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136m Emergency Room Visits
Emergency Visit
In one year, 2008 to 2009, emergency room visits in the US rose from 128.m to 136m-the largest [MORE]
Gene Therapy for Stem Cells
In a remarkable clinical experiment, researchers at the UK’s Sanger Institute and the University of Cambridge have demonstrated a [MORE]
Gallium Nitride as a Biocompatible Material
Cell Growth on GaN with Coated Peptides
Researchers at North Carolina State University and Purdue University have carried out biocompatibility studies [MORE]
“ZIP Coding” the Human Vascular System
Realizing that the vascular system is not a simple set of different sized pipes, researchers at the MD Anderson [MORE]
Stamping Out Lab Chips
Stamped Sample
Besides the $1,000 genome sequence, wouldn’t it be nice to have a ten cent medical lab-on-a-chip that could [MORE]
Industrialization of Medicine
Is “evidence-based practice” a fair tradeoff for “clinical judgment?” Does healthcare need to be industrialized and standardized-enabled to run [MORE]
Growing Market for Wireless Patient Monitoring
BP Monitor Wristwatch
Business analyst Kalorama Information (NYC) reports that the fastest growing sector (in terms of earned revenue) for [MORE]
Viruses as Tissue Scaffold
Virus Self-Assembly
Bioengineers at the University of California, Berkeley, have developed a process of assembling bacteriophage on glass to create [MORE]
She Donated Her Genome to Science
Known only as “W115,” a 115 year old woman-before her death she was the oldest known living person-had her [MORE]
Ultrasound Bone Healing
Angus Maclean, Orthopedic Surgeon
The now familiar ultrasound image of a baby in the womb derives from research Dr. Ian [MORE]
Schizophrenia’s RNA Expression Pattern
A main aim of genetics in psychiatric epidemiology is to sort out much finer definitions of mental disorders beyond [MORE]
UK Funding Stem Cell Work for Economic Recovery
Stem Cell Research
Imagine the controversy if an American President publicly avowed funding a major stem cell production facility to stimulate [MORE]
Distributed Information Services
“Health information exchange,” “regional health information organization,” “accountable care,” and “meaningful use” are all ideas coming from healthcare reform [MORE]
A Pacemaker for Pain
SPR Products
Recently, surgeons at Carolinas Medical Center implanted a nerve stimulating device in a 76 year old post-stoke patient [MORE]