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Automated Patch Clamping
Boyden Brain Cell Robot
Researchers at MIT and Georgia Tech have developed a robot that automatically advances a glass pipette into [MORE]
Necessary Elements for Lab-Produced Organs
Lab-Produced Trachea
Regenerative medicine scientists at Wake Forest University and North Carolina State University have identified five essentials to overcome [MORE]
First Pre-Natal Genome Sequencing
Baby Genome
Earlier this year a California man was able to have his son’s genome sequenced and interpreted before the boy [MORE]
Biometric Watch for Glucose, Dehydration and Pulse
Non-Invasive Glucose Monitor
Designing a wrist-worn, watch-like device that includes a laser, electromagnet, camera and battery, the Optics Research Group at [MORE]
Mini Robot for Prenatal Surgery
Robotic Fetal Surgery
Spina bifida results from an incomplete enclosure of the spinal cord; the spinal cord protrudes through an opening [MORE]
Cortisol Assay via Smartphone
Testing via Smart Phone
In stressful situations, the adrenal glands release cortisol which increases blood glucose for “flight or fight.” Prolonged [MORE]
Nanogenerator for Pacemakers
Nanogenerator for Pacemakers
In animal studies, bioengineers at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (Daejeon, South Korea) have developed a [MORE]
Bionic Pancreas
Diabetes Bionic Pancreas
Edward Damiano, PhD, a biomedical engineer at Boston University, developed this artificial pancreas for his son who suffers [MORE]
Neurobridge Implant
Neural Implant for Paralysis
Here are two different examples of neural implants—one to overcome paralysis, and the other, in development, to [MORE]
Gesture Control in the OR
Touch Free Gestural Control System
Whether or not gesture control for moving equipment in an operating theater has an advantage in [MORE]
Clinical Exomics
Exome Sequencing
For some time, a rap on genomic sequencing has been that it’s best at identifying diseases that can’t be [MORE]
A Wearable “EKG for the Gut”
GI System Diagnosis
Consider this: ‘There is one brain that sits at the top of the spinal cord, but there is [MORE]
Active RFID Without a Battery
iFind Battery-Free RFID
Until now, RFID systems have come in two forms: unpowered passive tags that have to pass a near [MORE]
The Unhyped Patient Experience
Quality Care Issues
Hospitals can be miraculous places, which their advertising usually promotes for a market share advantage. Rarely does [MORE]