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Resuscitation machine that’s more effective than humans unveiled in Dubai

March 27, 2014

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. […]

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First of its kind ‘smart’ ambulance fleet coming to Dubai

March 27, 2014

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 […]

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A wearable antenna to ease health monitoring

March 26, 2014

Keeping a tab on patients can become a tad easier for doctors as scientists have designed a new flexible antenna that could be stretched and easily integrated into wearable health monitoring devices. The use of silver nanowires makes the devices […]

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New technique to combat cancer

March 24, 2014

A team led by Vijay Kumar Kutala, associate professor of clinical pharmacology in NIMS, in collaboration with Srigiridhar Kotamraju, senior scientist from IICT developed the technique to deliver curcumin into the cell’s mitochondria by tagging it with a chemical moiety […]

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Innovations to help ease pain

March 24, 2014

Twenty Product Design and Innovation and Engineering students showcase their final-year projects at Ngee Ann Polytechnic Our Space. Last Friday is the last day of the showcase. SINK Work for elderly cleaners could some day be less back-breaking, thanks to […]

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Colour-coded smart tags will tell if food is spoiled or not

March 21, 2014

Scientists have come up with new colour-coded smart tags which will tell the customers if the food has spoiled without even opening the container. The tag, which would appear on the packaging, can also be used to determine if medications […]

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Float your woes away… in a tank

March 20, 2014

SINGAPORE – Since December, more than 100 people from all walks of life – among them couples, a national athlete and a local celebrity – have streamed into an unassuming semi-detached house in Siglap. There, they pay for the opportunity […]

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Toshiba unveils disease-detecting breathalyser

March 19, 2014

TOKYO: Japan’s Toshiba on Tuesday unveiled a breathalyser which it says can detect a wide range of diseases just 30 seconds after users blow into the machine. The device, about the size of a small dishwasher, has a nozzle in […]

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UAE scientists working to develop early detection tool for Parkinson’s disease

March 17, 2014

The toll Parkinson’s disease has on individuals can be devastating. Caused by the degeneration of nerve cells in a central part of the brain, it can make walking difficult or even impossible, and cause sufferers to shake. Often, it leads […]

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Software to help design health care products

March 15, 2014

In a first, researchers have developed a computer-aided design tool to create genetic languages to guide the design of biological systems. Known as ‘GenoCAD’, the open-source software would help synthetic biologists capture biological rules to engineer organisms that produce useful […]

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