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Researchers from an international collaboration that included the Uppsala University announce the discovery of a new molecule that could be used as a basis for a rapid, inexpensive and precise diagnostic method for autism spectrum disorders.
ASD includes autism, Asperger's syndrome, Heller's syndrome (als... |
26 March 2012
08:21 GMT |
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University of British Columbia scientists determined in a new study that the youngest children in a classroom are the most likely to be diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and medicated for it. The group argues that the situation is very poorly handled by doctors.
The conclusion was handl... |
6 March 2012
05:00 GMT |
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A group of investigators at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in Cambridge, announces the development of a microfluidic device that is able to separate the basic components of a liquid mixture.
The team behind the work says that the tool is very well suited to conducting analyses of human blood, since it ca... |
22 February 2012
08:39 GMT |
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A team of researchers from the Mayo Clinic say that they recently developed a new approach for teasing out people who suffer from the early stages of Alzheimer's diseases. Discovering the condition in advanced can help improve patient outcomes and reduce the burden placed on healthcare systems.Scientists believe... |
12 October 2011
11:04 GMT |
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An international collaboration of researchers has determined that much more emphasis should be placed on detecting Alzheimer's disease during its earliest stages. At that time, the experts say, certain therapies can be a lot more effective than they are at later stages.
The researchers, who are based at the ... |
14 September 2011
10:22 GMT |
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Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is one of the leading causes of blindness in a number of countries, including Australia. Experts at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) have now developed a new method of detecting the condition early on.Applying it on a large scale could result in a sharp decrease in ... |
8 June 2011
04:45 GMT |
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A team of investigators from the Wayne State University announces the development of a new diagnostics tool aimed at uncovering children who suffer from mental health issues such as depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder. At this point, the method is especially designed for the young ones, but subsequent advanc... |
11 May 2011
10:27 GMT |
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Clinicians are about to receive the first new set of diagnostics criteria for Alzheimer's disease in nearly three decades. The last revision of these criteria took place some 27 years ago. The new modification was made so that research, diagnosis and therapies reflect the latest discoveries. This revision, which... |
19 April 2011
05:45 GMT |
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A collaboration of researchers in Europe has embarked on a quest to create a new type of cancer diagnostics tool that could increase patients' chances of survival by detecting their condition early on. The joint, academic-industry effort is the largest of its type ever undertaken. Its primary objective is to dev... |
21 March 2011
06:59 GMT |
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Investigators from the Rice University announce important progress in their efforts of using microsponges derived from natural seaweed to create new diagnostics tools against conditions such as cancers, hearth diseases and even AIDS or HIV infection.Scientists at the university are developing the new system as part o... |
10 February 2011
08:49 GMT |
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A team of engineers and students at the University of Rhode Island invented the lab-on-a-chip, a device that allows fast and inexpensive blood tests, and this might just be the next application on your smartphone.For a normal blood test, a vial of blood is shipped to a laboratory for analysis, and it sometimes takes ... |
10 January 2011
05:21 GMT |
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A survey of healthcare experts, clinicians and their patients has revealed that about 60 percent of bipolar disorder (BP) cases are not correctly diagnosed from the get-go. In other words, only 40 percent of all clinicians make a correct diagnostic when dealing with this condition.Most healthcare experts were also de... |
30 December 2010
10:37 GMT |
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After about 25 years of using the same criteria for diagnosing the form of dementia known as Alzheimer's Disease, healthcare experts are beginning to call out for a new set of guidelines.Back in 1984, the US National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) and the Alzheimer's Disease and Rela... |
9 October 2010
04:49 GMT |
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Folks playing around with Apple’s latest iPod nano have found that by holding down both volume buttons as well as the sleep button will start up the iPod nano in Diagnostic Mode, briefly flashing the message “iTerm: iPod Display Console” on screen.iTerm lets users test their player’s touch scr... |
19 September 2010
09:45 GMT |
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According to a new official statistic, it would appear that the number of cancer cases has increased in Europe over the past decade. However, the same document shows that mortality rates are declining.In other words, treatments healthcare experts apply to their patients appear to be functioning, seeing how less peopl... |
13 September 2010
09:42 GMT |
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The Downloads section of Apple’s web site is listing the availability of a Micromat-developed diagnostics utility that allows users to test their computer's critical system components, as well as repair disk structure and rebuild its directories.“TechTool Deluxe from Micromat is a powerful diagnostic... |
6 September 2010
03:47 GMT |
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Thanks to a new battery of tests created by researchers in the United States, analyzing the congruity abilities of people suffering from Down Syndrome is now easier and more accurate than ever. The innovative new analysis tool was produced by neuroscience experts at the University of Arizona Down Syndrome Research Gr... |
30 August 2010
06:45 GMT |
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In spite of recent advancements in developing treatments for schizophrenia and related disorders, the conditions still remain debilitating, disabling, and without permanent cure. Even in the developed world, where people have access to the best treatments available, there is little doctors can do to improve schizophr... |
30 August 2010
04:42 GMT |
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Scientists at the Arizona State University announce the development of a instrument, that is especially suited for assisting healthcare personnel in establishing diagnostics with great accuracy.The tool itself is fairly simple to use and cheap, as ASU experts Antonia Garcia and John Schneider and their team developed... |
24 August 2010
04:26 GMT |
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When an individual gets sick, or suffers from clinical, biochemical and pathological conditions, he or she is very likely to experience the action of blood cells in their own veins. That is to say, in case of the body “malfunctioning,” these cellular agents take it upon themselves to change the way genes ... |
12 March 2010
20:01 GMT |
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The Lenovo ThinkVantage toolbox is based on the PC-Doctor diagnostics platform and contains a suite of processes aimed at monitoring and maintaining system health, security and productivity when run on ThinkPad and ThinkCentre desktop PCs. The actual application contains five tabs, two of which deal with the aforemen... |
15 December 2009
09:26 GMT |
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Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a very serious medical condition, which manifests itself during sleep. A sufferer's breathing may be temporarily impaired, leading to chocking and diminished blood flow to the brain. If it goes untreated for a year, OSA can have significant implications on the health of the brain... |
11 November 2009
04:28 GMT |
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Magnetic nanoparticles (mNPs) have been heavily researched for the past ten years, and serious advancements have been made during this time. Studies have resulted in these structures being made capable to carry white blood cells, deadly agents to counteract infections or tumors at specific locations in the body. Othe... |
6 November 2009
10:58 GMT |
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Sleep apnea is a very widespread condition today, especially among people living in highly urbanized areas and subjected to large amounts of pollution. It is characterized by regular breathing stopping from time to time during sleep, mostly because of blockages that appear in the respiratory pathways. The reason why ... |
3 November 2009
02:35 GMT |
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The “Server Diagnostics” is a free package from Apple containing tools that test your server for hardware issues. Apple Server Diagnostics version 3X106 is now compatible with Snow Leopard Server on the Xserve (Early 2009), Xserve (Early 2008), and Mac mini (Early 2009), according to the Mac maker. &ldquo... |
23 October 2009
03:48 GMT |
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A new scientific research by experts at the Durham University has yielded a new tool for identifying prostate cancer, which could make the entire process of discovering the disease and starting treatments more efficient, thus improving the odds of the patient. Working together with colleagues from the University of M... |
18 May 2009
22:01 GMT |
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Living in some of the most secluded places in the world, such as Australia's Antarctic bases, can be a very challenging task, especially if you take into account the fact that most of these facilities remain isolated from the rest of the world for more than nine months per year. If a disease besets the scientist... |
18 May 2009
15:41 GMT |
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