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Courtesy of Nano3D Biosciences Another look into the future of health and medical technology… So you’ve read about organs being manufactured, made to order. Well one major problem is that the 3d structure of the organ is almost as important as the tissue itself. In the past, these 3d structures have been made using biodegradable scaffolding. Now, [...]  Courtesy Korea University Oh the future of health gadgets… Imagine using your body as a conduit through which to send and receive signals. Medical devices communicating with each other using your body as the wired. A group of South Korean scientists have demonstrated the ability to send information at 10MB/sec through a humans arm. [...] Courtesy of Wired A health technology revelation… Wired has a great article up about how all the health tracking devices currently in use are turning living into a type of game. Eat now beep beep, exercise now beep beep, your heart rates too high, your blood sugars too low. The idea that such an increase in data [...] Courtesy of SINTEF What we do in the name of medicine and science… No this isn’t some evil lab experiment… well not too evil. A SINTEF lab is researching the effects of extremely low temperatures on humans physiology. 21 people have been put to a number of tests in temperatures ranging from +20 to -25 degrees Celsius. [...] Fraunhofer IFAM Currently most metal screws are made of metal and in some cases, such as ligament repair, these screws need to be removed after a certain amount of healing. These repeat procedures slow the healing process and are a huge inconvenience for patients. Luckily this may be a thing of the past in many procedures. [...] That’s one of the slogans from Casttoo. If you can get your hands on a digital copy of your xray, you can personalize your cast to show off what’s happening underneath. Fun, kitschy and clever, these will provide a great conversation starter instead of a depressing glare from onlookers. Casttoo offers a wide array of art and [...] Cambridge Consultants’ Syreen concept looks to reduce the material waste associated with the common syringe. The company describes the innovation of the concept: “Instead of glass, Syreen syringes are made with COP (cyclic olefin polymer) plastic, which has enabled Cambridge Consultants to shed the need for secondary packaging altogether, a first in this medical device arena. The [...] Announced this week, Microsoft HealthVault will allow patients and their physicians to upload, review and organize their health records online. This includes prescriptions, physician notes, lab results and more. General manager of Microsoft Health Solutions David Cerino explains this exciting product: “With HealthVault Community Connect, we are targeting one of the fundamental gaps in the care [...]
An interesting study featured in the journal BMC Neurology studied over a thousand teenagers and looked for causes of headaches. The result: computers, cell-phones, and video games are not associated with headaches. This is great news! The bad news is that listening to 1 to 2 hours of [...] Fashion meets high-tech. Designaffairs Studio from Germany have developed a new hearing aid concept that borrows aesthetics from stretched ear lobe jewelry. Sure it looks like a hipster device, but it also incorporates the TriMic directional microphone system that will drastically improve quality of sound for individuals with severe hearing loss. Designaffairs wants people to display a [...] |
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