetime while playing a "memory match" card game with her young son.

1 Oct 2019

New $1.5 million grant could help develop innovative methods to halt spread of cancer

One of the most devastating pieces of news a cancer patient can receive is that their cancer has spread to other parts of the body.

1 Oct 2019

The Slaight Family Foundation supports UHN to deliver enhanced care for seniors outside the hospital

The Silver Tsunami will see an unprecedented number of seniors in Canada, which is also true throughout North America.

1 Oct 2019

Protozoans protect pathogenic bacteria and enhance their infectious potential

Single celled organisms in the environment are protecting pathogenic bacteria and priming them for human infection, an international team of researchers has discovered.

1 Oct 2019

New aspirational statement to guide the development of AI in radiology published

Experts in the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in radiology, from many of the world's leading radiology, medical physics and imaging informatics groups, today published an aspirational statement to guide the development of AI in radiology.

1 Oct 2019

WVU researcher explores the brain in a new way to better understand cognition

Where is Waldo? Whether we're searching for Waldo or our keys in a room of clutter, we tap into a part of the frontal region of the brain when performing visual, goal-related tasks. Some of us do it well, whereas for others it's a bit challenging.

1 Oct 2019

Full-body interaction videogames promote social interaction in children with ASD

Narcís Parés, a member of the Cognitive Media Technologies research group of the Department of Information and Communication Technologies at UPF, is working on a research line known as "full-body interaction".

1 Oct 2019

New study helps better understand how type 2 diabetes progresses as a disease

Researchers at Joslin Diabetes Center, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School, have unlocked the key to clearly identifying diseased beta cells in type 2 diabetes.

1 Oct 2019

UK-based scientists aim to make infant formula more like human breast milk

UK-based scientists have engineered plants to produce an oil that mimics the chemical structure of human milk fat, a major component of breast milk.

1 Oct 2019

New method for studying individual cells could lead to earlier detection of diseases

Researchers in Sweden and the U.S. have devised a new method for studying individual cells in human tissue, which could lead to even earlier detection of diseases such as cancer and ALS. The method offers a 1,400-fold increase in spatial resolution.

1 Oct 2019

Driving Adoption of Digital Pathology with Image Search

Driving adoption of digital pathology through the Scan Image Search from Huron Digital Pathology. Patrick Myles talks to the Dell Healthcare PowerChat Podcast.

From Huron Technologies 1 Oct 2019

Older adults are not ready to fully embrace virtual health visits, poll finds

The technology is there. The funding is nearly there. The health providers are getting there.

1 Oct 2019

Technology News and Research

New technology helps providers implement AAP's updated ADHD guidelines

Clinical recommendations issued for prevention of secondary fracture among older adults

Scientists develop skin patch than may protect against antibiotic resistant superbugs

Household bleach may be contributing to harmful indoor pollution

Using cloning technology to prevent esophageal cancer

Fighting for Change: Detecting Fraudulent Honey using NMR

Discovery of neoantigens could widen the possibilities for universal cancer vaccine

Using AI to transform drug discovery in a big way

Mount Sinai neuroscientist sheds light on how the brain stores memories across a lifetime

New $1.5 million grant could help develop innovative methods to halt spread of cancer

The Slaight Family Foundation supports UHN to deliver enhanced care for seniors outside the hospital

Protozoans protect pathogenic bacteria and enhance their infectious potential

New aspirational statement to guide the development of AI in radiology published

WVU researcher explores the brain in a new way to better understand cognition

Full-body interaction videogames promote social interaction in children with ASD

New study helps better understand how type 2 diabetes progresses as a disease

UK-based scientists aim to make infant formula more like human breast milk

New method for studying individual cells could lead to earlier detection of diseases

Driving Adoption of Digital Pathology with Image Search

Older adults are not ready to fully embrace virtual health visits, poll finds

Industry Focus eBook - Neurology/Neuroscience - 2nd edition eBook

Advancing Neuroscience Research Through Collaboration and Patient-Centered Innovation

The impact of vibration on microscopy

How Omics Technologies Are Transforming Biological Research and Drug Discovery

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