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Technology used to treat cancer also functions as micro rocket for spacecraft

Nanosatellites are smartphone-sized spacecraft that can perform simple, yet valuable, space missions. Dozens of these little vehicles are now tirelessly orbiting the earth performing valuable functions for NASA, the Department of Defense and even private companies.

5 Sep 2013

Free reference and lifestyle tool now available for people affected by paralysis

For the first time, individuals living with paralysis and their caregivers can access the comprehensive Paralysis Resource Guide digitally on their smartphone, Nook, iPad or Kindle. The third edition of this vital resource, compiled and distributed by the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation Paralysis Resource Center, is a free reference and lifestyle tool for people affected by paralysis.

4 Sep 2013

Now secure digital links with Cambridge Consultants' Trusted Source system

Companies can now secure their digital links with Trusted Source – a new, cost-effective, easy-to-implement turnkey platform devised by product development firm Cambridge Consultants.

28 Aug 2013

RL Solutions announces availability of new incident and patient feedback reporting app

RL Solutions, creators of innovative and easy-to-use healthcare quality and safety software, announced today the general availability of its new incident and patient feedback reporting app, RL6:Mobile.

28 Aug 2013

Smartphone-based portable device to conduct kidney tests invented at UCLA

A lightweight and field-portable device invented at UCLA that conducts kidney tests and transmits data through a smartphone attachment may significantly reduce the need for frequent office visits by people with diabetes and others with chronic kidney ailments.

26 Aug 2013

New pain diary app CatchMyPain promises to put an end to chronic Pain

One out of five adults suffers from chronic pain and half of all patients have been suffering for at least seven years (median). Patients usually go through an odyssey of examinations and treatments while long term relief becomes a hope rather than an expectation.

14 Aug 2013

Viewpoints: Gov. Jindal skeptical of navigators program; scare tactics against Obamacare growing

By August 15, the Obama administration is expected to spend $54 million of our tax dollars to hire community organizers to push this law on the American people. ...

14 Aug 2013

Researchers develop smartwatches to uncover reasons behind sleeping problems

Tonight will be another sleepless night for countless people, who will toss and turn for hours. And when they finally drift off, they will wake up with a start a short while later. If their disorder becomes chronic, sufferers often take part in medical sleep studies in an attempt to uncover the reasons behind their sleeping problems.

14 Aug 2013

Tobacco-Free Teens app prevents teens from smoking

An app to prevent teens from smoking and encourage them to quit if they've started is now just a few taps away and available free on the Apple iTunes Store.

9 Aug 2013

Researchers adapt microscopic technology for bionic body parts

Tiny sensors and motors are everywhere, telling your smartphone screen to rotate and your camera to focus. Now, a team of researchers at Tel Aviv University has found a way to print biocompatible components for these micro-machines, making them ideal for use in medical devices, like bionic arms.

8 Aug 2013

MagnaChip announces full range of "MXsensor" product families

MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation ("MagnaChip"), a Korean semiconductor company with a broad portfolio of analog and mixed-signal products and technologies, today announced a full range of "MXsensor" intelligent sensor product families featuring 0.18 micron mixed signal & analog technology with low power consumption.

25 Jul 2013

Bodelin’s ProScope Micro Mobile picks up steam in dermatology

Bodelin Technologies' newly released ProScope Micro Mobile, the first professional-level microscope to be made specifically to attach to mobile devices such as the iPad, iPad mini, iPhone as well as other tablets and smartphones, has been picking up steam in the dermatology, Estheticians and hair restoration industries.

24 Jul 2013

NYCEDC declares Innovate Health Tech NYC winners

New York City Economic Development Corporation today announced the winners of Innovate Health Tech NYC, a competition designed to promote innovation within New York City's health technology sector.

23 Jul 2013

Providers search for new tests, smartphone apps to diagnose and treat mental illness

Health care providers are trying to find tests and create new smartphone and tablet apps to better diagnose and treat mental illness.

9 Jul 2013

HeadSense closes financing for non-invasive intracranial pressure monitor

HeadSense, an early stage company developing a non-invasive neurological monitor focused initially on an intracranial pressure application, today announced it closed financing led by Pontifax, a leading Israeli VC; GE Ventures of Menlo Park, California, USA; Everett Partners, an investment group based out of Akron, Ohio, USA; and JuMaJo, an investment group from Hamburg, Germany.

8 Jul 2013

Researchers use mobile application to improve asthma outcomes among minority adolescents

Researchers at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, IL and The University of Illinois at Chicago are using the Internet and motivational multimedia coupled with positive reinforcement via a smartphone application to try to improve asthma outcomes among low-income, minority adolescents with asthma.

27 Jun 2013

UW receives $10 million to develop paper-based pathogen identification test

The University of Washington has received nearly $10 million from the U.S. Department of Defense to continue a project aimed at building a small, paper-based device that could test for infectious diseases on-demand in areas where diagnostic capabilities are limited.

26 Jun 2013

First Edition: June 17, 2013

Today's headlines include reports about how states are tackling the implementation of specific provisions of the health law.

17 Jun 2013

Research scientist designs wearable tactile displays for the visually and hearing impaired

In the near future, a buzz in your belt or a pulse from your jacket may give you instructions on how to navigate your surroundings.

14 Jun 2013

Researchers design mobile app to help elderly patients improve medication management

Researchers at the Universidad Miguel Hernández in Elche have designed together with Elche-based company Nidoweb and other Spanish partners an application for mobile devices that helps elderly people with multiple illnesses improve medication management.

14 Jun 2013

Smartphone News and Research

Technology used to treat cancer also functions as micro rocket for spacecraft

Free reference and lifestyle tool now available for people affected by paralysis

Now secure digital links with Cambridge Consultants' Trusted Source system

RL Solutions announces availability of new incident and patient feedback reporting app

Smartphone-based portable device to conduct kidney tests invented at UCLA

New pain diary app CatchMyPain promises to put an end to chronic Pain

Viewpoints: Gov. Jindal skeptical of navigators program; scare tactics against Obamacare growing

Researchers develop smartwatches to uncover reasons behind sleeping problems

Tobacco-Free Teens app prevents teens from smoking

Researchers adapt microscopic technology for bionic body parts

MagnaChip announces full range of "MXsensor" product families

Bodelin’s ProScope Micro Mobile picks up steam in dermatology

NYCEDC declares Innovate Health Tech NYC winners

Providers search for new tests, smartphone apps to diagnose and treat mental illness

HeadSense closes financing for non-invasive intracranial pressure monitor

Researchers use mobile application to improve asthma outcomes among minority adolescents

UW receives $10 million to develop paper-based pathogen identification test

First Edition: June 17, 2013

Research scientist designs wearable tactile displays for the visually and hearing impaired

Researchers design mobile app to help elderly patients improve medication management

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