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University at Buffalo (UB) researchers are expressing concern about a new, under-recognized, more potent variant of a common bacterium. "Historically, in... Read More »
The beating of our heart is the coordinated action of more than a billion muscle cells. Most of the time, only the muscle cells from the larger heart chambers... Read More »
Robopsy, a robotic device to assist radiologists performing tumor biopsies was invented by an MIT team led by Rajiv Gupta. Developed with assistance from... Read More »
At this week's meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Vancouver, McMaster University psychologist Daphne Maurer will report... Read More »
T-cells are the immune system’s security force. They seek out pathogens and rogue cells in the body and put them out of action. Their precursors are formed in... Read More »
In adults, clot-busting drugs can reduce disability if given within a few hours after a stroke. But few studies have looked at whether these drugs are safe for... Read More »
Patients’ own cardiac stem cells regrow heart muscle
Many heart attacks leave behind scar tissue, which inhibits cardiac functions for a patient’s... Read More »
A small group of global public health and influenza experts at a WHO-convened meeting extended the temporary moratorium on research with new laboratory-modified H5N1... Read More »
Researchers at Harvard University have developed a robotic device made from DNA that could potentially seek out specific cell targets within a complex mixture of ... Read More »
A team of scientists from the Scripps Research Institute, collaborating with members of the drug discovery company Receptos, has created the first high-resolution... Read More »
In this video, University of Wisconsin-Madison Interim Chancellor David Ward discusses the university’s Educational Innovation program, which aims to ... Read More »
Severe heart damage in people who are obese and diabetic is linked with a pancreatic hormone called amylin, UC Davis researchers have found. In the failing hearts of... Read More »
Sam Cho and his students at Wake Forest University are using graphics processing units – also called GPUs or graphics cards – to explore the biomolecular... Read More »
About 15 years ago, MIT professors Robert Langer and Michael Cima had the idea to develop a programmable, wirelessly controlled microchip that would deliver drugs... Read More »
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Alvin SchaefferThe implications are vast. While the benefits of such technology are obvious, I wonder what this means for the future of cyber hacking in the medical field -- imagine the potential damage someone would wreak if, for example, they could hack into a pacemaker. Forgive the morbid line of thought, but such technology is truly incredible. Of course, the pros significantly outweigh the cons.
Feb 16, 2012
A new study indicates that an autoinjector pen is a faster, effective way for emergency medical personnel to treat serious seizures. Typically, when paramedics... Read More »
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Sofia IzquierdaI never knew so many die from seizures.
Feb 16, 2012
Experiencing a sinus infection is painful and debilitating. In the United States, one of every five patients with this condition is given a prescription for... Read More »
Laser light in combination with certain drugs – known as photodynamic therapy – can destroy cancer tumors. But, this method is currently used mostly to... Read More »
Researchers of the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine Berlin-Buch have now identified and described a molecular mechanism underlying the most common... Read More »
Blood from the human umbilical cord has yet to be fully mined for its vital health information, according to Rolf Halden, a researcher at Arizona State University. In ... Read More »
Sleeping sickness, caused by the trypanosome Trypanosoma brucei, is transmitted to humans (and animals) via the bite of the tsetse fly. New research uses a bacteria... Read More »