24/7 News Coverage
June 19, 2012
INTERN DAILY
NIST effort could improve high-tech medical scanners
Washington DC (SPX) Jun 18, 2012
A powerful color-based imaging technique is making the jump from remote sensing to the operating room-and a team of scientists* at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have taken steps to ensure it performs as well when discerning oxygen-depleted tissues and cancer cells in the body as it does with oil spills in the ocean. The technique, called hyperspectral imaging (HSI), has frequently been used in satellites because of its superior ability to identify objects by color. Whil ... read more

.
Buy Advertising Media Advertising Kit Editorial & Other Enquiries Privacy statement
Free Newsletters - Delivered Daily Via Email - Space - War - Terra - Energy
..
spacecraft sub-system supplier
Subsystems for CubeSats, SmallSats and MicroSats
.. NASA Gifts, Memorabilia and Space Toys
NASA Gifts, Memorabilia and Space Toys
.. Turn key solar systems for domestic and commercial installations
Solar systems for home and business installations
.. Training Space Professionals Since 1970
Course Now Available For Reservations In 2012
..
Tempur-Pedic Mattress Comparison & Memory Foam Mattress Review
..
INTERN DAILY

Berkeley Lab scientists help define the healthy human microbiome
You're outnumbered. There are ten times as many microbial cells in you as there are your own cells. The human microbiome-as scientists call the communities of microorganisms that inhabit your skin, ... more
..
EPIDEMICS

HIV may have returned in 'cured' patient: scientists
An American man whose HIV seemed to disappear after a blood marrow transplant for leukemia may be showing new hints of the disease, sparking debate over whether a cure was really achieved. ... more
..
INTERN DAILY

1 million billion billion billion billion billion billion: Number of undiscovered drugs
A new voyage into "chemical space" - occupied not by stars and planets but substances that could become useful in everyday life - has concluded that scientists have synthesized barely one tenth of 1 ... more
..
Space News from SpaceDaily.com
..
EPIDEMICS

Revealed: Secret of HIV's natural born killers
Scientists on Sunday said they had found a key piece in the puzzle as to why a tiny minority of individuals infected with HIV have a natural ability to fight off the deadly AIDS virus. ... more
..
EPIDEMICS

Mama Portia dishes out help for AIDS orphans
With woollen hats covering their heads from early morning chills, dozens of children troop into a courtyard for a bowl of hot cereal in South Africa's impoverished Alexandra township. ... more
..
EPIDEMICS

New study shows why swine flu virus develops drug resistance
Computer chips of a type more commonly found in games consoles have been used by scientists at the University of Bristol to reveal how the flu virus resists anti-flu drugs such as Relenza and Tamifl ... more
..
EPIDEMICS

China faces 'serious' epidemic of drug-resistant TB
China faces a "serious epidemic" of drug-resistant tuberculosis according to the first-ever nationwide estimate of the size of the problem there, said a US-published study on Wednesday. ... more
Free Newsletters - Delivered Daily Via Email - Space - War - Terra - Energy
..
. . . .
Military Space News, Nuclear Weapons, Missile Defense
North Korea to soon unveil 'next-stage' nuclear plans, Kim says
Greenland dispute is 'wake-up call' for Europe: Macron
Trump warns US to end support for Iraq if Maliki returns
..
EPIDEMICS

50-year cholera mystery solved
For 50 years scientists have been unsure how the bacteria that gives humans cholera manages to resist one of our basic innate immune responses. That mystery has now been solved, thanks to research f ... more
..
EPIDEMICS

China faces 'serious' epidemic of drug-resistant TB
China faces a "serious epidemic" of drug-resistant tuberculosis according to the first-ever nationwide estimate of the size of the problem there, said a US-published study on Wednesday. ... more
..
INTERN DAILY

New device sees bacteria behind the eardrum
Doctors can now get a peek behind the eardrum to better diagnose and treat chronic ear infections, thanks to a new medical imaging device invented by University of Illinois researchers. The device c ... more
..
INTERN DAILY

Greening operating rooms benefit the bottom line and the environment
Efforts to "green" operating rooms can result in cost savings for hospitals and reduce the environmental impact without compromising patient care, argues an analysis published in CMAJ (Canadian Medi ... more
..
EPIDEMICS

Anti-inflammatory drugs may improve survival from severe malaria
A novel anti-inflammatory drug could help to improve survival in the most severe cases of malaria by preventing the immune system from causing irrevocable brain and tissue damage. Walter and Eliza H ... more
..
EPIDEMICS

Hong Kong sees first human bird flu case in 18 months
Hong Kong health authorities on Saturday urged the public not to panic after the southern Chinese city reported its first human case of bird flu in 18 months in a two-year-old boy. ... more
..
SPACE MEDICINE

New Findings on Astronaut Vision Loss
Could vision changes experienced by astronauts be linked to a vitamin B-12 or folate deficiency? While investigating the vision changes recently identified in astronauts, nutritional assessment data ... more
..
INTERN DAILY

Italy's biomedics industry hit by quake
Italy's biomedical industry has been hit hard by a fatal earthquake in the northeast, with over 100 companies and 5,000 workers affected by damage to factories and warehouses around the town of Mirandola. ... more
. . . .
Buy Advertising Media Advertising Kit Editorial & Other Enquiries Privacy statement
Free Newsletters - Delivered Daily Via Email - Space - War - Terra - Energy
..
24/7 News Coverage
NASA advances space based tracking of marine debris
Trump-era trade stress leads Western powers to China
Trump troop deployments in US cities cost nearly $500 mn in 2025
..
EPIDEMICS

AIDS treatment in S.Africa send baby infections plunging
One-year-old Katakane laughs and coos in the arms of her HIV-positive mother as a doctor tries to examine her at South Africa's largest public hospital, in Soweto township. ... more
..
EPIDEMICS

Powerful new approach to attack flu virus
international research team has manufactured a new protein that can combat deadly flu epidemics. The paper, featured on the cover of the current issue of Nature Biotechnology, demonstrates ways to u ... more
..
EPIDEMICS

Targeting tuberculosis 'hotspots' could have widespread benefit
Reducing tuberculosis transmission in geographic "hotspots" where infections are highest could significantly reduce TB transmission on a broader scale, according to a study led by researchers at the ... more
..
SPACE MEDICINE

Astronaut-inspired bone test could speed diagnoses
A simple urine test could soon reveal more about a person's bones than X-rays, US researchers said Tuesday after publishing results of an early phase study funded by NASA. ... more
..
INTERN DAILY

NYU physicists devise method for building artificial tissue
New York University physicists have developed a method that models biological cell-to-cell adhesion that could also have industrial applications. This system, created in the laboratory of Jasn ... more
..
INTERN DAILY

New stem cell technique promises abundance of key heart cells
Cardiomyocytes, the workhorse cells that make up the beating heart, can now be made cheaply and abundantly in the laboratory. Writing in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a team o ... more
..
INTERN DAILY

Tongue Analysis Software Developed at MU Uses Ancient Chinese Medicine to Warn of Disease
For 5,000 years, the Chinese have used a system of medicine based on the flow and balance of positive and negative energies in the body. In this system, the appearance of the tongue is one of the me ... more
..
INTERN DAILY

Knowing genetic makeup may not significantly improve disease risk prediction
Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers have found that detailed knowledge about your genetic makeup-the interplay between genetic variants and other genetic variants, or between genetic ... more
. . . .
Buy Advertising Media Advertising Kit Editorial & Other Enquiries Privacy statement
Free Newsletters - Delivered Daily Via Email - Space - War - Terra - Energy
..
24/7 Energy News Coverage
Gold soars towards $5,600 as Trump rattles sabre over Iran
Online platforms offer filtering to fight AI slop; EU lawmakers want AI to pay for using copyrighted work
Electron ordering mapped in quantum material with cryogenic 4D-STEM
..
INTERN DAILY

Newly modified nanoparticle opens window on future gene editing technologies
The scientific and technological literature is abuzz with nanotechnology and its manufacturing and medical applications. But it is in an area with a less glitzy aura-plant sciences-where nanotechnol ... more
..
INTERN DAILY

Genetic test results do not trigger increased use of health services
People have increasing opportunities to participate in genetic testing that can indicate their range of risk for developing a disease. Receiving these results does not appreciably drive up or dimini ... more
..
EPIDEMICS

Cambodian girl, 10, dies from bird flu: WHO
A 10-year-old Cambodian girl has died from bird flu, the World Health Organization said Monday, the country's third fatality from the virulent disease this year. ... more
..
INTERN DAILY

Earlier detection of bone loss may be in future
Are your bones getting stronger or weaker? Right now, it's hard to know. Scientists at Arizona State University and NASA are taking on this medical challenge by developing and applying a technique t ... more
..
INTERN DAILY

Engineered microvessels provide a 3D test bed for human diseases
Mice and monkeys don't develop diseases in the same way that humans do. Nevertheless, after medical researchers have studied human cells in a Petri dish, they have little choice but to move on to st ... more
..
EPIDEMICS

Analyzing disease transmission at the community level
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have found evidence of a role for neighborhood immunity in determining risk of dengue infection. While it is established that ... more
..
NANO TECH

Quantum dots appear safe in pioneering study on primates
A pioneering study to gauge the toxicity of quantum dots in primates has found the tiny crystals to be safe over a one-year period, a hopeful outcome for doctors and scientists seeking new ways to b ... more
..
EPIDEMICS

New discoveries about severe malaria
Researchers from Seattle Biomedical Research Institute (Seattle BioMed), the University of Copenhagen and the University of Edinburgh have uncovered new knowledge related to host-parasite interactio ... more
Previous Issues Jun 18 Jun 16 Jun 15 Jun 14 Jun 13
The contents herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2012 - SpaceDaily. AFP and UPI Wire Stories are copyright Agence France-Presse and United Press International. ESA Portal Reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by SpaceDaily on any web page published or hosted by SpaceDaily. Privacy statement
Free Newsletters - Delivered Daily Via Email - Space - War - Terra - Energy
..
Buy Advertising Media Advertising Kit Editorial & Other Enquiries Privacy statement