Sometimes discoveries in science are not about the development of new medical devices or drugs, but about repurposing existing technologies for new applications. Researchers from University of Sheffield have now used ultrasound to reduce healing times of diabetic wounds by 30%. The study, published in the Journal of Investigative Dermatol (Read more...)
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Simulation Demonstrates How Restored Vision Looks in Various Technologies
Technologies such as the Second Sight eye prosthesis can bring back basic vision to some blind people. However, the results are difficult to imagine for those not using such systems. Researchers at the University of Washington wanted to find out what it’s really like to see using a bionic eye, so they performed a […]
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Exclusive Video: See How JINS SCREEN Glasses Block Out Blue Light
Last night we attended the unveiling of JINS SCREEN glasses at the company’s eyewear store in San Francisco, their only US location. The company is one of the largest makers of eyeglasses in Japan and Asia, and now with its Bay Area debut JINS has decided to expand to the US. While the firm has […]
Light Used as Pacemaker to Set Rhythm of Beating Heart
There must have been one or two love songs that predicted optogenetic cardiac pacing with words like “you are the light that makes my heart beat.” Now the idea has literally come true thanks to researchers at Israel’s Technion-Institute of Technology who were able to use light pulses in a manner of a cardiac pacemaker t (Read more...)
Light Used as Pacemaker to Set Rhythm of Beating Heart
There must have been one or two love songs that predicted optogenetic cardiac pacing with words like “you are the light that makes my heart beat.” Now the idea has literally come true thanks to researchers at Israel’s Technion-Institute of Technology who were able to use light pulses in a manner of a cardiac pacemaker t (Read more...)
Braille Smartwatch Helps Blind People Communicate, Navigate, Read Ebooks
There’s a new smartwatch soon to be coming to market, but it’s designed for blind people, especially those who already know or are learning to read in Braille. The Dot watch has a Braille reader on its face and can connect to a smartphone via Bluetooth for programming. It works as a regular watch that […]
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Braille Smartwatch Helps Blind People Communicate, Navigate, Read Ebooks
There’s a new smartwatch soon to be coming to market, but it’s designed for blind people, especially those who already know or are learning to read in Braille. The Dot watch has a Braille reader on its face and can connect to a smartphone via Bluetooth for programming. It works as a regular watch that […]
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Device Trains Immune Cells to Attack Cancer, Chronic Infections
Our immune systems have the capacity to fight many of what today are considered chronic conditions. Yet, unless there’s an appropriate teaching exercise to train immunity toward a specific disease, cancers and other deadly maladies continue spreading unimpeded. There have been serious attempts at developing immunotherapy techniques that condi (Read more...)
Device Trains Immune Cells to Attack Cancer, Chronic Infections
Our immune systems have the capacity to fight many of what today are considered chronic conditions. Yet, unless there’s an appropriate teaching exercise to train immunity toward a specific disease, cancers and other deadly maladies continue spreading unimpeded. There have been serious attempts at developing immunotherapy techniques that condi (Read more...)
3D Printed Brain Regions Help Neurosurgeons Prepare for Difficult Procedures
While neurosurgeons have been able to virtually navigate volumetric images of patients’ brain structures gathered from CT and MRI scans, difficult procedures within complex anatomy still remains challenging. At Boston Children’s Hospital, physicians are now using 3D-printed replicas of brain regions they’ll be working on (Read more...)
3D Printed Brain Regions Help Neurosurgeons Prepare for Difficult Procedures
While neurosurgeons have been able to virtually navigate volumetric images of patients’ brain structures gathered from CT and MRI scans, difficult procedures within complex anatomy still remains challenging. At Boston Children’s Hospital, physicians are now using 3D-printed replicas of brain regions they’ll be working on (Read more...)
Ekso Works Exoskeleton Lets Workers Operate Heavy Tools With Ease
Exoskeletons have been used in rehabilitation to help paralyzed people walk on their own feet, as well as for military applications to allow soldiers to trek for long distances while carrying heavy loads. Ekso Bionics thinks a big market is for workers in all sorts of industries to be able to use heavy handheld equipment […]
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Ekso Works Exoskeleton Lets Workers Operate Heavy Tools With Ease
Exoskeletons have been used in rehabilitation to help paralyzed people walk on their own feet, as well as for military applications to allow soldiers to trek for long distances while carrying heavy loads. Ekso Bionics thinks a big market is for workers in all sorts of industries to be able to use heavy handheld equipment […]
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New Brain-Computer Interface System Lets Monkey Control Computer Cursor with Impressive Precision
Severely disabled people may soon be able to use new technology to communicate with others and to control external devices simply by using their thoughts. Brain-computer interfaces have shown promise in the past in being able to interpret a user’s intentions, but they are limited by the size of the electrode array and so the […]
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New Brain-Computer Interface System Lets Monkey Control Computer Cursor with Impressive Precision
Severely disabled people may soon be able to use new technology to communicate with others and to control external devices simply by using their thoughts. Brain-computer interfaces have shown promise in the past in being able to interpret a user’s intentions, but they are limited by the size of the electrode array and so the […]
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Opternative Online Test Gets You a Glasses/Contacts Prescription from Comfort of Home
If you’ve been wondering whether you need glasses or perhaps may require a new prescription, you can now take a professional-quality exam online and receive a prescription, all for $40. Opternative is a new service that takes a patient through a series of visual tests and hands those over to an ophthalmologist to review, along […]
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Review of the D-EYE Digital Ophthalmoscope
We reported on the innovative D-EYE digital ophthalmoscope a few weeks ago, and now shipping of the portable retinal imaging system has begun. The device promises easy imaging of the retina using a simple smartphone attachment, for relatively low cost. D-EYE sent us a review unit for the iPhone 6, and we’ve been testing it out […]
(Read more...)Second Sight Argus II Eye Prosthesis Brings Central Vision to AMD Patient
Second Sight, effectively the first company to bring rudimentary sight back to blind patients with certain underlying eye conditions (retinitis pigmentosa and outer retinal degeneration), is now proudly reporting that a man with dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD) who has lost central vision has been outfitted with the firm’ (Read more...)
JINS SCREEN Glasses Block Blue Light to Improve Sleep, Adjust Circadian Rhythms
Blue light has relatively recently been confirmed as a culprit that can distort people’s circadian rhythms and turn sleeping into a nightly challenge. With the ongoing proliferation of portable electronic devices that feature bright, high resolution screens, more and more people are absorbing large quantities of blue light through their eyes (Read more...)
Abbott iDesign Advanced WaveScan Features Space Telescope Technology (VIDEO)
Abbott is unveiling a new LASIK system, just approved by the FDA, that produces high resolution scans of the human eye with levels of detail previously unavailable in clinical systems. The iDesign Advanced WaveScan Studio System takes 1,200 readings of the eye within a three second scan. It measures parameters such as the shape of the [&hellip (Read more...)