News tagged with hypodermic injections
Silk microneedles deliver controlled-release drugs painlessly
Bioengineers at Tufts University School of Engineering have developed a new silk-based microneedle system able to deliver precise amounts of drugs over time and without need for refrigeration. The tiny needles can be fabricated ...
Dec 21, 2011 |
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Flu vaccine given in microneedle skin patches proves effective in mice
Flu vaccine delivered through skin patches containing microneedles has proven just as effective at preventing influenza in mice as intramuscular, hypodermic flu immunization. A team of researchers at Emory University and ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Apr 27, 2009 |
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Device may inject a variety of drugs without using needles
Getting a shot at the doctor’s office may become less painful in the not-too-distant future.
May 24, 2012 |
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An incisive design solution: The spider's venomous fang
(Phys.org) -- Although their armor consists of the same material as their predator’s fangs, flies, grasshoppers and other insects that are the usual prey of spiders have little to offer by way of defence ...
May 11, 2012 |
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The tiny, lethal weapon that viruses use to kill bacteria
(Phys.org) -- It could be the tiniest armor-piercing weapon in the biological universe: EPFL scientists have measured a one-nanometer needle-like tip that viruses use to attack bacteria.
Apr 10, 2012 |
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Venom of marine snails provide new drugs
Baldomero Olivera studies chemical compounds found in the venoms of marine cone snails, a potential source of powerful, yet safe and effective drugs. He will discuss the development of Prialt - an FDA-approved drug for intractable, ...
Feb 17, 2011 |
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Strange ways of wooing
Birds do it, fish do it, even sexually ambiguous flatworms do it: all these creatures use complex strategies to win at the mating game.
Feb 14, 2011 |
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Sea snail saliva may become new treatment for most severe pain
Scientists have developed a new version of a medication, first isolated from the saliva of sea snails, that could be taken in pill form to relieve the most severe forms of pain as effectively as morphine but without risking ...
Jul 29, 2010 |
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Medical device problems hurt 70,000+ kids annually
(AP) -- More than 70,000 children and teens go to the emergency room each year for injuries and complications from medical devices, and contact lenses are the leading culprit, the first detailed national estimate suggests.
Jul 26, 2010 |
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Vaccine-delivery patch with dissolving microneedles eliminates 'sharps,' boosts protection
A new vaccine-delivery patch based on hundreds of microscopic needles that dissolve into the skin could allow persons without medical training to painlessly administer vaccines - while providing improved immunization ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jul 18, 2010 |
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Implantable Glucose Sensor Could Spell Relief for Millions of Diabetics (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- UConn researchers have developed a tiny wireless device that can be inserted under a patient?s skin to monitor blood glucose levels over a period of several months.
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Nov 09, 2009 |
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Painless 'microneedle' patch may take the sting out of shots
Good news for people fearful of needles and squeamish of shots: Scientists at the 238th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society report the design of a painless patch that may someday render hypodermic ...
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Aug 19, 2009 |
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