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Data from the World’s Smallest Pacemaker
Micra
Medtronic has released data from the clinical trial of its Micra Transcather Pacing System—i.e. a pacemaker only one-tenth the size [MORE]
A Biochip for Alzheimer’s
Randox Biochip
Randox Laboratories, a medical diagnostics company in Charles Town, WV, has tested its Alzheimer’s biochip, which relies on detecting [MORE]
“Neural Dust” Implant
Neural Dust
Electrical engineers at the University of California-Berkeley have created an implantable sensor, about the size of a grain of [MORE]
Heart Research on Mt. Kilimanjaro
Mt. Kilimanjaro
Because the oxygen deprivation at high altitude mimics that of a heart attack, device maker Royal Philips and the [MORE]
Tetraspanin Proteins to Prevent Antibiotic Resistance
Tetraspanins Spin Web
Tetraspanins are a family of membrane proteins that function in cell adhesion and motility, as well as proliferation. [MORE]
Micro-Stent Implant for Glaucoma
CyPass Micro Stent Implant
Alcon (Ft. Worth, TX; now a division of Novartis) has recently won FDA approval for its “CyPass [MORE]
The Netherlands’ IOT
The Internet of Things
Being able to monitor switch configuration in The Netherlands’ railroad service, locating luggage at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport, [MORE]