One day, hospital patients might be able to ingest tiny robots that deliver drugs directly to diseased tissue, thanks to research being carried out at EPFL and ETH Zurich.
Bio & Medicine
Jan 18, 2019
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Officials say 32 cold-stunned Kemp's ridley sea turtles rescued off New England's coast have arrived in the Florida Keys to warm up at the Turtle Hospital.
Ecology
Dec 12, 2018
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A Chinese scientist's claim that he created the world's first genetically-edited babies has shone a spotlight on what critics say are lax regulatory controls and ethical standards behind a series of headline-grabbing biomedical ...
Biotechnology
Nov 27, 2018
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Why treat people and send them back to the conditions that made them sick? – Michael Marmot, The Health Gap, 2015
Social Sciences
Nov 14, 2018
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A Massachusetts man has been convicted by a federal jury for attacking the computer network of a world-renowned hospital.
Security
Aug 1, 2018
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UBC researchers have matched small proteins, called peptides, with antibiotics so they can work together to combat hard-to-treat infections that don't respond well to drugs on their own.
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 21, 2018
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Letters of recommendation written for women are more likely to contain words or phrases that raise doubts about job or education qualifications than letters written for men, according to new research from Rice University ...
Social Sciences
Jun 7, 2018
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A student-founded startup creating paper sensors to monitor breathing rates of hospital patients has won the White City Innovators' Programme.
Engineering
May 31, 2018
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Like any large company, a modern hospital has hundreds – even thousands – of workers using countless computers, smartphones and other electronic devices that are vulnerable to security breaches, data thefts and ransomware ...
Security
Apr 25, 2018
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At IBM Research, we are exploring new solutions for a range of health care challenges. One such challenge is emergency room (ER) overcrowding, which can lead to long wait times for treatment. Overcrowding results in part ...
Computer Sciences
Apr 25, 2018
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