Monthly Archives: November 2023

Next Apple Watch May Monitor Blood Pressure And Sleep Disorders

A series of major new features are coming to the next generation of Apple Watch according to Bloomberg. Mark Gurman writes Apple intends to bring sensors that can recognize sleep apnea and elevated blood pressure to the Apple Watch Series 10 next year. It’s all part of what has been dubbed Apple’s “evolving approach to […]

Visualizing fungal infections deep in living host tissue reveals proline metabolism facilitates virulence

Reconstruction of an intravitally acquired z-stack of the renal cortex of a mouse 4 hours post infection by Candida albicans. The 3D reconstruction is virtually clipped to expose the fungal cells growing between tubules and a hyphal cell penetrating a tubular epithelial cell. Prior to infection, non-filamenting cells constitutively expressing red fluorescent protein yEmRFP were […]

Updated FDA list: These eye drops can cause infections, partial vision loss or blindness

The FDA has updated the list of over-the-counter eye drop products sold at major stores and pharmacies that people should stop using due the risk of eye infections that can lead to vision loss. These products are marketed under the following brands: CVS Health Leader (Cardinal Health) Rugby (Cardinal Health) Target Up & Up Velocity […]

South Georgia Tech to hold blood drive on November 14 – Americus Times-Recorder

South Georgia Tech to hold blood drive on November 14 Published 1:57 pm Thursday, November 2, 2023 South Georgia Tech will be holding a blood drive on Tuesday, November 14. Photo by SGTC By Pat Peacock AMERICUS – The American Red Cross will conduct a blood drive on Tuesday, November 14 from 10:00 a.m. until […]

Poster Presentation Monday, Dec. 11th 6 : 00-8

4181 Narazaciclib, a Differentiated CDK4/6 Antagonist, Prolongs Cell Cycle Arrest and Metabolomic Reprogramming, Enabling Restoration of Ibrutinib Sensitivity in Btki-Resistant Mantle Cell Lymphoma Program: Oral and Poster Abstracts Session: 605. Molecular Pharmacology and Drug Resistance: Lymphoid Neoplasms: Poster III Hematology Disease Topics & Pathways: apoptosis, Lymphomas, Combination therapy, Diseases, aggressive lymphoma, Therapies, metabolism, Lymphoid Malignancies, […]

Central Illinois blood bank wants to ease donor anxiety using mixed reality

A central Illinois blood bank is providing a new experience to blood donors to help take their mind off the donation process by focusing on planting a garden — with just their eyes. ImpactLife is a nonprofit community blood center and the sole provider of blood for OSF St. Joseph and Carle BroMenn medical centers, […]

Wrestling icon Cinta de Oro headlines Lucha Libre Por Vida: A two-day fundraising festival of life and hope for El Paso’s Corazón de Niños

EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — A tag-team event featuring some of El Paso’s biggest names in the world of Lucha Libre are preparing to lay the smackdown on youth heart disease. Wrestling icon Cinta de Oro, together with The Manor at Ten Eleven and Lucha League Wrestling of El Paso will host Lucha Libre Por […]

Bloomberg: Apple Watch Series 10 to gain blood pressure and sleep apnea monitoring

The Apple Watch Series 9 is only a few weeks into its lifecycle but the latest Bloomberg report takes a deep dive of the Apple smart wearable line with some interesting revelations about its past and speculations of new health tracking features coming to the next generation smartwatch. Apple Watch Series 10 is said to […]

Blood-clot buster Inari snatches up limb-saving implant maker LimFlow for $415M

Inari Medical has signed on to a $415 million deal to acquire LimFlow, just weeks after the company received an FDA approval for its minimally invasive approach to re-establish oxygenated blood flow in the legs of people potentially facing amputation. LimFlow’s treatment for chronic, limb-threatening ischemia is aimed at patients who have exhausted all other […]