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Bandage Delivers Timed Medications
Prototype of Smart Bandage
Quoting directly: “Imagine if a wound dressing could release fresh doses of medication over time, oreven different [MORE]
DNA Robots
LQian Cargo Sorting DNA Robot
In the 64 years that scientists have known about the structure of DNA, enormous knowledge has [MORE]
Augmented and Virtual Reality in Healthcare
Augmented Interactive Reality (AiR)
In augmented reality, an enhanced image is shown over an actual view—e.g. the yellow line for the [MORE]
Home Blood Testing
Athelas Remote Blood Testing
Patients undergoing chemotherapy need frequent blood tests to monitor the effectiveness of their treatment and to register [MORE]
A Better Way to Make Organic Bioelectronics
Organic Bioelectronics
Most of today’s neural implants are made of metal. They have good conductivity between electrodes and neurons, but risk [MORE]
Liquid Biopsy for Metastatic Cancer
Liquid Biopsy Plate
Scientists at Worcester Polytechnic Institute have engineered a microchip that can trap and identify metastatic cancer cells in [MORE]
Most Common Objectives of Telemedicine
Telemedicine
According to this piece the ten most common objectives in telemedicine are: increasing patient engagement and satisfaction; improving patient convenience; [MORE]
Printing Drugs on Delivery Devices
Printing Medications on Skin Patches
University of Michigan engineers have developed a means of printing drugs onto skin patches, ingestible strips [MORE]
A Chip to Regenerate Damaged Tissues
TNT Research Dr,Chandan Sen
Using a novel method for reprogramming cells, researchers at Ohio State University applied a special microchanneled chip [MORE]
“Chemical Surgery” to Remove Single Point Mutations in DNA
Base Editing
CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing is the new tool in the box of molecular surgeons, but this method deletes multiple bases [MORE]
Hopkins Pathologists Set New Record for Medical Delivery Drone
Delivery Distance Record for Medical Drones
Will flying drones become the best delivery system for pathology specimens in the 21st century? [MORE]
Nanoparticles of DNA
Studying the Signaling Process in Neurons with Nanocapsules
Neurosteroids are biochemical that promote neurogenesis and neuron survival—as one would wish in [MORE]
Therapeutic Ultrasound Zaps Small Benign Masses
High Intensity Focused Ultrasound
A French company Theraclion (Paris) has developed an ultrasound platform that includes ultrasound, High Intensity Focused Ultrasound, [MORE]
Get Diagnostic Tests at Your Grocery Store?
Laboratory Diagnostic Tests
The rise and collapse of the gene testing company Theranos may have temporarily retarded the momentum of retail [MORE]