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Health Technology: is defined by the World Health Organization as the "application of organized knowledge and skills in the form of devices, medicines, vaccines, procedures and systems developed to solve a health problem and improve quality of lives".
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JUL 21, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Picture this: a hiker on a backcountry trail falls down a rocky embankment, and is left with a deep gash on the leg afte ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUL 20, 2020Chemistry & Physics
A new material named after the shape-changing Greek god Proteus boasts the title of the first-ever manufactured non-cutt ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 19, 2020Cardiology
Heart failure is usually associated with conditions like high blood pressure and coronary artery disease. But there may ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 18, 2020Cancer
A development in precision medicine in cancer treatment for dogs has led to a similar advancement in cancer treatment fo ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 17, 2020Immunology
When it comes to clinical countermeasures against COVID-19, one class of molecules stands out among the others: antibodi ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUL 17, 2020Neuroscience
The ability to adapt to new environments has given humans an unmatched evolutionary edge in both colonizing and thriving ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 16, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Severe cases of COVID-19 can cause pneumonia, a process whereby the delicate air sacs in the lungs swell with fluid, and ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUL 15, 2020Technology
Placing your dinner plates in the sink or grabbing a bottle of water maybe the simplest thing you do this week but for r ...Written By: Nouran AminJUL 14, 2020Immunology
Scientists are working on developing an arsenal of nano-sized weapons in the war against COVID-19. These molecules, call ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUL 13, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Advances in computational and genetic technologies have enabled scientists to search the genome to look for places where ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 09, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Is genomics helping to reduce inequality? Unfortunately, ten commentaries by a panel of bioethicists suggests that no, i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 09, 2020Technology
It is no secret that COVID-19 pandemic has touched our lives in so many ways. For health care providers, the burden has ...Written By: Nouran AminJUL 09, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
A new predictive tool for measuring women’s fertility uses an unlikely biological source for answers: hair. During ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUL 08, 2020Technology
According to a clinical trial, recent assistive technology can enable individuals to power their wheelchair with their t ...Written By: Nouran AminJUL 07, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Finding drug-resistant genes in bacteria remains a challenge. However, scientists at Washington State University have de ...Written By: Nouran AminJUL 07, 2020Chemistry & Physics
You have probably heard the recent concerns about PFAS, otherwise known as per/polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) or fore ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 07, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
False-negative results are particularly problematic in containing the spread of COVID-19 — infected individ ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUL 05, 2020Neuroscience
Researchers from the Medical University of Graz in Austria have found a link between the build-up of iron in the brain&# ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 04, 2020Cancer
Researchers have found a mechanism of a key protein that supports the progression and relapse of cancer. This discovery ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 30, 2020Neuroscience
Stroking a cuddly seal robot boosts happiness and reduces pain in young adults, according to a new study by researchers ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 29, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from UCL have found that staring into a deep red light for just three minutes per day can significantly impr ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 25, 2020Immunology
When cells become diseased or infected, a “suicide switch” is triggered, preventing neighboring cells from b ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUN 23, 2020Immunology
Scientists have developed an experimental therapy for COVID-19 that uses coated nanoparticles to intercept SARS-C ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUN 20, 2020Immunology
Microglia make up just a fraction of all the cells in the brain, but play a vital role in removing pathogens or damaged ...Written By: Tara Fernandes
JUL 21, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Picture this: a hiker on a backcountry trail falls down a rocky embankment, and is left with a deep gash on the leg afte
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUL 20, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
A new material named after the shape-changing Greek god Proteus boasts the title of the first-ever manufactured non-cutt
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 19, 2020
Cardiology
Heart failure is usually associated with conditions like high blood pressure and coronary artery disease. But there may
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 18, 2020
Cancer
A development in precision medicine in cancer treatment for dogs has led to a similar advancement in cancer treatment fo
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 17, 2020
Immunology
When it comes to clinical countermeasures against COVID-19, one class of molecules stands out among the others: antibodi
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUL 17, 2020
Neuroscience
The ability to adapt to new environments has given humans an unmatched evolutionary edge in both colonizing and thriving
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 16, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Severe cases of COVID-19 can cause pneumonia, a process whereby the delicate air sacs in the lungs swell with fluid, and
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUL 15, 2020
Technology
Placing your dinner plates in the sink or grabbing a bottle of water maybe the simplest thing you do this week but for r
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUL 14, 2020
Immunology
Scientists are working on developing an arsenal of nano-sized weapons in the war against COVID-19. These molecules, call
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUL 13, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Advances in computational and genetic technologies have enabled scientists to search the genome to look for places where
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 09, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Is genomics helping to reduce inequality? Unfortunately, ten commentaries by a panel of bioethicists suggests that no, i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 09, 2020
Technology
It is no secret that COVID-19 pandemic has touched our lives in so many ways. For health care providers, the burden has
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUL 09, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
A new predictive tool for measuring women’s fertility uses an unlikely biological source for answers: hair. During
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUL 08, 2020
Technology
According to a clinical trial, recent assistive technology can enable individuals to power their wheelchair with their t
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUL 07, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Finding drug-resistant genes in bacteria remains a challenge. However, scientists at Washington State University have de
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUL 07, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
You have probably heard the recent concerns about PFAS, otherwise known as per/polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) or fore
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 07, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
False-negative results are particularly problematic in containing the spread of COVID-19 — infected individ
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUL 05, 2020
Neuroscience
Researchers from the Medical University of Graz in Austria have found a link between the build-up of iron in the brain&#
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 04, 2020
Cancer
Researchers have found a mechanism of a key protein that supports the progression and relapse of cancer. This discovery
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 30, 2020
Neuroscience
Stroking a cuddly seal robot boosts happiness and reduces pain in young adults, according to a new study by researchers
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 29, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from UCL have found that staring into a deep red light for just three minutes per day can significantly impr
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 25, 2020
Immunology
When cells become diseased or infected, a “suicide switch” is triggered, preventing neighboring cells from b
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUN 23, 2020
Immunology
Scientists have developed an experimental therapy for COVID-19 that uses coated nanoparticles to intercept SARS-C
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUN 20, 2020
Immunology
Microglia make up just a fraction of all the cells in the brain, but play a vital role in removing pathogens or damaged
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes