Biomedical technology
New tool helps 'tune' cochlear implants to improve hearing
A Chopin or Mozart composition loses its meaning and magic when played on a piano that's out of tune.
May 27, 2021
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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 ...
Oncology & Cancer
Better diagnosis for brain cancer
A research team from both Scottish and UK institutions using infrared spectroscopy at Diamond Light Source reports a major advance in brain tumor diagnosis made by. This will enable non-invasive diagnoses of primary brain ...
Feb 3, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
What's that growing on your face mask?
COVID-19 has significantly increased public use of face masks to protect others from the wearer's respiratory droplets as well as the wearer from airborne contaminants. After each wear however, bacteria from even a healthy ...
Nov 9, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Scientists map structure of potent antibody against coronavirus
Scientists at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle have shown that a potent antibody from a COVID-19 survivor interferes with a key feature on the surface of the coronavirus's distinctive spikes and induces critical ...
Oct 27, 2020
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Health
Cell-type mapping used to identify cellular substrates that underlie two types of thirst
A team of researchers from the California Institute of Technology, Nankai University and the University of California, Berkeley, has found that the cellular substrates that underlie two types of thirst could be identified ...
Vaccination
Providing new technologies for vaccine development
Vaccines, which help the body recognize infectious microorganisms and stage a stronger and faster response, are made up of proteins that are specific to each type of microorganism. In the case of a virus, viral proteins—or ...
Oct 1, 2020
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Ophthalmology
Pandemic learning can strain children's eyes
(HealthDay)—If your child will be doing online learning this school year, you need to take steps to protect them from eye strain, the American Academy of Ophthalmology says.
Aug 27, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Tracking aerosols during eye surgeries
There is growing evidence that the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, could spread through aerosols—tiny droplets that can remain suspended in the air for hours in closed spaces. Aerosols generated during surgeries and outpatient ...
Jul 20, 2020
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Engineered llama antibodies neutralise COVID-19 virus
Antibodies taken from llamas have been shown to neutralise the SARS-CoV-2 virus in lab tests.
Jul 13, 2020
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