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Mini Fetal Monitor Saves Lives
High risk pregnancy
specialists designed a fetal
monitoring device that
tracks a baby's position and
movement in the womb, as
well as baby and mother
heart rates. The device is
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Safer Scans for Pregnant Women
New studies by radiologists
have shown that MRI can be
just as accurate as CT scans
at helping radiologists
diagnose pathologies such as
cancer, cysts and kidney
stones -- while carrying
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New Methamphetamine Test
Industrial hygienists
developed a quick swab test
to identify dangerous
residue of toxic chemicals
left behind in the creation
of homemade methamphetamine.
This test works like a
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Baby Treadmill
Kinesiologsts developed a
tiny treadmill to help
infants with Downs Syndrome
learn to balance themselves
earlier. Typically, these
children learn how to walk
at 24 to 28 months, later
than the 12 months for those
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- High Risk Pregnancy Specialists Design Fetal Device To More Closely Monitor Baby And Mother
- MRI Can Replace CT Scans, Reducing Cancer Risks
- Industrial Hygienists Create Instant Test To Identify Traces Of Crystal Methamphetamine
- Kinesiologists Design Tiny Treadmill To Help Balance Baby Steps In Downs Syndrome Infants
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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 -
Nanotechnology Fingerprints Can Certify Authenticity
Immunochemists have now devised a range of nanoscale materials that can be embedded in drug packaging or in the pills themselves to distinguish medicines from counterfeits. Traces of these ... > more -
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 -
Psychobiologists Find Genetic Component in Children's Food Preference
In the first study to link taste genes to behavior in children, researchers looked at how natural variations in a recently discovered taste gene affected sensitivity to bitter tastes and food ... > more -
Pediatric Neurologists Use MRI to Understand How Strokes Impair Verbal Abilities
Children who have speech-impairing strokes often learn to talk again, while adult stroke victims can lose their verbal abilities for good. By giving reading and verbal tests inside the MRI, ... > more -
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Ergonomists Find Kids Too Are at Risk From Repetitive Strain Injuries
Ergonomists say that, even in teens, poor body posture and incorrect positioning of the keyboard, screen, and mouse are contributing to the risk of contracting neck and back pains and even carpal ... > 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 -
Carb-cutting Enzyme Stopped By Bean Extract, Endocrinologists Say
UCLA researchers have found an extract in white kidney beans may help the body stop carbs from breaking down into sugars. A digestive enzyme in the body normally acts like scissors, literally cutting ... > more -
Portable Machines Go Beyond Prenatal Uses
Ultrasound uses sound waves that bounce off body parts, producing echoes. A computer translates the echoes into images that rival the quality of CAT scans and MRIs, showing broken bones, muscle ... > 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
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