Electronic nose can sniff out which lung cancer patients will respond to immunotherapy
An electronic nose that detects chemicals in the breath of lung cancer patients can identify with 85% accuracy those who will or will not respond...
Category : Medical Devices
Optimized placement of defibrillators may improve cardiac arrest outcomes
Automated external defibrillators (AEDs) are often placed in areas of low risk and may be unavailable during certain times of the day. Determining the optimal...
Scanning the lens of the eye could predict type 2 diabetes and prediabetes
New research presented at this year’s annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Barcelona, Spain (16-20 September) shows that...
Algorithm able to accurately see differences between cancerous lung tumors
A team of researchers affiliated with a large number of institutions in Germany has tested several machine-learning algorithms to see how well they can identify...
Insulin pump therapy use has increased since 1995
Insulin pump usage has increased since 1995, especially among patients aged younger than 15 years, according to a study published online Sept. 5 in Diabetes Care....
Kessler Foundation researchers receive grant to study robotic intervention post stroke
Karen Nolan, PhD, senior research scientist, and Soha Saleh, PhD, research scientist, in the Center for Mobility and Rehabilitation Engineering Research at Kessler Foundation, were...
Video assisted lung surgery reduces complications and hospital stays compared to open surgery
Video-assisted thoracic surgery is associated with lower in-hospital complications and shorter length of stay compared with open surgery among British patients who were diagnosed at...
Symptoms of obsessive compulsive disorder improved by deep magnetic stimulation
Researchers have found that focusing powerful non-invasive magnet stimulation on a specific brain area can improve the symptoms of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). This opens...
New MRI scan can reveal molecular changes in the brain
MRI scans give us pictures of the brain that depict the physical structure of brain tissue. Now, researchers discovered a way to determine the biological...
Heating pads may lower blood pressure in people with high blood pressure when lying down
Heating pads may lower blood pressure in people with high blood pressure when lying downApplying a heating pad overnight may help people with supine hypertension,...