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New smartphone app helps anorexic patients to normalize their eating rate

Swedish scientists say that eating disorders should be considered just that - eating disorders, rather than mental disorders. The proof, they say, is in the eating.

13 Jun 2019

New assay uses a drop of blood to detect patients' resistance to antimalarial drugs

Antimalarial drugs appear to follow a typical pattern, with early effectiveness eventually limited by the emergence of drug resistance.

13 Jun 2019

Rapid rise in Big Data facilitates digital transformation of healthcare

The unprecedented implications of digital health innovations, being co-produced by the mainstreaming and integration of artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, and cyber-physical systems in healthcare, are examined in a new technology horizon-scanning article.

13 Jun 2019

UAMS-developed noninvasive device detects melanoma in earliest stages

A University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences research team led by Vladimir Zharov, Ph.D., D.Sc., has demonstrated the ability to detect and kill circulating tumor cells in the blood using a noninvasive device called Cytophone that integrates a laser, ultrasound and phone technologies.

13 Jun 2019

New robust and efficient methods for the production of new peptide drugs

Many important natural products such as antibiotics, immunosuppressants, or anti-cancer drugs are produced by microorganisms.

13 Jun 2019

Ultra-fast new technology to detect bacteria

A new detection method which can identify the presence of bacteria within a minute, while distinguishing healthy from non-viable bacteria, could save many lives and a lot of money. Scientists at the University of Warwick reported this technology, based on alterations in electrical signaling in bacteria in response to external electrical stimulation.

13 Jun 2019

Most studies into impact of technology use on psychological wellbeing rely on flawed measures

Most studies into the impact of technology use on psychological wellbeing rely on flawed measures say researchers.

13 Jun 2019

Sophisticated prosthesis can be directly controlled by thoughts

EU-funded researchers and industrial partners are developing a system that allows a person to control the movement of a prosthetic hand simply by thinking of commands. A patient recently underwent surgery to implant some of the project's ground-breaking technologies.

12 Jun 2019

Electronic consultations in allergy and immunology may reduce need for specialist visits

A study from Massachusetts General Hospital researchers finds that electronic consultations in allergy and immunology can simplify the process of providing the most appropriate care, often reducing the need for in-person specialist visits.

12 Jun 2019

Popular DataPaq Mirage rack scanner can now read Brooks Acoustix tubes

Ziath Ltd. has announced its compact DataPaq Mirage CMOS-camera based 2D tube rack scanner can now read Brooks Acoustix tubes in addition to all popular makes of coded tubes in ANSI/SLAS format racks.

From Ziath Ltd 12 Jun 2019

Amsterdam University Medical Center wins MR Solutions’ Image of the Year 2019 award

The Amsterdam University Medical Center has won MR Solutions’ Image of the Year 2019 award for the best molecular research image

From MR Solutions 12 Jun 2019

Artificial intelligence better than humans in diagnosing pigmented skin lesions

When it comes to the diagnosis of pigmented skin lesions, artificial intelligence is superior to humans. In a study conducted under the supervision of the MedUni Vienna human experts "competed" against computer algorithms.

12 Jun 2019

New research allows development of autonomously updating brain-computer interface

A University of Houston engineer is reporting in eNeuro that a brain-computer interface, a form of artificial intelligence, can sense when its user is expecting a reward by examining the interactions between single-neuron activities and the information flowing to these neurons, called the local field potential.

12 Jun 2019

Hybrid instrument could be used to quickly diagnose cerebral ischemia

Stroke, one of the leading causes of death worldwide, is normally caused by poor blood flow to the brain, or cerebral ischemia. This condition must be diagnosed within the first few hours of the stroke for treatment to be effective, according to the Mayo Clinic.

12 Jun 2019

New tool seeks to predict postoperative delirium severity in older adults

A new tool seeks to predict the severity of patients' postoperative delirium and help practitioners more effectively care for patients as they recover from surgery.

11 Jun 2019

Smart phone plus nanoscale porous silicon equals simple home medical tests

The simplest home medical tests might look like a deck of various silicon chips coated in special film, one that could detect drugs in the blood, another for proteins in the urine indicating infection, another for bacteria in water and the like

11 Jun 2019

Healthcare solutions of the future: Boehringer Ingelheim relies on digitalization

Digitalization is changing the healthcare system: Digital technologies are opening up new opportunities in the development of innovative medications and the healthcare solutions of tomorrow.

11 Jun 2019

AI technique helps produce high quality CT images at lower dosages

A team of bioengineers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, with funding from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, have developed an artificial intelligence technique that uses image post-processing to rapidly convert low-dose computed tomography scans to images of superior quality, compared to low-dose scans that do not use the AI technique.

11 Jun 2019

New Cochrane Review updates guidelines on Xpert Ultra for diagnosing tuberculosis

Tuberculosis causes more deaths globally than any other infectious disease and is a top 10 cause of death worldwide.

11 Jun 2019

FDA authorizes marketing of first medical device for pain relief in adolescents with IBS

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today permitted marketing of the first medical device to aid in the reduction of functional abdominal pain in patients 11-18 years of age with irritable bowel syndrome when combined with other therapies for IBS.

10 Jun 2019

Device / Technology News

New smartphone app helps anorexic patients to normalize their eating rate

New assay uses a drop of blood to detect patients' resistance to antimalarial drugs

Rapid rise in Big Data facilitates digital transformation of healthcare

UAMS-developed noninvasive device detects melanoma in earliest stages

New robust and efficient methods for the production of new peptide drugs

Ultra-fast new technology to detect bacteria

Most studies into impact of technology use on psychological wellbeing rely on flawed measures

Sophisticated prosthesis can be directly controlled by thoughts

Electronic consultations in allergy and immunology may reduce need for specialist visits

Popular DataPaq Mirage rack scanner can now read Brooks Acoustix tubes

Amsterdam University Medical Center wins MR Solutions’ Image of the Year 2019 award

Artificial intelligence better than humans in diagnosing pigmented skin lesions

New research allows development of autonomously updating brain-computer interface

Hybrid instrument could be used to quickly diagnose cerebral ischemia

New tool seeks to predict postoperative delirium severity in older adults

Smart phone plus nanoscale porous silicon equals simple home medical tests

Healthcare solutions of the future: Boehringer Ingelheim relies on digitalization

AI technique helps produce high quality CT images at lower dosages

New Cochrane Review updates guidelines on Xpert Ultra for diagnosing tuberculosis

FDA authorizes marketing of first medical device for pain relief in adolescents with IBS

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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