News tagged with needle
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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Forest epidemic is unprecedented phenomenon, still getting worse
The Swiss needle cast epidemic in Douglas-fir forests of the coastal Pacific Northwest is continuing to intensify, appears to be unprecedented over at least the past 100 years, and is probably linked to the ...
Apr 05, 2010 |
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Less is more! Nanopatch is 100 times better than needle and syringe
(PhysOrg.com) -- New research, led by Professor Mark Kendall, from UQ's Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, demonstrates that a vaccine delivered by a Nanopatch induces a similarly protective immune ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Apr 22, 2010 |
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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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Israeli wins chemistry Nobel for quasicrystals (Update 3)
Israeli scientist Dan Shechtman was awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry on Wednesday for a discovery that faced skepticism and mockery, even prompting his expulsion from his U.S. research team, before it ...
Oct 05, 2011 |
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Novel needle could cut medical complications
Each year, hundreds of thousands of people suffer medical complications from hypodermic needles that penetrate too far under their skin. A new device developed by MIT engineers and colleagues aims to prevent this from happening ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Apr 02, 2009 |
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Research may lead to new ways to transport and manipulate molecules
A group of Marshall University researchers and their colleagues in Japan are conducting research that may lead to new ways to move or position single molecules -- a necessary step if man someday hopes to build ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Feb 02, 2010 |
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One step closer to clinical trials with needle-free vaccines
Researchers at The University of Queensland believe they are a step closer to ridding the world of vaccinations with needles and syringes.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Oct 26, 2010 |
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Researchers study cell life with new nano method
(PhysOrg.com) -- Focusing on interdisciplinary research is now leading to breakthroughs in bio-nanotechnology research. A new method for drug development has become a reality.
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Apr 01, 2011 |
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Nanorod-assembled order affects diffusion rate and direction
Some of the recent advancements in nanotechnology depend critically on how nanoparticles move and diffuse on a surface or in a fluid under non-ideal to extreme conditions. Georgia Tech has a team of researchers ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Feb 06, 2012 |
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Researchers discover a way to delay Christmas tree needle loss
Researchers at Universite Laval, in collaboration with Nova Scotia Agricultural College, have discovered what causes Christmas tree needles to drop off, and how to double the lifespan of Christmas trees in homes. The authors ...
Dec 06, 2010 |
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Spinal taps carry higher risks for infants and elderly, study shows
An X-ray-guided spinal tap procedure fails more than half of the time in young infants and should be used sparingly, if at all, for those patients, according to a new study done by researchers at Wake Forest University School ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 18, 2009 |
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Autonomous robot detects shrapnel
Bioengineers at Duke University have developed a laboratory robot that can successfully locate tiny pieces of metal within flesh and guide a needle to its exact location -- all without the need for human assistance.
Jun 18, 2009 |
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Scientists works to develop Christmas tree that doesn't shed needles
After chasing the perfect Christmas tree for three decades, Gary Chastagner could be getting close.
Dec 17, 2009 |
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Almost half of injured Haitians are likely to be children, pediatric emergency study indicates
A statistical study by a specialist group at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles and the University of Southern California indicates that the victims of the January 12 quake include an extraordinarily high number of children— ...
Jan 27, 2010 |
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