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Predicting Asthma Attacks
Industrial Hygienists
created a device that
monitors the air around a
person who frequently
suffers from asthma attacks.
The device is comprised of a
sensor system that measures
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Can Your Home Trigger Asthma?
Scientists have found that
chemicals called endotoxins
can inflame airways and
trigger asthma. Endotoxins
are shed by bacteria in
household dust. Experts say
better home hygiene, washing
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Clean Up That Moldy Mess
Microbiologists studying
mold found that it can grow
on almost any building
material and in almost any
environment. Even before
becoming visible, mold can
be dangerous because it
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Breakthrough for Breathing
Doctors can now keep
patients who are in
respiratory care safer with
a new kind of ventilator.
Ventilator oxygen is
completely dry and needs to
be humidified for the
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Thoracic Surgeons Help Healthy Lung Tissue Expand in Emphysema Patients
By implanting a valve through the bronchia, surgeons can now prevent air from getting trapped in emphysema-stricken lungs. The valve deflates the diseased parts of the lung, making space for healthy ... > more -
Pulmonologists Extend Lung-Transplant Patients' Lives with Inhaled Anti-Rejection Drug
Half of all lung transplant patients don't live past the fifth year after the procedure, due in part to chronic rejection of the new organs. A new, inhaled form of a commonly used anti-rejection drug ... > more -
Otolaryngologists Can Now Remove Growths on Outpatients
New endoscopic techniques allow doctors to operate patient's throats in the office, without putting them to sleep. Operating with several types of lasers through fiber optics, doctors can now remove ... > more -
Orthodontists Diagnose Sleep Apnea More Easily with X-Rays
Diagnosing sleep apnea -- a chronic condition that causes teen-agers to stop breathing during sleep -- is difficult and often means staying at an overnight sleep lab. A new test can spot with problem ... > more -
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Pressure Sensors and Transducers Help Make Dummies More Life-Like
Electrical, computer, and biological engineering combine in creating baby-patient simulators for training new pediatricians. A new simulator incorporates microelectromechanical systems (MEMs) and ... > more -
Neurologists, Imaging Scientists Use Medical Physics to Spot Disease in Blood Vessels
A new brain-imaging method allows physicians to diagnose Alzheimer's before its onset. A radioactive dye is injected in the blood and travels to the brain, where it attaches to plaque deposits of ... > more -
Optical Scientists, Psychiatrists Develop Minimally Invasive Eye Test for Alzheimer's
Building upon a recent discovery that the same Alzheimer's disease process that goes on in the brain also occurs in the eye, researchers have developed a pair of optical tests that can determine the ... > more -
Physiologists Create Undergarment To Measure Vital Signs Of Firefighters
Industrial hygienists designed a flexible undergarment to take accurate readings of vital signs such as heart rate, breathing rate, and body temperature. They monitor these indicators to protect ... > more -
Electrical Engineers And Medical Technologists Create Easier Way To Diagnose Diabetes
Endocrinologists, engineers, and microbiologists worked together to create a new testing method for diabetes. It projects light into the skin in order to measure the presence of advanced glycation ... > more -
Cancer Biologists Develop More Accurate Blood Test for Prostate Cancer
A new blood test is more reliable at finding prostate cancer in its early stages by detecting a protein marker in blood plasma. Doctors say the new test, now in clinical trials, will have an accuracy ... > more
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