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Medical Technology: the application of organized knowledge and skills in the form of devices, medicines, vaccines, procedures and systems developed to solve a health challenge and improve overall quality of life
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AUG 03, 2017Cancer
In surveying the blood for signs of cancer DNA, researchers found that liquid biopsies can also reveal clues about why s ...AUG 01, 2017Immunology
Scientists have known for a while that HIV hides in the body, undetected by the immune system and unaffected by antiretr ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 31, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
We’ve all experienced the annoying Band-Aid that won’t stay on when wet. And when it comes to bigger cuts an ...JUL 28, 2017Plants & Animals
Tardigrades are fascinating organisms, not just because they would likely survive almost any cataclysmic event that&rsqu ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 21, 2017Health & Medicine
What happens to heart cells in the seconds and minutes following a heart attack? Without oxygen, heart cells slowly beco ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 19, 2017Chemistry & Physics
Cancer Treatment: IMRT (Radiation Therapy) Radiation therapy is one of the crucial treatment options for various types o ...Written By: Daniel DuanJUL 13, 2017Cardiology
How can you calculate your risk of dying or being hospitalized for cardiovascular complications in the year follo ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 10, 2017Neuroscience
In the field of neuroscience, it could be said that imaging is everything. Being able to look inside the brain at struct ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 06, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
This new data on a rare disease could help diagnose the disorder in new patients, and has led researchers to test new tr ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 06, 2017Neuroscience
Parkinson’s disease (PD) affects about 1 million people in the United States. It’s a progressive disease, of ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 05, 2017Neuroscience
For patients who have suffered paralysis, whether from injury or illness, coping with the adjustment of limited mobility ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 04, 2017Neuroscience
Shaking of the hands or head can impact a person’s life in many ways. There can be several reasons for these tremo ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 28, 2017Neuroscience
It seems wearable tech items are everywhere. Smartwatches with apps and phone service, activity trackers that monitor ex ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 26, 2017Neuroscience
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, or OCD, is a neurobiological condition where a person is driven to do things in a very sp ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 22, 2017Neuroscience
Major depressive disorder impacts almost 15 million people in America. Other forms of depression and anxiety impact many ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 20, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Have you ever wondered how hospitals get away with serving up the same sugary, greasy, cholesterol-laden foods that doct ...JUN 08, 2017Neuroscience
Every day as we navigate around our homes, neighborhoods and workplaces, we see people we know. A friendly wave to a cow ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 03, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
A CT scan can do more than just reveal broken bones. In a new study, researchers found that CT scans can provide a glimp ...JUN 03, 2017Space & Astronomy
There are a number of questions that remain about how long-term space travel affects the human body. One of the most cri ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 30, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
An accurate diagnosis is not just for the living. Everyday, pathologists perform autopsies on dead bodies to discover th ...MAY 29, 2017Microbiology
Scientists introduced a gene circuit with a sensor and a reporter to a bacterium, which can survive for up to 6 months i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 22, 2017Cardiology
For the first time, scientists discovered a genetic culprit for a severe congenital heart defect, hypoplastic lef ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 21, 2017Health & Medicine
Canadian cardiologist Dr. Neil Fam completed the world’s first mitral regurgitation repair surgery through the jug ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 19, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Virtual reality is not just for gamers - in the medical world, virtual and 3-D technologies are transforming how doctors ...
AUG 03, 2017
Cancer
In surveying the blood for signs of cancer DNA, researchers found that liquid biopsies can also reveal clues about why s
...
AUG 01, 2017
Immunology
Scientists have known for a while that HIV hides in the body, undetected by the immune system and unaffected by antiretr
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 31, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
We’ve all experienced the annoying Band-Aid that won’t stay on when wet. And when it comes to bigger cuts an
...
JUL 28, 2017
Plants & Animals
Tardigrades are fascinating organisms, not just because they would likely survive almost any cataclysmic event that&rsqu
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 21, 2017
Health & Medicine
What happens to heart cells in the seconds and minutes following a heart attack? Without oxygen, heart cells slowly beco
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 19, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
Cancer Treatment: IMRT (Radiation Therapy) Radiation therapy is one of the crucial treatment options for various types o
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
JUL 13, 2017
Cardiology
How can you calculate your risk of dying or being hospitalized for cardiovascular complications in the year follo
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 10, 2017
Neuroscience
In the field of neuroscience, it could be said that imaging is everything. Being able to look inside the brain at struct
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 06, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
This new data on a rare disease could help diagnose the disorder in new patients, and has led researchers to test new tr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 06, 2017
Neuroscience
Parkinson’s disease (PD) affects about 1 million people in the United States. It’s a progressive disease, of
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 05, 2017
Neuroscience
For patients who have suffered paralysis, whether from injury or illness, coping with the adjustment of limited mobility
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 04, 2017
Neuroscience
Shaking of the hands or head can impact a person’s life in many ways. There can be several reasons for these tremo
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 28, 2017
Neuroscience
It seems wearable tech items are everywhere. Smartwatches with apps and phone service, activity trackers that monitor ex
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 26, 2017
Neuroscience
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, or OCD, is a neurobiological condition where a person is driven to do things in a very sp
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 22, 2017
Neuroscience
Major depressive disorder impacts almost 15 million people in America. Other forms of depression and anxiety impact many
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 20, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Have you ever wondered how hospitals get away with serving up the same sugary, greasy, cholesterol-laden foods that doct
...
JUN 08, 2017
Neuroscience
Every day as we navigate around our homes, neighborhoods and workplaces, we see people we know. A friendly wave to a cow
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 03, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
A CT scan can do more than just reveal broken bones. In a new study, researchers found that CT scans can provide a glimp
...
JUN 03, 2017
Space & Astronomy
There are a number of questions that remain about how long-term space travel affects the human body. One of the most cri
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 30, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
An accurate diagnosis is not just for the living. Everyday, pathologists perform autopsies on dead bodies to discover th
...
MAY 29, 2017
Microbiology
Scientists introduced a gene circuit with a sensor and a reporter to a bacterium, which can survive for up to 6 months i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 22, 2017
Cardiology
For the first time, scientists discovered a genetic culprit for a severe congenital heart defect, hypoplastic lef
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 21, 2017
Health & Medicine
Canadian cardiologist Dr. Neil Fam completed the world’s first mitral regurgitation repair surgery through the jug
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 19, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Virtual reality is not just for gamers - in the medical world, virtual and 3-D technologies are transforming how doctors
...