Flash glucose monitoring offers accuracy, ease of use, and clinical…
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, May 30, 2017–Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) sensors are now so accurate that two CGM devices, including...
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Foot pain? New study says look at hip and knee for complete diagnosis
Credit: Hospital for Special Surgery A study by researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) and Harvard Medical School suggests new guidelines may be in...
Success in the 3-D bioprinting of cartilage
Credit: Elin Lindström Claessen A team of researchers at Sahlgrenska Academy has managed to generate cartilage tissue by printing stem cells using a 3D-bioprinter. The...
Back-to-school worries for parents? 1 in 3 very concerned bullying,…
Credit: C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Parents may also experience some nerves as their children prepare to...
Most commonly used TB test fails to accurately diagnose pregnant HIV…
IMAGE: This is a TB infected lung. Credit: ATS New research finds that the most commonly used test for tuberculosis fails to accurately diagnose TB...
When writing interferes with hearing
Credit: © UNIGE – Institut Vernes, Paris. A cochlear implant is an electronic device capable of restoring hearing in a profoundly deaf person by directly...
NIH funds UC San Diego Amazonian Center of Excellence in Malaria Research
Credit: UC San Diego Health The Amazonian Center of Excellence for Malaria Research, headed by Joseph Vinetz, MD, professor of medicine and tropical disease specialist...
Study: The family dog could help boost physical activity for kids with disabilities
Credit: Oregon State University College of Public Health and Human Sciences CORVALLIS, Ore. – The family dog could serve as a partner and ally in...
MIT Portugal PhD graduate researcher developed a chatbot that already is a reference in…
Florence is an online personal health assistant that helps users to manage their health & wellness care. This “virtual friend” has evolved from being a...
Alzheimer’s drug targeting soluble amyloid falls short in a…
Credit: Columbia University Medical Center NEW YORK, NY (January 24, 2015)–A paper published today in the New England Journal of Medicine reports that solanezumab, a...
Twitter, Trump and sexual assault: A call to men for action
Credit: Unsplash.com EAST LANSING, Mich. – The social media backlash against sexual assault not only gives victims a collective outlet for disclosure, but also serves...
May smartphones help to maintain memory in patients with mild Alzheimer’s disease?
Credit: Mohamad El Haj The patient is a retired teacher who had reported memory difficulties 12 months prior to the study. These difficulties referred to...
Goodbye, login. Hello, heart scan
Credit: Bob Wilder/University at Buffalo. BUFFALO, N.Y. — Forget fingerprint computer identification or retinal scanning. A University at Buffalo-led team has developed a computer security...
People far from urban lights, bright screens still skimp on sleep
Credit: Photo by David Samson, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. — Screen time before bed can mess with your sleep. But people without TV and laptops...
Botulinum-type toxins jump to a new kind of bacteria
Credit: Elena Hartley Enterococci are hardy microbes that thrive in the gastrointestinal tracts of nearly all land animals, including our own, and generally cause no...
