Category: Technology & Devices
For First Time Life Created from Eggs Made from Skin Cells
A Japanese team has created healthy eggs that, once fertilised, grow into normal baby mice using stem cells made from skin. These babies later had their own babies, the BBC reported The team at Kyoto University used stem cells from […]
Handheld 3-D Scanner For Primary Care Physicians
Primary care physicians are the people who are on the front lines of diagnosing illnesses but they have no access to see inside the human body in real time using advanced imaging techniques. Engineers from the University of Illinois at […]
New DNA test can diagnose genetic disorders in newborns in just 2 days
For babies born with the rare genetic disorder phenylketonuria (PKU), their bodies are unable to break down a certain amino acid, which can lead to brain damage and seizures. If found early enough, however, PKU is easily treated, and children […]
Migraine Sufferers Find Relief From Handheld Magnetic Device
A handheld magnetic device may be a way for migraine sufferers to take treatment into their own hands. At a congress last week, researchers revealed how three months of treatment with the device relieved or reduced headache pain in 73% […]
IPhone Attachment to Diagnose Ear Infections
New iPhone attachment developed by researchers for at-home diagnosis of ear infections. Soon, parents may be able to skip the doctor’s visit and receive a diagnosis without leaving home by using Remotoscope, a clip-on attachment and software app that turns […]
New Headset Destroys Epilepsy, Depression
New, small headset developed by scientists zaps depression and epilepsy. The headset comprises two square, sticky pads, attached to either side of the forehead, just above a major nerve in the brain. These pads are wired with a mobile phone-sized […]
1 patient database to serve all public health-care institutions
SINGAPORE – All 43 public health-care institutions have adopted a centralised database that records patients’ medical history in a single document. This means that when a doctor wants to treat a patient, the patient is no longer required to recount […]
Laser Device to Reduce Pain Due to Injections Developed
South Korean researchers have developed a new laser device that could lead to less painful injections, a new study published in the Optical Society journal Optics Letters reveals. Researchers at Seoul National University say that their device could one day […]
Stretchable electronic skin being developed to monitor vital signs
Just when you thought tattoos couldn’t get any cooler, scientists at Cambridge, Massachussetts startup MC10 are working on stretchable electronics that can be applied to a person’s skin. The ultimate goal with these polymer patches is to allow them to […]
Test Your Blood Sugar Levels With IPhone
A new gadget allows patients with diabetes to test their blood glucose levels with iPhone. Sanofi will be releasing the iBGStar on Thursday to be sold in pharmacists across the country for 90 dollars, the Daily Telegraph reported. The technology […]
