March 2017

Male birth control found safe and successful in preventing pregnancy in rhesus monkey models   Orange County, CA – March 30th 2017 – In the United States, 45% of all pregnancies are unintended, a rate significantly higher than that of other developed countries. Currently there are only two male contraceptive options to the public; condoms and […]

The BEST Group at University of Glasgow make new developments in their electronic skin Orange County, CA – March 28th 2017 – Researchers from the Bendable Electronics and Sensing Technologies (BEST) Group at University of Glasgow in Scotland developed methods of producing large graphene sheets from cheap copper back in 2015. Graphene is a form of […]

In an effort to create a human body-on-a-chip, researchers develop female menstrual cycle in a dish Orange County, CA – March 28th 2017 – In 2012, the National Institutes of Health, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, and the Food and Drug Administration launched the Tissue Chip for a Drug Screening program in an effort to […]

Software diagnoses DiGeorge syndrome to assist Atlas of Human Malformations in Diverse Populations Orange County, CA – March 27th 2017 – DiGeorge syndrome, also known as 22q11.2 deletion syndrome, is a disorder produced by the deletion of a portion of chromosome 22. The disorder affects between 1 in 3,000 to 1 in 6,000 children worldwide and […]

Research team grows beating heart cells on various plant leaves. Orange County, CA – March 24th 2017 – A multidisciplinary research team made up of scientists from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Arkansas State University-Jonesboro have cultured human heart cells upon spinach leaves. Due to the similarities in the vascular network structures […]

Researchers develop cheap, portable, and open source camera for retina photography Orange County, CA – March 23rd 2017 -Researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine and Massachusetts Eye and Ear/Harvard Medical School have collaborated to create a portable camera able to photograph the retina without dilating the patient’s eyes. Currently, routine eye […]

The Karolinska Schizophrenia Project publishes thier first results in Molecular Psychiatry. Orange County, CA – March 20th 2017 – Schizophrenia is a severe mental disorder that causes those affected to construe reality in an anomalous way, altering the way a person will think, feel, and behave. As a lifelong disorder some individuals diagnosed have difficulty determining […]

The deal is expected to bring the MedyMatch application to hospitals worldwide Orange County, CA – March 17th 2017 – MedyMatch Technology has announced their collaboration with IBM Watson Health to incorporate their artificial intelligence based application, which assists physicians in making medical decisions, into the emergency room. The two companies have reached a five-year licensing […]

Compared with older, invasive, techniques CT angiography and stress tests show similar results Orange County, CA – March 16th 2017 – Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of death with an estimated 17.5 million people, 31% of all deaths, dying worldwide each year. Caused by heart and blood vessel disorders this condition can be further exacerbated […]

A team from UCMM develops a new reference resource for other diabetes researchers Orange County, CA – March 15th 2017 – Insulin, the hormone responsible for blood sugar regulation in the body, a major factor in developing diabetes, is produced in the pancreas. The cells producing the insulin are formulated in the pancreatic islets and appear […]

From the same company who brought their technology to the International Space Station (ISS) Orange County, CA – March 14th 2017 – French company BodyCap, based in Caen, is in the development of small wireless electronic sensors and monitoring solutions, focusing on wearable technology, for energy oversight and physiological data inspection. Their technology has been used […]

Small capillary pumps made from paper able to power portable microfluidic technology Orange County, CA – March 13th 2017 – Microfluidic technology manages the manipulation of fluids compressed into a volume of one microliter or less. These small, but powerful devices have an array of uses spanning from real-time detection of disease and toxins to complete […]

A research team from Columbia University develops strategy to extend donor organ life Orange County, CA – March 10th 2017 – There are over 119,000 people waiting for an organ transplant in the United States with another person being added every 10 minutes. With only 3 in every 1000 people dying in a way that their […]

Researchers discover damage to specific genes has the ability to alter hundreds more Orange County, CA – March 9th 2017 – In the United States, 138 people die each day as a result of Traumatic brain injuries (TBI). These types of injuries account for more than 90% of the brain injuries that occur in USA […]

Celebrating the accomplishments of women across the globe Orange County, CA – March 8th 2017 – International Women’s Day is a globally recognized event that commemorates the progressive movement for women’s rights. On this day we celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women now and throughout history in the continued fight for equality. […]

A new method of developing painkillers could help curb side effects Orange County, CA – March 7th 2017 – Researchers from Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin have developed a new method of production for pain relievers with the potential to combat the growing opioid overdose epidemic. Opioids are a powerful class of pain killer derived from the […]

Dr. Thomas Starzl, the first person to perform a liver transplant, has passed away Orange County, CA – March 6th 2017 – Just days away from his 91st birthday, Thomas Starzl, the first person to carry out a liver transplant, has passed away. Born in Le Mars, Iowa, 1926, Starzl became interested in medicine during his […]

A teenager suffering from Sickle Cell Disease underwent a new procedure and has been symptom free for 15 months   Orange County, CA – March 3rd 2017 – Sickle cell disease is a hereditary disease that affects a group of red blood cells. The normally round and healthy red blood cells that carry oxygen through the body […]

Facebook announces use of AI software to help aid in suicide prevention Orange County, CA – March 2nd 2017 –  In February Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg outlined his proposal to use artificial intelligence (AI) software to analyze site generated content. A plan welcomed by the Family Online Safety Institute, the use of AI would eventually be […]