Researchers have developed a new urine test to diagnose aggressive forms of prostate cancer; which could mean an end to the unnecessary treatment of men with non-aggressive cancers. The test, which has been develop by researchers at the University of East Anglia and Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital; would allow doctors to differentiate between patients…
Scientists are charged with developing advanced life-support machines; inside the biomedical engineering labs at NASA to help astronauts breathe for longer in space. Others have developed custom equipment space gyms; in a sense enabling astronauts to complete full-body workouts on the International Space Station; exercise helps counteract the perpetual problem of microgravity causing accelerated bone…
The study find that the Medicare Advantage users had higher risk-adjusted 30-day hospital readmission rates compared to traditional Medicare beneficiaries. Hospital admissions are compare for three common medical conditions. Findings from a retrospective population-based analysis are publish in Annals of Internal Medicine. The Medicare Advantage Hospital readmissions are common and cost Medicare $26 billion annually.…
Consuming processed foods during pregnancy may be link to an increase; risk for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in offspring, preliminary research suggests. Investigators from the University of Central Florida (UCF) College of Medicine in Orlando; found that high levels of propionic acid (PPA) used in process foods to extend shelf life alters neuronal development in…
Protective Clothing; Whenever you’re outdoors this summer, be sure to take steps to prevent solar erythema, the acute cutaneous reaction to excessive exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation. If you do allow the sun to get bake, fry or broil your skin you’ll pay a price right away with painful redness, peeling and possible blistering. Those…
The researchers discovered its increased prevalence by using RNA sequencing data from 1,546 prostate cancer samples from multiple collections; including the Rogel Cancer Center’s Mi-ONCOSEQ program. The Fast and the Furious movie franchise meets the Fast N’ Loud television series to define an oncogene that drives 35% of prostate cancers. They cause the transcription factor…
Lysosomes take over the function of the stomach in living cells. They digest superfluous metabolic products and break them down into their components; which are then available for the cell’s urgently needing new building; and operating materials as part of the recycling process. If digestion in the lysosomes is blocking; for example as a result…
Plastic components and circuit boards are particularly prone to damage due to changes in volume during heating; and cooling cycles. But if a material could be incorporating into the components that compensates for the expansion; the stresses would be reducing; and their lifetime increasing.One way that heat damages; electronic equipment is it making components expanding…
An international team of researchers involving members of the University of Basel’s Biozentrum challenges; the conventional understanding of the cause of Parkinson’s disease. The researchers have shown that the inclusions in the brain’s neurons; characteristic of Parkinson’s disease, are comprised of a membranous medley rather than protein fibrils. The recently publish study in “Nature Neuroscience”…
The researches find that the growing cohort of older adults is often portrayed as too trusting why should this be so? Trust may be particularly important for the successful functioning of older adults as they come to rely more on others in the face of physical and cognitive decline. Old age consists of ages nearing or…
Portable device attached to a smartphone can help capture precise images of the retina to diagnose eye disease. The new method by a startup company, Phelcom Technologies, is a lower cost tool that can help doctors diagnose remotely, through telemedicine. The FAPESP’s Innovative Research in Small Business Program (PIPE) granted funding and support for Phelcom…
Swinburne research team develops a unique intervaginal ring (IVR); which aims to enhance vaginal health and reduce instances of the common women health condition; bacterial vaginosis (BV). Currently, diagnosing BV can be a difficult process due to the wide variety of symptoms it can cause; says research fellow Dr. Simon Cook. “Currently diagnosis of BV…