Category: Technology & Devices
Have you heard of the hormone Irisin?
A new hormone called irisin has been discovered. The hormone is produced during exercise. Since its discovery, irisin has been linked with boosting the metabolism, reprograming the body’s white fat cells in to the “good” brown kind that burns energy […]
A web programme that promotes hand washing
A web-based programme which was tested on 16, 000 UK households found that it motivated people to wash their hands more frequently. The study was published in The Lancet. They found a 14% reduction in general risk of infection and […]
A board game that trains African midwives to prevent maternal mortality
The University of Manchester’s school of nursing and midwifery has designed a board game that trains African midwives help women from dying in childbirth. It has been designed to help in the use of a chart which many midwives find […]
A high-tech fly catcher robot that studies Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease
A high-tech fly catcher robot with sophisticated vision and sensors are being used I Standford University to study deeper Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease. Why fruit flies, you might ask? More than 50 % of fruit flies’ genes and humans’ are […]
3-D printed pill unveiled
The US Food and Drug Administration has given permission for a 3D-printed pill called Spritam to be produced. The pill is developed by Aprecia Pharmaceuticals to control seizures brought on by epilepsy. The company said that it planned to develop […]
This Ipad game makes life easier for those with schizophrenia
A new game has been developed on the Ipad which helps people with schizophrenia improve their memory and help them to be more independent. The game was developed by scientists at the University of Cambridge Schizophrenia is a serious and […]
Urine test that predicts pancreatic cancer early developed
Scientists have come up with a simple urine test that detects pancreatic cancer earlier than previous tests do. In this new discovery, a signature “protein” was found only in people with the disease. Pancreatic cancer is often very advanced by […]
Brain-reading implant controls arm
A man has been able to control a robotic limb with a mind-reading chip implanted in his brain. It allowed Erik Sorto, from California, to sip a drink unaided for the first time in 10 years. The details, published in Science, […]
Eye drop gives hope for knifeless cataract cure
While surgery is generally simple and safe, the number of people who need it is set to double in the next 20 years as populations age. And for many, it remains prohibitively costly An eye drop tested on dogs suggests […]
Bionic eye implant is world’s first
Surgeons in Manchester have performed the first bionic eye implant in a patient with the most common cause of sight loss in the developed world. Ray Flynn, 80, has dry age-related macular degeneration which has led to the total loss […]
