MEDICINE & HEALTH

Retinal prion disease study redefines role for brain cells

MEDICINE & HEALTH 03.27.2019 14:48 PM

Microglia may benefit, not damage, photoreceptors National Institutes of Health scientists studying the progression of inherited and infectious eye diseases that can cause blindness have found that microglia, a type of nervous system cell suspected to cause retinal damage, surprisingly had no damaging role during prion disease in mice.

Mini microscope is the new GoPro for studies of brain disease in living mice

03.27.2019 14:46 PM

Working with mice, a team of Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers has developed a relatively inexpensive, portable mini microscope that could improve scientists' ability to image the effects of cancer, stroke, Alzheimer's disease and other conditions in the brains of living and active mice over time.

FDA finds breast implants cause rare form of cancer

03.27.2019 08:23 AM

The panel said it was too soon to pull the implants from the market, but says it will make a recommendation Tuesday.

Marijuana-related ER visits climb at Colorado hospital

03.27.2019 08:20 AM

Five years after Colorado first legalized marijuana, a new study shows pot's bad effects are sending more people to the emergency room.

New Breakthrough in Microneedle Technology

03.27.2019 07:44 AM

An Excitingly New Microneedle Technology Has been Invented in the UK and is Expected to Revolutionize Medical Injections.

AIDS-immunocompromised populations see more antibiotic-resistant infections

03.26.2019 19:53 PM

Populations with a high prevalence of AIDS-immunocompromised people are more likely to see the emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections, according to a study coauthored by researchers at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and published in PLOS One.

Team Sports May Reduce Depression On Kids

03.26.2019 19:37 PM

Being part of a team and playing a sport could help children’s overall health, giving their brains the boost it needs.

Avocado Contamination with Listeria in 6 States

03.26.2019 13:45 PM

It has been found that a batch of green avocados shipped from the Henry Avocado Corporation based in California has been contaminated with listeria.

Artificial womb technology breaks its 4 minute mile

03.26.2019 09:30 AM

A major advancement in pioneering technology based around the use of an artificial womb to save extremely premature babies is being hailed as a medical and biotechnological breakthrough.

Virtual reality enables real-time, internal view of patient anatomy during treatment

03.26.2019 08:58 AM

Innovative technology improves the efficiency of interventional radiology treatments increasing portability and patient access to IR

A mysterious syndrome that makes marijuana users violently ill is starting to worry doctors

03.26.2019 07:46 AM

A new study documents a sharp rise in emergency room visits linked with marijuana following legalization in Colorado.

Studies show that women are diagnosed years later than men for same diseases

03.26.2019 07:43 AM

The study of 6.9 million people found that the same conditions were recognized in men when they were about four years younger than the age at which women were diagnosed.

Aspirin to fight an expensive global killer infection

03.25.2019 20:44 PM

Centenary Institute in Sydney has found a brand new target for treating drug-resistant tuberculosis; our scientists have uncovered that the tuberculosis bacterium hijacks platelets from the body's blood clotting system to weaken our immune systems

Smart speaker technology harnessed for hospital medical treatments

03.25.2019 20:39 PM

Smart speakers that are customarily used in your living room can be programmed to act as an aid to physicians in hospital operating rooms, according to new research presented today at the Society of Interventional Radiology's 2019 Annual Scientific Meeting.

Traffic control of cells

03.25.2019 13:32 PM

Cells in the human body can display remarkable differences in their behavior depending on the mechanical properties of the tissue surrounding them.

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