Unvaccinated patients are getting kicked off organ transplant waitlists
Transplant recipients must take immune-suppressing drugs, raising risk for COVID. Enlarge (credit: Getty | Barcroft) A growing number of medical facilities across the country are directing coveted organ donations to patients w.....»»
2024 Nissan Leaf regains access to federal EV tax credit, but not all of it
When the new federal requirements for the EV tax credit kicked into effect on January 1st, a ton of electric vehicles that previously qualified for … The post 2024 Nissan Leaf regains access to federal EV tax credit, but not all of it appeared.....»»
A New Headset Aims to Treat Alzheimer’s With Light and Sound
An experimental device developed by Cognito Therapeutics seeks to slow cognitive decline in Alzheimer’s patients using light and sound......»»
Meta Hit with Outages Across Different Apps and Services
Thousands of users worldwide have reported that they were kicked out of their Facebook and Instagram accounts, unable to to log back into their apps. The post Meta Hit with Outages Across Different Apps and Services appeared first on Phandroid......»»
Researchers focus on finding flaws in superbugs" armor
Recent years have seen the rise of bacterial pathogens that have developed resistance to antibiotics. One such superbug, carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB), kills hundreds of critically ill patients in the U.S. each year, usually in.....»»
US prescription market hamstrung for 9 days (so far) by ransomware attack
Patients having trouble getting lifesaving meds have the AlphV crime group to thank. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Nine days after a Russian-speaking ransomware syndicate took down the biggest US health care payment pro.....»»
Doctors prescribing app, with walking steps targets for patients
A pilot scheme is effectively seeing doctors prescribe an app – specifically one which measures the number of steps patients walk, with each person being prescribed a personal target. At the end of the ‘prescription’ period, the results are.....»»
Research team reveals cellular and molecular basis of spur development in Impatiens uliginosa
As an important reproductive organ of angiosperms, flowers have a clear purpose and adaptive significance in their various characteristics. As a typical floral evolutionary feature, the floral spur is a tubular structure extending from the petal, whi.....»»
Alabama IVF Patients Are Running Out of Time
“I feel so powerless in this state.”.....»»
Researchers develop hemostatic agent from mussels and silkworm cocoons to stop organ bleeding
In recent news, there has been a case where a patient experienced pain due to a surgical procedure involving sutures, resulting in the unintended presence of gauze within the patient's body. Gauze is typically employed to control bleeding during medi.....»»
Live imaging reveals key cell dynamics in 3D organ formation in Drosophila
Animal development requires successive changes in cell and tissue structures. To form complex 3D organs, cell shapes must adapt to support tissue morphogenesis. However, our understanding of how cellular structure changes are coupled with dynamic tis.....»»
Unvaccinated Florida kids exposed to measles can skip quarantine, officials say
On Tuesday, nearly 20 percent of the school's 1,067 students were reportedly absent. Enlarge / Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo speaks during a press conference at Neo City Academy in Kissimmee, Florida. (credit: Paul He.....»»
Measles Strikes a Florida Elementary School With Over 100 Unvaccinated Kids
Nearly 11 percent of the students aren't fully immunized, prompting concerns of broader infection......»»
Measles erupts in Florida school where 11% of kids are unvaccinated
Over 100 children at the school are susceptible to virus. Enlarge / A child with measles. (credit: Greene, Charles Lyman) Florida health officials on Sunday announced an investigation into a cluster of measles cases at.....»»
"Fortnite" will return to the iPhone -- but only in the EU
Three years after Apple kicked Epic Games off the App Store for breaking terms of business, it has allowed the firm to return with a developer account — and "Fortnite" — for use within the EU.Still from the Epic Games-produced ad criticizing Appl.....»»
Gold nanoparticles found to reverse brain deficits in multiple sclerosis and Parkinson"s
Results from phase two clinical trials at UT Southwestern Medical Center showed that a suspension of gold nanocrystals taken daily by patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) and Parkinson's disease (PD) significantly reversed deficits of metabolites li.....»»
New 3D printing method uses ice to build a template for artificial blood vessels in engineered tissue
Over 100,000 individuals in the United States are currently in need of organ transplants. The demand for organs, such as hearts, kidneys, and livers, far exceeds the available supply and people sometimes wait years to receive a donated organ. Approxi.....»»
World"s biggest flying lab comes to Asia on air pollution mission
NASA has kicked off a series of marathon flights in Asia with the world's biggest flying laboratory, in an ambitious mission to improve the models that help to forecast and fight air pollution......»»
This Small Wearable Device Reduces Parkinson’s Symptoms
People with Parkinson’s have fewer tremors when they receive rhythmic physical stimulation—so a UK startup has created a coin-sized vibrating device to help patients move more easily......»»
ALMA gets a new hydrogen maser
The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) has just received a "heart transplant," high in the Atacama Desert in Northern Chile. ALMA, the most complex astronomical observatory ever built on Earth, installed a new hydrogen maser. This up.....»»
A new approach for fast and cost-effective pathogen detection
The ability to detect diseases at an early stage or even predict their onset would be of tremendous benefit to doctors and patients alike. A research team led by Dr. Larysa Baraban at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) develops intellige.....»»