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Surgery is very safe for uncomplicated appendicitis, study shows

Researchers found that more than 97 percent of the surgeries for appendicitis were laparoscopic, or minimally invasive, and most patients were discharged the same day or the next day. Only 3 percent of the procedures resulted in complications.

26 Feb 2019

Groundbreaking AI technology could predict melanoma metastasis

An interdisciplinary team of researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas have developed groundbreaking technology to identify melanoma cells that are likely to metastasize to other parts of the body using artificial intelligence.

26 Feb 2019

Study finds drug interactions in ER's are common but could be prevented

In a recent Rutgers study, 38 percent of patients discharged from the emergency department had at least one drug interaction resulting from a newly prescribed medicine.

26 Feb 2019

Preterm babies whose mother's received steroid treatment have lower birth weight

Steroid injections given to mothers at risk of giving birth prematurely are linked to babies being born with lower body weights.

26 Feb 2019

Study shows connection between maternal smoking during pregnancy and offspring ADHD

The higher the cotinine levels were in the mother's blood during pregnancy, the greater was the child's risk of developing attention deficit hyperactivity disorder later in life, showed an epidemiological study conducted by the Research Centre for Child Psychiatry at the University of Turku in Finland.

26 Feb 2019

Women who work longer than 55 hours per week are more likely to suffer depression

New research has found that women who worked for longer than 55 hours per week were more likely to exhibit symptoms of depression than women who worked the standard 35 to 40-hour week.

26 Feb 2019

Risk of red meat allergy from tick bites higher than previously thought

New research has shown that the risk of developing a red meat allergy after being bitten by a tick may be much higher than scientists had thought.

26 Feb 2019

Study: Chikungunya virus arrived in Brazil at least one year before it was detected

New evidence suggests that Chikungunya virus arrived in Brazil at least one year earlier than it was detected by public health surveillance systems.

26 Feb 2019

Quanterix to release fourth quarter and full year 2018 financial results and host conference call on Thursday, March 7, 2019

Quanterix announced that it will release its financial results for fourth quarter and full year 2018 after the close of trading on Thursday, March 7, 2019.

From Quanterix 26 Feb 2019

$Hip fractures may serve as first sign of undiagnosed Alzheimer’s disease$

Hip fractures may serve as first sign of undiagnosed Alzheimer’s disease

In a study of older people with no clinical diagnosis or signs of dementia when hospitalized to repair hip fractures, Johns Hopkins researchers say they found biomarkers of Alzheimer’s disease in most of the patients’ spinal fluid samples.

26 Feb 2019

Johns Hopkins experts propose new approach to ensure success of precision medicine

Precision medicine is a focus of ongoing debate. In an environment of limited research funds, there are those who believe that precision medicine should be funded because it will improve population health, and those who feel that it shouldn’t, because it won’t.

26 Feb 2019

Philips unveils unique mixed reality concept developed jointly with Microsoft at MWC Barcelona

At the MWC Barcelona, one of the largest mobile events in the world, Royal Philips, a global leader in health technology today unveiled a unique mixed reality concept developed together with Microsoft Corp. for the operating room of the future.

26 Feb 2019

New research highlights widespread fertility concerns among British men

Almost half (42%) of British men are concerned about their fertility according to new research by ExSeed, an emerging pioneer in the male fertility space which enables men to test their sperm quality at home.

26 Feb 2019

One in ten people over 40 in the UK has Type 2 diabetes, new analysis finds

One in ten people over 40 in the UK is now living with a diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes, according to new analysis released today by Diabetes UK. The new figures show that there are 3.8 million people living with a diagnosis of diabetes in the UK, and 90 per cent of those with Type 2.

26 Feb 2019

Aircuity addresses fast-growing building wellness movement

Aircuity, the leading global provider of measurably better environments, is excited to announce several new products and additional features to its analytics platform.

26 Feb 2019

Ultrasonography of calcaneus offers comparable results to those obtained by DXA

In a study that could lead to wide use of inexpensive ultrasound screenings for osteoporosis, researchers found data from ultrasonography of the calcaneus was equal to data gathered using dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry, which is considered the gold standard for assessing bone health.

26 Feb 2019

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Surgery is very safe for uncomplicated appendicitis, study shows

Groundbreaking AI technology could predict melanoma metastasis

Study finds drug interactions in ER's are common but could be prevented

Preterm babies whose mother's received steroid treatment have lower birth weight

Study shows connection between maternal smoking during pregnancy and offspring ADHD

Women who work longer than 55 hours per week are more likely to suffer depression

Risk of red meat allergy from tick bites higher than previously thought

Study: Chikungunya virus arrived in Brazil at least one year before it was detected

Quanterix to release fourth quarter and full year 2018 financial results and host conference call on Thursday, March 7, 2019

Hip fractures may serve as first sign of undiagnosed Alzheimer’s disease

Johns Hopkins experts propose new approach to ensure success of precision medicine

Philips unveils unique mixed reality concept developed jointly with Microsoft at MWC Barcelona

New research highlights widespread fertility concerns among British men

One in ten people over 40 in the UK has Type 2 diabetes, new analysis finds

Aircuity addresses fast-growing building wellness movement

Ultrasonography of calcaneus offers comparable results to those obtained by DXA

Biophysicists visualize atomic-level dynamics of largest protein-degrading machine

Least-active neurons play more important role in brain behavior than previously assumed

Newly developed probe looks, acts, and feels so much like real neuron

Novel 3D hydrogel helps researchers to quickly screen potential cancer drugs

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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