Medicine & Health
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How can nursing homes protect more patients from infections?
Michigan Medicine - University of MichiganPeer-Reviewed Publication
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- Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
Inside the gut: What our poo could tell us about our diet, gut microbes and health
King's College LondonPeer-Reviewed Publication
Researchers from King’s College London have found that molecules in stool samples can accurately reflect what people eat and how their gut microbiome responds, offering a potential new tool to study nutrition and its impact on health.
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- Nature Communications
Pusan National University study highlights the health hazards of ultrafine particles from small home appliances with electric heating coils and brushed DC motors
Pusan National UniversityPeer-Reviewed Publication
Small home appliances equipped with electric heating coils and brushed DC motors, like hair dryers, air fryers and toasters—can emit harmful tiny ultrafine particles that deteriorate indoor air quality. Research shows that small appliances using electric heating coils and brushed DC motors emit extremely harmful ultrafine particles containing heavy metals. These particles can penetrate through respiratory tracts and cell barrier to settle in the lungs, causing health risks–particularly for children with small-volume lungs.
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- Journal of Hazardous Materials
Contactless pulse measurement falters at high heart rates
Bielefeld UniversityPeer-Reviewed Publication
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- npj Digital Medicine
The weakest link in healthcare cybersecurity is often not the software but the people who use it
University of VaasaReports and Proceedings
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- Suomen Vakuutusyhdistys, Suomen Kulttuurirahasto
Silicon chips on the brain: Researchers announce a new generation of brain-computer interface
Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied SciencePeer-Reviewed Publication
Described in a study published Dec. 8 in Nature Electronics, BISC includes a single-chip implant, a wearable “relay station,” and the custom software required to operate the system. “Most implantable systems are built around a canister of electronics that occupies enormous volumes of space inside the body,” says Ken Shepard, Lau Family Professor of Electrical Engineering, professor of biomedical engineering, and professor of neurological sciences at Columbia University, who is one of the senior authors on the work and guided the engineering efforts. “Our implant is a single integrated circuit chip that is so thin that it can slide into the space between the brain and the skull, resting on the brain like a piece of wet tissue paper.”
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- Nature Electronics
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- Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Department of the Defense Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program, National Science Foundation, NIH/National Institutes of Health