Vaccination
Trust is key as Estonia tests global vaccine passports
Could a QR code open up the world? That is the question in Estonia as it takes a lead in global efforts to develop digital vaccine passports.
Feb 10, 2021
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News tagged with pilot
Psychology & Psychiatry
Pilot program offers plan for improving mental health care for resident physicians
A pilot program to offer mental health services offered resident physicians at the University of Colorado School of Medicine provides a model for confidential and affordable help, according to an article published today by ...
Feb 04, 2021
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Neuroscience
Ultrasound in the treatment of brain diseases
Ultrasound is not only used as an imaging technique but targeted pulses of ultrasound can be used as a highly accurate treatment for a range of brain diseases, for which there were previously only limited treatment options. ...
Feb 04, 2021
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Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Using a smartwatch to help detect the progression of Parkinson's disease
A team of engineers from Apple Inc. working with researchers from several institutions in the U.S. has found that smartwatches could provide a valuable resource in helping to track the progression of Parkinson's disease in ...
Medical research
Common antiseptic could be cheap and easy way to improve cancer radiotherapy around the world
A simple injection of a common antiseptic could boost the cancer-killing effect of radiotherapy for breast cancer and other cancers, an early clinical trial has shown.
Feb 03, 2021
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Radiology & Imaging
MRI expertise aids research on hemodialysis therapy patients
Researchers at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology were part of a collaborative effort to investigate a new strategy to manage sodium levels in patients with kidney failure who were undergoing hemodialysis ...
Jan 28, 2021
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Cardiology
Exercise-based cardiac rehab added to stroke recovery improved strength, cardiac endurance
Stroke survivors who completed a cardiac rehabilitation program focused on aerobic exercise, currently not prescribed to stroke survivors, significantly improved their ability to transition from sitting to standing, and how ...
Jan 27, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Pandemic exacerbates stress for struggling families
Staying put during the pandemic is hard enough without additional stressors. But for some in Houston, COVID-19 exacerbated situations that already presented challenges.
Jan 26, 2021
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Medications
A clinical trial provides encouraging results on ivermectin for reducing mild COVID-19
A small pilot study suggests that early administration of ivermectin can reduce viral loads and symptom duration in patients with mild COVID-19, which in turn could help reduce viral transmission. The study, which is part ...
Jan 19, 2021
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Neuroscience
Electromagnetic stimulation may improve arm and hand function after spinal cord injury
Ghaith Androwis, Ph.D., and Steven Kirshblum, MD, received a grant from BrainQ Technologies to study a potential treatment for arm and hand dysfunction in individuals with chronic spinal cord injury. The study is titled, ...
Jan 14, 2021
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