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New Printable Graphene Inks for Flexible Biomedical Devices
Flexible electronics have the potential to revolutionize medicine, but making it biocompatible and at a reasonable cost is a challenge. Scientists at Graphene Flagship, a European research initiative, working at the University of Manchester, UK...
Radiation Oncology
Spatial Frequency Domain Imaging for Evaluating Radiation Damage to Skin
At the upcoming OSA Biophotonics Congress in San Diego, California, researchers from the Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic and the Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of California, Irvine will be reporting on a new...
Oncology
X-Ray Detector Inside an Optic Fiber for Measuring Tumor's Exposure to Radiotherapy
The amount of radiation a tumor absorbs during therapy sessions is currently estimated rather than measured. Estimates are often wrong, resulting in excessive or insufficient amount of radiotherapy that can let a tumor propagate or result in...
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The Mabu Personal Healthcare Companion: Interview with Dr. Cory Kidd, Founder & CEO of Catalia Health.
Ensuring that patients adhere to a drug regimen is vitally important to help them manage their symptoms and long-term health prospects. In patients with chronic conditions, taking medication consistently is extremely important, as is monitoring...
Cardiology
Smartphone App Helps Spot AFib
Atrial fibrillation (AF), especially paroxysmal one, is a common variety of heart rhythm disorder, is often difficult to diagnose because symptoms pointing to its existence appear randomly and infrequently. External and implantable heart...
Rehab
Quadriplegic Man Feeding, Scratching Himself for First Time in Years
At Case Western Reserve University scientists have given a quadriplegic man the ability to move his right arm and hand for the first time in years. To make this possible, two 96-channel electrode arrays were implanted to read and interpret...
Genetics
Microfluidic Device Cultured with Human Cells Mimics Female Reproductive System
Scientists from Northwestern University and Draper, an engineering firm, have developed a laboratory model of the female reproductive tract, including the entire menstrual cycle. It consists of a microfluidic device that features multiple...
Genetics
Facial Recognition Software Diagnoses Children with DiGeorge Syndrome
DiGeorge syndrome, or 22q11.2 deletion syndrome, is a genetic disorder that can display itself in a variety of ways. It's quite rare and children with the disease may have heart conditions, a poorly functioning immune system, and other medical...
Neurology
Electronic Arrays Made of Graphene Read Brain Waves at High Resolution
Electrode arrays for reading signals directly from the brain help researchers study neurological diseases and now let severely disabled people communicate. Using conventional materials it is difficult to space transistors with high density on a...
Genetics