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Kessler Foundation researcher to develop novel system for monitoring neuromuscular responses

Rakesh Pilkar, PhD, research scientist in the Center for Mobility and Rehabilitation Engineering Research at Kessler Foundation, was awarded a $198,102 exploratory research grant by the New Jersey Commission on Spinal Cord Research to conduct a study titled, "A novel system for quasi real-time tracking of neuromuscular responses during electrical stimulation."

8 Jan 2020

New nanotech technique fights advanced-stage sepsis

Scientists have found a novel approach using nanotechnology that can fight late-stage sepsis.

8 Jan 2020

Researchers examine psychological and physiological effects of AR medical simulation training

The UCI School of Medicine, in partnership with Chenega Healthcare Services, LLC and MedCognition, was awarded a $1.2 million contract through the Medical Technology Enterprise Consortium to examine the psychological effects of augmented reality medical simulation training.

8 Jan 2020

Researchers capture light emission from the eye of a patient undergoing radiotherapy

For decades, theories have existed to explain patient reports of seeing light flashes during radiation therapy, even with their eyes closed.

7 Jan 2020

Low intensity pulsed ultrasound selectively targets cancer cells while sparing healthy cells

Doctors have used focused ultrasound to destroy tumors in the body without invasive surgery for some time. However, the therapeutic ultrasound used in clinics today indiscriminately damages cancer and healthy cells alike.

7 Jan 2020

Novel artificial intelligence algorithm helps detect brain tumor

Researchers have developed a new imaging technique and artificial intelligence algorithm that can help identify brain tumors.

7 Jan 2020

Young smokers who use both combustible and e-cigarettes have higher risk of stroke

People are looking at e-cigarettes as a "healthy" alternative to cigarettes and we currently have an epidemic of e-cigarettes use.

7 Jan 2020

New sweat test could help detect a person’s marijuana-use

Forensic chemist Jan Halámek is proving that our own perspiration not only gives away how drunk we are – but if we are high, too.

6 Jan 2020

University of Missouri engineers design new 'wearable air conditioning'

One day, soldiers could cool down on the military battlefield -- preventing heat stroke or exhaustion -- by using "wearable air conditioning," an on-skin device designed by engineers at the University of Missouri.

6 Jan 2020

New blood test can help identify elderly concussion patients with brain tissue damage

Novel research shows that a blood test can differentiate elderly concussion patients with brain tissue damage from those without it. This finding, published in the special brain health collection of AACC's The Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicine, could help ensure that elderly patients with severe concussions receive crucial treatment for their injuries.

6 Jan 2020

Novel imaging technique produces accurate, real-time intraoperative diagnosis of brain tumors

A novel method of combining advanced optical imaging with an artificial intelligence algorithm produces accurate, real-time intraoperative diagnosis of brain tumors, a new study finds.

6 Jan 2020

Reading 2D-barcoded tubes directly at the point of storage or retrieval

Ziath has announced that it will launch a revolutionary web-based 2D-barcoded tube identification product - Datapaq 5 at SLAS 2020 in San Diego, USA.

From Ziath Ltd 6 Jan 2020

FDA approves Control-IQ artificial pancreas system

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved an artificial pancreas system - based on technology from the University of Virginia Center for Diabetes Technology - that automatically monitors and regulates blood glucose levels.

2 Jan 2020

Hitachi’s diagnostic imaging business will strengthen Fujifilm’s product line, says GlobalData

Following the news that Japan’s Fujifilm Holdings Corp has agreed to acquire Hitachi Ltd.’s diagnostic imaging business for approximately JPY179bn (US$1.64bn); Rohit Anand, Practice Head of Medical Devices at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers his view.

2 Jan 2020

Device / Technology News

Kessler Foundation researcher to develop novel system for monitoring neuromuscular responses

New nanotech technique fights advanced-stage sepsis

Researchers examine psychological and physiological effects of AR medical simulation training

Researchers capture light emission from the eye of a patient undergoing radiotherapy

Low intensity pulsed ultrasound selectively targets cancer cells while sparing healthy cells

Novel artificial intelligence algorithm helps detect brain tumor

Young smokers who use both combustible and e-cigarettes have higher risk of stroke

New sweat test could help detect a person’s marijuana-use

University of Missouri engineers design new 'wearable air conditioning'

New blood test can help identify elderly concussion patients with brain tissue damage

Novel imaging technique produces accurate, real-time intraoperative diagnosis of brain tumors

Reading 2D-barcoded tubes directly at the point of storage or retrieval

FDA approves Control-IQ artificial pancreas system

Hitachi’s diagnostic imaging business will strengthen Fujifilm’s product line, says GlobalData

CEA-Leti’s lensfree microscope to be demonstrated at CES 2020

GlobalData: Leading medical robots used by the healthcare industry

Novela Neurotech’s “smart” neural interface displayed at Creative Destruction Lab

A reality check on artificial intelligence: Are health care claims overblown?

A new deep learning approach to predict disease-associated mutations

New stencil device enables plastic surgeons to perform realistic 3D nipple tattoos

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

PhD researcher at LifeArc

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