All the stories tagged with medical
Under the skin implants are the future?
05/14/2012, We read about how a man actually implanted magnets under his skin so that he can mount the iPod nano without the need for those arm-band types – which is a grotesque idea for some. However, he might have a [...]
Solar panel eye implant might restore sight
05/14/2012, Don’t you just love technological advancements in the medical field? Scientists have managed to come up with extremely small “solar panels” that are implanted into the eye, and this might eventually help restore vision to the blind without requiring to [...]
MyndPlay to help cooler heads prevail
05/06/2012, Being hot headed can be destructive – as one implodes, especially when playing in a team game during the most crucial of moments, one’s actions might actually jeopardize the entire team’s chance at silverware. Well, we are glad to know [...]
Grow your own body parts
05/06/2012, When I watched the movie “Repo Men”, it certainly made me wonder just how far doctors of tomorrow have “advanced” from today, and the Hippocratic Oath does not seem to matter any more. Even today, there are private hospitals around [...]
Xenex robot decontaminates hospital room
05/03/2012, Being in a hospital is no fun if you are the patient, and even as a kid when lollipops are presented to you after a jab, there is just this particular feeling that makes one’s presence in hospital as a [...]
Biodegradable plaster works great for sensitive kids
05/02/2012, Pain – it is something that we would hate to live with constantly, and yet it is essential in helping us stay alive, especially in situations where we need to know which part of our body is hurting so that [...]
Kangaroo inspires solution to save infant lives
05/02/2012, Man has always drawn inspiration from nature when it comes to advancements in the way things are done. Take the issue of flight for example. We have long wanted to take to the skies like an Angry Bird, but until [...]
Mikasa battery-powered portable X-ray machine
04/25/2012, Now, I am not quite sure what you are going to do with a portable X-ray machine, but I am quite sure that there is a market for it simply because Mikasa has released such a device. Known as the [...]
Artificial kidney does away with waiting list
04/20/2012, It is said that if you are on a waiting list for a donor organ to come your way, then good luck waiting, as more often than not, it is the crucial waiting period that your condition ends up for [...]
Small spheres to treat cancer
02/28/2012, Cancer is a modern day scourge that has become so common, that the shock of it is no longer that huge compared to many years ago, despite the fact that it is no less deadly. While medical advances has been [...]
3D printed prosthetics
02/28/2012, 3D printing is not just child’s play you know, as we do know that it has its merits in the medical world. Take for example, someone who has lost a limb – of course a prosthetic is not going to [...]
Tongue Drive System controls wheelchair
02/21/2012, Those of you who are able bodied and can move freely about, here is food for thought – how would you feel if you were bound to a wheelchair all day long? Yes, it is a whole lot harder to [...]
MicroCHIPS implants deliver drugs when required
02/17/2012, The world of modern medicine has certainly made plenty of progress throughout the years, and medical technology has also done wonders in curing us of diseases which were once thought of as a death sentence. Well, MicroCHIPS might be onto [...]
