Category: Technology & Devices
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 […]
New memory device that improves speech and image recognition
A team of US researchers from University of California – Riverside and Russian Academy of Sciences has created a memory device that can greatly improve speech and image recognition. The team has successfully demonstrated pattern recognition using a magnonic holographic […]
Raising awareness of Alzheimer’s with a video game
A student’s project to create a video game that allows players a first-person look at what it’s like to live with Alzheimer’s was unveiled last week. A candidate for a degree in Game Design & Production Management at Abertay University […]
Scientists create ‘ghosts’ in lab to understand illnesses such as schizophrenia
Neuroscientists have succeeded in creating ‘ghosts’ in the laboratory by tricking the brains of test subjects into feeling an unexpected ‘presence’ in the room. Under normal circumstances the brain is able to form a unified self-perception, but lead researcher Olaf […]
