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Uniqsis introduces new heater module for flow chemistry GSM chip reactors

Uniqsis announces HotChip - a new standalone heater module that provides precise temperature control of flow chemistry glass static mixer chip reactors.

9 Mar 2018

Spectralink launches new Versity clinical smartphone for healthcare environments

Spectralink (https://www.spectralink.com), a leader in enterprise mobility solutions, today announced the introduction of the Versity clinical smartphone.

9 Mar 2018

Zebra-Med receives CE approval for new algorithm capable of detecting brain bleeds

Zebra Medical Vision announces today the CE regulatory approval of its newest algorithm to be included in its growing Deep Learning Imaging Analytics platform.

9 Mar 2018

Royal College of Emergency Medicine urges patients to contact MPs regarding healthcare crisis

The unprecedented move comes after data released today showed the worst ever four-hour emergency care performance at just 76.9% at major emergency departments. Sitrep data also showed that in February bed occupancy was at 95.1%.

9 Mar 2018

Babies resembling their fathers are healthier

A new study has shown that babies that look like their fathers and spend more time with their fathers are likely to be healthier at their first birthday. The study comes from researchers at the Binghamton University, State University of New York. The paper is titled, “If looks could heal: Child health and paternal investment,” and was published in the latest issue of the Journal of Health Economics.

8 Mar 2018

Cycling keeps the body young and healthy

Not surprisingly, a new study has shown that keeping active can keep the body young and healthy. The study comes from the researchers at the University of Birmingham and King's College London who were looking at the health of older adults who had been exercising most of their adult lives. The research has been reported in two papers published this week in the journal Aging Cell.

8 Mar 2018

Dentists mysteriously succumbing to lung disease finds the CDC

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has found nine dentists and dental healthcare workers with a progressive lung disease of which seven died. This was published in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report yesterday (8th March 2018).

8 Mar 2018

Eggs stored at a fertility clinic in danger due to a malfunction

There has been a recent incident at a fertility clinic - University Hospitals Fertility Center, Cleveland, where the eggs and embryos are stored. Due to the temperature fluctuation at the facility, the viability of the stored eggs and embryos may be in danger. University Hospitals officials have been looking into the issue.

8 Mar 2018

Bruker announces acquisition of high-speed QCL-based IR microscopy company

Bruker today announced that it has acquired IRM2, a developer of high-speed infrared imaging microscopes based on quantum cascade laser technology.

From Bruker BioSpin Group 8 Mar 2018

Bruker’s MALDI Biotyper receives AOAC-OMA approval for confirmation, identification of food pathogens

Bruker is pleased to announce that AOAC International has approved the MALDI Biotyper solution for two new Official Methods of Analysis (OMA) for the confirmation and identification of pathogenic and non-pathogenic bacteria.

From Bruker Daltonics 8 Mar 2018

TSRI researchers show path to developing treatments for Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease

Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have now shown a path to developing treatments for disease subtype CMT2D.

8 Mar 2018

Exposure to violence in childhood, low socioeconomic status associated with psychiatric disorders

Investing in diminishing socioeconomic status inequalities and in preventing violent events during childhood may improve the mental health of youths from low socioeconomic status backgrounds, according to a study conducted by researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health and Federal University of São Paulo.

8 Mar 2018

Scientists uncover detailed map of the brain circuits behind thirst and satiety

Scientists uncovered a high-resolution map of the wiring inside the mouse brain's thirst center. With these blueprints, they could trick mice into becoming light or heavy water drinkers.

8 Mar 2018

Air pollution exposure during fetal life related to brain abnormalities, cognitive impairment in children

A new study performed in the Netherlands has linked exposure to residential air pollution during fetal life with brain abnormalities that may contribute to impaired cognitive function in school-age children. The study, published in Biological Psychiatry, reports that the air pollution levels related to brain alterations were below those considered to be safe.

8 Mar 2018

Study seeks to examine whether gut bacteria cause brain dysfunction in sepsis patients

Surviving a critical illness is no small feat, but it's only half the battle for many patients. Serious complications can still result after an illness appears to have cleared.

8 Mar 2018

Discovery may lead to effective research and better treatments for Ebola, other viral diseases

University of Alberta researchers have found the Ebola polymerase (enzyme), which may lead to more effective research and better treatments for the often fatal infection, and other related viral diseases.

8 Mar 2018

Research reports increased caregiver strain when patients receive heart pumping device

When heart failure patients receive a heart pumping device known as a left ventricular assist device (LVAD), their caregivers seem to suffer, too - at least initially, according to research in Journal of the American Heart Association, the Open Access Journal of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.

8 Mar 2018

Study shows how fly's circadian clock network takes temperature cues to control sleep

Circuits in the brain act as an internal clock to tell us it is time to sleep and to control how long we then stay asleep. A new study in flies suggests a part of that clock constantly monitors changes in external temperature and integrates that information into the neural network controlling sleep.

8 Mar 2018

Review highlights lack of evidence-based guidelines for managing TBI in geriatric patients

When older adults suffer a traumatic brain injury (TBI), they may benefit from aggressive treatment and rehabilitation, but the lack of evidence-based, geriatric-specific TBI guidelines presents barriers to optimal care.

8 Mar 2018

Blood samples can soon reflect a person’s lifestyle

People who use moist snuff 'snus' have significantly higher levels of the protein cornulin in their blood than non-snusers. This previously unknown relationship was found in a new study from Umeå University, Sweden. Whether higher levels per se increase the risk of disease has, however, not yet been clarified.

8 Mar 2018

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Uniqsis introduces new heater module for flow chemistry GSM chip reactors

Spectralink launches new Versity clinical smartphone for healthcare environments

Zebra-Med receives CE approval for new algorithm capable of detecting brain bleeds

Royal College of Emergency Medicine urges patients to contact MPs regarding healthcare crisis

Babies resembling their fathers are healthier

Cycling keeps the body young and healthy

Dentists mysteriously succumbing to lung disease finds the CDC

Eggs stored at a fertility clinic in danger due to a malfunction

Bruker announces acquisition of high-speed QCL-based IR microscopy company

Bruker’s MALDI Biotyper receives AOAC-OMA approval for confirmation, identification of food pathogens

TSRI researchers show path to developing treatments for Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease

Exposure to violence in childhood, low socioeconomic status associated with psychiatric disorders

Scientists uncover detailed map of the brain circuits behind thirst and satiety

Air pollution exposure during fetal life related to brain abnormalities, cognitive impairment in children

Study seeks to examine whether gut bacteria cause brain dysfunction in sepsis patients

Discovery may lead to effective research and better treatments for Ebola, other viral diseases

Research reports increased caregiver strain when patients receive heart pumping device

Study shows how fly's circadian clock network takes temperature cues to control sleep

Review highlights lack of evidence-based guidelines for managing TBI in geriatric patients

Blood samples can soon reflect a person’s lifestyle

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