Category: Technology & Devices
Iranian scientist heads team for lab-grown organs
Researchers of Royal Free Hospital headed by Alexander Seifalian have succeeded in growing various body organs such as nose and ear using stem cells.The hospital is affiliated to UCL. Various laboratories worldwide seek to produce transplantable lab organs using stem […]
No stone too hard to rid
A World Health Organisation (WHO) report last year said disease of the kidney and urinary tract contribute to approximately 8,50,000 deaths every year of which Chronic Kidney Disease is the 12th leading cause of death and 17th leading cause of […]
University of Tokyo research team discovers cholesterol-lowering protein
A research team from the University of Tokyo discovered a type of protein that lowers cholesterol levels in blood, a discovery that may contribute to the development of medical treatment for dyslipidemia, which causes heart attacks and strokes. There are […]
Freezing skin to look young?
Actor Daniel Craig reportedly went for it to get in shape to play James Bond in the 2012 movie Skyfall. It is also believed to be the secret to Demi Moore’s youthful skin. An aesthetic body treatment that freezes your […]
High-tech imaging that saves lives
IS it possible to scan the heart of an outpatient in a few seconds and visualise the heart arteries in three-dimensional views without inserting a tube into the heart arteries? The answer is yes. Over the past decade, advances in […]
Fighting cancer with lasers and nanoballoons
Chemotherapeutic drugs excel at fighting cancer. But these drugs are not so efficient at getting where they need to go. They often interact with blood, bone marrow and other healthy bodily systems. This dilutes the drugs and causes unwanted side […]
Experts create intelligent ‘plaster’ to monitor patients
Medical engineers said Sunday they had created a device the size of a plaster which can monitor patients by tracking their muscle activity before administering their medication. Methods for monitoring so-called “movement disorders” such as epilepsy and Parkinson’s disease have […]
New robot helps knee feel natural after surgery
SINGAPORE – Hearing the horror stories of other patients who had undergone knee replacement surgery kept Mr Edward Sim, 55, from doing anything about his own knee for years. Even though that meant living for about seven years with the […]
Resuscitation machine that’s more effective than humans unveiled in Dubai
A cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) machine that’s more effective than performing the procedure by hand, and a military vehicle made in the UAE that can be used for humanitarian intervention were just some of the top equipment on display in Dubai. […]
First of its kind ‘smart’ ambulance fleet coming to Dubai
DUBAI – A fleet of “smart” ambulances that use solar power and allow doctors to monitor the condition of patients on their way to hospital will soon be on the roads. One of the Dh1.2 million vehicles, which are being […]
