TECH & INNOVATION

'Skin-like' device monitors cardiovascular and skin health

Thousands of liquid crystal data points give portable device its accuracy Thousands of liquid crystal data points give portable device its accuracy A new wearable medical device can quickly alert a person if they are having cardiovascular trouble or if it's simply time to put on some skin moisturizer, reports a Northwestern University and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign study.

Should That Warm Water Bottle Be Cause for Concern?

In the hot summer sun, we have all been known to leave our water bottles in the car, only to come back later and sip the warm H2O that we forgot hours before. And though the water is just the same, it has acquired a strange plastic taste. Well it turns out that the strange notes you taste may in fact cause cancer or have major effects on your children’s health.

Chestnuts Roasting On A Deadly Food Allergy

As the Autumn brings with it cooler temperatures and a sense of nostalgia, the season of family get-togethers comes upon us in a flash. But a recent study published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology suggests that you may want to steer clear from the familiar party snacks.

Some Breast Milk Could Kill Preemie Babies—Better Ask the Neighbor for a Glass

While maternal breast milk has proven an effective way of passing vital nutrients and immune-boosting proteins into a newborn baby’s system, a new study published in journal JAMA Pediatrics suggests that it may leave premature infants particularly vulnerable to cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection. In most cases causing serious disease, and in chronic infections, may even lead to death.

New research suggests sleep apnea screening before surgery

Treatment helps reduce risk of cardiovascular complications by more than half Treatment helps reduce risk of cardiovascular complications by more than half Scheduled for surgery? New research suggests that you may want to get screened and treated for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) before going under the knife.

A step in the right direction to avoid falls

By watching people walk, researchers decode the foot position's role in maintaining balance By watching people walk, researchers decode the foot position's role in maintaining balance Researchers at The Ohio State University have gained new insight into how the body moves when we're walking.

UTSA microbiologists discover regulatory thermometer that controls cholera

Findings published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Findings published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Karl Klose, professor of biology and a researcher in UTSA's South Texas Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases, has teamed up with researchers at Ruhr University in Bochum, Germany to understand how humans get infected with cholera, Their findings were released this week in an article published by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Study finds gallbladder surgery can wait

Patients benefit from minimally invasive procedures Patients benefit from minimally invasive procedures Laparoscopic cholecystectomy, a minimally invasive procedure to remove the gallbladder, is one of the most common abdominal surgeries in the U.

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