The MOMENTUM study found 27 percent of patients with resistant hypertension have hypercortisolism. More than one in four patients with resistant hypertension have elevated cortisol levels, according to new findings from the MOMENTUM study presented…
New device quickly detects lithium ions in blood…
Asia Research News A group of Hokkaido University researchers has developed a paper-based device that can easily and cheaply measure lithium ion concentration in blood, which could greatly help bipolar disorder patients. Lithium carbonate is…
Towable sensor free-falls to measure vertical slices of…
Jennifer Chu, MIT News Office CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- The motion of the ocean is often thought of in horizontal terms, for instance in the powerful currents that sweep around the planet, or the waves that ride…
New model quantifies the impact of quarantine measures…
A machine learning algorithm developed by MIT researchers combines data from Covid-19’s spread with a neural network to assess the impact of quarantine measures and predict when infections will slow down in each country. CAMBRIDGE,…
UW–Madison engineer works with local health leaders to…
By Renee Meiller Madison- A University of Wisconsin–Madison industrial engineer has led the development of models that are among the tools aiding health officials in Dane County and south-central Wisconsin as they prepare for and respond…