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Computational Visualization of 4D Cardiac Flow(2)
March 1, 2011 10:31 am | by nvidia Videos CommentsDr. Robert Herfkens, MD, director of radiology at Stanford University, demonstrates how the new Quadro solutions can be used take MRI data from a heart patient, create vascular volumes and surfaces in 3D, then simulate and visualize the cardiac blood flow in real-time. Harnessing Quadro...
Computational Visualization of 4D Cardiac Flow
March 1, 2011 10:30 am Videos CommentsDr. Robert Herfkens, MD, director of radiology at Stanford University, demonstrates how the new Quadro solutions can be used take MRI data from a heart patient, create vascular volumes and surfaces in 3D, then simulate and visualize the cardiac blood flow in real-time. Harnessing Quadro...
Futures In Biotech 76: It's Time To Proteo Me
February 25, 2011 1:38 pm Podcasts CommentsHosts: Marc Pelletier and Vincent Racaniello How mass spectrometry has become one of the most important technologies in our move toward personalized medicine. Guest: Prof. Ruedi Aebersold We invite you to read, add to, and amend our show notes. Comments and suggestions on Futures in...
022511 Hour 1: Neurons, Cell Phone and the Brain, 3rd Arm Illusion, Visual Attention
February 25, 2011 1:38 pm Podcasts Comments022511 Hour 1: Neurons, Cell Phone and the Brain, 3rd Arm Illusion, Visual Attention
022512 Hour 2: Bilingual Babies, Turkle on Technology, Transgenic Weeds
February 25, 2011 1:37 pm Podcasts Comments022512 Hour 2: Bilingual Babies, Turkle on Technology, Transgenic Weeds
Futures In Biotech 75: It's Time To Start The Human Proteome
February 21, 2011 9:36 pm Podcasts CommentsHost: Marc Pelletier The move to the Human Proteome is the next big transition in modern medicine. Guests: Dr. John Bergeron and Dr. Tommy Nilsson We invite you to read, add to, and amend our show notes. Comments and suggestions on Futures in Biotech. Also thanks to Phil Pelletier and...
Creature Feature: Jumping Fleas, Burrowing Owls
February 18, 2011 9:39 am Podcasts CommentsScience Friday's video pick is a double feature. Scientists in the U.K. used high-speed photography to reveal how fleas leap. Mac Stone, wildlife photographer and field biologist, stuffed a camera in a traffic cone and got some beauty shots of burrowing owls in south Florida.
Can Science Be Used As A Diplomatic Tool?
February 18, 2011 9:39 am Podcasts CommentsSome moon craft house instruments from a handful of countries — an example of international scientific collaboration. But how valuable is science in the diplomatic sphere? Biologist Nina Fedoroff, former science adviser to both Condoleezza Rice and Hillary Clinton, talks about her time in...
Rumbling Underground, An Engineering Feat
February 18, 2011 9:39 am Podcasts CommentsIn 2009, 1.6 billion people hopped on the New York City subway. But how was it built? MTA Capital Construction president Michael Horodniceanu and historian Clifton Hood discuss the engineering techniques used to tunnel through Manhattan — from sticks of dynamite to a one-million-pound...
Could Gaming Be Good For You?
February 18, 2011 9:38 am Podcasts CommentsWhat if games could help solve, rather than exacerbate, real-world problems? Jane McGonigal, author of the new book, Reality is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World, thinks they can. She explains how games fulfill needs that reality doesn't, and how to make...
Science Funding And The Budget
February 18, 2011 9:38 am Podcasts CommentsWhat are President Obama's spending priorities when it comes to science and technology? White House Science Advisor John Holdren discusses the President's proposed 2012 budget. Plus, Congressman Rush Holt on Congress's plans to cut science spending from this year's budget.
FDA's Medical Device Innovation Initiative
February 15, 2011 9:32 am | by USFoodandDrugAdmin Videos CommentsTo ensure continued access to innovative medical devices, which often fulfill unmet public health needs, CDRH is launching the Medical Device Innovation Initiative, a comprehensive plan designed to address some of the barriers that can impede a product's timely progress to market. Dr....
Preventing Fires in the Operating Room -- APSF video
February 15, 2011 9:32 am | by USFoodandDrugAdmin Videos CommentsAn estimated 600 surgical fires occur each year in the U.S. Although most are minor, some result in serious injury, disfigurement, or even death. The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation (APSF) says the vast majority of these fires are preventable. With the assistance of ECRI Institute,...
More Patient Burns from Dental Handpieces
February 15, 2011 9:31 am | by USFoodandDrugAdmin Videos CommentsFDA is again alerting dental professionals about the possibility of serious patient burns from electric dental handpieces that overheat. Some patients have experienced third-degree burns that required reconstructive surgery. Although FDA issued a warning about this problem in 2007, the...
Alarming Monitor Problems
February 15, 2011 9:30 am | by USFoodandDrugAdmin Videos CommentsAn FDA article in the journal Nursing2009 describes problems that can arise with the use alarms on patient monitoring equipment. From 2005 through 2008, FDA received 566 reports of patient deaths related to the alarms on monitoring devices. Part of the problem is that alarms can very...
