In the first of its kind endoscopic technique, fetal surgeon Dr. Ruben Quintero from the University of South Florida at Tampa General Hospital performed an in utero laser ablation of vasa previa, making delivery of the baby safe and successful: Dr. Quintero used a laser to seal off the abnormally p
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A research team at MIT developed a method to create microparticles with a granular texture that might have a wide range of potential diagnostic and therapeutic applications: The new technique offers unprecedented control over the size, shape and texture of the particles. It also allows researchers
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Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Machine Tools and Forming Technology IWU in Dresden (Fraunhofer-Institut für Werkzeugmaschinen und Umformtechnik IWU) developed a variable frequency ultrasound system that might have potential in the treatment of chronic wounds: Unlike the ultrasound
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Globes is reporting that an unidentified US investor has infused $6 million into Aspect Management Technologies, an Israeli company specializing in developing portable, desktop MRI systems. The company's medical subsidiary, called Aspect Magnet Technologies Ltd., explains some of the features of it
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Frost & Sullivan, one of the leaders in medical technology consulting, will be hosting a complementary eBroadcast discussing the practical issues of electronic health records, including chronicling an actual implementation of an EHR system in a clinical setting. The discussion will focus on the cha
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A non-profit group in India called Jodo Gyan is distributing these cheap microscopes to poor kids: This nifty device is a product of the creative minds at Jodo Gyan, a small nonprofit in New Delhi. "Indian children are not getting to experience all the joy and wonder of science because there is too
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This autonomous electroencephalogram system, powered by body heat, is another interesting device developed by the IMEC, a Belgium/Netherlands nanotechnologies research center. Here's more about this prototype's technology: The entire system is wearable and integrated into a headband. The small size
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Cambridge University researchers managed to create a fiber thread made entirely out of carbon nanotubes. The thread, because of its light weight and high strength, might be ideal for manufacturing body armor, quality sutures, or other devices that might benefit from such a material. A hydrocarbon f
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Investigators from Argonne National Laboratory, in collaboration with a group from Germany, developed a new mammography system based on novel radiographic imaging plates that provide significantly better resolution and more-detailed imaging: "Better imaging technology is crucial in lowering deaths
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