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Researchers develop simple tool to assess impaired consciousness in clinical setting

The University of Glasgow's Sir Graham Teasdale, co-creator of the Glasgow Coma Scale, once again has teamed with Paul M. Brennan and Gordon D. Murray of the University of Edinburgh.

8 Sep 2020

First 'plug and play' brain prosthesis demonstrated in a person with paralysis

In a significant advance, UC San Francisco Weill Institute for Neurosciences researchers working towards a brain-controlled prosthetic limb have shown that machine learning techniques helped an individual with paralysis learn to control a computer cursor using their brain activity without requiring extensive daily retraining, which has been a requirement of all past brain-computer interface efforts.

7 Sep 2020

New medical instruments with smart sensors can improve surgery, therapy for cardiac diseases

Researchers developed a new class of medical instruments equipped with an advanced soft electronics system that could dramatically improve the diagnoses and treatments of a number of cardiac diseases and conditions.

7 Sep 2020

New project to explore how robotic muscles could turn back the body clock

Loss of strength and muscle wastage is currently an unavoidable part of getting older and has a significant impact on health and quality of life.

7 Sep 2020

Researchers to create integrated global platform for longevity biotechnology, aging research

Deep Longevity, Inc (DLI), a leader in artificial intelligence for aging and longevity research announced that it had entered into the agreement to be acquired by Regent Pacific to create the integrated global platform for longevity biotechnology and aging research.

4 Sep 2020

University of Texas professor receives grant to advance the study of traumatic brain injuries

The Office of Naval Research has awarded a grant to Ashfaq Adnan, professor of mechanical engineering at The University of Texas at Arlington, to acquire equipment for nanoscale damage analysis of brains.

4 Sep 2020

New training system uses IoT to motivate and track exercise intensity levels

A common notion is to walk 10,000 steps a day to improve ones' physical fitness, so pedometers have been a popular wearable health device from before the days of fitness trackers and smartphones.

3 Sep 2020

Simulation platform teaches students the fundamentals of responses to pandemics

In 2015, a team of specialists in modeling disease outbreaks got together with educators to create Operation Outbreak, an educational platform and simulation intended to teach high school and college students the fundamentals of responses to pandemics.

3 Sep 2020

$6.6 million grant awarded to develop new device for treating mental health disorders

Researchers at the University of Minnesota Medical School have been awarded a $6.6 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to develop a new medical device that can treat mental health disorders in a way that has never been done before using brain rhythms.

3 Sep 2020

Ellipsys Vascular Access System reduces time for dialysis treatments

The Ellipsys Vascular Access System reduces the time before patients with kidney failure can start lifesaving dialysis treatments, while requiring fewer secondary procedures, according to a new study led by interventional radiologist Jeffrey Hull, M.D., of Richmond Vascular Center.

3 Sep 2020

New technology predicts allosteric sites in proteins

A new technology that uses a protein's structure to predict the inner wiring that controls the protein's function and dynamics is now available for scientists to utilize. The tool, developed by researchers at Penn State, may be useful for protein engineering and drug design.

3 Sep 2020

Tiny hydrogel capsule delivers anti-rejection drug to area surrounding a grafted heart

For patients who receive a heart transplant in the near future, the old adage, "Good things come in small packages," may become words to live by.

3 Sep 2020

Advanced digital platform aims to improve outcomes for people with Angelman syndrome

An advanced open-source digital platform developed by QUT researchers is being used to build a patient registry aimed at improving outcomes and health service provision for children and adults around the world living with the rare disease Angelman syndrome.

3 Sep 2020

New wearable solution allows patients to receive treatment without leaving home

The rapid increase of life-threatening antibiotic-resistant infections has resulted in challenging wound complications with limited choices of effective treatments. About 6 million people in the United States are affected by chronic wounds.

3 Sep 2020

HIV and HCV testing at drug detoxification centers can help identify persons at-risk during opioid epidemic

With an increase in HIV and HCV infections as a consequence of the ongoing opioid epidemic, Boston Medical Center researchers found that only a small number of those who test positive for those infections at a drug detoxification center followed up for a clinical visit after their test.

3 Sep 2020

Device / Technology News

Researchers develop simple tool to assess impaired consciousness in clinical setting

First 'plug and play' brain prosthesis demonstrated in a person with paralysis

New medical instruments with smart sensors can improve surgery, therapy for cardiac diseases

New project to explore how robotic muscles could turn back the body clock

Researchers to create integrated global platform for longevity biotechnology, aging research

University of Texas professor receives grant to advance the study of traumatic brain injuries

New training system uses IoT to motivate and track exercise intensity levels

Simulation platform teaches students the fundamentals of responses to pandemics

$6.6 million grant awarded to develop new device for treating mental health disorders

Ellipsys Vascular Access System reduces time for dialysis treatments

New technology predicts allosteric sites in proteins

Tiny hydrogel capsule delivers anti-rejection drug to area surrounding a grafted heart

Advanced digital platform aims to improve outcomes for people with Angelman syndrome

New wearable solution allows patients to receive treatment without leaving home

HIV and HCV testing at drug detoxification centers can help identify persons at-risk during opioid epidemic

Machine learning approach can indicate health risks in future pregnancies

Magnetic resonance elastography can improve the detection of epilepsy

Telerehabilitation works for people recovering from stroke

NIH provides scale-up and manufacturing support for new COVID-19 testing technologies

Blood test can identify patients at high risk of severe COVID-19

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