Articles By Joel Lindsey
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First System To Detect Stress And Provide Real-Time Coping Advice
6/10/2014
Scientists at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) and Microsoft Research have created a new device designed to detect a parent’s or guardian’s highest moments of stress and provide real-time advice for how best to cope with that stress.
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Biodegradable Metal Implants Could Cut Costs Of Secondary Surgeries
6/10/2014
Researchers at New Zealand’s University of Canterbury and Otago University are working to create biodegradable metal plates and screws that could be used in surgeries and to heal bone fractures — without the need for follow-up operations to remove the hardware.
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Sperm-Inspired Micro-Robots For Drug Delivery, IVF, Clearing Blocked Arteries?
6/6/2014
Scientists from the German University in Cairo and the University of Twente in the Netherlands have created tiny medical micro-robots modeled after sperm. These new robots could effectively navigate throughout the human body in order to perform a host of medical-related functions.
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Medtronic Launches World's First Combined Glucose Sensor / Insulin Pump
6/6/2014
Medtronic announced the European launch of MiniMed Duo, which the company says is the first device in the world to bring a glucose sensor and an insulin pump together in a single system.
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New Device Stops Bleeding Gunshot Wounds In Seconds
6/6/2014
A new device, known as XStat, created by the Oregon-based medical device company RevMedx stops the bleeding of an open gunshot wound in a matter of seconds.
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Apple (Finally) Unveils Mobile Health Platform
6/6/2014
After months of articles, leaked reports, and speculation regarding Apple's expected foray into mobile health, the company officially unveiled two new health-related apps, “HealthKit” and “Health,” at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference this week.
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Using Gold Nanoprobes To Determine Genetic Response To Drug Treatment
6/5/2014
A team of researchers at the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN) in Singapore has found a way to use gold nanoprobes to determine genetic information that could help doctors administer safer and more effective drug treatment therapies.
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Ultrasound Tractor Beam Could Improve Drug Delivery
6/4/2014
Researchers at Scotland’s Dundee University have created and demonstrated what they say is essentially a working tractor beam device, capable of moving objects using ultrasound waves. Such a device, they claim, could prove beneficial in developing new medical applications for ultrasound, including more effectively delivering drug treatments.
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Researchers 3D Print Blood Vessels
6/3/2014
Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) in Boston have found a way to effectively make 3D printed blood vessels, a development they say could pave the way toward manufacturing viable, individually tailored, transplantable tissues.
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St. Jude Earns FDA Approval For First Ever Implantable Heart Failure Monitoring Device
6/2/2014
St. Jude Medical and CardioMEMS have announced FDA approval of a new implantable device designed to provide remote monitoring of vital statistics related to heart failure.