https://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Biomedical engineers at Duke University have developed an entirely new approach to building point-of-care diagnostic devices that only use gravity to transport, mix and otherwise manipulate the liquid droplets involved. The demonstration requires only commercially available materials and very little power to read results, making it a potentially attractive option for applications in low-resource settings. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-07-sticky-slippery-repellent-channels-maze-like.html Thu, 13 Jul 2023 09:10:21 EDT news608458215 Muscles are made up of proteins. Myosin, a fibrous protein, serves as a molecular motor and converts the chemical energy stored inside our body into mechanical energy. The synergistic association between the muscle proteins myosin and actin gives rise to skeletal muscle contraction and relaxation, thus allowing the body to move. Therefore, a decrease in muscle mass (i.e., skeletal muscle atrophy) results in reduced motor function. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-12-scientists-severe-muscle-atrophy-postnatal.html Wed, 14 Dec 2022 15:48:35 EST news590255311 Hitachi, Ltd., University of Utah Health (U of U Health), and Regenstrief Institute, Inc. (Regenstrief) today announced the development of an AI method to improve care for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus who need complex treatment. One in 10 adults worldwide have been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, but a smaller number require multiple medications to control blood glucose levels and avoid serious complications, such as loss of vision and kidney disease. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-03-ai-technology-aids-personalized-diabetes.html Fri, 25 Mar 2022 13:27:52 EDT news567433669 A research group led by the University of Bologna identified a new mechanism that can obtain serological tests that are quicker, more cost-effective and more reliable than those currently in use. This mechanism is based on the technique of electrochemiluminescence (ECL) and is applicable to serological tests devised to detect the antibodies against SARS-CoV-2. This innovative technique has industrial application potential, as two leading firms in the fields of diagnostics and technologies were also involved in this research: the Germany-based Roche Diagnostic and the Japanese Hitachi High Tech. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-06-increasingly-efficient-serological-ecl-based.html Mon, 08 Jun 2020 07:33:31 EDT news510820408 A Japanese firm is poised to carry out what it hailed as the world's first experiment to test for cancer using urine samples, which would greatly facilitate screening for the deadly disease. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2018-04-japan-trial-world-urine-cancer.html Tue, 17 Apr 2018 02:54:47 EDT news443152477 The National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology ("NCGG") in Japan has succeeded in identifying an index finger-thumb tapping pattern unique to Alzheimer's-type dementia through clinical research focusing on the rhythmical movement of both hands (Figure 1). This result was achieved using a waveform analysis technique for finger-tapping movement developed by Hitachi, Ltd. which allows a variety of tapping patterns to be extracted from the measurement data on motor ability using the magnetic sensors, such as the discrepancy in contact time between the fingers. This achievement opens the way to advancing tests for the early detection of Alzheimer's-type dementia. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-05-successful-alzheimer-type-dementia-finger-tapping-pattern.html Thu, 19 May 2016 08:40:02 EDT news382864879