All the stories categorized with: Medical
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 [...]
Open heart surgery tweeted by hospital
02/24/2012, Do you sometimes wonder what has become of the current generation who seem far more glued to their mobile devices than they are interested in paying attention to people around them? I guess tweeting around the dining table is not [...]
Sick? Doctor will prescribe you smartphone apps
02/22/2012, It is a given that if you happen to suffer from a certain degree of ill health, so much so that you need to pay a visit to the doctor’s, after going through the nuances such as taking one’s temperature [...]
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 [...]
MINion USB decodes DNA
02/20/2012, Not all USB flash drives are the same – the MINion is extremely different from the rest, where it is capable of decoding DNA within the shortest time possible. Of course, with the amount of money forked out for the [...]
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 [...]
Blood test can determine your lifespan
02/16/2012, Here is an interesting question for the masses – do you prefer to know the exact moment when you will die, or do you prefer to live in the dark, and make everyday the best that it can be? Well, [...]
Medical future looks bright with new concept
02/15/2012, Here is a healthcare concept that might just see you make the jump into the medical field from a far more sterile study path at the moment. After all, do you not want to indulge in touchscreen displays that will [...]
Augmented Reality system diagnoses medical problems even in space
02/10/2012, When you are in space, there are plenty of restrictions to adhere to, including not being able to eat or drink as you place, and neither can you just pee in the conventional method. Having said that, while most astronauts [...]
Kinect used to treat phantom limb syndrome
02/09/2012, Phantom limb, in case you didn’t know, is a syndrome that sometimes occurs after a limb is amputated but the mind of the patient still thinks that the limb is attached. This can lead to very painful and frustrating experiences [...]
LED traffic light helps colorblind drivers on the road
02/08/2012, There are some of us who are colorblind, and in this case, we might not be able to tell whether a traffic light is red, amber or green – but after a while, we get used to the sequence of [...]
Liquid glasses with smartphone app might lead to perfect vision
02/07/2012, For those of you who are wearing prescription glasses at the moment, take stock of the situation and be thankful – there are countless millions out there in developing countries who cannot afford a pair of glasses to remedy their [...]
