June 08, 2021 According to a report released today in Molecular Psychiatry, scientists at Indiana University School of Medicine have created a blood test that can measure whether a person is at higher risk for developing severe depression or bipolar disorder — a.k.a. manic-depression. The research took place over the course of four (4) years … Read more
June 04, 2021 A closed-loop control (CLC) insulin delivery system could be safe and effective for use in adolescents and young adults with type 1 diabetes, according to the results of the International Diabetes Closed-Loop (iDCL) Trial. Results of the study indicated use of a CLC for six (6) months resulted in improved time in … Read more
June 02, 2021 High school student Dasia Taylor used the juice from nearly three dozen beets to figure out whether surgical wounds are infected or not. The bright-eyed senior, who submitted her research to national science fairs, figured out that if she used the vegetable’s juice to dye the fabric of suture thread, which is … Read more
May 27, 2021 The Rural Health Behavioral Access Act, sponsored by US Reps. Dan Kildee (D-MI) and Brad Wenstrup (R-OH), was unveiled at the end of March during a press conference that emphasized the level of support behind the bill, an important factor given the number of telehealth bills now on Capitol Hill. Among those … Read more
May 25, 2021 The portable gamma ray camera is the handiwork of researchers at Loughborough University, who have been working on the problem for a number of years. The idea is to leverage the technology in large, complex gamma ray imaging systems that can take up entire rooms. These involve injecting a patient with low … Read more
May 20, 2021 In a March 29 letter to top Biden trade and commerce officials, the trade associations encouraged the administration to continue to oppose a proposal before the World Trade Organization (WTO) to waive global intellectual property (IP) protection for COVID-19 products. “This waiver is as vague as it is broad, removing patent, industrial … Read more
May 18, 2021 Most Singaporeans, no doubt, will be surprised by the base material for the new antibacterial gel bandages. Researchers from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) have discovered a way to make them from durian husks – the part of the fruit that is usually discarded. The husk makes up about 60 per cent of … Read more
May 13, 2021 “If we can do a urine test for HPV that is cheap and effective, that would be a great step forward,” Dr. James Bentley, Head of Gynecologic Oncology at Dalhousie University, told CBC Radio’s Maritime Noon. The new test could be used to screen people for the virus, so they could then be … Read more
May 11, 2021 The results point to the future development of a simple, noninvasive skin swab test for diagnosing and potentially monitoring development of PD. Such a test might also be used in clinical trials to help researchers measure whether experimental treatments are able to slow, stop, or even reverse disease progression. Commenting on their … Read more
May 06, 2021 Currently, under development at Finland’s University of Oulu, the prototype portable X-ray machine measures just 50 by 50 by 130 cm (19.7 by 19.7 by 51.2 in). Not only is it much smaller than conventional X-ray systems, but because it incorporates built-in radiation shielding, it does not have to be kept in … Read more