Mini ‘magic’ MRI scanner could diagnose knee injuries more accurately
Credit: Imperial College London / Journal of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine Researchers at Imperial College London have developed a prototype mini MRI scanner that fits...
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Pig-Pen effect: Mixing skin oil and ozone can produce a personal pollution cloud
Credit: Penn State When ozone and skin oils meet, the resulting reaction may help remove ozone from an indoor environment, but it can also produce...
Opioids study shows high-risk counties across the country, suggests local solutions
Credit: Rebecca L. Haffajee, JD, PhD, MPH; Lewei Allison Lin, MD, MS; Amy S. B. Bohnert, PhD, MHS; Jason E. Goldstick, PhD ANN ARBOR--Dozens of...
Embracing bioinformatics in gene banks
The shift from Germplasm Collections towards bio-digital resource centresCredit: Regina Devrient / IPK Gatersleben The preservation of plant biodiversity is the task of the roughly...
My health: consumers empowered by sharing medical ‘selfies’
Credit: QUT Taking medical 'selfies' and sharing them with a doctor empowers and reassures healthcare consumers, and can improve doctor-patient relationships, a two-part study led...
Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative taps Joslin researchers for Human Cell Atlas project
Human Cell Atlas (HCA) is a scientist-led, international effort to map all cells in the human body BOSTON - (June 28, 2019 - Researchers from...
Study connects low social engagement to amyloid levels and cognitive decline
Low social engagement may be a marker of cognitive vulnerability in older adults with evidence of changes in the brain tied to Alzheimer's disease Social...
Two-in-one drug combining Herceptin with chemotherapy keeps women’s breast cancers at bay
Guiding chemotherapy to a tumour by attaching it to the antibody-based target drug Herceptin (trastuzumab) is effective at treating women with breast cancer who have...
Protein linked to aggressive skin cancer
Almost 300,000 people worldwide develop malignant melanoma each year. The disease is the most serious form of skin cancer and the number of cases reported...
Technology allows researchers to see patients’ real-time pain while in the clinic
ANN ARBOR--Many patients, especially those who are anesthetized or emotionally challenged, cannot communicate precisely about their pain. For this reason, University of Michigan researchers have...
Using artificial intelligence to deliver personalized radiation therapy
Newly published Cleveland Clinic-led research first to use medical scans to inform dose deliveryCredit: Cleveland Clinic Thursday, June 27, 2019, CLEVELAND: New Cleveland Clinic-led research...
In the drive to decrease low-value care, many don’t assess the right impacts on patients
As health care providers push to reduce low-value care, they should put more emphasis on assessing unintended consequences, listening to patients and providers, and measuring...
The birth of a new discipline: Low-energy Visible Light IoT Systems
New ENLIGHT'EM project set to write the next chapter of the LED revolution in the language of ubiquitous networksCredit: © IMDEA Networks Institute New ENLIGHT'EM...
Scientists find thirdhand smoke affects cells in humans
UC Riverside-led study is the first to find an association between thirdhand smoke and gene expression in humansCredit: Stan Lim, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. --...
Women vs. men — Tactical efficiency in football
UEFA promotes study on gender differences in European football with first time usage of position data.Credit: DSHS (German Sport University Cologne) In modern football, tactics...
