Category: Technology & Devices
Edible medical electronics could now be possible with ingestible batteries
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University in the US are creating batteries that are not only safe if they’re swallowed, but they’re also meant to end up inside your body. A team led by Christopher Bettinger, an assistant professor in the […]
Medical breakthrough helps chronic paraplegics walk again
A group of patients paralyzed by severe spinal cord injuries have regained the ability to voluntarily move their leg muscles and to feel touch and pain in their paralyzed limbs with the help of brain-controlled systems. Behind this medical breakthrough […]
MyDoc, AXA Insurance offers live chat, video call consultations via new app
A new health app that easily connects users with Singapore-based general practitioners (GP) for high-quality medical advice via live chat or secure “face-to-face” video call anytime and anywhere in the world has been recently launched. This first-of-its-kind mobile app, called […]
New scanning tech may improve treatment of millions of lung disease patients
A new four-dimensional lung scanning platform, developed at Australia’s Monash University by Professor Andreas Fouras, offers the potential to transform treatment for millions of people with lung disease in the country and around the world. The technology, commercialized by Prof. […]
Treating chronic diseases by controlling nerve cells
A range of diseases including arthritis, asthma and diabetes could be treated by sending electric pulses and controlling the human nerve cells. This technique will be used by a new company, called Galvani Bioelectronics, to bring in new treatments for […]
Nanotechnology replaces traditional ice packs in managing orthopaedic injuries
Doctors, caregivers and patients have long been looking for pain/ inflammation management options for musculoskeletal injuries and post-surgical care which will both reduce the intake of pain medication and also improve patient ambulation, accelerating their return to full function. The […]
Scientists improve optical sensing devices to better detect harmful molecules
Scientists are working on improving the sensitivity, compactness and cost of surface plasmon resonance (SPR) devicesby changing the materials used to make them. SPR devices are the benchmark in optical sensing. They are used for detecting biomarkers of disease, discovering […]
3-D printed spine saves cancer-stricken man in China
Doctors in Beijing used 3-D printing to create a new spine for a local man after five cancer-riddled vertebrae were removed from his body. The procedure is a world first in terms of the length of vertebrae replaced this way, […]
Thinfilm, global pharma firm partner to create NFC platform for medical devices
Thin Film Electronics ASA, also known as Thinfilm and a global leader in printed electronics and smart systems, has recently entered into an agreement with Fortune 500 pharmaceutical firm to create an NFC OpenSense platform for medical devices. The two […]
Artificial pancreas may hit markets in 2018
Authors of a paper in Diabetologia, the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes, concluded that artificial pancreas may likely be available by 2018. An artificial pancreas is a device which monitors blood glucose in patients with […]
