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Temporary Tattoo Electrodes for Electromyography
Dry Electrode EMG
To assess muscle conditions, physiologists attach electrodes of either the wet or dry types. But neither are given [MORE]
Embryonic Stem Cells Create Bone and Heart Tissue
Human Embryonic Stem Cells
Stem cell biologists at Stanford and in Singapore have been able to map the check points at [MORE]
Carbon Nanotubes Support Nerve Growth
Italian scientists placed two segments of spinal cord on a bed of carbon nanotubes, separated by 300 microns, and saw [MORE]
Optical Magnetic Field Sensor Detects Nerve Impulses
OptoMagneticSensor
Nerve impulses, in traveling through the body, generate ultra-small magnetic fields which scientists at the Niels Bohr Institute (University of [MORE]
Smart Sutures for Wireless Data Collection
Smart Sutures
Quoting directly, “A team of engineers [at Tufts University] has developed a novel 3-dimensional thread-based diagnostic platform that, when [MORE]
Finding Ligands that Bind Better
Ligands
The Human Proteome is made up of about 20,000 proteins that act as enzymes, antibodies, transcription factors, signaling molecules, and [MORE]
Medical R&D Projects in the EU
ICT
You’ll have to download either or both reports in this piece to get the details on information and communication technology [MORE]
“Pillo,” the Drug Dispensing Robot Who Recognizes You
Pillo Robot
This may be the first “male” personal robot. “Pillo” (from Pillo, Inc., New York, NY) uses facial and voice [MORE]
Artificial Bioenzymes
Artificial Metalloenzyme
The noble metal indium, with its 49 electrons, is not found in living systems and thus assumed not to [MORE]
Wireless Heart Pump Has No Contact with Blood
EPFL-Wireless Heart Pump
Undesirable effects of both artificial hearts and left ventricular assist devices are damage done to red blood cells [MORE]
Alternating Current Stimulation for Glaucoma-Induced Partial Blindness
End Stage Glaucoma
In a clinical trial involving 45 people with vision loss due to glaucoma or anterior ischemic optical neuropathy, [MORE]
Proofreading RNA
RNA Making DNA Copies in a Droplet of Water
In the evolution of life on Earth, reverse transcriptase played a leading [MORE]
Drug Delivery via Micro-Rockets
There is a lot of technology in this title: “Reactive Inkjet Printing of Biocompatible Enzyme Powered Silk Micro-Rockets.” What it [MORE]
The Genome Data Commons
Data Entry
As the end of June, the National Cancer Institute announced its partnering with Foundation Medicine, Inc. to expand the [MORE]