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China, India face huge mental health burden: study
May 18, 2016 (AFP)
China and India are home to more than a third of people with mental illness, but only a tiny fraction of them receive medical help, according to studies release...
Miracle Suit inspired by NASA saves new mothers around the world
May 05, 2016 (SPX)
In 1969, NASA Ames Research Center received an unusual call for help: a local woman was still bleeding weeks after giving birth, despite every attempt to halt i...
Toward dissolvable electronics for implants and sensors
May 04, 2016 (SPX)
Tiny electronic sensors and devices that can be implanted in the body and then dissolve almost without a trace are getting closer to reality. Scientists have te...
Tamping down neurons' energy use could treat neurodegeneration
May 03, 2016 (SPX)
Salk Institute scientists showed how an FDA-approved drug boosts the health of brain cells by limiting their energy use. Like removing unnecessary lighting from...
Samsung's drug-manufacturing unit plans to go public
Apr 28, 2016 (AFP)
South Korea's Samsung announced Thursday a plan to list shares of its drug-manufacturing unit on Seoul's stock market as it eyes the bio-medical business as a n...
Great willow herb used against multi-drug resistant bacteria
Apr 22, 2016 (SPX)
Although often considered a weed, due to its anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties, willow herb has long enjoyed a solid reputation for easing problems o...
Nanoparticle acts like Trojan horse to halt asthma
Apr 22, 2016 (SPX)
In an entirely new approach to treating asthma and allergies, a biodegradable nanoparticle acts like a Trojan horse, hiding an allergen in a friendly shell, to ...
Private vaccines in China need more regulation: WHO
Mar 29, 2016 (AFP)
The World Health Organization Tuesday urged tighter regulation of privately sold vaccines in China as a scandal involving out-of-date immunisation fuels public ...
More than 130 held in China vaccine scandal: reports
Mar 24, 2016 (AFP)
More than 130 suspects have been detained in connection with a vaccine scandal in China that has triggered outrage about safety, Chinese media reported Thursday...
China vaccine scandal sees 37 detained
Mar 23, 2016 (AFP)
At least 37 suspects have been detained and 13 wholesalers put under investigation over a vaccine scandal that has raised deep concern about safety, Chinese med...
Maggots could help human wound healing
Mar 23, 2016 (UPI)
Doctors already use leeches for microsurgery and plastic surgery. Soon maggots could be deployed to boost tissue regeneration. In a proof-of-concept study at No...
Smartphones could improve skin cancer detection in developing countries
Mar 22, 2016 (SPX)
Everyone knows smartphones can be used as calendars, calculators, radios and cameras. But, did you know they can also be used as microscopes that have the poten...
New technique for rapidly killing bacteria using tiny gold disks and light
Mar 21, 2016 (SPX)
Researchers have developed a new technique for killing bacteria in seconds using highly porous gold nanodisks and light, according to a study published in Optic...
Stanford scientists develop new technique for imaging cells and tissues under the skin
Mar 21, 2016 (SPX)
Scientists have many tools at their disposal for looking at preserved tissue under a microscope in incredible detail, or peering into the living body at lower r...
Functional heart muscle regenerated in decellularized human hearts
Mar 15, 2016 (SPX)
Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers have taken some initial steps toward the creation of bioengineered human hearts using donor hearts stripped of ...
Reverse engineering human biology with organs-on-chips
Mar 15, 2016 (SPX)
"Organs-on-Chips," added last May to the collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City and winner of the 2015 Design Award from the London Design Muse...
Japan's Toshiba gives Canon preference for medical unit sale
Mar 09, 2016 (AFP)
Japan's Toshiba on Wednesday offered camera maker Canon exclusive rights to buy its medical devices unit, as the engineering giant sells businesses to recover f...
IBM buys Truven Health Analytics for $2.6 bn
Feb 18, 2016 (AFP)
IBM announced Thursday a deal to buy Truven Health Analytics for $2.6 billion as the US tech giant builds its business in cloud computing and data management fo...
Advance could aid development of nanoscale biosensors
Feb 17, 2016 (SPX)
Imagine a hand-held environmental sensor that can instantly test water for lead, E. coli, and pesticides all at the same time, or a biosensor that can perform a...
New NTU smart chip makes low-powered, wireless neural implants a possibility
Feb 16, 2016 (SPX)
Scientists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed a small smart chip that can be paired with neural implants for efficien...
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