Gamified augmented reality against ADHD The preliminary study found that measures of hyperactivity, inattention, and impulsivity dropped by 56.4 percent in the patient group with high scores of ADHD, while by 66.3 percent in the group with low symptomatic signs 48 hours after the session with Empowered Brain. In the framework of the clinical trial, children,...
Category: <span>Devices</span>
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Researchers get to grips with a herpesvirus
Human herpesvirus 6 infects most people all over the world. It is usually well controlled by the body, but it can cause diseases in immunocompromised individuals. As reported in PLOS Pathogens, scientists at Helmholtz Zentrum München, member in the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), have now identified virus structures that can be attacked by...
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Researchers 3-D print electronics and cells directly on skin
Groundbreaking technology could help soldiers on the battlefield and people with skin disorders In a groundbreaking new study, researchers at the University of Minnesota used a customized, low-cost 3D printer to print electronics on a real hand for the first time. The technology could be used by soldiers on the battlefield to print temporary sensors on their...
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Diagnostic device uses smartphone to check almost 100 samples at once
Smartphone-based diagnostic devices allow doctors in resource-poor regions to perform tests that would otherwise involve sending samples off to a distant lab. Most such devices, however, can only analyze individual samples. By contrast, a new one can check 96 samples for diseases, all at one time. Known as the mReader, the portable device was designed by...
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Hope for the middle-aged who suffer from hand tremors: Stimulator reduces the shakes by nearly 90% by disrupting key nerves in the wrist
When worn twice a day for a month, at home, tremor severity reduces by 89.5% After wearing the device just once, 65% of patients report tremor improvement One wear is also enough for 27% of sufferers to better carry out daily activities Device stimulates two key nerve networks in the wrist, disrupting tremors No participants...
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Unexpected memory retrieval mechanism found in landmark study
A landmark study exploring a little-researched area of the hippocampus made an unexpected discovery about how memory is retrieved. The scientists found, surprisingly, that memory retrieval and memory formation depend on very distinct mechanisms. Research on memory formation and memory retrieval is abundant and ongoing, as there is still so much we are yet to...
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Out-of-pocket costs exceed what many insured cancer patients expect to pay
Some patients spend a third of household income on cancer care, despite insurance. A third of insured people with cancer end up paying more out-of-pocket than they expected, despite having health coverage, researchers at the Duke Cancer Institute have found. The data showed that costs such as copays and deductibles could lead to financial distress among insured...
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Idhifa approved for some with acute myeloid leukemia
(HealthDay)—Idhifa (enasidenib) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat adults with a specific genetic mutation that leads to relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia (AML). The mutation in the IDH2 gene can be diagnosed with a newly approved companion diagnostic, the RealTime IDH2 Assay, the agency said in a news...
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Changing how blood pressure is measured will save lives
Traditional methods of testing for high blood pressure are no longer adequate and risk missing vital health signs, which can lead to premature death, a study co-led by UCL has found. The research, the largest ever cohort study of its kind, published in the New England Journal for Medicine, assessed 63,000 doctors’ patients, who had their blood...
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GLUT5 fluorescent probe fingerprints cancer cells
Determining the presence of cancer, as well as its type and malignancy, is a stressful process for patients that can take up to two weeks to get a diagnosis. With a new bit of technology–a sugar-transporting biosensor–researchers at Michigan Technological University hope to reduce that timeframe down to minutes. IMAGE: THE MANCOU MULTICOLORED FLUORESCENT PROBE GLOWS...