While scientists have a variety of tools on hand to monitor and manipulate living brains, they still lack the ability to observe how large numbers of individual neurons operate in real time. Now, researchers at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute have developed a remarkable technology, published in the journal Science, that illuminates neurons just (Read more...)
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Ebola Lingers in Survivors and Care Team Precautions Needed
New findings of significant vitreoretinal pathology in Ebola survivors have safety implications for surgical teams that will treat these patients. Medscape Medical News
Complication of Eye Surgery Can Kill in a Minute
This rare complication of vitrectomy is almost always fatal. Some specialists have not heard of it, but they are now learning that reconfirming the location of the infusion cannula can save a life. Medscape Medical News
Low-Cost DIY Pump for Microfluidics Made from Balloons and Nylon Stockings
A collaboration between researchers at RMIT University and the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, both in Melbourne Australia, has resulted in an inexpensive and easily manufactured pressure pump. The simple device, which consists of a latex balloon and nylon stockings, can pump biological samples around microfluidic devices, and (Read more...)
Eye Injections Cost More Than Payers Think
The expense of each intravitreal injection is higher than the reimbursement rate, and retina specialists worry that one of the most frequently used codes in the specialty is undervalued. Medscape Medical News
Smart Bandage Pulls Skin Together to Speed Healing
Wounds on the skin are usually treated with bandages that protect the area and keep it moist, but which don’t actively help to promote healing. Researchers at Harvard and McGill universities have now created a mechanotherapy bandage that actually works to close the wound, keeps it protected from microbes, and speeds up healing much faster [&h (Read more...)
CompCyst Tool Developed to Identify Precancerous Cysts
Researchers from Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center have developed a new computational and biomolecular tool, dubbed CompCyst, that can identify precancerous pancreatic cysts. The technology provides a new method for reliably identifying cancer-causing cysts from those that are not cancer-causing. The teams work demonstrates that in over half of pa (Read more...)
Hearing, Vision Loss Raise Dementia Risk in Older Adults
Multisensory impairment may serve as a potential marker to help identify older adults at increased risk of developing dementia or Alzheimer disease. Medscape Medical News
Potrero Medical Receives CE Mark for the Accuryn® Monitoring System.
The company received its FDA clearance in 2016 when it transformed the traditional urinary catheter into a smart sensing platform that helps to accurately monitor vital signs in real-time, such as urine output (UO) and intra-abdominal pressure (IAP). Traditional urinary catheters have issues draining urine from the bladder, causing inaccurate UO me (Read more...)
Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension May Double CV Risk
Results of a new study suggest that idiopathic intracranial hypertension appears to be a systemic metabolic condition conferring a sizable increase in cardiovascular risk. Medscape Medical News
Double-Barreled Biologic for Diabetic Retinopathy Emerging
Trial results for the first biologic to target both the VEGF and Ang-2 pathways designed for less frequent injections than current options will be presented at the upcoming retina conference. Medscape Medical News
Protein-Loaded Antimicrobial Hydrogel to Treat, Prevent Bone Infections
Bone infections are quite common following orthopedic surgery or as a result of injury or disease. They can be incredibly difficult to treat, and heavy duty antibiotic regimens coupled with debridement surgery is the current approach. Even after all that, inflammation is a frequent side effect. Now, researchers at Georgia Tech have created a hydrog (Read more...)
Nano-emulsions for Drug Delivery Through Skin
Researchers from MIT have developed a new chemical nanoemulsion that can help deliver drugs through the skin. Their work demonstrates that, only by using a handful of FDA-approved materials, they can create nano-sized emulsions which turn to gels when they come in contact with the body. These nano-emulsions may have interesting properties for drug (Read more...)
‘Remarkable’ Findings From Da Qing Diabetes Prevention Trial
Delaying diabetes by 6 years in this study further reinforces "the thesis that the longer the progression to diabetes can be delayed, the fewer the complications," say Chinese researchers. Medscape Medical News
Terrifying Complications in 20 Year Olds With Type 2 Diabetes
"I think we need to recognize that…in these younger kids we probably need even more aggressive management than many adults with type 2 diabetes," says the lead author of the TODAY-2 study. Medscape Medical News
‘Alarming’ Complications in 20-Year-Olds With Type 2 Diabetes
‘I think we need to recognize that…in these younger kids we probably need even more aggressive management than many adults with type 2 diabetes,’ says the lead author of the TODAY-2 study. Medscape Medical News
Hallucinations May Point to Rare, Non-Psychotic Condition
Charles Bonnet syndrome is relatively rare, but due to the aging population, cases may be increasing. Clinicians need to be able to distinguish its hallucinatory symptoms from those of psychosis. Medscape Medical News
FDA Obtains Permanent Injunction Against US Stem Cell
A US District Court granted a permanent injunction requiring US Stem Cell Clinic to stop marketing adipose-derived stem cell treatments. Medscape Medical News
Brolucizumab as Good as Aflibercept for Neovascular AMD
Brolucizumab is noninferior to aflibercept and requires less-frequent injections for patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD), according to results from two phase-3 trials. Reuters Health Information
‘Surgery Is Never Elegant When Women Are in the OR’
Monica Morrow, MD, is one of the leaders in American breast cancer surgery, but her road to the top has had some bumps and bruises. Medscape Medical News