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  • Increasing use of Atrato ultrasonic flowmeter technology for medical applications
    Posted on January 20, 2020 at 7:48 pm

    Titan Enterprises reports on increasing use of its proprietary Atrato ultrasonic flowmeter technology for medical applications including real-time drug monitoring, metering of coolants for chemotherapy treatment and blood flow systems. […]

  • Ultrasound could help reduce the use of drugs for patients with rheumatoid arthritis
    Posted on January 20, 2020 at 7:20 pm

    A research group led by the physician Christian Dejaco is investigating circumstances under which patients may stop taking medication for rheumatoid arthritis without running the risk of the disease flaring up again. […]

  • Study determines prevalence of fatty liver disease and fibrosis among young adults in the UK
    Posted on January 16, 2020 at 4:42 pm

    One in five young people have fatty liver disease (steatosis), with one in 40 having already developed liver scarring (fibrosis), research published today [15 January] has found. […]

  • The circadian clock is key to reducing radiation‐induced cardiotoxicity
    Posted on January 14, 2020 at 2:58 am

    Treatment for breast cancer commonly includes radiation therapy, which offers good chances of success but comes with a serious long-term side effect: toxicity due to radiation that reaches the heart, causing DNA damage in healthy heart cells. Over time, this can lead to heart disease and eventually heart failure. […]

  • Maternal stress affects fetal brain development
    Posted on January 14, 2020 at 12:28 am

    A new study published online January 13, 2020, in the journal JAMA Pediatrics reports that mothers who suffer severe mental stress during pregnancy may have babies with abnormal development in important areas of the brain even before birth. It is already known that babies with congenital heart disease show abnormalities in brain growth and brain biochemical reactions. […]