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The Scent of Parkinson’s Disease
Nurse Joy Milne’s sensitive ability can smell Parkinson’s disease
There are human “supertasters;” so, a “super smeller” isn’t a huge stretch. [MORE]
Saliva Test for HPV Driven Throat Cancer
Saliva test detects occult HPV oral cancer.
“Unlike cervical cancer, there is no standard or routing screening program for HPV-driven OPC [MORE]
Platelets in a Cytokine Storm
Platelets fuel inflammasome activation
Platelets are necessary blood cells that staunch bleeding, but according to researchers at the University of Bonn, [MORE]
Identifying Different Types of Blood Clots
Classification of platelet aggregates by agonist type
In another platelet report—this one describing work Japanese and Chinese biochemists have done in [MORE]
Walmart’s Second Healthcare Center
Walmart Health Center offers lab testing
Ten years ago, Walmart looked like it could become the largest healthcare provider in the [MORE]
3D Imaging of Peripheral Nerve Damage from Diabetes
Diabetic peripheral nerves
Imaging scientists at Sweden’s University of Lund write: “Here we demonstrate the feasibility of X-ray phase contrast holographic [MORE]
Field Asymmetric Waveform Ion Mass Spectrometry (FAIMS)
FAIMS Pro Interface for mass spectrometry
“FAIMS is a differential ion mobility technique that spatially separates ionized species in the gaseous [MORE]
Monitoring Hemolysis
Monitoring hemolysis in dialysis
Mechanical and aerospace engineers at the University of Delaware have designed an instrument for measuring the damage [MORE]
Tattooed Electrodes Serve EEG
Tattoo electrode for EEG
“Here we [researchers at the Graz University of Technology in Graz, Austria] present the performance of inkjet-printed [MORE]
Gene Therapy for Obesity
Gene therapy to build muscle and reduce OA
In studying osteoarthritis and obesity, Washington University in St. Louis reports this: “Follistatin [MORE]
Coronavirus Vaccine Produced in Tobacco
Vaccine developed using fast growing tobacco plants
We’ve heard about this sort of thing before, and it always sounds great, though [MORE]
Regenerating Neurons in Mice
Regenerating neurons
Axon regeneration is the objective of scientists at Temple University, and the molecule that accomplishes this is one called [MORE]
Low Temperature Plasma Medicine
Atmospheric-pressure plasma jet against antibiotic-resistant bacteria
Biomedical researchers at Pennsylvania State University report: “We investigated the efficacy of LTP [i.e. low [MORE]
COVID and Neurological Disorders
Necrotizing hemorrhagic encephalopathy
COVID-19’s symptoms are still sorting out, but perhaps its most frightening manifestation is acute necrotizing hemorrhagic encephalopathy. In [MORE]