News tagged with oxygen saturation

Power without the cord

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 fi elds of medicine or test engineering, ...

Technology / Engineering

created Apr 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Health check on the road

Safety in traffic depends on a number of factors. One decisive aspect is how fit the driver is. A research team at the Technische Universitaet Muenchen (TUM), in collaboration with researchers at the BMW Group, ...

Technology / Engineering

created Nov 03, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Hold the phone for vital signs

An iPhone app that measures the user's heart rate is not only a popular feature with consumers, but it sparked an idea for a Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) researcher who is now turning smart phones, ...

Technology / Engineering

created Oct 06, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Combined imaging technologies may better identify cancerous breast lesions

By combining optical and x-ray imaging, radiologists may be better able to distinguish cancer from benign lesions in the breast, according to a new study published in the online edition and January issue of Radiology.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 09, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Feeding prior to eye exams reduces stress in premature infants

Premature infants are often examined for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). This exam can be quite stressful for the neonate, causing changes in heart rate, blood pressure and oxygen saturation, and increased crying. In a ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 29, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

World's first transcontinental anesthesia

Videoconferences may be known for putting people to sleep, but never like this. Dr. Thomas Hemmerling and his team of McGill's Department of Anesthesia achieved a world first on August 30, 2010, when they ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Sep 10, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers design more accurate method of determining premature infants' risk of illness

Stanford University researchers have developed a revolutionary, non-invasive way of quickly predicting the future health of premature infants, an innovation that could better target specialized medical intervention ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 08, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Pain Management for Preemies

(PhysOrg.com) -- A UConn nursing professor is studying a way of holding babies that can reduce pain for preemies.

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jul 29, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Systems biology helps to understand hematopoiesis

After blood loss, large amounts of the hormone Epo flood the hematopoietic system in the bone marrow. Scientists of the German Cancer Research Center in Heidelberg and the University of Freiburg have now published an article ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created May 21, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Higher oxygen levels improve preterm survival, increase risk for eye condition

Two findings from an NIH research network study provide new information on how much oxygen very preterm infants should receive starting on the first day of life and the most effective means to deliver it to them.

Medicine & Health / Health

created May 16, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Low blood oxygen may lead to heart defects in children with sickle cell disease

Children with sickle cell disease who also have lower blood oxygen levels while both asleep and awake are likely to have heart abnormalities, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and other ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Apr 27, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study examines effectiveness of telemonitoring vital signs

Like the bleeps of an alarm clock, TeleCare, a home monitoring device, gives the chronically ill a wake-up call: "It's time to take your vitals."

Medicine & Health / Other

created Apr 16, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

High-altitude climbs may cause corneal swelling, but do not appear to affect vision

Swelling commonly occurs in the corneas of mountain climbers, but does not appear to affect vision at altitudes of up to 6,300 meters (about 20,670 feet), according to a report in the February issue of Archives of Ophthalmology.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 08, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Severe breathing disorders during sleep are associated with an increased risk of dying

Severe breathing disorders during sleep are associated with an increased risk of dying from any cause according to research published this week in the open access journal PLoS Medicine. The study finds that the increased risk o ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Aug 17, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Music played to premature babies may lessen pain and improve feeding habits

Music played to premature babies may help to reduce their pain and encourage better oral feeding, suggests research published ahead of print in the Archives of Disease in Childhood.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created May 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0