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Mid-Atlantic researchers receive grant to test VibeForward device for Parkinson's patients

A Mid-Atlantic research team with roots at the University of Delaware has received a $440,000 grant from The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research to test a device, called VibeForward, that uses vibration therapy to reduce symptoms of freezing of gait in patients with Parkinson's disease.

5 Mar 2019

Newly developed quantum sensor could advance cancer treatments

A new quantum sensor developed by researchers at the University of Waterloo's Institute for Quantum Computing has proven it can outperform existing technologies and promises significant advancements in long-range 3D imaging and monitoring the success of cancer treatments.

5 Mar 2019

World-first fact-checking program tackles problem of incorrect biomedical research results

Cancer researcher Professor Jennifer Byrne from the University of Sydney is hoping to change this with the creation of a world-first fact-checking program that is tackling the problem of incorrectly published biomedical research results, whether intentional or otherwise.

5 Mar 2019

Machine learning model can achieve pathologist-level classification of lung cancer slides

Machine learning has improved dramatically in recent years and shown great promise in the field of medical image analysis.

4 Mar 2019

Virtual support for managing stress works just as well as social support from a real person

If people facing an acute stress situation receive social support from a "human" avatar, behind which there is (or is at least perceived to be) a real person, this works just as well as social support from a real person.

4 Mar 2019

Creating gaseous micro environments to ensure quality control of fresh food

Food has often had a long and arduous journey before it reaches our plates. In the United States, it is estimated that food typically travels between 1500 and 2500 miles between the farms where it is produced and the dinner table where it is ultimately consumed.

From Edinburgh Sensors 4 Mar 2019

Nanotechnology enables mice to see infrared light

Mice with vision enhanced by nanotechnology were able to see infrared light as well as visible light, reports a study published February 28 in the journal Cell.

4 Mar 2019

Using TGS technology to make the perfect match even better for stem cell transplant recipients

At Anthony Nolan we save the lives of people with blood cancers and blood disorders that need a stem cell transplant.

4 Mar 2019

Bedfont signs multiyear ODM agreement with MGC Diagnostics Corporation

Kent medical device manufacturer, Bedfont Scientific Ltd., signs a multiyear ODM deal to supply MGC Diagnostics Corporation with its new NObreath®.

From Bedfont® Scientific Ltd 4 Mar 2019

Smart soft orthosis supports workers with real-time motion detection

When workers in Germany call in sick, back pain is often to blame. It frequently affects employees in logistics, manufacturing and services where physically strenuous patterns of movement are part of the daily job routine.

4 Mar 2019

Motion-powered, fireproof sensor for tracking firefighters in burning buildings

McMaster researchers, working with partners at other universities, have created a motion-powered, fireproof sensor that can track the movements of firefighters, steelworkers, miners and others who work in high-risk environments where they cannot always be seen.

2 Mar 2019

New X-ray measurement approach could lead to a better way to calibrate CT scanners

A new measurement approach proposed by scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology could lead to a better way to calibrate computed tomography scanners, potentially streamlining patient treatment by improving communication among doctors.

1 Mar 2019

New 'electronic nose' is 95% accurate in identifying deadly disease

Fewer dogs in Brazil may be euthanized unnecessarily after researchers showed that a new test is 95% accurate in identifying the deadly disease Leishmaniasis.

1 Mar 2019

Noninvasive imaging tools to detect stable ischemic heart disease in women

In the current issue of Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications (Special Issue on Women's Cardiovascular Health, Volume 3, Number 4, 2019, Guest Editor Gladys P. Velarde) pp. 375-389(15); DOI: https://doi.org/10.15212/CVIA.2019.0007 Viviany R. Taqueti from the Cardiovascular Imaging Program, Heart and Vascular Center, Division of Cardiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA reviews novel imaging approaches for the diagnosis of stable ischemic heart disease in women.

1 Mar 2019