Critical errors in inhaler technique common in children with asthma
In the first study to evaluate inhaler technique in children hospitalized for asthma — the group at highest risk for
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Biosensor ‘bandage’ collects and analyzes sweat
Like other biofluids, sweat contains a wealth of information about what’s going on inside the body. However, collecting the fluid
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Mini microscope for studies of brain disease in living mice
Working with mice, a team of Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers has developed a relatively inexpensive, portable mini microscope that could
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High-contrast imaging for cancer therapy with protons
Medical physicist Dr. Aswin Hoffmann and his team from the Institute of Radiooncology — OncoRay at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR)
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Artificial intelligence predicts Alzheimer’s years before diagnosis
Artificial intelligence (AI) technology improves the ability of brain imaging to predict Alzheimer’s disease, according to a study published in
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IoT firm, UC Berkeley awarded $4.5 million research grant for dementia caregivers
The National Institute on Aging awarded a $4.5 million grant to the University of California Berkeley and People Power, an
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‘Blink’ and you won’t miss amyloids: Engineering team just found new way to see proteins that cause Alzheimer’s, other diseases
Tiny protein structures called amyloids are key to understanding certain devastating age-related diseases. Aggregates, or sticky clumped-up amyloids, form plaques
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Unnecessary heart procedures can be avoided with non-invasive test
Unnecessary heart procedures can be avoided with a non-invasive test, according to late breaking research presented today at ESC Congress
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How brains of doers differ from those of procrastinators: Procrastination is the thief of time. Not everyone finds this fact deterring. Two different brain areas might be the reason for this
Researchers at Ruhr-Universität Bochum have analysed why certain people tend to put tasks off rather than tackling them directly. Using
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Red or yellow? A simple paper test detects false or substandard antibiotics
Antibiotics — medicines that treat bacterial infections — have saved millions of lives worldwide since their discovery in the early
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