A collaboration between IMEC of Belgium and Holst Centre in The Netherlands, two research institutions with focus on nanoelectronics and related fields, unveiled a new integrated system-on-a-chip that can accept and process data coming from a variety of body monitoring devices. … Read More »
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Oct. 6, 2016 (HealthDay News) — The United States lags behind other advanced nations when it comes to infant mortality and the life expectancy of its citizens, according to a comprehensive review of … Read More »
Human motivation has been studied for decades, primarily in an attempt to answer one question: what drives us to take one action over another? Researchers shed some light in a new study, after finding hunger is a stronger motivational force … Read More »
Welcome, dear readers, to Gadget Dreams and Nightmares, the column that’s gotten over its disappointment from the latest Apple event just long enough to deliver the lowdown on the latest in gadget announcements. On the whiteboard this time around are … Read More »
By Randy Dotinga HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Sept. 23, 2016 (HealthDay News) — Patients with unsightly scars from cancer surgeries may benefit from “medical tattoos” that can help restore some of the skin’s natural appearance, Dutch researchers report. The researchers … Read More »
Retail clinics have revolutionized the healthcare industry in general and have elevated the nurse practitioner profession in particular. Now, the evolution of retail clinics will see services provided in these facilities move from treating minor acute illness to delivering primary … Read More »
Global Kinetics Corporation won FDA clearance for its new, second generation PKG (Personal KinetiGraph) watch, a tool that can help monitor patients with movement disorders such as Parkinson’s and essential tremor. The new device was made to be smaller and … Read More »
A problem once associated mainly with school playgrounds often follows people into adulthood, and the anonymity of the Internet has aided its proliferation. People have been shamed for being overweight, underweight, too conservative, too revealing, too young, too old, too … Read More »
Boston Scientific landed the European CE Mark for its LOTUS Edge transcatheter aortic valve system. It’s intended to be implanted in patients with severe aortic stenosis who are poor candidates for an open heart surgical procedure. Based on the Lotus … Read More »
Researchers at the Autonomous University of Puebla (BUAP) developed a biomaterial with the ability to serve as a support for regenerating bone tissue, which is biodegradable and can be printed in 3D with controlled porosity. The material has the potential … Read More »