All the stories tagged with medical-tag
Humany pad targets men
12/26/2011, All you men out there, here is a little exercise in empathy. The Humany pad that you see above will integrated a urine sensor, a suction hose, and a special pocket to make sure you need not make the trip [...]
Brain pacemaker helps Tourette’s syndrome patient achieve a normal life
12/23/2011, A woman who is a Tourette’s syndrome patient has had a fair number of attacks in the past, being rendered disabled by relentless muscle jerks, but hope springs eternal in the human heart. In fact, a ‘brain pacemaker’ of sorts [...]
Handheld brain scanner approved by FDA
12/21/2011, Being on the battlefield to deliver people from a tyrant, or to protect one’s country is a noble, albeit extremely dangerous occupation. You might take all the necessary precautions, but sometimes, bullets do find their mark. Battlefield blasts that have [...]
Bionic prosthetic eye “talks” to the brain
12/21/2011, The brain is still very much a mystery to us despite the massive leaps in medical science and technology over the past few decades, and so work continues to harness the virtually unlimited potential of the brain for everyday use. [...]
Advanced bandage encourages blood vessel growth
12/21/2011, Back in the day when I was a kid, scraped knees and abrasions happen so often, the sting of antiseptic on my wounds no longer wield their power of fear over me. Bandages are also normal to patch my knees [...]
Microneedle patches help monitor body chemicals
12/14/2011, Diabetics need to carefully monitor their glucose levels consistently, and the future is brighter for them with the possibility of having said glucose levels being monitored round the clock instead of getting it done at one point in time, courtesy [...]
EZ Vein makes for easy IV access
12/14/2011, The FDA has just given their collective nod of approval for the EZ Vein, which is a spanking new device that was specially developed by an Oklahoma doctor in order to make it a whole lot easier for the placement [...]
Portable breast cancer detector
11/23/2011, Forgive the typo on the banner that advertised Nihon University’s portable breast cancer checker over at Medica 2011, as the ultimate aim of the device is worth talking about instead of concentrating on how one spells the word ‘cancer’. Nihon [...]
Robots’ turn to control humans now?
11/18/2011, Sounds odd, doesn’t it, to have a robot control a human – the one who created it. Well, that might very well be the case in the future for specific cases when there is no human assistant around, leaving a [...]
Lasers change eye color for good
11/03/2011, Could a permanent eye color change be yet another hot new trend in the world of celebrities, glamor and perhaps, even crime? I suppose so, as a doctor in Laguna Beach, California, managed to discover a way to permanently transform [...]
Robot surgeon ensures your eyes remains safe and sound
10/28/2011, To be a surgeon, one needs a steady pair of hands. Otherwise, you would not want a sensitive operation done on your eyes with one who has jittery hands, do you? Well, a robot will certainly eliminate all sorts of [...]
Wearable fabrics get smarter
10/26/2011, I figured out that since we have stuff like smart cars, smart TVs and smartphones, why not make another everyday item ‘smart’ as well? I’m talking about wearable fabrics that will not only keep you nice and warm, shielding you [...]
Robots might help autistic kids
10/19/2011, When it comes to autism, there are many ways to help these specially gifted children (have you seen some of them draw out of memory? Totally amazing stuff!). Well, it seems that technology has advanced even further now to help [...]
