Lymphedema is a disease in which fluid is retained in the legs, arms, and other parts of the body, resulting in pain, discomfort, and even disability. A new device from Tactile Medical, a company out of Minneapolis, Minnesota, is designed to activate the lymphatic system so as to help move fluids away from where they’ve gotten trapped....
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Researchers Develop Smartphone App to Measure Arterial Stiffness
The stiffness of arteries is an important indicator of cardiovascular health, but this parameter is somewhat difficult to evaluate and requires a specialist to do it. And yet regular monitoring of arterial stiffness can help to monitor a variety of diseases or help in their diagnoses. Now researchers at University of Southern California (USC) have...
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Non-Invasive Skin Patch Sucks Glucose Through Skin, Measures Blood Sugar Levels
Scientists at University of Bath in the UK have developed and successfully tested an electronic patch capable of measuring glucose in the interstitial fluid without actually penetrating the skin. The transdermal patch features a tiny electronic pixel array made either via graphene-based thin-film or screen printing techniques. The patch is able to essentially suck (electroosmotic extraction)...
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The future of sports medicine
Technology will change the experience of sports injuries and rehabilitation When was the last time you went out for a run without Endomondo or had a bike tour without Strava? Have you thought about how different the commentaries for live football or basketball matches were only a couple of years ago? Where were those sixteen...
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Do you suffer from lower back pain? Osteopath outlines the 6 most common causes and how to treat the discomfort without painkillers
The most common cause of back pain is typically muscle or joint strain This can occur when lifting or overstretching, such as while playing sport Poor work posture can usually be relieved by getting up and moving around Period pain can cause discomfort due to nerves contracting in women’s pelvises This can often be eased through...
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Abortion pill is being used to treat a rare disease – and its manufacturer is making millions by hiking the price $500 for sufferers who need it on prescription
The compound used in the abortion pill, mifepristone, is now sold to treat a rare hormonal condition To use for abortions, the drug costs $80, but when sold to block cortisol it costs $550 The FDA approved the drug, Korlym, under a program that prevents any other pharmaceutical companies from competing with it for 12...
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Reversing brain injury in newborns and adults
Children and adults diagnosed with brain conditions such as cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis and dementia may be one step closer to obtaining new treatments that could help to restore normal function. Researchers at OHSU in Portland, Oregon, have identified a new molecule within the brain’s white matter that blocks the organ’s ability to repair itself...
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Japan to trial ‘world’s first urine test’ to spot cancer
A Japanese firm is poised to carry out what it hailed as the world’s first experiment to test for cancer using urine samples, which would greatly facilitate screening for the deadly disease. Engineering and IT conglomerate Hitachi developed the basic technology to detect breast or colon cancer from urine samples two years ago. It will now begin...
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Researchers succeed in cultivating cartilage from Stem cells
Development of cartilage tissue from mesenchymal stem/stromal cells after eight weeks in vivo: Inhibition of the signaling pathway of the protein BMP leads to the maintenance of stable cartilage tissue, indicated by red staining (left) Researchers have produced stable joint cartilage from adult stem cells originating from bone marrow. This was made possible by inducing...
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Protective effect of CD9 and CD81 in COPD and accelerated aging
Simultaneous deletion of tetraspanins CD9/CD81 in mice progressively exhibits a variety of accelerating aging phenotypes such as cataracts, osteoporosis, emphysema, skin atrophy, muscle atrophy, and shorter survival. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an inflammatory disease that causes obstructed airflow, and it is expected to be the third leading cause of death globally by 2030....