Personal air pollution monitoring needed for people with asthma, say researchers

byUniversity of StirlingPurpleAir attached to customized backpack and powered by battery pack (inside). The PurpleAir was secured in place with Velcro to minimize agitating fiber particles and t

Pulmonology January 06,2024

Personal air pollution monitoring needed for people with asthma, say researchers

byUniversity of StirlingPurpleAir attached to customized backpack and powered by battery pack (inside). The PurpleAir was secured in place with Velcro to minimize agitating fiber particles and t

Pulmonology January 06,2024

Engineers develop prototype two-armed, joystick-controlled neurosurgical robot

by Nancy Fliesler,Children's Hospital BostonA prototype joystick-controlled robot could revolutionize complex brain surgeries such as tumor resection. Credit: Ashkan PourkandRobots have beco

Neurology January 06,2024

Engineers develop prototype two-armed, joystick-controlled neurosurgical robot

by Nancy Fliesler,Children's Hospital BostonA prototype joystick-controlled robot could revolutionize complex brain surgeries such as tumor resection. Credit: Ashkan PourkandRobots have beco

Neurology January 06,2024

Omega watch: Researchers develop new blood test for measuring levels of critical omega-3 fatty acids

byMcMaster UniversityGraphical AbstractResearchers at McMaster and the University of Guelph have discovered a convenient new way to track levels of omega-3 fatty acids in the bloodstream, making

Cardiovascular Diseases January 06,2024

Omega watch: Researchers develop new blood test for measuring levels of critical omega-3 fatty acids

byMcMaster UniversityGraphical AbstractResearchers at McMaster and the University of Guelph have discovered a convenient new way to track levels of omega-3 fatty acids in the bloodstream, making

Cardiovascular Diseases January 06,2024

Researchers discover details to improve mapping of electric-acoustic stimulation hearing devices

byUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of MedicineCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainEvan Nix, MD, and colleagues in the division of Otology/Neurotology and Skull Base Surgery and t

Otorhinolaryngology January 06,2024

Researchers discover details to improve mapping of electric-acoustic stimulation hearing devices

byUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of MedicineCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainEvan Nix, MD, and colleagues in the division of Otology/Neurotology and Skull Base Surgery and t

Otorhinolaryngology January 06,2024

Predicting prostate cancer recurrence 15 months sooner

by Steve Martin,Purdue UniversityGraphical abstract. Credit:iScience(2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2022.105430A Purdue University mechanical engineer and his international collaborators

Oncology January 06,2024

Predicting prostate cancer recurrence 15 months sooner

by Steve Martin,Purdue UniversityGraphical abstract. Credit:iScience(2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2022.105430A Purdue University mechanical engineer and his international collaborators

Oncology January 06,2024

An AI tool that can help forecast viral outbreaks

byHarvard Medical SchoolCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe COVID-19 pandemic seemed like a never-ending parade of SARS-CoV-2 variants, each equipped with new ways to evade the immune system,

Technology & AI January 06,2024

An AI tool that can help forecast viral outbreaks

byHarvard Medical SchoolCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe COVID-19 pandemic seemed like a never-ending parade of SARS-CoV-2 variants, each equipped with new ways to evade the immune system,

Technology & AI January 06,2024

Smart brain-wave cap recognizes stroke before the patient reaches the hospital

byAmsterdam University Medical CentersCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA special brain-wave cap can diagnose stroke in the ambulance, allowing the patient to receive appropriate treatment faste

Neurology January 06,2024

Smart brain-wave cap recognizes stroke before the patient reaches the hospital

byAmsterdam University Medical CentersCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA special brain-wave cap can diagnose stroke in the ambulance, allowing the patient to receive appropriate treatment faste

Neurology January 06,2024

New wound healing research produces full thickness human bioprinted skin

byAtrium Health Wake Forest BaptistWFIRM researchers use cells and hydrogels as bioinks to 3D print human skin. Credit: Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative MedicineA research paper published

Breakthroughs January 06,2024

New wound healing research produces full thickness human bioprinted skin

byAtrium Health Wake Forest BaptistWFIRM researchers use cells and hydrogels as bioinks to 3D print human skin. Credit: Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative MedicineA research paper published

Breakthroughs January 06,2024

Drones delivering opioid overdose reversal kits could reach people more quickly than ambulances

byKing's College LondonCredit: HeroTech8Researchers from King's College London used real-world data of fatal opioid overdoses where a bystander was present to show that commercial-off-th

Technology & AI January 06,2024

Drones delivering opioid overdose reversal kits could reach people more quickly than ambulances

byKing's College LondonCredit: HeroTech8Researchers from King's College London used real-world data of fatal opioid overdoses where a bystander was present to show that commercial-off-th

Technology & AI January 06,2024

Researchers develop new approach to improve visual perception training

byLudwig Maximilian University of MunichCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainConstant training improves the capacities of human perception. Just as years of practice hone the senses of smell and ta

Ophthalmology January 06,2024

Researchers develop new approach to improve visual perception training

byLudwig Maximilian University of MunichCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainConstant training improves the capacities of human perception. Just as years of practice hone the senses of smell and ta

Ophthalmology January 06,2024