American teens underestimate their use of amphetamines, likely because many don’t know that the attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) drug Adderall is an amphetamine, a new study suggests. High school and college students sometimes…
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Does smell sensitivity change everyday?
It has always been apparent that some individuals have a better sense of smell than others, but a new study of 37 teens provides the first direct evidence that within each person,…
Lucid dreaming could be real
In the 2010 film “Inception,” Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio) describes his wife Mal’s trick for discerning reality from the fantastic dreamscape in which most of the film takes place: He uses what he…
Multifunctional Nanoparticle Enables New Type Of Biological Imaging
Spotting a single cancerous cell that has broken free from a tumor and is traveling through the bloodstream to colonize a new organ might seem like finding a needle in a haystack….
What Are Side Effects? What Causes Side Effects?
A side effect, also known as an adverse effect, adverse event, or undesirable secondary effect is when a treatment goes beyond the desired effect and causes a problem; the treatment, which may…
Health care can pay other dividends – UAE Newspaper
Health care is one of the economy’s bright spots, a recession-proof industry for which demand is forecast only to increase. To that end, governments and companies across the globe, including in the…
Role of social science in HIV Prevention Research termed Critical
(CNS): It is well understood that both the efficacy and effectiveness of HIV Prevention research trial products (such as microbicides) depends upon their actual use by the clinical trial participants. “Use is…
Evolution of Biomedical Test Equipment
Biomedical test equipment lies at the foundation of every hospital and GP surgery. From the simple thermometer to the CT scanner, biomedical equipment is used in every medical diagnosis and, in many…
New Patient Monitoring and Robotics Technology make life more easier
Article by By Carolyn Whelan courtesy https://www.scientificamerican.com/ A new generation of medical devices using wireless communications, sophisticated software and data center-driven “cloud” computing promises to deliver health care in ways previously limited…
Syntatic antibodies hold biomedical promise – new cures for cancer obesity
Antibodies are the immune system’s warriors. Their role is to pinpoint disease pathogens, attaching to them and neutralizing their effects. Though antibodies are of great value for biomedical research, the process of…
Siemens introduces stereoscopic ultrasonic imaging
Siemens Healthcare has developed a new software program that will give obstetricians and gynecologists the possibility to produce 3D stereoscopic views of a patient’s ultrasound scan. The new image management software dubbed…
If You Won’t Avoid Diabetes Now, You will certainly Hate Yourself Later
Type 2 diabetes is easily the most common type of diabetes. An incredible number of Americans have already been identified as having diabetes type 2, and much more are unaware they are…
Stats in UK show one in 3 may be diagnosed to have cancer
Cancer is an abnormal growth of cells The human body is made up of hundreds of different types of cell, all of which behave differently. A cell in the kidney, although it…
Central Nervous System Capacity and Cardiovascular Evolution
Article osted by Trudy Sutherland There is something hapanning that you can understand. The Alpha Omega of of all (having numerous other names applied by human nervous systems) is understanding to humans…
Businessweek Remote Health Care
If Telefónica (TEF) has its way, your knee will one day call your doctor. In partnership with Barcelona’s Hospital de la Esperanza, Telefónica has developed a knee brace embedded with motion sensors…