Wearable 'watches' to monitor your blood pressure
What if there were a wearable fitness device that could monitor your blood pressure continuously, 24 hours a day?
Engineering
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Stable biological coating for implants
The extracellular matrix (ECM) regulates all important cell functions and is an interesting biomaterial for scientists. Fraunhofer has developed an ECM that contains artificial chemical groups which supports natural cell ...
Materials Science
Nov 2, 2016
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Algorithm could enable visible-light-based imaging for medical devices, autonomous vehicles
MIT researchers have developed a technique for recovering visual information from light that has scattered because of interactions with the environment—such as passing through human tissue.
Optics & Photonics
Sep 30, 2016
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Putting cells through their paces
The spheroid is the width of a few human hairs and made up of 25,000 human lung cells clustered together with iron particle, suspended in a fluid that runs though a microscopic obstacle course of channels sealed between glass.
General Physics
Sep 12, 2016
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Engineered human colon model could aid in cancer research
Genetic mutations are a major cause of cancer, and tracking the role of each gene in cancer pathogenesis has long been an important tool in the fight against a disease that is expected to kill more than 1.6 million people ...
Biotechnology
Jul 11, 2016
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3-D printing could one day help fix damaged cartilage in knees, noses and ears
Athletes, the elderly and others who suffer from injuries and arthritis can lose cartilage and experience a lot of pain. Researchers are now reporting, however, that they have found a way to produce cartilage tissue by 3-D ...
Materials Science
Mar 16, 2016
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New fiber-optic technology could heal wounds faster
A new technique which delivers light deeper into human tissue than previously possible has been developed by researchers at the University of St Andrews and Harvard Medical School.
Biochemistry
Jan 29, 2016
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New technique could prevent dangerous biofilms on catheters
Biofilms frequently coat the surfaces of catheters, and of various medical implants and prostheses, where they can cause life-threatening infections. New research at the Sahlgrenska Academy show that coating implants with ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 17, 2015
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New technique could prevent biofilms on catheters and medical implants
Biofilms—mats of bacteria similar to the plaque that grows on teeth—frequently coat the surfaces of catheters, and of various medical implants and prostheses, where they can threaten lives or lead to failure of the implants. ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 31, 2015
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Nanotube fibers being tested as a way to restore electrical health to hearts
Rice University and Texas Heart Institute researchers are studying the use of soft, flexible fibers made of carbon nanotubes to restore electrical conductivity to damaged heart tissue.
Bio & Medicine
Aug 17, 2015
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