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Vanderbilt engineers use coffee grounds to develop novel surgical tool

Imagine plopping six cups of coffee grounds on the heads of patients just before they are wheeled into the operating room to have nose or throat surgery? In essence, that is what a team of Vanderbilt University engineers are proposing in an effort to improve the reliability of the sophisticated "GPS" system that surgeons use for these delicate operations.

21 Jun 2017

Study explores digital technology preferences and needs of young cancer patients

There is considerable scope to develop digital resources by means of which teenagers and young adults living with cancer can receive information and connect with both professionals and fellow patients.

21 Jun 2017

Breast implants linked to abnormal ECG recordings

Breast implants may impede an electrocardiogram (ECG) and could result in a false heart attack diagnosis, according to research presented today at EHRA EUROPACE - CARDIOSTIM 2017.

21 Jun 2017

Researchers design new system that enables speedy analysis of laparoscopic procedures

Laparoscopy is a surgical technique in which a fiber-optic camera is inserted into a patient's abdominal cavity to provide a video feed that guides the surgeon through a minimally invasive procedure.

21 Jun 2017

New joint research initiative to introduce social robotics, artificial intelligence into clinical health care

McMaster and Ryerson universities today announced the Smart Robots for Health Communication project, a joint research initiative designed to introduce social robotics and artificial intelligence into clinical health care.

20 Jun 2017

Interventional cardiologists implant wireless device inside heart failure patient in Canada

In a Canadian first, a medical team has implanted a wireless device inside a heart failure patient, permitting clinicians to monitor the patient's cardiovascular status – virtually and in real-time – and proactively adjust treatment to prevent costly, potentially unnecessary hospitalization.

20 Jun 2017

Bristol scientist develops novel ophthalmic device that could prevent vision loss worldwide

Dr Shelby Temple, from the University of Bristol's School of Biological Sciences, has been named Innovator of the Year 2017 for his ground-breaking work into polarization and macular degeneration.

20 Jun 2017

New tool may predict chances for cognitive deficits in people with Parkinson's disease

Parkinson's disease (PD) is commonly thought of as a movement disorder, but after years of living with PD approximately twenty five percent of patients also experience deficits in cognition that impair function.

20 Jun 2017

Japanese scientists develop method to isolate anti-Alzheimer's compounds from plants

Japanese scientists have developed a method to isolate and identify active compounds in plant medicines, which accurately accounts for drug behavior in the body.

20 Jun 2017

Researchers develop nano-contrast agents for MRI and optical imaging of cancer cells

Researchers from PSG College of Technology, India have developed nano-contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as well as optical imaging of cancer cells. This report will appear in the forthcoming issue of the journal NANO.

20 Jun 2017

Pacemakers and other cardiac devices reveal time, cause of death in some forensic cases

Pacemakers and other cardiac devices can help solve forensic cases, according to a study presented today at EHRA EUROPACE - CARDIOSTIM 2017. Devices revealed the time and cause of death in some cases where autopsy failed to do so.

20 Jun 2017

Philips introduces new web-based informatics platform to hasten drug research and biomarker discovery

Royal Philips, a global leader in health technology, today announced the launch of its Xplore web-based informatics platform for drug research and biomarker discovery.

From Philips Healthcare 20 Jun 2017

New laser imaging 'bowl' could reduce stages involved in spotting breast cancer

In a bid to make the world's first while-you-wait test for breast cancer, European scientists are developing a comfortable hemispherical bowl lined with laser sources and ultrasound detectors with the potential to reduce the stages in spotting the disease into a single appointment.

20 Jun 2017

Mettler Toledo deliver increased lab efficiency through 2-part Lean Laboratory webinars

If Lean Laboratory is properly implemented, the results can be impressive ─ delivering simpler workflows and processes, reduced lead times, and increased laboratory efficiency.

From Mettler-Toledo International Inc. 20 Jun 2017

New trial shows ReCell medical device hastens healing in skin donor sites

Deploying a suspension of cells generated from a ReCell® medical device onto a skin donor site can speed up healing by 30.7% and deliver a superior final outcome, according to the results of a randomized controlled trial involving 106 patients who received skin grafts, Avita Medical, said today.

19 Jun 2017

Scientists design bioactive nanomaterial that excels at stimulating bone regeneration

There hasn't been a gold standard for how orthopaedic spine surgeons promote new bone growth in patients, but now Northwestern University scientists have designed a bioactive nanomaterial that is so good at stimulating bone regeneration it could become the method surgeons prefer.

19 Jun 2017

New breakthrough technology facilitates DNA delivery into drug-resistant bacterial pathogens

Antimicrobial resistance is one of the biggest threats to global health, affecting anyone, at any age, in any country, according to the World Health Organization.

19 Jun 2017

World’s first internet-connected hearing aid gets rechargeable upgrade

Oticon Opn, the world’s first hearing aid that connects to and interacts with the Internet via the IFTTT Network, is set to become a rechargeable hearing solution.

19 Jun 2017

High-tech vest could be new way to prevent repeated trips to hospital for people with heart failure

Doctors at The Ohio State University Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital are testing a high-tech vest which measures fluid inside the lungs from outside a person's clothing. It could be a new way to prevent repeated trips to the hospital for the nearly six million Americans living with heart failure.

19 Jun 2017

Japanese scientists develop solar-light-driven fully integrated microfluidic device for miniaturized systems

Miniaturized devices such as microsensors often require an independent, equally miniaturized power supply. Searching for suitable systems, Japanese scientists have now developed a fully integrated microfluidic device that produces hydrogen fuel and converts it into electrical energy based on photocatalysis.

19 Jun 2017

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Vanderbilt engineers use coffee grounds to develop novel surgical tool

Study explores digital technology preferences and needs of young cancer patients

Breast implants linked to abnormal ECG recordings

Researchers design new system that enables speedy analysis of laparoscopic procedures

New joint research initiative to introduce social robotics, artificial intelligence into clinical health care

Interventional cardiologists implant wireless device inside heart failure patient in Canada

Bristol scientist develops novel ophthalmic device that could prevent vision loss worldwide

New tool may predict chances for cognitive deficits in people with Parkinson's disease

Japanese scientists develop method to isolate anti-Alzheimer's compounds from plants

Researchers develop nano-contrast agents for MRI and optical imaging of cancer cells

Pacemakers and other cardiac devices reveal time, cause of death in some forensic cases

Philips introduces new web-based informatics platform to hasten drug research and biomarker discovery

New laser imaging 'bowl' could reduce stages involved in spotting breast cancer

Mettler Toledo deliver increased lab efficiency through 2-part Lean Laboratory webinars

New trial shows ReCell medical device hastens healing in skin donor sites

Scientists design bioactive nanomaterial that excels at stimulating bone regeneration

New breakthrough technology facilitates DNA delivery into drug-resistant bacterial pathogens

World’s first internet-connected hearing aid gets rechargeable upgrade

High-tech vest could be new way to prevent repeated trips to hospital for people with heart failure

Japanese scientists develop solar-light-driven fully integrated microfluidic device for miniaturized systems

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