Informatics
Computer Simulation Predicts Targets for Epilepsy Surgery
December 15th, 2015 Severe cases of epilepsy are treated sometimes by surgically removing brain tissue thought to be responsible for generating seizures. This is accomplished by using EEG...
Tiny LED Implants for Controlling and Studying Activity of Individual Neurons
December 15th, 2015 Optogenetics allows researchers to control the activation of neurons in the brain using light. Initially, fiber optic cables have been used to deliver light, but these...
Eye Implant for Producing Tears to Fight Dry Eye Syndrome
December 14th, 2015 Dry eye syndrome may soon be treated with a new implant developed by a team led by researchers at Stanford University. The team identified the afferent neural...
Polarization Used to Identify Pathogens, Clinically Relevant Compounds
December 14th, 2015 At ETH Zurich researchers are relying on detecting the polarization of light as it passes through a substance as a potential diagnostic tool for spotting a variety...
Checkme Pro "Medical Tricorder" Green Lit by FDA
December 14th, 2015 The Checkme Pro portable health monitor from Viatom Technology, a company out of Shenzhen, China, has been cleared by the FDA. The device performs one-lead ECG...
Drug Releasing Sticky Patch for Pain Relief
December 11th, 2015 Researchers from University of Warwick have teamed up with a bioadhesive company based in Coventry, England called Medherant, to make an ibuprofen releasing transparent...
Solid State Integrated Circuit Powered by ATP
December 11th, 2015 Researchers at Columbia University have engineered an in vitro system that uses adenosine triphosphate (ATP), the biological cellular energy carrier, to power...
Ghost Hearts and Biohacked Insulin: A Day at Counter Culture Labs
December 10th, 2015 This past weekend, we spent a day at Counter Culture Labs, a San Francisco Bay Area community lab promoting the biohacking and DIY science culture. The biohacking/DIY...
FlexDex: A New Control System for Minimally Invasive Surgical Tools
December 10th, 2015 Highly expensive surgical robots have become popular partially because traditional minimally invasive surgery relies on clunky tools that don't provide natural...
DigniCap for Hair Loss Prevention During Chemo FDA Cleared for Breast Cancer Patients
December 10th, 2015 Dignitana, a company out of Lund, Sweden, won FDA de novo clearance for its DigniCap hair loss prevention device to be used for women with breast cancer undergoing...
Elipse, a Swallowable, Procedureless Gastric Balloon for Weight Loss Cleared in Europe
December 10th, 2015 Allurion Technologies, a company based in Wellesley, MA, is reporting receiving the European CE Mark of approval for its "procedureless" gastric balloon. The Elipse...Cardiology
PerkinElmer's Clinical Data Review for Analyzing Patient Information
PerkinElmer is releasing an analytical software package designed for safety reviews,...
December 15th, 2015
Checkme Pro "Medical Tricorder" Green Lit by FDA
The Checkme Pro portable health monitor from Viatom Technology, a company out of...
December 14th, 2015
INOmax DSIR Plus MRI Device for Safe Delivery of Nitric Oxide Inside MRI Machine
In the pediatric population, nitric oxide (NO) is often used to reduce pulmonary...
December 9th, 2015
Emergency Medicine
XStat Gunshot Wound Dressing Cleared for Civilian Use in U.S.
In what may be a timely move, the FDA has issued clearance to RevMedX to...
December 8th, 2015
Autonomous Robotic Intubation Device from Ohio State
Intubation with a laryngoscope often turns from a routine procedure into a life...
December 7th, 2015
Eyes-On Wearable Ultrasound and IR Glasses for Easy Venipuncture, Maybe Much More
Evena Medical, a Roseville, CA firm, is releasing an ultrasound and...
November 23rd, 2015
Medicine
PerkinElmer's Clinical Data Review for Analyzing Patient Information
PerkinElmer is releasing an analytical software package designed for safety reviews,...
December 15th, 2015
Checkme Pro "Medical Tricorder" Green Lit by FDA
The Checkme Pro portable health monitor from Viatom Technology, a company out of...
December 14th, 2015
Drug Releasing Sticky Patch for Pain Relief
Researchers from University of Warwick have teamed up with a bioadhesive company...
December 11th, 2015
Vascular Surgery
FlexDex: A New Control System for Minimally Invasive Surgical Tools
Highly expensive surgical robots have become popular partially because...
December 10th, 2015
Boston Sci's Powerful AngioJet ZelanteDVT Catheter for Deep Vein Thrombosis FDA Approved
Boston Scientific won FDA approval for its AngioJet ZelanteDVT thrombectomy catheter...
December 4th, 2015
MED-TAB First Portable DICOM-Calibrated Tablet for Medical Image Viewing Launched (VIDEO)
At RSNA, IMAGE Information Systems has launched the first ever DICOM-calibrated...
December 4th, 2015
Nanomedicine
Liquid Metal Helps Spot and Kill Tumor Cells
Liquid metal is best known for its role in Terminator movies, but the material...
December 4th, 2015
Body Strain Sensor Made of Chewing Gum and Carbon Nanotubes
At Children’s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba, University of Manitoba...
December 3rd, 2015
New Stroke Technology: Stent and Pressure Activated Nanoparticles to Bust Clots
Some ischemic strokes are now successfully treated using intravascular clot...
November 6th, 2015
Military Medicine
XStat Gunshot Wound Dressing Cleared for Civilian Use in U.S.
In what may be a timely move, the FDA has issued clearance to RevMedX to...
December 8th, 2015
Autonomous Robotic Intubation Device from Ohio State
Intubation with a laryngoscope often turns from a routine procedure into a life...
December 7th, 2015
Dechoker Sucks Out Food Stuck in Airway
The Heimlich maneuver has helped save countless lives, but it's not foolproof...
October 26th, 2015
