Archive for July, 2011
Tired Of Needles? Measure Your Glucose Levels With An iPhone
Researchers at Northeastern University are using nanosensors implanted into the skin — similar to a tattoo — and a modified iPhone to measure sodium and glucose levels in patients. The implications for this could be tremendous, but first, here’s how it works:
“The team begins by injecting a solution containing carefully chosen nanoparticles into the skin. This leaves no visible mark, but the nanoparticles will fluoresce when exposed to a target molecule, such as sodium or glucose. A modified iPhone then tracks changes in the level of fluorescence, which indicates the amount of sodium or glucose present.â€Â
For patients who are diabetics, (more…)
*This blog post was originally published at iMedicalApps* (Source: Better Health)
Original post by Better Health
No commentsDogs Help Researchers To Improve Their Understanding Of Bone Cancer
A team led by Dr. Jaime Modiano, a College of Veterinary Medicine and Masonic Cancer center expert in comparative medicine, discovered a gene pattern that distinguishes the more severe form of bone cancer from a less aggressive form in dogs. Dogs are the only other species besides humans that develops this disease spontaneously with any frequency…
Original post by Allergy News From Medical News Today
No commentsIntroducing Maspin Protein Into Tumor Nucleus Can Halt Growth And Spread
According to the Canadian Cancer Society, one in four Canadians will die of cancer. This year alone, the disease will kill an estimated 75,000 people. With incidence rates on the rise, more cancer patients are facing grave prognoses. Fortunately, Lawson Health Research Institute’s Dr. John Lewis, Dr. Ann Chambers, and colleagues have found new hope for survival…
Original post by Allergy News From Medical News Today
No commentsRecognizing voices difficult for dyslexics
BOSTON, July 31 (UPI) — People with dyslexia may not notice how people pronounce words differently, something that makes voice recognition possible, U.S. researchers say. (Source: Health News – UPI.com)
Original post by Health News – UPI.com
No commentsHot-Dog Health Warning Outside NASCAR Event In Indianapolis
A large billboard close to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, that looks very similar in design to cigarette warnings, tells passers-by “Warning: Hot dogs can wreck your health.” Readers are directed to CancerProject.org. The billboard has a picture of hotdogs sticking out of a cigarette pack, which has an image of the skull and crossbones…
Original post by Six Until Me.
No commentsRelation Found Between Rhinoplasty And Mental Illness
The desire for plastic surgery, and in particular nose jobs, may be a tell tale sign of a mental illness called dysmorphic disorder (BDD), which is basically is an unnatural preoccupation with slight or imagined defects in appearance. A person with BDD historically tends to have cosmetic surgery, and even if the surgeries are successful, does not think they are and is unhappy with the outcomes…
Original post by Six Until Me.
No commentsNewly designed typeface could help dyslexic readers
It might not be the prettiest typeface ever invented, but a Dutch graphic designer believes that a new font he’s developed can help people with dyslexia read more easily. (Source: CTV Health)
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No commentsJRC Develops New Testing Methods For Contaminated Sports Drinks From Taiwan
The European Commission’s Joint Research Centre has developed three new methods to detect an illegal clouding agent which can be found in sports drinks imported from Taiwan. In late May, the Taiwanese authorities informed the European Commission that significant amounts of phthalates were illegally added to certain categories of sports drinks…
Original post by Six Until Me.
No commentsCadence Pharmaceuticals Reaffirms FDA-Approved Dosing Recommendations For OFIRMEV® (acetaminophen) Injection
Cadence Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: CADX) today confirmed that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved dosing recommendations for OFIRMEV® (acetaminophen) injection remains 4,000 mg per day for adults and adolescents weighing at least 50 kg…
Original post by Six Until Me.
No commentsLexicon’s IBS Drug Candidate, LX1033, Successfully Completes Phase 1 Clinical Trial
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: LXRX), a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering breakthrough treatments for human disease, announced today that it has successfully completed a Phase 1 clinical trial of LX1033, an orally-delivered small molecule drug candidate for diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-d)…
Original post by Six Until Me.
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