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Tag Archives: Clinical medicine

11Jul/21

Genetic factors linked to response to common antiviral medications

July 11, 2021ResearchAciclovir, acyclovir, Antiviral drug, Clinical medicine, Diols, Ethers, Ganciclovir, Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, Japan, Medical specialties, Medicine, Organ transplantation, Purines, st. jude children's research hospital, Sweden, Virussmbale

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital scientists and collaborators in Sweden and Japan are reporting that the enzyme NUDT15 plays a role in how patients respond to antiviral therapy with the common drugs ganciclovir and acyclovir. The researchers showed that NUDT15 status can help predict how individuals will respond to treatment for cytomegalovirus, a serious infection common among people who receive bone marrow transplants. The paper was published today in Nature Communications. Continue reading

06Nov/17

Speech analyser could tell if you’re too tired to drive

November 6, 2017TransportBusiness/Finance, Cancer signs and symptoms, Cancer-related fatigue, Clinical medicine, Effects of fatigue on safety, Environment, Exercise physiology, Fatigue, Fracture mechanics, Health, Health/Medical/Pharmaceuticals, Human Interest, Human voice, Impaired fasting glucose, London, MARK HUCKVALE, Materials science, Mechanics, Medicine, Peru, Phonetics, Prosody, Solid mechanics, Stock, Symptoms, Technology/Internet, United Kingdom, Voice analysissmbale

Speech scientists are developing a system that can monitor fatigue levels by looking for signs of tiredness in the voice, with plans for its initial use by heavy construction vehicle drivers. Matthew Stock reports. Continue reading →

09Oct/17

‘Smart bandage’ heals wounds three times faster than regular dressing

October 9, 2017ResearchAdhesive bandage, Bandage, Clinical medicine, Dressing, Health, Health/Medical/Pharmaceuticals, Hydrogel dressing, Medical dressings, Medicine, MIT, NEXT MEDIA, Technology/Internet, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Woundsmbale

Researchers have designed a ‘smart bandage’ they say heals skin tissue 3 times faster than a regular medical dressing. Continue reading →

28Jul/17

Preservative in personal care products may be causing eczema

July 28, 2017HealthcareAllergen, Allergies in dogs, Allergology, Allergy, Clinical medicine, Contact dermatitis, Dermatitis, Food allergies, Health care, Health/Medical/Pharmaceuticals, Immune system, Immunology, Irritation, Medical specialties, Medicine, Methylisothiazolinone, NEXT MEDIA, Rash, RTT, United Statessmbale

A growing number of people are getting painful skin allergies, and it’s all thanks to a chemical found in everyday personal products. Continue reading →

08Feb/17

Electronic nose sniffs out diseases on a patient’s breath

February 8, 2017InnovationBiology, Branches of biology, Breathing, Clinical medicine, disease, Exhalation, Geriatrics, Germany, Haifa, Health, Health/Medical/Pharmaceuticals, Hossam Haick, Israel, MAINZ, Medicine, Parkinson, Parkinson's disease, Psychiatric diagnosis, Respiration, RTT, Science and technology in Israel, Stuart McDill, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Technology/Internet, YOAV BROZAsmbale

A “NaNose” device which can diagnose 17 diseases, including cancer and Parkinson’s, based on ‘smelling’ a patient’s breath paves the way for quick, non invasive and affordable early detection according to its Israeli developers. Stuart McDill reports. Continue reading →

22Nov/16

Scientists edit genome to cure sickle cell anemia

November 22, 2016ResearchBiology, Biotechnology, Branches of biology, Clinical medicine, CRISPR, disease, Gene therapy, Genetic engineering, Genome editing, Health, Health/Medical/Pharmaceuticals, Hematopathology, Immune system, Life sciences, Mark Dewitt, Medicine, Molecular biology, Mutation, RTT, Sickle cell trait, Sickle-cell disease, Stem cell, United Statessmbale

Researchers have proven that a new gene editing technique could pave the way towards a cure for sickle cell disease. The disease affects about 5 million people globally. About 75 percent of cases occur in Africa where at least 200,000 children are born with the disease every year.
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04Oct/16

Cyber bug in J&J’s insulin pump

October 4, 2016Healthcare, Johnson &Johnson, Animas Corporation, Clinical medicine, Company: Johnson&Johnson, Computer security, Eli Lilly and Company, Endocrine system, Fred Katayama, Health/Medical/Pharmaceuticals, Hormones, Insulin, Insulin pump, Jay Radcliffe, Johnson, Medicine, Peptide hormones, RAPID7, Recombinant proteins, United Statessmbale

Johnson & Johnson is warning users of a cyber security bug in one of its insulin pumps that could allow a hacker to overdose diabetic patients, Reuters has learned. Fred Katayama reports.
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08Aug/16

Robot masseuse hits the spot in Singapore

August 8, 2016HealthcareAlternative medicine, Clinical medicine, Emma, Health/Medical/Pharmaceuticals, injuries, Manual therapy, Massage, Massage therapy, Medical massage, Medicine, muscle strain, Roselle, Roselle Chen, Singapore, Zhang Yizhongsmbale

A robot massage therapist known as ‘Emma’ is giving doctors in Singapore a helping hand to relieve their patients muscle strain and injuries. Roselle Chen reports. Continue reading →

05Mar/16

Children fall sick in squalid conditions of Greece-Macedonia border camp

March 5, 2016HealthcareCecile Van de Kontinenburg, Clinical medicine, Common cold, Company: ThomsonReuters, Country: Greece, food, Geography of Greece, Greece, Hani, Hazi Mohammad, Health, IDOMENI, Iraq, Macedonia, Medical specialties, Medicins Sans Frontieres, Natural Disaster, Social Issues, Tent, Thomas, Thomas Friday, Vansmbale

Migrants at the Greece-Macedonia border queue for hours to have their sick children examined by medics, as aid agencies warn that squalid conditions are taking their toll on the makeshift camp’s vulnerable residents.

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10Feb/16

Care and Cure: Engineering the future of diabetes treatment

February 10, 2016InnovationArtificial pancreas, Atlanta, Ben Gruber, Blood sugar level, Cambridge, Clinical medicine, Company: ThomsonReuters, Cure, Diabetes, Diabetes management, Diabetes mellitus, Diabetes mellitus type 1, EMORY UNIVERSITY, Endocrine system, FRANK DOYLE, Harvard University, Health/Medical/Pharmaceuticals, Insulin, LUND, Medical terminology, MIT, Organ systems, Pancreas, Pancreatic islets, RTT, stem cells, Sweden, Type 1 diabetes, UNIDENTFIED LOCATIONS, United Statessmbale

Researchers are making significant advances that could change the way diabetes is treated and ultimately cured. Ben Gruber reports.
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