Health
Is vaping any healthier than smoking?
There's been plenty of scientific debate about whether vaping is safer than tobacco, and whether it may help some people stop smoking.
Feb 8, 2023
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News tagged with handheld devices
Cardiology
Wireless, implantable catheter-type oximeter designed for cardiac oxygen saturation
The real-time monitoring of intravascular oxygen levels is important to accurately track the cardiopulmonary health of patients after cardiothoracic surgery. Existing methods use intravascular placement of glass fiber-optic ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Could this new sensor detect coronavirus particles in the air?
As schools, businesses, and other organizations plan their strategies to reopen during the COVID-19 pandemic, testing people regularly for the coronavirus will be one of the key components in attempts to slow and control ...
Jul 20, 2020
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Pediatrics
Handheld screen time linked with speech delays in young children
As the number of smart phones, tablets, electronic games and other handheld screens in U.S. homes continues to grow, some children begin using these devices before beginning to talk. New research being presented at the 2017 ...
May 4, 2017
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Health
Five minutes of daily breath training improves exercise tolerance in middle-aged and older adults
Despite the myriad known benefits of exercise, many middle-aged and older adults struggle to meet physical activity recommendations. New research finds potential for high-resistance inspiratory muscle strength training (IMST) ...
Apr 3, 2022
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Medical research
New handheld bioprinter holds promise for treating serious burns
A team of researchers in Canada have successfully trialled a new handheld 3-D skin printer, which treats severe burns by 'printing' new skins cells directly onto a wound.
Feb 3, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers to develop handheld device to diagnose skin cancer
Even the best dermatologists can't diagnose skin cancer by eye, relying on magnifying glasses to examine suspicious blemishes and scalpels to cut tissue for analysis. With up to more than 70 percent of biopsies coming back ...
Jun 20, 2019
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Pediatrics
Detecting anemia earlier in children using a smartphone
Researchers at UCL and University of Ghana have successfully predicted whether children have anemia using only a set of smartphone images.
Mar 3, 2023
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Health
Kids' screen time rose by 50% during the pandemic: Three tips for the whole family to bring it back down
Has your child's screen time increased since COVID? If you were to estimate by how much would you say 20%, 30% or even a 50% increase?
Nov 11, 2022
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Health
New research strengthens the case for e-cigarettes as smoking cessation aids
New research shows that electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) can help smokers quit smoking cigarettes, according to an editorial in JAMA by Nancy Rigotti, MD, director of the Tobacco Research and Treatment Center at Massachusetts ...
Nov 10, 2020
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