Category: Technology & Devices
Artificial leg allows patient to feel
Scientists in Austria have created an artificial leg which allows the amputee to feel lifelike sensations from their foot. The recipient, Wolfang Rangger, who lost his right leg in 2007, said: “It feels like I have a foot again. It’s […]
New targeted therapy may prolong health after advanced breast cancer: experts
Promising advances in research could mean longer, healthier lives for women with breast cancer, the number one cancer in women worldwide, experts said at a major US cancer conference. A new targeted therapy that appears to double the amount of […]
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, […]
Weigao adopts Invibio’s PEEK rods in spinal stabilisation system
China’s largest manufacturer of implants and related surgical instruments for traumatology and spine surgery, Weigao Orthopaedic Device, is offering a spinal stabilisation system called “Tulip”, which uses semi-rigid rods made from PEEK-Optima to bridge the gap between rigid and dynamic […]
Octopus-inspired medical robotics
Scientists in Italy have devised a prototype arm inspired by the octopus that may one day lead to minimally-invasive robotic surgery. Like the octopus’ limb, the slender remote-controlled gadget can extend and bend and be either soft or rigid, the […]
Scientist’s find may take the sting out of needles
TAIPEI, Taiwan – A local professor on Friday unveiled a needle coated with a thin film of metallic glass that he said would ease the pain of being pricked with a needle in various medical applications in the future. The […]
Australia-Chinese research makes breakthrough on flu
A one shot flu jab which might work for life may be on the way after a scientific breakthrough made by an Australian and Chinese led research team, it was revealed on Thursday. A team of medical experts have discovered […]
Interstate Plastics offers new medical grade PP rod
US construction plastics distributor Interstate Plastics is introducing the medical grade Propylux HS, a heat stabilised polypropylene (PP) rod used primarily in orthopedic applications, including trial heads and cups for hip implants, knee provisional trials and impactor applications Designed and […]
Could smart phones help provide mental health care?
There is a shortage of talking therapy available to people with mental health problems. But Lord Darzi, a former Labour health minister and the current executive chair of the World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH) suggests mobile technology could be […]
Immune approach is new tool against multiple myeloma cancer
A new kind of immune therapy has shown promise against the third most common blood cancer, multiple myeloma, researchers said Wednesday. The drug, elotuzumab, is a monoclonal antibody — a type of immune cell — made by Bristol Myers-Squibb, and […]
