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KAIST researchers fabricate ultrathin, transparent oxide TFTs for wearable display

With the advent of the Internet of Things (IoT) era, strong demand has grown for wearable and transparent displays that can be applied to various fields such as augmented reality (AR) and skin-like thin flexible devices.

29 Jul 2016

Researchers develop new approach to manufacturing mechanical metamaterials

Ill-fitting joint sockets, contact dermatitis and sebaceous cysts are just a few of the problems plaguing prosthetic patients. They are all a result of the pressure that their prosthetic devices place on the soft tissue of their bodies.

29 Jul 2016

Advanced Instruments launches novel GloCyte System at 68th AACC Annual Scientific Meeting

Advanced Instruments, Inc., a leader in laboratory instrumentation, launches their GloCyte Automated Cell Counter System at the 68th AACC Annual Scientific Meeting & Clinical Lab Expo in Philadelphia, PA July 31-August 4.

29 Jul 2016

Robotic and open surgeries for prostate cancer achieve similar quality of life outcomes at 3 months

The first randomised controlled trial to directly compare robotic surgery with open surgery for patients with localised prostate cancer finds that robotic and open surgery achieve similar results in terms of key quality of life indicators at 3 months.

29 Jul 2016

Sophia Genetics reveals world’s most advanced collective artificial intelligence platform

Sophia Genetics, the global leader in Data-Driven Medicine, today unveiled SOPHiA, the world’s most advanced collective artificial intelligence (AI) for Data-Driven Medicine.

29 Jul 2016

SAPIEN 3 trans-catheter aortic valve replacement system improves survival in patients with aortic stenosis

Overall one-year survival was over 85 percent for high-risk or inoperable patients who underwent aortic valve replacement with the SAPIEN 3 trans-catheter aortic valve replacement system, according to a study published in the July 12 issue of the American Heart Association journal Circulation.

29 Jul 2016

University of Warwick develops cloud-computing platform for UK's medical microbiology community

The University of Warwick has led the development of a cloud-based microbial bioinformatics resource, which is believed to be the largest of its kind in the world.

29 Jul 2016

Personalized virtual brain model of epileptic patient could lead to more precise diagnosis

Researchers at CNRS, INSERM, Aix-Marseille University and AP-HM have just created a virtual brain that can reconstitute the brain of a person affected by epilepsy for the first time.

29 Jul 2016

MIT researchers develop portable device to manufacture biopharmaceuticals on demand

For medics on the battlefield and doctors in remote or developing parts of the world, getting rapid access to the drugs needed to treat patients can be challenging.

29 Jul 2016

Johns Hopkins students design new device to help treat battlefield injuries that block breathing

When a battlefield explosion injures a soldier's face or neck, the critical air passage between the head and lungs often becomes blocked, which can lead to brain damage and death within minutes.

29 Jul 2016

Microswimmer robots could help deliver medicine and perform surgery inside the body

Drexel University researchers, led by MinJun Kim, PhD, a professor in the College of Engineering, have successfully pulled off a feat that both sci-fi fans and Michael Phelps could appreciate.

29 Jul 2016

Researchers develop new approach for visualizing oxygen in tissue

Learning how to look inside a body without having to cut it open is still an important part of medical research. One of the great challenges in imaging remains the visualization of oxygen in tissue.

28 Jul 2016

Wearable sensor system could help detect lactate levels in perspiration

It may be clammy and inconvenient, but human sweat has at least one positive characteristic - it can give insight to what's happening inside your body.

28 Jul 2016

New smartphone app helps patients follow treatment program to better prepare for surgery

A new smartphone app is helping University of Virginia Health System surgery patients follow a treatment program to better prepare them for surgery and speed their recovery.

28 Jul 2016

Introduction of CT lung screening for high-risk individuals could decrease cancer-related deaths

The introduction of lung cancer screening in the UK could significantly reduce deaths in high risk groups, without causing participants the undue stress sometimes associated with medical tests.

28 Jul 2016

Mexican scientists create new walker that uses artificial intelligence to help elders

In case of emergency, the improvement creates an alert to bring help to the affected user.

28 Jul 2016

Scientists working to control zeolite's properties to improve hemodialysis

Scientists of Tomsk State University are working on changing physicochemical properties of zeolites using thermal and mechanical treatment.

28 Jul 2016

UH uses proton therapy system to treat first patient with rare form of sarcoma

Mevion Medical Systems, the leader in compact proton therapy, is announcing that University Hospitals in Cleveland used the industry-leading MEVION S250 proton therapy system to treat its first patient, a 24-year-old woman with, rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare form of sarcoma. The proton therapy treatment made history by being the first in the state of Ohio.

28 Jul 2016

Surmodics introduces advanced immunoassay stabilizer StabilBlock

Surmodics, Inc., the global leader in chemical components for in vitro diagnostic (IVD) tests and microarrays, today announced the launch and immediate availability of StabilBlock, its most advanced Immunoassay Stabilizer.

28 Jul 2016

Researchers develop tiny 3-D tissue models to study how ovarian cancer develops in women

With a unique approach that draws on 3-D printing technologies, a team of University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers is developing new tools for understanding how ovarian cancer develops in women.

27 Jul 2016

Device / Technology News

KAIST researchers fabricate ultrathin, transparent oxide TFTs for wearable display

Researchers develop new approach to manufacturing mechanical metamaterials

Advanced Instruments launches novel GloCyte System at 68th AACC Annual Scientific Meeting

Robotic and open surgeries for prostate cancer achieve similar quality of life outcomes at 3 months

Sophia Genetics reveals world’s most advanced collective artificial intelligence platform

SAPIEN 3 trans-catheter aortic valve replacement system improves survival in patients with aortic stenosis

University of Warwick develops cloud-computing platform for UK's medical microbiology community

Personalized virtual brain model of epileptic patient could lead to more precise diagnosis

MIT researchers develop portable device to manufacture biopharmaceuticals on demand

Johns Hopkins students design new device to help treat battlefield injuries that block breathing

Microswimmer robots could help deliver medicine and perform surgery inside the body

Researchers develop new approach for visualizing oxygen in tissue

Wearable sensor system could help detect lactate levels in perspiration

New smartphone app helps patients follow treatment program to better prepare for surgery

Introduction of CT lung screening for high-risk individuals could decrease cancer-related deaths

Mexican scientists create new walker that uses artificial intelligence to help elders

Scientists working to control zeolite's properties to improve hemodialysis

UH uses proton therapy system to treat first patient with rare form of sarcoma

Surmodics introduces advanced immunoassay stabilizer StabilBlock

Researchers develop tiny 3-D tissue models to study how ovarian cancer develops in women

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