Device / Technology News

RSS

Physician-delivered step count prescription combined with use of pedometer can provide health benefits

A study from the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre shows that physician-delivered step count prescriptions, combined with the use of a pedometer, can lead to a 20 per cent increase in daily steps, as well as measurable health benefits, such as lower blood sugar and lower insulin resistance, for patients with hypertension and/or type 2 diabetes.

24 Feb 2017

Researchers develop free mobile app to help dementia patients and their families

Want to learn everything there is to know about dementia? There's an app for that. Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Nursing have developed a free mobile app for individuals suffering from dementia, their families and caregivers, as a way to improve the quality-of-life, well-being and knowledge of the disease that affects nearly 48 million people worldwide.

24 Feb 2017

Computational software that evaluates DNA samples may help in diagnosis, treatment of cancer

A research team from the United States and Canada has developed and successfully tested new computational software that determines whether a human DNA sample includes an epigenetic add-on linked to cancer and other adverse health conditions.

From Oxford Nanopore Technologies 24 Feb 2017

Researchers develop new assay for measuring underlying autoimmunity in rheumatoid arthritis patients

Current treatments for rheumatoid arthritis relieve the inflammation that leads to joint destruction, but the immunologic defect that triggers the inflammation persists to cause relapses, according to research conducted at NYU Langone Medical Center and the University of Pittsburgh.

24 Feb 2017

TSRI study defines new protocol for MRI scanning in patients with implanted cardiac devices

The MagnaSafe Registry, a new multicenter study led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI), has demonstrated that appropriately screened and monitored patients with standard or non-MRI-conditional pacemakers and defibrillators can undergo MRI at a field strength of 1.5 tesla without harm.

24 Feb 2017

Researchers develop new tool that quickly reveals metabolic fluxes in cells

If we were to take photographs at the underground stations in Barcelona, we would see the number of people waiting, find out what time the rush hour takes place and deduce why some stations are busier than others.

23 Feb 2017

New easy-to-use online toolkit identifies patients at risk of falls

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has endorsed a new online toolkit developed by researchers at Keele University, which aims to prevent falls amongst the elderly that cost the NHS more than £2 billion a year in total.

23 Feb 2017

Alterations in brain connectivity can aid diagnosis and prediction of outcomes in mTBI patients

A new study shows that patients with mild traumatic brain injury, even without evidence of brain lesions, may exhibit changes in brain connectivity detectable at the time of the injury that can aid in diagnosis and predicting the effects on cognitive and behavioral performance at 6 months.

23 Feb 2017

Researchers find new evidence to support structure-based classification system for viruses

Professor Robert Sinclair at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University and Professor Dennis Bamford and Dr. Janne Ravantti from the University of Helsinki have found new evidence to support a classification system for viruses based on viral structure.

23 Feb 2017

Loyola offers gastric balloon as new option to treat obesity

Loyola Medicine's comprehensive weight loss center is offering a new option to treat obesity - a grapefruit-size gastric balloon that takes up as much as half the volume of the stomach.

23 Feb 2017

Ground-breaking research sheds light on accuracy, cost-efficiency of routine cardiac screening in athletes

A ground-breaking paper published simultaneously in two leading international heart journals [20 February 2017] casts fresh light on the current debate relating to the accuracy and cost-efficiency of the ECG as a screening tool to identify athletes with potential life threatening heart conditions – also showing promise for the future of a screening programme for all young people across the UK.

23 Feb 2017

Asynt offers new microwave vial inserts for DrySyn heating blocks

Asynt has announced new inserts for its DrySyn heating blocks enabling scientists to now conduct precise temperature controlled, stirred experiments in 0.5-2 ml tapered, 2-5 ml and 10-20 ml microwave vials.

23 Feb 2017

BreezoMeter introduces interactive map to provide real-time air pollution data

BreezoMeter, an air pollution data provider, today launches its interactive air quality map, an essential air monitor providing real time air pollution information, predictive hourly forecasts, and historical data based on its user’s address.

23 Feb 2017

ED patients with ultrasounds interpreted by nonradiologists underwent follow-up imaging, research finds

According to new research by the Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute, the use of follow-up imaging is significantly less when initial emergency department ultrasound examinations are interpreted by a radiologist than a nonradiologist.

23 Feb 2017

New tool to measure patients' muscles could help predict chemotherapy side effects

Chemotherapy has long been standard treatment for many cancers, but its clinical benefits can also come with well-documented side effects. Doctors say the challenge is knowing which patients will experience these side effects, and to what extent.

23 Feb 2017

MSK researchers harness power of CRISPR/Cas9 to create more-potent CAR T cells

Researchers from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center have harnessed the power of CRISPR/Cas9 to create more-potent chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells that enhance tumor rejection in mice.

23 Feb 2017

Scientists create organ-on-a-chip that can mimic heart's biomechanical properties

The human heart beats more than 2.5 billion times in an average lifetime. Now scientists at Vanderbilt University have created a three-dimensional organ-on-a-chip that can mimic the heart's amazing biomechanical properties.

23 Feb 2017

Chemists discover cheaper, faster way to identify and test new drugs

Chemists at the University of Waterloo, SCIEX and Pfizer have discovered a new way to help the pharmaceutical industry identify and test new drugs, which could revolutionize drug development, and substantially reduce the cost and time drugs need to reach their market.

23 Feb 2017

Nebraska researcher develops equation to pinpoint athletes who try to evade concussion protocols

An equation that combines multiple subtest scores into one could make fooling a concussion protocol nothing more than a fool's errand, says a recent study from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

23 Feb 2017

Precise inactivation of neurotransmitter receptors using CALI technique erases fear memory in mice

The delivery of chemical messenger (neurotransmitter) receptors to the junctions between nerve cells (synapses) is crucial to cognitive processes such as memory.

23 Feb 2017

Device / Technology News

Physician-delivered step count prescription combined with use of pedometer can provide health benefits

Researchers develop free mobile app to help dementia patients and their families

Computational software that evaluates DNA samples may help in diagnosis, treatment of cancer

Researchers develop new assay for measuring underlying autoimmunity in rheumatoid arthritis patients

TSRI study defines new protocol for MRI scanning in patients with implanted cardiac devices

Researchers develop new tool that quickly reveals metabolic fluxes in cells

New easy-to-use online toolkit identifies patients at risk of falls

Alterations in brain connectivity can aid diagnosis and prediction of outcomes in mTBI patients

Researchers find new evidence to support structure-based classification system for viruses

Loyola offers gastric balloon as new option to treat obesity

Ground-breaking research sheds light on accuracy, cost-efficiency of routine cardiac screening in athletes

Asynt offers new microwave vial inserts for DrySyn heating blocks

BreezoMeter introduces interactive map to provide real-time air pollution data

ED patients with ultrasounds interpreted by nonradiologists underwent follow-up imaging, research finds

New tool to measure patients' muscles could help predict chemotherapy side effects

MSK researchers harness power of CRISPR/Cas9 to create more-potent CAR T cells

Scientists create organ-on-a-chip that can mimic heart's biomechanical properties

Chemists discover cheaper, faster way to identify and test new drugs

Nebraska researcher develops equation to pinpoint athletes who try to evade concussion protocols

Precise inactivation of neurotransmitter receptors using CALI technique erases fear memory in mice

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

PhD researcher at LifeArc

Unveiling Hidden Potential: Organoids for Disease Modeling in Neuroscience Research

Latest News