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Stem Cell-Based Cartilage Regeneration Now in Phase III Trials
Knee Anatomy
Japan has the highest percentage of people over age 65 of any country which explains why it leads the [MORE]
What Could Medicine Do with Digital Voice Assistants?
Digital Voice Assistant Device
“Alexa, where is Timbuktu?” That’s an easy one. “Alexa, what is the optimal temperature for storing neuronal [MORE]
The Space called “Digital Therapeutics”
Corrie Health App
This piece defined “digital therapeutics” this way: “Today’s modern mobile health devices feature software applications (apps) designed to [MORE]
Camera that Sees through the Body
Human Body Illuminated
“Experts have integrated thousands of single photon detectors onto a silicon chip, similar to that found in a [MORE]
Skin Patch for T2 Diabetics
Medicating Skin Patch
When a T2 diabetic’s glucose level rises, so too does acidity beneath the skin which can contribute to [MORE]
Wearable Robot Helps with Replaced Hips
Wearable Robot to Assist Ambulation
Using plasticized polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and mesh electrode-based soft actuators, bioengineers at Shinshu University (Nagano Prefecture [MORE]
Proximity Tags Monitor Blood Pressure, et al
Proximity Tags
“Technology developed at Cornell involves tags worn on clothing, or just placed near the patient, that emit radio waves [MORE]
LLNL’ Brain Chip
Brain-on-a-Chip
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is best known for developing advanced technologies for national security (i.e. nuclear weapons). But actually, it [MORE]
A Patch Against Body Fat
Patch to Change Body Fat
Researchers in Singapore have used a body patch studded with microneedles that slowly dissolve releasing either [MORE]
Fiber Optic Microbeam for Treating Brain Tumors
Fiber Optic Sensor
Microbeam radiation therapy has been used for about 20 years to treat brain tumors. In MRT, a collimator [MORE]
Acid-Tolerant Fluorescent Markers
Green Fluorescent Proteins from Jellyfish
Green fluorescent proteins are widely used in basic science experiments, but in clinical medicine they are [MORE]
Gut Microbiome and the Efficacy of Cancer Drugs
Gut Bacteria by NIH
This piece reviews studies of the relationship between gut bacteria profiles and the effectiveness of anticancer drugs. [MORE]
Injectable Wireless Neurostimulator
Neurostimulator
Draper Lab (Cambridge, MA) announced late last year that its engineers had developed an injectable neurostimulator, coated with epoxy, which [MORE]
Implantable Robot Spurs Tissue Regeneration
Implantable Robotic Device Lengthens Esophagus
Researchers at Boston Children’s Hospital report proof of concept that implantable robots can cause organ growth [MORE]