Category: Technology & Devices
Philips laser-guided beard trimmer
Lifestyle brand Philips has brought the world’s first beard trimmer, which is guided by laser, to India. The Philips Beard Trimmer 9000 series has been designed for precision. With its technology to project a thin beam onto the face, exactly […]
Samsung launches new digital health platform
Samsung launched a new digital health technology platform that uses sensors to track a range of body functions such as heart rate and blood pressure. Unveiled at an event in San Francisco the new platform dubbed “Simband” does not include […]
Stem cells can help kill brain tumors
BEIJING – Stem cells, loaded with herpes virus, can be used to kill brain tumors, according to media reports on Monday quoting Journal of the National Cancer Institute. This breakthrough was made when the survival of mice with glioblastoma multiforme, […]
Barefoot running shoe maker withdraws health claims
Runners who believe that five-toed “barefoot-style” running shoes are definitely beneficial for their health could be in for a surprise – and a refund. Rubber and shoe firm Vibram, who marketed the shoes as a more natural alternative to conventional […]
Wearable smart veins locator could help nurses see below the skin
Getting a needle into a patient’s vein can sometimes be a complicated process, especially if the veins aren’t visible. Vein-spotting spectacles that see through a patient’s skin could help avoid the damage caused by repeated needle pricks, and that’s exactly […]
Oxygen therapy that helps heal wounds
A therapy that involves inhaling pure oxygen in a submarine-like chamber, and that can speed up healing of diabetic foot wounds as well as help autistic children has come to the UAE. The facility offering this hyperbaric oxygen therapy was […]
Measles virus to treat cancer?
Viruses are known to cause diseases. But can they also cure a life-threatening one? Yes, measles virus can potentially be used to cure cancer, a promising research reveals. A high dose ‘blast’ of a specially engineered version of the measles […]
Training the immune system to target brain cancer
Scientists have made headway in the treatment of the aggressive brain cancer glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) with the use of immunotherapy. This study was published in the journal Cancer Research. Study leader, Professor Rajiv Khanna of the QIMR Berghofer Medical Research […]
Wearables startups highlight health of South Korean innovation
Creators of health-related wearables including a shoe insole studded with sensors and an environmental monitoring device were among the 88 tech companies participating at the beLaunch startup event in Seoul last week. Companies at the event were more lively and […]
You may be treated by a ‘robot’ in UAE hospital
Forget robots that can mop your house in Dubai or do the dishes in Abu Dhabi. Stage is now being prepared to get robots into UAE hospitals, to take up several jobs that humans are currently doing in treating the […]
