News tagged with electronic system
Endothelium, heal thyself: A fresh look at this resilient, adaptable tissue
(Medical Xpress)—The endothelium, the cellular layer lining the body's blood vessels, is extremely resilient. Measuring just a few hundred nanometers in thickness, this super-tenuous structure routinely ...
Medical research
May 16, 2013 |
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Cells must use their brakes moderately for effective speed control
How cells regulate their own function by "accelerating and braking" is important basic knowledge when new intelligent medicines are being developed, or when plant cells are tweaked to produce more bioenergy. In a study published ...
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May 15, 2013 |
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Tiny wireless injectable LED device shines light on mouse brain, generating reward
Using a miniature electronic device implanted in the brain, scientists have tapped into the internal reward system of mice, prodding neurons to release dopamine, a chemical associated with pleasure.
Neuroscience
Apr 11, 2013 |
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Synthetic circuit allows dialing gene expression up or down in human cells
Scientists who built a synthetic gene circuit that allowed for the precise tuning of a gene's expression in yeast have now refined this new research tool to work in human cells, according to research published online in Nature Co ...
Genetics
Feb 12, 2013 |
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Mayo Clinic creates institution-wide electronic prolonged QT interval warning system
Using a one-of-a-kind computer-aided program, Mayo Clinic has developed and implemented a Mayo-wide electronic warning system to identify patients at risk of QT-related deaths from an abnormality in the heart's electrical ...
Cardiology
Apr 25, 2013 |
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Light from self-luminous tablet computers can affect evening melatonin, delaying sleep
(Medical Xpress)—A new study from the Lighting Research Center (LRC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute shows that a two-hour exposure to electronic devices with self-luminous "backlit" displays causes ...
Medical research
Aug 27, 2012 |
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Smartphone training helps people with memory impairment regain independence
The treatment for moderate-to-severe memory impairment could one day include a prescription for a smartphone.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 08, 2012 |
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Is it a stroke or benign dizziness? A simple bedside test can tell
A bedside electronic device that measures eye movements can successfully determine whether the cause of severe, continuous, disabling dizziness is a stroke or something benign, according to results of a small study led by ...
Cardiology
Mar 05, 2013 |
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Report: Electronic health records still need work
(AP) -- America may be a technology-driven nation, but the health care system's conversion from paper to computerized records needs lots of work to get the bugs out, according to experts who spent months studying the issue.
Health
Jan 27, 2012 |
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New scientific method unmasks chronic infections
Chronic infections are a large and growing problem throughout the developed world, and intensive research is being conducted in ways to combat the recalcitrant bacteria. When bacteria aggregate into so-called biofilm, they ...
Medical research
Aug 08, 2012 |
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Decision support reduces antibiotic usage for bronchitis
(HealthDay)—Decision support strategies can help reduce the over-prescription of antibiotics for acute bronchitis in primary care settings, according to a study published online Jan. 14 in JAMA Internal Me ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 15, 2013 |
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Primary care doctors can make the wrong call
(HealthDay)—In one case documented in a new study, an elderly patient was misdiagnosed with bronchitis but actually had full-blown pneumonia and ended up being admitted to the hospital.
Health
Feb 25, 2013 |
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Patient data outage exposes risks of electronic medical records
Dozens of hospitals across the country lost access to crucial electronic medical records for about five hours during a major computer outage last month, raising fresh concerns about whether poorly designed technology can ...
Health
Aug 10, 2012 |
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Research suggests off-label prescribing of medications is common
A study evaluating off-label prescribing of medications in a primary care network in Canada suggests the practice is common, although it varies by medication, patient and physician characteristics, according to a report published ...
Medications
Apr 16, 2012 |
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Many more doctors using electronic health records
(HealthDay)—More than two-thirds of family doctors now use electronic health records, and the percentage doing so doubled between 2005 and 2011, a new study finds.
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Jan 15, 2013 |
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