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PPDC announces seed grants to develop medical devices for children

The Pennsylvania Pediatric Medical Device Consortium has announced its latest round of seed grants to companies developing medical devices for children. The Consortium chose four companies from 11 finalists in a competition to receive seed grants of $50,000 each.

3 May 2019

New radar system can wirelessly monitor vital signs of patients

A radar system developed at the University of Waterloo can wirelessly monitor the vital signs of patients, eliminating the need to hook them up to any machines.

3 May 2019

Algorithms could help improve effectiveness of cancer treatment by predicting gene interactions

While network algorithms are usually associated with finding friends on social media, researchers at the University of Sussex have shown how they could also be used improve the effectiveness of cancer treatment, by predicting the interactions between genes.

1 May 2019

Assessing impact of urban air pollution with advanced instrumentation

A new review of studies on levels of urban exposure to airborne pollutants and their effects on human health suggests that advanced instrumentation and information technology will soon allow researchers and policymakers to gauge the health risks of air pollution on an individual level.

1 May 2019

JoVE records a successful MedUni Vienna radiopharmaceutical experiment

The renowned online scientific journal JoVE videos study experiments with the aim of improving the reproducibility of biomedical experiments.

30 Apr 2019

Fetal heart rate monitoring can help health workers to identify at risk fetuses

Worldwide, there are over 3 million stillbirths and approximately 3 million newborn deaths each year, most in low-resource countries.

30 Apr 2019

Study reveals older women's perceptions of wearable and smart home activity sensors

A study conducted by Assistant Professor Blaine Reeder, PhD, and co-authored by Catherine Jankowski, PhD, at the University of Colorado College of Nursing on older women's perception of technology found that more active older adult women prefer wearable sensors for themselves and smart home sensors for their older parents.

30 Apr 2019

Researchers develop multimodal system for personalized post-stroke rehabilitation

Researchers of Kaunas University of Technology, the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences and Italian high-tech company Gruppo Fos Lithuania are developing innovative technology for the personalized care of the patients who have experienced a stroke.

29 Apr 2019

New analysis predicts that dead may outnumber living on Facebook in next 50 years

New analysis by academics from the Oxford Internet Institute, part of the University of Oxford, predicts the dead may outnumber the living on Facebook within fifty years, a trend that will have grave implications for how we treat our digital heritage in the future.

29 Apr 2019

Nanostructures made of DNA pave way towards functional drug-delivery vehicles

New study shows that nanostructures constructed of DNA molecules can be programmed to function as pH-responsive cargo carriers, paving the way towards functional drug-delivery vehicles.

29 Apr 2019

New quality improvement tool shows signs of improved care of opioid-exposed newborns

A new quality improvement tool called Eat, Sleep and Console shows consistent signs of improved care of opioid-exposed newborns in neonatal intensive care units.

27 Apr 2019

Unmanned aircraft delivers donor kidney to surgeons at UMMC for transplantation

In a first-ever advancement in human medicine and aviation technology, a University of Maryland unmanned aircraft has delivered a donor kidney to surgeons at the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) in Baltimore for successful transplantation into a patient with kidney failure.

27 Apr 2019

Tiny magnetic microrobots could help drug-delivery nanoparticles reach their targets

MIT engineers have designed tiny robots that can help drug-delivery nanoparticles push their way out of the bloodstream and into a tumor or another disease site.

27 Apr 2019

FDA approves perfusion device to help increase access to more donor lungs for transplant

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved a device, called Xvivo Perfusion System with Steen Solution Perfusate, that can temporarily ventilate, oxygenate, and pump (perfuse) preservation solution through lungs that were initially thought to be unacceptable for transplant.

27 Apr 2019

UA College partners with Space Tango to develop an easy way to test astronauts' health in space

Researchers at the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix are partnering with Space Tango, a private aerospace company that designs, builds and operates facilities on the International Space Station, to develop an easy way to test astronauts' health in space.

26 Apr 2019

Assisted reproductive technology solution from Olympus increases the efficiency of ICSI

The Olympus IX73SC inverted microscope system is an assisted reproductive technology (ART) solution that facilitates and even eliminates steps in the intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) workflow as part of the in vitro fertilization (IVF) process.

From Evident Corporation - Life Sciences 26 Apr 2019

Device / Technology News

PPDC announces seed grants to develop medical devices for children

New radar system can wirelessly monitor vital signs of patients

Algorithms could help improve effectiveness of cancer treatment by predicting gene interactions

Assessing impact of urban air pollution with advanced instrumentation

JoVE records a successful MedUni Vienna radiopharmaceutical experiment

Fetal heart rate monitoring can help health workers to identify at risk fetuses

Study reveals older women's perceptions of wearable and smart home activity sensors

Researchers develop multimodal system for personalized post-stroke rehabilitation

New analysis predicts that dead may outnumber living on Facebook in next 50 years

Nanostructures made of DNA pave way towards functional drug-delivery vehicles

New quality improvement tool shows signs of improved care of opioid-exposed newborns

Unmanned aircraft delivers donor kidney to surgeons at UMMC for transplantation

Tiny magnetic microrobots could help drug-delivery nanoparticles reach their targets

FDA approves perfusion device to help increase access to more donor lungs for transplant

UA College partners with Space Tango to develop an easy way to test astronauts' health in space

Assisted reproductive technology solution from Olympus increases the efficiency of ICSI

Germ-zapping robot helps curb the spread of infectious diseases

Innovative wearable technology will detect breathing problems in infants

Stretchy wearable patch can do a health check while you work out

Small army of tiny robots can remove dental plaque

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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