Genetic difference in staph infects some heart devices, not others
Infectious films of Staph bacteria around an implanted cardiac device, such as a pacemaker, often force a second surgery to replace the device at a cost of up to $100,000. But not all implanted cardiac...
View ArticleLiquipel Unveils Nanotechnology to Protect Smartphones from Water Damage
Materials developer, Liquipel says that it has developed a process that creates a liquid-repellant coating that is 1,000 times thinner than a human hair but will last the life of the device...
View ArticleMicrochip successfully delivers bone-loss drug: study
A microchip inserted under the skin has been shown for the first time to successfully deliver a bone-loss drug to a small sample of women, according to US-led research published Thursday. The device...
View ArticleRemote-controlled chip implant delivers bone drug
WASHINGTON (AP) — Medication via remote-control instead of a shot? Scientists implanted microchips in seven women that did just that, oozing out the right dose of a bone-strengthening drug once a day...
View ArticleRemote-control chip implant delivers drug
Medication via remote-control instead of a shot? Scientists implanted microchips in seven women that did just that, oozing out the right dose of a bone-strengthening drug once a day without them even...
View ArticleImplanted Chip Delivers Drugs Without a Thought
Researchers say they have made the first implantable chip that can deliver medicine for as long as a year and that several women tolerated it safely for up to four months. Not only did the subjects...
View ArticlePreventing and treating drug use with smartphones
Public release date: 21-Feb-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Jim Fessenden james.fessenden@umassmed.edu 508-856-2000 University of Massachusetts Medical School WORCESTER, Mass. ? Clinical researchers...
View ArticleAPP OF THE DAY: Trend Micro Longevity
Trend Micro Longevity Cost: Free | Developer: Trend Micro | Platform: Android | Version 1.0 | 4.4 MB | 2.2+ Trend Micro has released a beta version of the Trend Micro Longevity for Android app that...
View ArticleDroid Razr Maxx's longevity tops Galaxy Note's stylus
Two of the latest gadgets are cases in point. On paper, the Samsung Galaxy Note and the Motorola Droid Razr Maxx have very similar specs. But the two phones are quite distinct, thanks to some unusual...
View ArticleFirst Bedside Genetic Test Could Prevent Heart Complications
First Bedside Genetic Test Could Prevent Heart Complications A genotyping test from a Canadian biotech company enables timely personalized drug treatment. For some cardiac patients, recovery from a...
View ArticleScaled-Down: New Nano Device Can Weigh Single Molecules
A tiny resonating beam, just 10 millionths of a meter in length, can measure the mass of a molecule or nanoparticle in real time By John Matson WEIGHTY MATTERS: The diagonal beam in this image can...
View ArticleClemson bioengineering team wins undergraduate design competition
Public release date: 6-Sep-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Brian Mullen mullen2@clemson.edu 864-656-2063 Clemson University CLEMSON Clemson University’s bioengineering senior design team won the...
View ArticleCytori’s Stem Cell Therapy for Burns Wins U.S. Contract
By Ryan Flinn – 2012-09-28T20:12:41Z Cytori Therapeutics Inc. (CYTX), a biotechnology company with $10 million in annual revenue, rose the most in about a year after the company won a $4.7 million...
View ArticleResearchers test zero-gravity surgery device
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — What happens when astronauts are hurtling toward Mars on a years-long space voyage and one is injured, requiring emergency surgery in a environment lacking gravity? It may sound like...
View ArticlePlaying Pong using just your eyes – Video
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiF7eY-G2bIPlaying Pong using just your eyesMillions of people suffering from Multiple Scleorosis, Parkinson's, muscular dystrophy, spinal cord injuries or amputees could soon...
View ArticleNew pacemaker technology could use heartbeat to power device
Could a pacemaker run off a patient's own heartbeat, eliminating the need for painful and pricey surgeries to change the device's batteries?Originally posted here:New pacemaker technology could use...
View ArticleGarmin 2595LMT – Video
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View ArticleGarmin 2495LMT – Video
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View ArticleMedical Device Company Regenerative Medicine and Biomaterial – Video
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgsW_S8c40UMedical Device Company Regenerative Medicine and Biomaterialhttp://www.kenseynash.com/ Kensey Nash is a regenerative medice company – provide biomaterials for...
View ArticleSupport BioEngineering Capstone Medical Device Design Projects – Video
www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3eZzINGqXcSupport BioEngineering Capstone Medical Device Design ProjectsSupport BioEngineering capstone medical device design projects at the University of Maryland through...
View ArticleNINDS – New Programs to Support Therapy and Device Discovery and Development...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ol8epiFv1scNINDS – New Programs to Support Therapy and Device Discovery and Development in NeurologyPresenter: Dr. Rajesh Ranganathan Director of the Office of Translational...
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