Articles By Joel Lindsey
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Smartphone App Improves Respiratory Rate Measurement In Children
6/27/2014
Researchers at the Child & Family Research Institute (CFRI) at British Columbia Children’s Hospital and the University of British Columbia (UBC) have created a new smartphone app that they say could allow for faster, more accurate measurements of respiratory rates in children.
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Bubbles Could Revolutionize Fertility Tests
6/27/2014
Researchers at the University of California San Diego (UCSD) have devised a new method for conducting ultrasound-based fertility tests on women that uses bubbles and a saline solution to determine whether or not a blockage exists in the patient’s fallopian tubes.
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Facial Recognition Software Could Diagnose Genetic Disorders
6/27/2014
Researchers at the University of Oxford have developed a software program that uses photographs to diagnose possible genetic disorders.
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Self-Powered Pacemaker Passes First Test
6/25/2014
A team of researchers working with the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) has created and tested a cardiac pacemaker that could be capable of powering itself.
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Wearable Devices Give First Responders Instant Access To Medical Data Via Smartphone
6/25/2014
A new line of medical devices, created and launched recently by the British company Tap2Tag Medical, could provide a quick and convenient way for paramedics and first responders to access critical medical information during emergencies.
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Nanophotonics: The Key To A New Generation Of Medical Diagnostic Devices?
6/20/2014
Researchers at the University of Cambridge are working to develop new medical diagnostics devices that harness the potential power of nanophotonic, a field of physics concerned with the interactions between light and interacts with materials as small as a billionth of a meter.
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Scientists Devise New Method For Growing Replacement Tendons
6/19/2014
Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have devised a way to grow replacement tendons using a combination of collagen and stem cells, a development they say could prove beneficial in a number of medical applications.
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Government Researchers Develop Technology To Detect Bacterial Pathogens In Wounds
6/19/2014
Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) have developed a technology they say could dramatically improve the range of bacterial pathogens detected in wounds, as well as clinicians’ abilities to accurately identify infected wounds.
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An Implantable Eye Sensor To Monitor For Glaucoma
6/19/2014
Researchers at the University of Washington have created a new device that could be implanted into a person’s eye to track changes in pressure typically associated with the onset of glaucoma. The device could lead to more immediate diagnoses and more effective treatment of the disorder.
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Scientists Develop Imaging Software To More Accurately Diagnose Lung Cancer
6/17/2014
A research team led by scientists at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) in New York is developing medical imaging software to measure the growth of nodules in patients at risk for lung cancer.