A French startup built a ‘robotic’ exoskeleton that helps paraplegic patients walk It attaches to the user’s legs and back via straps that distribute pressure evenly A series of motors in the hips, knees and ankles communicate with a computer, which analyzes the person’s ‘gait’, or how they walk, in order to stay balanced Developer...
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Listening to gut noises could improve diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome
Acoustic technology for listening to termites may offer less-invasive method to diagnose IBS Washington, DC (June 5, 2018) — Utilizing newly adapted artificial intelligence, researchers have developed an acoustic belt that offers a new way to diagnose irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) by listening to the noises in a patient’s gut, according to research presented at...
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Steth IO launches the Smartphone Stethoscope that enables doctors to see and hear both heart and lung sounds.
SEATTLE, WA. – April 24, 2018 – Steth IO is modernizing the 200-year-old stethoscope for the age of the smartphone. The company today announced the commercial availability of the world’s first smartphone stethoscope, which brings real-time visualization to heart and lung sounds. This enables physicians to see auscultation sounds they may not hear. It also...
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Imec Develops Wireless Eye-Tracking Glasses to Aid in Research of Neurological Disorders
Many neurodegenerative diseases, such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s, can often present with symptoms of abnormal eye movements. Much research has been done in utilizing eye movement tracking technology to help with the diagnosis of these diseases and the monitoring of their progression. Traditional eye-tracking technology relies heavily on cameras, which, while accurate, are typically large...
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Swallowable ‘bacteria on a chip’ could help diagnose colon cancer, bowel disorders and gut ulcers
The capsule made by MIT scientists is packed with tiny electronics Unlike other ingestible chips, it contains millions of genetically engineered living cells to act as sensors These cells are designed to light up when they detect bleeding The chip might someday be used to spot health problems from inside the gut Scientists have developed...
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FDA Clears FlowTriever, First Device to Pull Blood Clots from Lungs
The FlowTriever went through a clinical study involving 106 patients with acute pulmonary embolism and RV/LV (right ventricular/left ventricular) ratio of at least 0.9 that were treated using the device instead of commonly used clot busters. According to the company, “the mean RV/LV ratio in the study decreased from a baseline of 1.53 to 1.15 at 48 hours...
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US soldiers may soon have health monitors IMPLANTED so remote doctors can track their blood pressure, sleep, insulin, diet – and even perform robotic surgeries remotely in emergencies
The Army Surgeon General is pushing for greater integration of technology into the military’s medical practices Chips implanted in soldiers may soon send constant data to remote hospitals This could shorten the time between battlefield injury and treatment Data from trackers could also prevent injury by detecting when troops are not ready and fit for battle ...
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Phantom: The first ultrasound for Mac
Phantom transforms your Mac into a point-of-care ultrasound kit. It accurately captures high-quality imagery of abdominal and pelvic windows with a reliable, multi-application probe, and generates complex side-by-side measurements and calculations that can be stored and shared directly from your Mac. Its collaborative features provide start to finish productivity from capturing images to annotating, sharing, even...
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Reading the minds of pilots on the fly
After a plane engine blew apart at 32,000 feet in the air last month, the pilot flying Southwest Flight 1380 safely brought the Boeing 737 to an emergency landing in Philadelphia. Captain Tammie Jo Shults was heralded a hero, but a different flier may not have been able to respond as adeptly. A pilot study...
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Diamond ‘spin-off’ tech could lead to low-cost medical imaging and drug discovery tools
Team led by Berkeley Lab and UC Berkeley researchers exploits tiny defects in diamonds to pave the way for enhanced biological imaging and drug studies IMAGE: A MICROSCOPIC IMAGE OF DIAMOND PARTICLES WITH NITROGEN-VACANCY DEFECTS. THESE SAMPLES, WHICH EXHIBIT A TRUNCATED OCTAHEDRAL SHAPE, WERE USED IN EXPERIMENTS THAT SOUGHT NEW WAYS TO TUNE AND CONTROL It may sound...