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Medical economics

Equipment graveyards: Why new tech alone doesn't result in equitable health care

Experts have warned against simply throwing money and new equipment at disadvantaged communities to tackle the problem of inequitable health care.

Pediatrics

Engineer-mom turns breastmilk worries into smart device for parents

For countless new moms, one of the hardest parts of breastfeeding isn't the latch or the logistics—it's the uncertainty. Is my baby getting enough? Am I making enough?

Gastroenterology

New technology monitors bladder dysfunction in patients

Dr. Jason Kim and Dr. Steven Weissbart of the Women's Pelvic Health and Continence Center at Stony Brook University Hospital (SBUH) have successfully performed one of the nation's first—and the East Coast's very first—Glean ...

Radiology & Imaging

Dual wavefront correction enhances quality of deep-tissue imaging

Wavefront shaping is a promising approach to deep tissue imaging. Until now, it was possible only via an invasive approach: fluorescent points were manually inserted into the sample, and the tissue was indirectly mapped by ...

Gastroenterology

New 'smart capsule' tracks health of the GI tract

Scientists are increasingly finding that the gastrointestinal (GI) tract plays a vital role in our overall health. While its main functions center around digestion, the GI tract is also involved in the production of hormones, ...

Surgery

Scientists 3D-print part of human femur as strong as real bone

A group of North Texas doctors and scientists printed part of a human femur—the longest and strongest bone in the body—that mimics the strength, flexibility and overall mechanics of a real femur. The findings were published ...

Gerontology & Geriatrics

NASA-inspired low-vibration belt lowers bone fracture risk

For some, Osteoboost might initially evoke TV informercials for gadgets that promise to shock people's abdominal muscles into six-pack formation while they sit, or mid-20th century contraptions that professed to jiggle away ...

Gerontology & Geriatrics

Can a robot help you age better?

As more of us live longer, can robots help us maintain healthier, more independent and dignified lives? The robots I've been studying are friendly, helpful machines that can talk, remind, monitor—and even offer a form of ...

Inflammatory disorders

New test improves quality control of allergy therapeutics

An interdisciplinary research team from the Allergology and Veterinary Medicine Divisions at the Paul-Ehrlich-Institut (PEI) has developed a novel laboratory test that enables the determination of adjuvanted allergoids in ...

Gerontology & Geriatrics

Taurine is unlikely to be a good aging biomarker, researchers find

Scientists at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have found that levels of circulating taurine, a conditionally essential amino acid involved in multiple important biological functions, are unlikely to serve as a good ...

Sports medicine & Kinesiology

Researchers use VR gaming for balance rehab programs

Rehabilitating balance can require endless repetitive exercises, but new University of Queensland research could unlock the potential of virtual reality (VR) games to make physical rehab more enjoyable and effective.

Genetics

Determining the cause of cryopreservation fertility failures

According to the American Cancer Society, survivors of childhood cancer can face health problems later in their adult life. Many boys who undergo cancer treatment before puberty can lose the ability to produce sperm as chemotherapy ...