Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Large market share for non-quality-assured malaria medicines in Africa

A new study of malaria medicine quality in 8 sub-Saharan African countries has found a large and potentially growing market for non-quality-assured (QA) malaria treatments—medicines not pre-approved by global health organisations ...

Cardiology

Advances in detection of erratic heart rhythm

New research supported by the euCanSHare and HealthyCloud projects has revealed that a model combining ECG features and cardiac imaging-derived radiomics data improves the detection of AF in women. The study was published ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Kids who lack sympathy more likely to share with virtuous friends

Children who sometimes lack sympathy for others are more likely to share resources with those friends if they respect their morals suggests a paper published today (March 2, 2015) in the British Journal of Developmental Psychology.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Hybrid Assistive Limb improves gait ability in patients with ALS

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal progressive neurodegenerative disease that presents with various symptoms, such as muscle weakness, dysphagia, dysarthria, and respiratory failure, leading to death in 3–5 ...

Biomedical technology

Embattled Philips says respirators 'within safety limits'

Under-fire Dutch medical device maker Philips said Wednesday extensive testing on its recalled respirator devices showed they were "within safety limits" for use, but that a final verdict rests with global regulatory authorities.

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