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Measuring Blood Pressure Internally
Ultrasound patch measures central BP
Nanoengineers at the University of California, San Diego, have made a tiny implantable electronic patch that [MORE]
Predicting Adult Heart Attacks in Childhood
Most of what we know about cardiovascular disease “risk factors” comes from the longitudinal study of residents in Framingham, MA, [MORE]
Bioelectronic Medicine, A Beginning
Biodegradable device for nerve regeneration
A recent Nature Medicine article, titled “Wireless bioresorbable electronic system enables sustained nonpharmacological neuroregenerative therapy,” describes [MORE]
Mini-Microphone Attached to Teeth
Sonitus in mouth two way radio-molar mic
“Eye teeth,” a term that dates from the 17th century, meaning the two teeth [MORE]
Simple Blood Test for Metabolites
PKU test
Quoting directly: “researchers at Max Planck Institute for Medical Research in Heidelberg, Germany and the École Polytechnique Fédérale de [MORE]
Hearing Aids that Do Language Translation
Livio AI hearing aid
They say that things which sound too good to be true usually are untrue. Whether that’s the [MORE]
Relay Robots in Hospital Service
Medical automation company Swisslog (US hqs, Bloomfield, CO) and robot maker Savioke (San Jose, CA) have collaborated to install autonomous [MORE]
BioPen for Cartilage Regeneration
Bio-Pen for cartilage repair
Australian bioengineers have built a device called “the BioPen,” which extrudes a hydrogel material infused with fat-derived [MORE]
Intermountain’s Transformation Center: Printing Transplantable Organs?
Kem C Gardner Transformation Center
Intermountain Health (Salt Lake City) already has a good reputation for innovation, but taking that further, [MORE]
Speeding Up Stem Cell Growth
Speeding up stem cell growth
Before stem cell therapies can become more robust, cell culture has to be finely tuned so [MORE]
iPhone App Accurately Monitors Blood Pressure
Blood pressure app
Electrical engineers at Michigan State University reported in Nature that they have developed a cuffless and calibration-free blood [MORE]
Regenerative Medicine: Stem Cells from Baby Teeth
Regrowing dental tissue with stem cells from baby teeth
In another advance for stem cell therapy, dental scientists have extracted human [MORE]
An Aerosol Biopsy for Lung Disease
Aerosol biopsy
Deton (Pasadena, CA) currently manufactures a device that collects coughed-up lung bacteria and evaluates the sample in a point-of-care [MORE]
A Wearable Photostimulator for Regrowing Hair
Regrowing hair with photostimulator
Red light lasers simulate hair follicles to grow more hair, and there are various devices that can [MORE]