Category: Technology & Devices
Philips enhances safety in senior living communities with CarePoint 5.0
Royal Philips, a leading health technology company, recently released CarePoint 5.0 which is a resident safety and wander management solution designed to emergency assistance to residents of senior living communities. Helping seniors lead safer and more independent lives, Philips is […]
New blood test for early-stage Alzheimer’s disease detection 100% accurate
A team led by Dr. Robert Nagele from Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine and Durin Technologies, Inc. has developed a blood test that uses the body’s immune response system to detect an early stage of Alzheimer’s disease – known […]
SCIEX reveals biopharma innovations, expands bioanalysis solutions
SCIEX, a global leader in life science analytical technologies, revealed the latest additions to its growing line of solutions for biologics analyses. The new release of BioPharmaView Software 2.0 for automated biotherapeutic data processing, simplifies and accelerates biologics characterization for […]
World’s first Zika virus detection kit developed by Tanaka
Tanaka Holdings Co, Ltd. recently announced that Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K., which operates the Tanaka Precious Metals manufacturing business, has developed the world’s first kit able to directly detect the ZIKA virus (ZIKV) in blood.Normally, ZIKA virus infection is transmitted […]
New electro-cured adhesives may be a game-changer
Adhesive may change the game in various manufacturing fields that range from biological implants to automobiles, according to researchers from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. Assistant Professor Dr. Terry Steele and his student,Gao Feng, have developed a new adhesive, which […]
Alcohol-monitoring wristband wins grand prize in US biosensor competition
A San Francisco-based company that created an alcohol-monitoring device that can be worn on the wrist has won a US government-sponsored competition. The device is the latest milestone in the development of wearable technologies that monitor and diagnose medical conditions. […]
Mental health tracking made easy by the Eliza app
Kathryn Hodge, a junior at Vassar College, and Tae Hong Min, a senior at Lehigh University, are the creators of a mental health tracking app called Eliza. They want to make it as easy for people to track their psychological […]
Major breakthrough in lab-grown human embryos
Scientists reported Wednesday they had grown human embryos in the lab for nearly two weeks, an unprecedented feat that promises advances in assisted reproduction, stem-cell therapies and the basic understanding of how human beings form. Besides opening a window onto […]
Apple launches CareKit to help build and develop medical apps
There are a lot mobile applications out there to help people monitor their health, track their daily activities, and set exercise reminders. But nearly three years ago when entrepreneur Jeff Dachis was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, he couldn’t find […]
2015 saw decline in acreage used for GMO crops
Since the technology to use genetically modified crops became broadly commercialized in 1996, the world’s farmers have steadily and sharply increased their use of it. But 2015 saw a change in that aspect. According to a non-profit that tracks the […]
