Articles By Joel Lindsey
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Mobile Microwave Helmet Enables Rapid, Accurate Diagnosis Of Stroke Cause
6/17/2014
Swedish researchers from Chalmers University of Technology, Sahlgrenska Academy, and Sahlgrenska University Hospital have created a new device that can rapidly determine whether a stroke has been caused by a blood clot or from internal bleeding caused by a burst blood vessel.
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Magnetically Guided Nanoconstructs Could Improve MRI, Cancer Treatment
6/17/2014
Researchers at Rice University and The Methodist Hospital Research Institute (TMHRI) in Houston have created new nanoscale structures that contain iron oxide particles. Injected into the body and guided by magnetic fields to target sites, these “nanonconstructs” could be used to enhance magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), attack malignant tissue, and deliver drugs.
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Bionic Pancreas Leverages Smartphone, Pumps To Control Blood Sugar
6/17/2014
Researchers at Boston University (BU) and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) are developing a new bionic pancreas device to provide constant glucose monitoring and administer doses of insulin or glucagon to patients with type 1 diabetes.
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New Terahertz Detector Design Could Revolutionize Medical Imaging
6/16/2014
Researchers from Rice University, Sandia National Laboratories, and the Tokyo Institute of Technology have used carbon nanotube structures to create a new terahertz detector that could significantly improve medical imaging.
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Researchers Discover New Way To Make Cancer Cells Self-Destruct
6/16/2014
Researchers at the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI) and the University of Adelaide’s Center for Personalized Cancer Medicine have observed new behaviors in cancer that they say could revolutionize the way the medical world approaches leukemia treatment.
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Shocking Shirt: New Wearable Defibrillator Design Improves Patient Compliance
6/13/2014
A team of undergraduate researchers at Johns Hopkins University has designed a wearable defibrillator device that could help improve patient compliance and provide a more effective mode of monitoring and treating those at risk of sudden cardiac arrest.
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New Biometric Wristwatches Use Light To Measure Vital Signs
6/12/2014
In two separate projects, researchers are working to create biometric watches that use light to non-invasively and accurately measure important vital statistics — such as blood glucose levels, hydration levels, and pulse.
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Customized Nanotubes Could Deliver Drugs Directly To Cancer Cells
6/12/2014
Researchers at Rice University and the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have created highly customized carbon nanotubes that they say could effectively travel through blood vessels in order to deliver drugs directly to pancreatic cancer cells.
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Developing More Life-Like Artificial Vision
6/11/2014
Researchers at Stanford University have used electrical pulses to stimulate retinal cells in a way that they say could help produce more accurate and natural-looking artificial vision.
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New Microfluidic Device Identifies And Isolates Metastatic Cancer Cells
6/10/2014
Researchers at Cornell University have created a new device that they say could effectively and accurately isolate cancer cells most likely to metastasize.