Monday, January 30th, 2012
An article on the New York Times website this month discussed a new generation of research websites, where scientists can collaborate and share their studies. The article compares "open science" with traditional peer-reviewed journals, quoting researchers that consider the traditional process to be expensive (for the readers), slow and elitist. ...
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Wednesday, January 18th, 2012
A study recently published in the peer-reviewed journal PloS ONE shows that a weak, electrical noise signal may help people with Parkinson's disease. The study was conducted by researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy of University of Gothenburg, Sweden. In experiments on rats, stimulating the balance organs with electrical noise improved ...
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Thursday, January 12th, 2012
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Animal research continues to be a controversial topic in medical research. In Germany ...
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Tuesday, January 10th, 2012
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Today AstraZeneca officially handed over its old research facility in Lund, Sweden to Medicon Village, a centre for research and innovation in medical technology and life science. The centre is designed to ...
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Thursday, December 15th, 2011
Researchers at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (UMB) have published a study on a new method for analysing electrical activity in the brain. The study was published in the journal Neuron. The method may result in new developments in interpreting EEG measurement and diagnosing and treating brain illnesses, according ...
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Monday, November 14th, 2011
Today at Medtech Week Recap, we don't only look back at the past week, but also ahead into the future of medical technology, which is starting to look fascinatingly similar to a science fiction movie. In a concept similar to the technology illustrated in the Avatar movie, a Japanese researcher ...
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Wednesday, November 9th, 2011
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A new technology for the monitoring of brain aneurysms developed at University of British Columbia could allow patients to monitor aneurysms at home with an handheld RF reader, according to a university press release. ...
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Tuesday, November 1st, 2011
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Eye surgeries require extreme precision, and are challenging procedures for the surgeon. As ophthalmologists get older, hand tremors become more common and can result in an additional risk to the patient.
Thijs Meenink, ...
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Monday, October 31st, 2011
Should scientists avoid blogging about their research before it has been published in a peer-reviewed journal? Brian Cox, a physicist at Manchester University, made that suggestion in a Q&A with the Guardian earlier this month. Cox said it was "unfair" and that results are sometimes leaked. Colleague Jeff Forshaw, also ...
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Tuesday, October 4th, 2011
National University of Ireland, Galway (NUI Galway) researchers have developed a large-sized model of a heart valve that could result in a new generation of artificial heart valves, according to a NUI Galway press release. The research is led by Dr Nathan Quinlan and Dr Alessandro Bellofiore of the Biofluid ...
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Monday, September 12th, 2011
The European Inventor Award 2012 will be held in Copenhagen, Denmark, next spring. The nomination period will be open until 6 October and anyone can propose an inventor for the award. Inventors can also nominate themselves. The award is organised each year by the European Patent Office in cooperation with ...
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Friday, September 9th, 2011
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Researchers at Purdue University (West Lafayette, Indiana, USA) have developed a miniature device designed to increase the effectiveness of certain cancer treatments, according to a university press release. Cancer treatments ...
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