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Printing Artificial Bone
June 17, 2013 | by Denise Brehm, Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Comments
Researchers working to design new materials that are durable, lightweight and environmentally sustainable are increasingly looking to natural composites, such as bone, for inspiration: Bone is strong and tough because its two constituent materials, soft collagen protein and stiff hydroxyapatite mineral, are arranged in complex hierarchical patterns that change at every scale of the composite, from the micro up to the macro.
Is There an Invisible Tug-of-War Behind Bad Hearts & Power Outages?
June 17, 2013 12:35 pm | by Morgan Kelly, Office of Communications, Princeton University | Comments
Systems such as a beating heart or a power grid that depend on the synchronized movement of...
Russian Tycoon Wants to Move Mind to Machine
June 17, 2013 11:58 am | by Peter Svensson, AP Technology Writer | Comments
Can the City That Never Sleeps become the City That Never Dies? A Russian multimillionaire...
To Ease Shortage Of Organs, Grow Them In A Lab?
June 17, 2013 10:38 am | by Malcolm Ritter, AP Science Writer | Comments
Growing lungs and other organs for transplant is still in the future, but scientists are working...
An Invisible Tug-of-War behind Bad Hearts and Power Outages
June 18, 2013 1:56 pm | by Morgan Kelly, Princeton University | CommentsSystems such as a beating heart or a power grid that depend on the synchronized movement of their parts could fall prey to an invisible and chaotic tug-of-war known as a "chimera."
High-Voltage Devices from St. Jude Medical Get FDA Approval
June 18, 2013 1:46 pm | by St. Jude Medical | CommentsSt. Jude Medical (NYSE:STJ) has announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of its next-generation Ellipse and SJM Assura portfolio of implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) and cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators (CRT-Ds). The new devices are designed to lower the risk of lead abrasion and to ensure high-voltage therapy delivery.
A Complete Interactive Patient Care Solution
June 18, 2013 1:42 pm | by Barco | CommentsBarco has announced the launch of “CareConnex, powered by Hospedia”, a fully integrated interactive patient care enterprise solution designed to support a better patient experience and improve hospital efficiency and profitability.
Techne to Buy Bionostics for $104M in Cash
June 18, 2013 1:37 pm | by The Associated Press | CommentsTechne, which makes medical testing and diagnostic products, said Tuesday that it reached a deal to buy Bionostics Holdings Ltd. and its operating subsidiary Bionostics Inc. for $104 million in cash.
Next-Gen Self-Expanding Clot Removal Device Obtains CE Mark
June 18, 2013 11:31 am | by Codman Neuro | CommentsCodman Neuro, part of DePuy Synthes Companies of Johnson & Johnson, has obtained CE marking for REVIVE SE, a next-generation self-expanding clot removal device for use in treating acute ischemic stroke.
Safe and Effective Treatment of Large and Giant Aneurysms
June 18, 2013 11:28 am | by Covidien | CommentsCovidien (NYSE:COV) has announced that the final results of the PUFs (Pipeline for Uncoilable or Failed Aneurysms) clinical study of its Pipeline embolization device have been published in the June issue of Radiology.
Breakthrough of Chemical Nanoengineering to Design Drugs Controlled by Light
June 18, 2013 11:19 am | by IRB Barcelona | CommentsThe scientific cooperation between chemists, biotechnologists, and physicists from various Catalan institutes, headed by Pau Gorostiza, from the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), and Ernest Giralt, from the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona), has led to a breakthrough that will favor the development of light-regulated therapeutic molecules.
Globus Faces $16M Payment Over Patent Dispute
June 18, 2013 9:40 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsSpinal implant manufacturer Globus Medical may have to pay $16 million after a jury decided that three of its products infringed on the patents held by DePuy Synthes Products LLC, a unit of Johnson & Johnson Inc.
New Surgery Alternative Removes Suspicious Polyps, Keeps Colon Intact
June 17, 2013 12:54 pm | by Rachel Champeau, University of California, Los Angeles Health Sciences | CommentsMillions of people each year have polyps successfully removed during colonoscopies. But when a suspicious polyp is bigger than a marble or in a hard-to-reach location, patients are referred for surgery to remove a portion of their colon — even if doctors aren't sure whether the polyp is cancerous or not.
Medical Assessment in the Blink of an Eye
June 17, 2013 12:41 pm | by Joan Robinson, Springer | CommentsHave you ever thought that you knew something about the world in the blink of an eye? This restaurant is not the right place for dinner. That person could be The One. It turns out that radiologists can do this with mammograms, the x-ray images used for breast cancer screening.
UC Research Examines How Technology Can Break Down Barriers for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students
June 17, 2013 12:05 pm | by University of Cincinnati | CommentsA small, pilot study is examining how mobile technology might support deaf and hard-of-hearing college students when an interpreter can’t physically be present at the time the services are requested. The first phase of the UC research project involved a college student taking a course in a large, auditorium-style classroom.
Is There an Invisible Tug-Of-War Behind Bad Hearts and Power Outages?
June 17, 2013 11:53 am | by Princeton University | CommentsSystems such as a beating heart or a power grid that depend on the synchronized movement of their parts could fall prey to an invisible and chaotic tug-of-war known as a "chimera." Sharing its name with the fire-breathing, zoologically patchy creature of Greek mythology, a chimera state arises among identical, rhythmically moving components...
Diabetics Who Use Meters to Monitor Their Glucose Have Better Control Over Disease
June 17, 2013 11:07 am | by Renatt Brodsky, Mount Sinai School of Medicine | CommentsMount Sinai researchers will demonstrate new data on diabetes self-management, as well as the role of prostastic acid phosphatase (PAP) in Prostate Cancer (PCa) bone metastases; identify new molecules that can stimulate the thyroid gland; reveal the prevalence of primary aldosteronism (PA) in an urban population; and show how thyroid autoimmunity may be triggered by endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress.
Boston Hospital to Offer Hand Transplants for Kids
June 17, 2013 10:55 am | by Marilynn Marchione, AP Chief Medical Writer | CommentsA Boston hospital is starting the world's first hand transplant program for children, and doctors say it won't be long until face transplants and other radical operations to improve appearance and quality of life are offered to kids, too.
New Nanoneedle Helping Scientists Uncover Secrets Under the Skin
June 14, 2013 9:22 am | by University of Bath | CommentsResearchers in the University’s Physics and Pharmacy & Pharmacology Departments are using a pioneering technique to study the properties and characteristics of our skin, in tests that could pave the way for new treatments for dermatitis, and for an improved understanding of the skin ageing process.
