Scientists from the medical sciences division at Penn State University have discovered that a compound in fish oil appears to target leukemia stem cells and could lead to a cure for the disease. The compound is a natural extract from EPA, ...
A common dietary fallacy among many people, resulting from misinformation in media outlets, is fear of fats. If you still harbor lingering anxieties about consuming any type of oil for fear you will have a heart attack, fear no more. A ...
Tags: Fried Foods, Oils
Food-borne illness outbreaks and the growing prevalence of antibiotic-resistant "superbugs" are two very serious societal problems for which researchers say they are actively looking for viable solutions. But one such solution found right ...
Tags: Coriander Oil, Health
Juniper has been used in ancient Greece and Egypt to combat the spread of disease and was still being used by hospitals in France during the First World War. The warm, woody-scented essential oil is extracted from juniper berries, as well ...
Tags: Juniper Essential Oil, Scalp Tonic
New "tunable white" LED with high CRI When it launches the new Osram Ostar Medical, Osram Opto Semiconductors will be introducing the first LED component with a high color-rendering index (CRI) of 95 and the possibility of adjusting the ...
Cognoptix disclosed at the ‘Clinical Trials on Alzheimer’s Disease’ (CTAD) scientific meeting the strong results of a multi-site clinical trial of its SAPPHIRE II eye test, which is designed to identify Alzheimer’s ...
Tags: Cognoptix Eye, Alzheimer's Disease
Fuse Science has announced further advancements of its technology partnership with Macular Health. Fuse Science is a consumer products and delivery technology company that is developing new, patent-pending technologies poised to redefine ...
Tags: Fuse Science Technology, Medicine
That lovely group of lavender blossoms can do more than look pretty. For centuries lavender has been used to calm nerves, eliminate insomnia and headaches, and reduce gastrointestinal ills. And during this century and the last, there have ...
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The 2nd Euratex Convention – the European exchange & meeting platform for the textile industry – took place on 4 and 5 November 2013 at Deutsche Bank (DB) in Berlin. Gesamtverband textil+mode hosted the event and geared the ...
Tags: T&C Industry, Textile
Ahlstrom, a global high performance fiber-based materials company, announces price increases on its masking tape materials produced by the Food and Medical business area. The price increases will be made to compensate for the continued high ...
Tags: Tape Base Papers, Ahlstrom
Residents of major cities such as Chicago or New York with high levels of air pollution have an increased risk of dry eye syndrome, U.S. researchers say. Dr. Anat Galor of the Miami Veterans Affairs Medical Center, assistant professor of ...
Tags: dry, eye, air pollution, weather condition
A leading British primary care physician says the time has come for the public to take responsibility for seeking prescription antibiotics for trivial maladies. "The change needs to come in patient expectation. We need public education: ...
Tags: doctor, fear, lose, patient, antibiotics, prescribed
It's long been known slightly more boys are born because fewer survive, but British researchers have pinpointed several reasons why boys are the weaker sex. Professor Joy Lawn, director of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical ...
Next-generation genetic sequencing, the idea of cheap and accessible testing, is one of the trendy areas in the medical device industry and a potential game-changer in the testing equipment sector. Just this week, GenapSys of Redwood ...
In August, Medtronic was forced to remove its CoreValve percutaneuous heart valves from the market in Germany in light of a ruling that found that the device infringed on patents held by Edwards Lifesciences. A German appeals court, ...