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AI could help spot Alzheimer’s early finds study

Artificial intelligence (AI) may soon be used to detect Alzheimer’s disease early in the course of disease say researchers. The results of the study were published in the latest issue of the journal Radiology.

8 Nov 2018

Researchers secure NIH grant to prevent heart disease in chronic kidney disease patients

Researchers at New York Institute of Technology have secured a grant for $391,041 from the National Institutes of Health that may allow for improved understanding of vascular calcification and prevent heart disease in chronic kidney disease patients.

8 Nov 2018

Advances in radiation treatment help prolong, improve lives of people with anal cancer

Two recent studies find advances in radiation therapy are helping to prolong or improve the lives of people with anal cancer, including those whose cancer has advanced to stage IV.

8 Nov 2018

Wireless 'bio-patch' could aid recovery after breast reconstruction surgery

Patient studies of a new sensing device have proved it can provide early warning of the potential failure of breast reconstruction surgery, making it easier to take effective remedial action.

8 Nov 2018

Miniaturized pipe organ could help improve quality of medical images

A miniaturized version of a musical instrument that could be used to improve the quality of medical images has been manufactured by researchers at the University of Strathclyde.

8 Nov 2018

Researchers develop solution to ensure long-term safe storage of sensitive health data

Researchers from the Collaborative Research Center CROSSING at Technische Universität Darmstadt (Germany) have developed a solution that will ensure decades of safe storage for sensitive health data in a joint project with Japanese and Canadian partners.

8 Nov 2018

Scientist wins award for research in the field of commensal microbiota

The winner of the Johanna Duermueller-Bol DBMR Research Award 2018 is Dr. Stephanie Ganal-Vonarburg. As a Senior Scientist, she conducts research in the Gastroenterology / Mucosal Immunology Research Laboratory at Bern University Hospital and at the Department for BioMedical Research at the University of Bern.

8 Nov 2018

Researchers find new tiny molecule that is capable of killing medulloblastoma

A new study by UT Health San Antonio researchers found that a molecule thousands of times smaller than a gene is able to kill medulloblastoma, the most common childhood brain cancer.

8 Nov 2018

Newer technology with modular dual mobility components lowers risk of dislocation

Hip replacement surgery is highly successful in relieving pain, restoring mobility and improving quality of life. More than 330,000 procedures are performed each year in the United States, and that number is expected to almost double by the year 2030.

8 Nov 2018

New research to understand fundamental role of ubiquitin in cell death or survival

An effective regulation of programmed cell death is crucial for the correct development of embryos, a working innate immune system, and the prevention of cancer. How cells control the switch between cell survival and death, and which signaling pathways are involved, remain unclear.

8 Nov 2018

New open source decision support tool could help clinicians chose chemotherapy drugs

The selection of a first-line chemotherapy drug to treat many types of cancer is often a clear-cut decision governed by standard-of-care protocols, but what drug should be used next if the first one fails?

8 Nov 2018

Spraying fine water particles onto facial skin improves skin hydration and softening

In a Skin Research & Technology study, spraying fine water particles onto the facial skin of adult women in winter, when skin is dry, improved skin hydration and softening. In addition, water retention remained constant at 360 minutes after spraying.

8 Nov 2018

New prosthetic hand system restores 'feeling' to a person with upper limb amputation

Arizona State University researcher James Abbas is part of a multi-institutional research team that has developed a new prosthetic hand system with a fully implanted, wirelessly controlled neurostimulator that has restored "feeling" to a person with a hand amputation.

7 Nov 2018

Predictive model could improve sepsis care

Researchers from MIT and Massachusetts General Hospital have developed a predictive model that could guide clinicians in deciding when to give potentially life-saving drugs to patients being treated for sepsis in the emergency room.

7 Nov 2018

By-product of berry juice production could lower cancer risk

Group of scientists at Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania are investigating the possibilities of using berry pomace to increase the safety of meat products and, probably, to mitigate their negative effects on human health.

7 Nov 2018

Artificial intelligence technology improves prediction of Alzheimer’s disease

Researchers at the University of California in San Francisco have developed artificial intelligence (AI) technology that improves the effectiveness of brain imaging for the prediction of Alzheimer’s disease.

7 Nov 2018

Promising new glioblastoma treatment could improve and extend patients' lives

Glioblastoma is a serious and incurable brain cancer. Patients receiving this diagnosis typically have 11-20 months to live. One of the main difficulties in treating this cancer is that its cells quickly build up a resistance to chemotherapy.

7 Nov 2018

Mobile gait analysis and feedback system could help patients walk normally after hip joint operation

Patients who have received a new hip joint must first learn to walk "normally" again after the operation.

7 Nov 2018

Harnessing Earth-observation data for practical healthcare applications

The EU-funded AURORA project will develop technologies to turn data from the Sentinel-4 and Sentinel-5 missions – due to be launched as part of the European Space Agency’s Copernicus programme – into practical, actionable information that will help protect the health of European citizens.

7 Nov 2018

MedicalTek develops world's first endoscope visualization system with adjustable 3D effects

There is a common belief that 3D visualization provides a better image to minimally invasive surgery with depth perception.

7 Nov 2018

Technology News and Research

AI could help spot Alzheimer’s early finds study

Researchers secure NIH grant to prevent heart disease in chronic kidney disease patients

Advances in radiation treatment help prolong, improve lives of people with anal cancer

Wireless 'bio-patch' could aid recovery after breast reconstruction surgery

Miniaturized pipe organ could help improve quality of medical images

Researchers develop solution to ensure long-term safe storage of sensitive health data

Scientist wins award for research in the field of commensal microbiota

Researchers find new tiny molecule that is capable of killing medulloblastoma

Newer technology with modular dual mobility components lowers risk of dislocation

New research to understand fundamental role of ubiquitin in cell death or survival

New open source decision support tool could help clinicians chose chemotherapy drugs

Spraying fine water particles onto facial skin improves skin hydration and softening

New prosthetic hand system restores 'feeling' to a person with upper limb amputation

Predictive model could improve sepsis care

By-product of berry juice production could lower cancer risk

Artificial intelligence technology improves prediction of Alzheimer’s disease

Promising new glioblastoma treatment could improve and extend patients' lives

Mobile gait analysis and feedback system could help patients walk normally after hip joint operation

Harnessing Earth-observation data for practical healthcare applications

MedicalTek develops world's first endoscope visualization system with adjustable 3D effects

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