Actually, we don't know for a fact that this thing from Matsushita is a non-invasive sphygmomanometer. Not that Google Translate unravels the mystery, either: "Wrist hemadynamometer EW3039P" when rising and simultaneously can indicate the even highest blood pressure when going to bed "morning night
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In a brazen attempt to change the way doctors view patients' medical records, IBM is using virtual avatars to display location-sensitive information derived from the EMR. We imagine one day we'll all be 3-D laser digitized, MRI'ed, and our own imagery integrated with something like this. "It's like
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CBS 4 of Minneapolis has a report on how the Sister Kenny Rehabilitation Institute at Abbott Northwestern Hospital is using the new Nintendo video game console to help stroke victims recover. We saw 77-year-old Jerry Pope getting a workout playing a virtual tennis game. He suffered a debilitating s
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Here's a look at the latest ultra-compact linear accelerator from Stockholm-based Elekta AB: Elekta Compact was purposefully designed with a single low-energy photon beam and a small footprint specifically, so it is ideally positioned for use in a small treatment room and in specialized markets. It
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Datascope Corp. of Montvale, New Jersey is announcing FDA approval of its wireless single lead EKG monitoring device. To be put on the market next month, Datascope developed the NetGuard™ to be a cheap Holter-like monitor, easily deployable in hospitals. Using basic PC's and existing technolo
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ALIS (Atomic Level Imaging Source), a Peabody, Massachusetts based unit of Carl Zeiss SMT AG, is another winner of WSJ's 2007 Technology Innovation Awards, in the category of Materials and Other Base Technologies. Its Orion Helium Ion Microscope, described as "the brightest illumination source ever
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Building on technology developed at Sandia National Lab, three institutions are joining forces to develop a field biotoxin detector for use by first responders after accidental toxic exposure or bioterror attack. The Sandia-led project - which will include collaborations with the University of Mass
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Though microRNA's have been known of playing a role in cancer development for some time, an MIT postdoc demonstrated that they play a significant role in the metastatic process of cancer cells. Labs have been probing the relationship between aberrant microRNA levels and cancer for several years. Th
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Using passive microwave technology, British researchers are developing a bra that will sense heat gradients within the breast, which might be signs of developing breast cancer. CMRI [University of Bolton's Centre for Research and Innovation - ed] director Professor Elias Siores, who is developing t
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