A team of scientists from Johns Hopkins and elsewhere have developed nano-devices that successfully cross the blood-Brain barrier and deliver a drug that tames brain-damaging inflammation in rabbits with cerebral palsy. A report on the experiments, conducted at Wayne State University in collaboration with the Perinatology Research Branch ...

The April 25 issue of JAMA reports that patients with infective endocarditis, an inflammation of the inner layer of the heart, who have implanted cardiac devices have a higher rate of complications, including valve infections, heart failure, persistent bacteremia, as well as high in-hospital and 1-year mortality rates, especially if ...

A team of scientists from Johns Hopkins and elsewhere have developed nano-devices that successfully cross the brain-blood barrier and deliver a drug that tames brain-damaging inflammation in rabbits with cerebral palsy. A report on the experiments, conducted at Wayne State University in collaboration with ...

(Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions) A team of scientists from Johns Hopkins and elsewhere have developed nano-devices that successfully cross the brain-blood barrier and deliver a drug that tames brain-damaging inflammation in rabbits with cerebral palsy.

In parts of the world without reliable electricity, a pedal-powered nebulizer could provide life-saving asthma treatments. Small wax-filled sleeping bags could keep premature infants warm. A salad spinner centrifuge for blood samples could help clinicians diagnose anemia.

A new quantum mechanical-based biosensor designed by a team at University of California, Santa Barbara offers tremendous potential for detecting biomolecules at ultra-low concentrations, from instant point-of-care disease diagnostics, to detection of trace substances for forensics and security...

FARMINGTON, Conn., April 17, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Global Information Inc. is pleased to announce three significant new reports showing strong growth in the medical devices markets, driven by improving standards of living and longer life expectancies: Renal Dialysis Equipment Market to 2017 The growing ...

(University of California - Santa Barbara) Researchers at UC Santa Barbara have proposed a Tunnel-FET-based biosensor 10,000 times more sensitive than conventional FET-based sensors.

Cell phones and flashlights operate by battery without trouble. Yet because of the limited lifespan, battery power is not a feasible option for many applications in the fields of medicine or test engineering, such as implants or probes. Researchers have now developed a process that supplies these systems with power ...

Bacteria such as Staphylococcus aureus, the 'superbug' behind MRSA, can be a major problem for patients who have a medical implant, such as a replacement heart valve or pacemaker. Bacteria are able to form colonies - called biofilms - on the implanted device, which can lead to wider infections such ...

Bacteria such as Staphylococcus aureus, the 'superbug' behind MRSA, can be a major problem for patients who have a medical implant, such as a replacement heart valve or pacemaker.

(University of York) Bacteria are able to form colonies -- called biofilms -- on a medical implant, such as a replacement heart valve or pacemaker, which can lead to wider infections such as endocarditis, a bacterial infection of the heart. Research led by scientists in the Department of Biology ...