Diabetes
Have diabetes? Don't lose sight of danger to your eyes
(HealthDay)—Diabetes can wreak havoc on many parts of the body, including the eyes, but people with diabetes aren't doomed to have vision problems.
Aug 10, 2020
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Medical research
New study shows how infrared lasers destroy harmful protein aggregates in Alzheimer's
A notable characteristic of several neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, is the formation of harmful plaques that contain aggregates—also known as fibrils—of amyloid proteins. Unfortunately, ...
Aug 4, 2020
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Medical research
New treatment for chronic wounds using CO2 lasers
Chronic wound repair can be a major problem in wound treatment. Recently, several studies have suggested that carbon dioxide (CO2) laser can be used to improve the healing of chronic wounds. This study investigates the efficacy ...
Jul 16, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Coronavirus: the importance of ventilation
Using laser light techniques, UvA physicists and medical researchers have found that small cough droplets, potentially containing virus particles, can float in the air in a room for many minutes, especially when the room ...
Jun 1, 2020
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Diabetes
Inexpensive retinal diagnostics via smartphone
Retinal damage due to diabetes is now considered the most common cause of blindness in working-age adults. In low- and middle-income countries, an eye examination via smartphone could help to detect changes at an early stage. ...
May 25, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Lasers could speed up coronavirus diagnostics
The most common type of test for the new coronavirus takes several hours and is uncomfortable; samples are obtained by sliding a swab into the nose or throat.
May 7, 2020
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Ophthalmology
Very low-dose Avastin effective for preventing blindness in preterm infants
Babies born prematurely who require treatment to prevent blindness from retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) could be treated with a dose of Avastin (bevacizumab) that is a fraction of the dose commonly used for ROP currently. ...
Apr 23, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New technology may significantly reduce diagnostic time of coronavirus
Diagnosing coronavirus takes approximately one hour using current methods. A new technology, based on a combination of optics and magnetic particles, can rapidly test 100 samples of patients potentially infected with the ...
Feb 14, 2020
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Surgery
Regrettable tattoo? Robots with tiny lasers could soon erase the pain
They are the faded souvenirs of your questionable judgement, unbridled revelry, and/or dissolved relationships. But if you thought you'd be stuck with your bad tattoos forever—or face the pain and potential scarring of ...
Dec 12, 2019
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Radiology & Imaging
Optoacoustic imaging shows potential for noninvasive diagnostics for thyroid disorders
A combination of multispectral optoacoustic tomography (MSOT) and ultrasound has been used to noninvasively characterize a range of thyroid disorders, according to new research published in the October issue of The Journal ...
Oct 23, 2019
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