Category: Technology & Devices
New service connects expats with English-speaking doctors and wellness specialists
TOKYO — HealthyIM KK has launched HealthyTokyo.com, the first and only membership site dedicated to ensuring the health and wellness of Japan’s English-speaking community. The new service is in line with recent Japanese government policies and initiatives designed to make […]
New findings from mind-controlled robot arm project
A woman with quadriplegia shaped the almost human hand of a robot arm with just her thoughts to pick up big and small boxes, a ball, an oddly shaped rock and fat and skinny tubes. This was yet another demonstration […]
3D printing points way to smarter cancer treatment
British scientists have developed a new use for 3D printing, putting it to work to create personalised replica models of cancerous parts of the body to allow doctors to target tumours more precisely. The initiative is the latest example of […]
Predicting dengue with Baidu
The habit of Googling for an online diagnosis before visiting the doctor can be a powerful predictor of infectious diseases outbreaks. Now, research published in PLoS One shows that combining information from monitoring internet search metrics such as Baidu (China’s […]
A ‘bionic bra’ that adjusts to breast rhythm
Scientists have designed the world’s first ‘bionic bra’ that automatically adjusts itself in response to the breast movement to provide more comfort to the wearer. Researchers from the University of Wollongong in Australia have created a new prototype of the […]
Vasalgel could spell end to vasectomies in men
PETALING JAYA – We’ve heard how men dread getting a vasectomy as a form of birth control. We have also heard about the reluctance of some men to wear condoms or worse yet, simply abstain from sexual intercourse as alternative […]
Easy new way to keep tabs on your heartbeat
Feel your heart beating faster or even skipping a beat? A device the size of a hockey puck at the National University Heart Centre, Singapore (NUHCS) can help doctors determine more easily if that abnormal heart rhythm is an issue […]
New glasses bring color to the colorblind
EnChroma this week announced a new line of EnChroma Cx eyewear intended for the colorblind to safely engage in sports and other activities while distinguishing more color. Using the company’s Digital Color Boost technology, the Cx lenses work by removing […]
Sensor measures aging of blood vessels
TOKYO — Sharp Corp has developed a sensor that quantifies the accumulation of advanced glycation endproducts (AGEs), which are protein saccharified in blood vessels. The company exhibited a prototype of the sensor, “Blood Vessel Aging Degree Sensor,” at Semicon Japan […]
New compound offers malaria cure in 48 hours
A promising new anti-malarial compound tricks the immune system to rapidly destroy red blood cells infected with the malaria parasite without damaging healthy cells, a new study has found. Researchers determined that the compound (+)-SJ733 uses a novel mechanism to […]
