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  Mobile Computing
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  Epidemiologists Use Wireless Technology To Improve Blood Sugar Monitoring

  Doctors provide Internet-enabled cell phones to diabetic patients in order to improve their health. Patients enter their blood sugar levels, food intake, physical activity information and more into ... > more
• Influenza
  Bird Flu
  Infectious Diseases
  Cold and Flu
  Vaccines
  Computer Modeling
   
  

  Operations Researchers Predict Path Of Pandemics

  Using math and computer science, engineers created a model to forecast the progression of a future pandemic. They looked at the way diseases spread to new people and over distances in order to ... > more
• Breast Cancer
  Cancer
  Personalized Medicine
  Diseases and Conditions
  Women's Health
  Osteoporosis
   
  

  Biochemists Develop Proteomic Test For Breast Cancer

  Biochemists look at 22 protein biomarkers to distinguish patients with breast cancer from those without it. The early detection test complements mammograms and is most applicable to women who are at ... > more
• Cholesterol
  Obesity
  Fitness
  Diet and Weight Loss
  Triglycerides
  Heart Disease
   
  

  Physiologists And Microbiologists Find Link Between Sitting And Poor Health

  Physiologists analyzing obesity, heart disease, and diabetes found that the act of sitting shuts down the circulation of a fat-absorbing enzyme called lipase. They found that standing up engages ... > more
• Vaccines
  Children's Health
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  Today's Healthcare
   
  

  Operations Researchers Create Computer Program To Track Immunizations

  Engineers used mathematical modeling as the basis of a computer program designed to track and schedule immunizations for infants. The web-based program asks for a childýs birthday and prior ... > more
• Heart Disease
  Vioxx
  Stroke Prevention
  Cholesterol
  Wounds and Healing
  Birth Defects
   
  

  Cardiac Surgeons Install Tiny Temporary Pump Inside Heart

  Cardiologists weave an eight gram pump through an artery in the groin into the left ventricle, where it pumps up to five liters of blood per minute. This temporary device assists the heart as it ... > more
• Virology
  Viruses
  Infectious Diseases
  HIV and AIDS
  Bird Flu Research
  Influenza
   
  

  Biologists Develop Machine To Remove Viruses From Blood

  Infectious disease experts designed a machine called the hemopurifier. It works much like a dialysis machine, using thin fibers to capture and remove viruses from the blood it filters. The machine ... > more
• Eye Care
  Disability
  Children's Health
  Technology
  Medical Technology
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  Industrial Technologists Design Smart Pen To Record What It Writes And Hears

  Psychoacoustics researchers and industrial technologists use a pen computer to assist visually impaired students to learn science and math. The pen writes in ink, but when used on paper printed with ... > more
• Asthma
  Diseases and Conditions
  Allergy
  Chronic Illness
  Healthy Aging
  Alzheimer's Research
   
  

  Human Factors Researchers Develop Device To Measure Asthma Triggers

  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 airborne ... > more
• Stress
  Hair Loss
  Mental Health Research
  Skin Care
  Mental Health
  Anxiety
   
  

  Dermatologists Detail The Scary Signs Of Stress Revealed By Skin

  Dermatologists know that stress can cause hair to fall out, acne to break out, and many other problems. These manifestations of stress can cause even more anxiety. Stress causes cortisol levels to ... > more

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