Researchers Discover ‘Anxiety Cells’ In The Brain
(By Jon Hamilton for NPR) Scientists have found specialized brain cells in mice that appear to control anxiety levels. The
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Medical Technology
FDA Panel Gives Qualified Support To Claims For ‘Safer’ Smoking Device
(By Rob Stein for NPR) A tobacco product that its maker claims to be safer than cigarettes won qualified support
Read MoreIn a scientific first, cloned monkeys are born. Will they accelerate biomedical research?
(By Sharon Begley for STAT) There have been mice and cows and pigs and camels, bunnies and bantengs and ferrets
Read MoreApple adds medical records to its Health app
(By Julie Spitzer for Becker’s Hospital Review) Apple plans to integrate patient health records into its Health app in an attempt to
Read MoreScientists Edge Closer To A Blood Test To Detect Cancers
(By Richard Harris for NPR) Researchers say they have taken a step toward developing a blood test that would detect
Read MoreJudge Orders New Olympus Trial Over Superbug Death
(By Chad Terhune for California Healthline produced by Kaiser Health News) A Seattle judge said Olympus Corp. failed to properly
Read MoreDisposeRx allows patients to dispose of unwanted or expired pills at home
Wal-Mart’s pharmacies will now offer its pharmacy customers, filling a new Class II opioid prescription, a packet of DisposeRx, creates
Read MoreFDA greenlights predictive algorithm system for sudden patient deaths
(By Mackenzie Bean for Becker’s Hospital Review) The FDA on Jan. 8 cleared Excel Medical’s patient surveillance and predictive algorithm system. Continue
Read MoreStudy: App may encourage Type 2 diabetes patients to manage care with exercise
(By Jessica Kim Cohen for Becker’s Hospital Review) An interactive educational app focused on the role of exercise in Type
Read MoreInside The Global Race To Deliver A Vital Radioactive Isotope Used To Detect Cancer
(By Sarah Varney for Kaiser Health News) JANESVILLE, Wis. — In a cornfield here, past the shuttered General Motors plant
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