In 2015, I met Scott Summit, Design Director of 3DSystems. At that time, he was wearing a cast due to ongoing issues with his wrist. He told me it was a cast specific for himself; and one that his physician could open and close in seconds. He even told me he could shower with it, without the...
EMERYVILLE, Calif., September 1, 2020 — Injectsense, a company focused on sensor-enabled digital health, announced it has received a Breakthrough Device Program (BDP) designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its chronic continuous IOP monitoring system for glaucoma patients. The company’s IOP Connect™ system is based on a long-term implantable sensor, smaller...
Developed by a Portuguese research team, the device sends an alert if it senses trouble By The Institute’s Editorial Staff Photo: IPCBZelar@CB team [from left]: Francisco Fernandes, Rogério Dionísio, Fabio Formiga and Cassandra Jesus. Because senior citizens are at a higher risk of suffering serious complications from COVID-19, medical officials have cautioned them to stay at...
A lot of computer to read an old-fashioned pee strip By Tom Warren Sep 4, 2020 A digital pregnancy test teardown. Pregnancy tests used to be fairly simple sticks you peed on, but the move to digital versions has transformed them into tiny computers almost as powerful as the original IBM PC. Fascinated by the digital...
ELSEVIER Washington, DC, September 9, 2020 – A study in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP), published by Elsevier, reports on three key factors found amongst adolescents that could be used to predict the first occurrence of nonsuicidal self-harm, over a 3 year period. Factors included low conscientiousness, high avoidance and parent’s substance...
Scientists develop a pocket-sized tool for rapidly identifying various mosquito-borne diseases in resource-constrained clinical environments Dengue, zika, and chikungunya viruses are transmitted by mosquitoes and cause tropical fevers with similar symptoms, making accurate diagnosis complicated. Now, researchers from Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology in Korea have developed a simple and low-cost diagnostic platform—a lab-on-paper strip—that can...
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA – SAN DIEGO A team of scientists, led by researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, report that a class of drugs used for a broad array of conditions, from allergies and colds to hypertension and urinary incontinence, may be associated with an increased risk of cognitive decline, particularly...
by University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Micrograph showing prostatic acinar adenocarcinoma (the most common form of prostate cancer) Results from a Phase II trial led by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center suggest that a combination of ipilimumab (anti-CTLA-4) plus nivolumab (anti-PD-1) can generate durable responses in a subset...
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM IMAGE: UVA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE RESEARCHERS JOHN LUKENS, PHD, AND ASHLEY BOLTE HAVE DISCOVERED THAT CONCUSSIONS AND TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES, EVEN WHEN MILD, CAUSE SWELLING THAT BLOCKS THE BRAIN’S ABILITY. UVA researchers have discovered that concussions and traumatic brain injuries, even when mild, cause swelling that blocks the brain’s ability...
WILEY Previous research has demonstrated a variety of health benefits associated with the Mediterranean diet, which is rich in olive oil, cereals, fruit and vegetables, fish, and a moderate amount of dairy, meat, and wine. Now results from an analysis published in Arthritis & Rheumatology suggest that the diet may also help prevent rheumatoid arthritis in individuals...
