Biomedical technology
A smartphone's camera and flash could help people measure blood oxygen levels at home
First, pause and take a deep breath.
Sep 19, 2022
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Sleep disorders
Sleep apnea may increase atrial fibrillation risk
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) may increase the risk of developing atrial fibrillation (AF), according to new research presented at the ATS 2017 International Conference.
May 22, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers discover exploiting microbiome bacteria in patients with lung infections improves low oxygen levels
Newspaper headlines from the U.S. to the U.K. and most places in between highlight the surge in sick patients suffering from respiratory viruses. The so-called "tripledemic" of lung infections including respiratory synclinal ...
Oncology & Cancer
Study shows an ancient crop effective in protecting against a 21st century hazard
Flax has been part of human history for well over 30,000 years, used for weaving cloth, feeding people and animals, and even making paint. Now, researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania ...
Aug 9, 2011
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Neuroscience
Why do some people stop breathing after seizures?
Could a chemical produced by the brain that regulates mood, sleep and breathing also be protective in people with epilepsy? New research has found that higher levels of serotonin in the blood after a seizure are linked to ...
Sep 4, 2019
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Cardiology
Gel implant might help fight heart failure
(HealthDay)—Injecting beads of gel into the wall of a still-beating heart has the potential to improve the health of patients with severe heart failure, according to a new study.
Nov 20, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Exercise slows tumor growth, improves chemotherapy in mouse cancers
One way many cancers grow resistant to treatment is by generating a web of blood vessels that are so jumbled they fail to provide adequate oxygen to the tumor. With oxygen starvation, the tumor gains a sort of cloaking device ...
Mar 16, 2015
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Immunology
Mitochondrial trouble makers unmasked in lupus
New findings expose how mitochondria might instigate lupus-like inflammation.
Jan 21, 2016
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Medical research
Drugs targeting cell recycling could be used to suffocate cancer cells
Pancreatic cancers recycle resources to fuel their survival and growth, opening up the possibility of new treatments aimed at stopping them from doing so, scientists report.
May 6, 2022
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Neuroscience
Study reveals brain's finely tuned system of energy supply
New research out today in the journal Neuron reveals how the brain is able to meet its massive energy demands with a "just in time" system that delivers oxygen that fuels nerve cells. The findings could shed light on diseases ...
Aug 4, 2016
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