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Extending the Life of Implanted Nanoelectronics
3D Nanoelectronic Scaffolds Neural Tissue Interface
Nanoelectronics present many attractive possibilities for medical use—for example, sensors imbedded in prosthetics that can [MORE]
Computerized Checklist Reduces Hospital-Acquired Infections
Christopher Longhurst and Team Developed Checklist
As this piece reports from Stanford University Hospital: “[An] automated checklist, and a dashboard-style [MORE]
Finding the Best Blood Biomarker for Heart Attacks
Heart Attack
More than 915,000 Americans suffer heart attacks each year, but two and a-half-times that many are admitted to hospitals [MORE]
Largest Stem Trial for Heart Attack Repair Begins
Delivering Stem Cells to Heart Attack Victims
The largest stem cell project to date has begun with 19 collaborating institutions in [MORE]
Laser Device for Blood Clotting Properties
Laser Speckle Rheology
Laser speckle rheology is a technique of beaming a laser through an organic material, revealing a light scattering [MORE]
A New Kind of “Wearable” Sensor for the Heart
3-D Measure of the Heart
Previously, Tagline has reported on sensored patches that monitor heart function, but this piece is about [MORE]
CRISPR Does Germ Line Gene Replacement in Monkeys
Monkey
So far, this story hasn’t ruffled the formerly passionate controversy over germ line genetic engineering. Either it slipped beneath the [MORE]
Biomaterial-Mediated Gene Therapy
Engineered Tissue
Since the beginning of gene therapy in 1990, clinical researchers have used genetically engineered viral vectors to deliver the [MORE]
A Paper Strip for Diagnosing Cancer
Paper Diagnostic for Cancer
It’s not surprising that most of cancer mortality occurs in the developing world; that’s where human populations [MORE]
Caution on Transforming Stem Cells by Acid Baths
Embryonic Stem Cells
Last month, Tagline carried a piece about researchers at RIKEN’s Center for Developmental Biology in Kobe, Japan who [MORE]
Insole Trackers
Moticon OpenGo insole
At a recent wearable sensors conference in Europe, Moticon (Munich, Germany) attracted much attention for it “OpenGo” [MORE]
Veterans Affairs mHealth Program
VA Mobile Healthprovider
This doesn’t sound like cutting edge progress, but the fact that the Veterans Health System is proceeding with [MORE]
Will “Mood Sweaters” Really Make Your Life More Colorful?
Mood Sweater
With the fashion for reporting peoples’ feelings and Facebook users willing to reveal their every thought online, why not [MORE]
The Outpatient Hospital of the Future
Inpatient Care
Hospitals make money by admitting patients, performing surgical and surgery-related services, and discharging the person as quickly as possible. [MORE]