Archive: 21/08/2015

New diagnostic tools for dehydration severity in children

Dehydration from diarrhea, either from viral infection or cholera, accounts for 10 percent of all child deaths worldwide. Though it's a pervasive problem, there are no clinical guidelines that perform better than chance for ...

Aug 21, 2015

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Test new hearing aids in 'virtual sound room'

Holly Smith recently tested new hearing aids at a cocktail party, a noisy restaurant and a concert venue—all without leaving the comfort of her audiologist's office.

Aug 21, 2015

Something to chew on – millions of lives blighted by smokeless tobacco

More than a quarter of a million people die each year from using smokeless tobacco, researchers at the University of York have concluded.

Aug 21, 2015

Study may show the way to more effective vaccines

Scientists at the University of Bonn, together with colleagues from the USA and Japan, have shed light on an important immune mechanism. Their work shows how the body provides the important killer cells with a helper in the ...

Aug 21, 2015

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CFD modeling confirms improved blood flow with new stent design

Vascular surgeon Pat Kelly of Sanford Health knew his patients were doing better with the stent graft he designed, but he wanted a better understanding of the mechanics before testing the device more widely in a clinical ...

Aug 21, 2015

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Getting teens back to school year sleep routines

It's the time of year when parents are celebrating the return to routine as their children go back to school -– unless you have a teenager. For parents of teens, getting their children to go to bed on time and get up on ...

Aug 21, 2015

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How can we improve data sharing of biomedical research across the globe?

With the globalization of biomedical research and growing concerns about possible pandemics of diseases such as HIV, SARS, and Ebola, international data-sharing practices are of growing interest to the biomedical science ...

Aug 21, 2015