Henry Klassen, M.D., Ph.D., is only about a year from launching a clinical trial for a stem cell treatment to rescue vision in people with retinitis pigmentosa (RP) and, potentially, other retinal diseases. At the Foundation’s recent Orange County Innovation Symposium, the University of California (UC), Irvine clinician-researcher reported that he and his colleagues are in the midst of final lab studies with patient-grade cells. Once finished, they’ll request authorization from the U.S. Food and...

The Grant Study is part of the Study of Adult Development at Harvard Medical School. It is a 75-year longitudinal study of 268 physically- and mentally-healthy Harvard college sophomores from the classes of 1939–1944. It has run in tandem with a study called "The Glueck Study," which included a second cohort of 456 disadvantaged nondelinquent inner-city youths who grew up in Boston neighborhoods between 1940 and 1945. The subjects were all male and of American nationality. The men continue to be...

Neuroscientists reveal how the brain can enhance connections Newly identified mechanism allows the brain to strengthen links between neurons. When the brain forms memories or learns a new task, it encodes the new information by tuning connections between neurons. MIT neuroscientists have discovered a novel mechanism that contributes to the strengthening of these connections, also called synapses. At each synapse, a presynaptic neuron sends chemical signals to one or more postsynaptic receiv...

Researchers at Clemson University have been working for several years on the relationship between the number of bites you take and caloric intake. They designed and have run extensive studies with a bite-counting wristband that they now sell as a separate business. https://youtu.be/G8BfxRz-J8I The Bite Counter is a watch that also counts bites based on pattern recognition of wrist movements. The Bite Counter comes with PC software for configuring the device and connects via a micro USB por...

Israeli medical device maker Brainsway has developed a helmet-like device that uses Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (Deep TMS) to treat a variety of brain-related disorders. Deep TMS is a noninvasive procedure that uses magnetic pulses to stimulate nerve cells in the brain. The pulses are sent through an electromagnetic coil (H-coil) placed near the patient's scalp in the area a therapist wants to treat for 20 minutes at a time. According to the company, the treatment has no side effects. P...

Google’s DeepMind is initiating a new research project to aid doctors spot the early signs of sight-threatening diseases. The team uses machine learning to analyze more than a million eye scans and thereby creating algorithms that can detect early symptoms that humans might miss. The research project is DeepMind’s second collaboration with the UK’s National Health Service (NHS). https://youtu.be/d58_mb95oVY Moorfields Eye Hospital in London will partner with Google and DeepMind for a fi...

Machine learning is a type of artificial intelligence that allows computer programs to learn when exposed to new data without being programmed. Now, researchers in The Netherlands have coupled machine learning methods with a special MRI technique that measures the perfusion, or tissue absorption rate, of blood throughout the brain to detect early forms of dementia, such as mild cognitive impairment (MCI), according to a new study published online in the journal Radiology. “MRI can help with t...

    A study from Wageningen University in the Netherlands demonstrates real-time data of the brain, the stomach, and individual’s emotions simultaneously; not only is the research's approach novel, but the results showed that a simple change, drinking water, can change messages sent from the stomach that are interpreted as fullness by the brain. Stomach MRI images were combined with functional, fMRI, images of the brain. The research team used data from 19 participants in tw...

Airing is designed to be the world’s first maskless, hoseless, cordless micro-CPAP device to combat obstructive sleep apnea. Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is usually caused by a blockage of the airway in which soft tissue in the rear of the throat collapses during sleep. If OSA is untreated, it has the potential to lead to serious health problems from high blood pressure to cardiovascular disease to memory impairment. Typically, OSA is treated with “Continuous Positive Airway Pressure,” o...

Cramps plague women around the world; Livia, an instant pain relief solution, is a device which has the potential to end them. The “off switch” for your cramps, Livia is a drug-free solution for menstrual pain. With a single touch, the wearable device closes the "pain gates" by stimulating the nerves and blocking the pain from passing to the brain. The technology itself relies on the “Gate Control Theory.” Livia transmits a pulse that keeps the nerves “busy” so they are unable to transmit ...

Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS or TNS) is the use of electric current produced by a device to stimulate the nerves for therapeutic purposes. TENS, by definition, covers the complete range of transcutaneously applied currents used for nerve excitation although the term is often used with a more restrictive intent, namely to describe the kind of pulses produced by portable stimulators used to treat pain. The unit is usually connected to the skin using two or more electrodes. ...

Cricket is the future of ergonomic evaluations. Apply a comfortable wearable sensor that measures muscle tension and posture. Get guided effortlessly through streamlined workstation evaluations that follow OSHA standards. Get automated reports that quantify the effectiveness of your adjustments, and which isolate which muscle groups or activities need additional attention. Use a monitor throughout the work day and get feedback when tension levels are elevated or when you are using your worksta...

The cobas® HCV is a laboratory test used to measure the amount of hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA (ribonucleic acid) in a patient’s blood. Viral RNA is genetic material from HCV. Hepatitis C is a liver infection caused by HCV. Hepatitis C is transmitted when blood or another body fluid from a person infected with the Hepatitis C virus enters the body of someone who is not infected. This can happen through sharing needles, syringes, or other drug-injection equipment, from mother to baby at birth, ...

Medtronic has been advancing artificial pancreas research and development for ... our path to the artificial pancreas, a study of our Hybrid Closed Loop (HCL) system. Type I diabetes comes with a lifetime commitment to maintaining health. Patients have to measure blood glucose levels and adjust insulin levels as necessary as indicated by multiple finger stick blood tests daily. Glucose monitors can reduce the number of finger sticks to two a day for calibration to be sure the monitor is worki...

Ginkgo Solar Tree charging station for the iPhone and iPad is a astonishing solar charger. Ginkgo comes with a extra large 4.000 mAh rechargeable lithium battery to store your clean energy and a perfect addition to your storm kit. This unique design is based on the Japanese Ginkgo tree. This design solar charger is made from eco-friendly plastic and bamboo. On the aluminum base there is a small black grip located to use as phone or tablet standard while charging. A green LED light will pop up wh...

WonderCube is a versatile keychain accessory that aims to provide emergency charging, storage, and much more. Charger+Memory+PhoneStand+EmergencyPower all in a one-inch cube. Simple cubic inch keychain gadget that instantly allows you to use up to 8 iPhone or Android essentials. The WonderCube packs a built-in Micro USB or Lightning cable for easy data transfers, easy backups or charging your phone on the go; a phone stand to help you keep an eye on your phone while working at your des...

Masimo is an American Irvine, California-based manufacturer of noninvasive patient monitoring technologies. The company is best known for its pulse oximetry and it sells more pulse oximeters to hospitals than any other company. Masimo was founded by electrical engineer Joe Kiani, who was later joined by fellow engineer Mohamed Diab. Masimo invented measure-through motion and low perfusion pulse oximetry, known as Masimo SET (Signal Extraction Technology). Masimo has been recognized for its in...

Prestige LP Cervical Disc treats one diseased disc in the neck (cervical disc) that causes arm pain and/or weakness or numbness (radiculopathy or myelopathy). The Prestige LP Cervical Disc consists of a titanium-ceramic alloy that fits between the top and bottom surface of the neck bones (cervical vertebrae). How does it work? The implanted device is placed between two adjacent cervical vertebrae to replace a diseased cervical disc. It is designed to maintain the distance between two adjacent...

A NASA technology originally developed for plant growth experiments on space shuttle missions has successfully reduced the painful side effects resulting from chemotherapy and radiation treatment in bone marrow and stem cell transplant patients. In a two-year clinical trial, cancer patients undergoing bone marrow or stem cell transplants were given a far red/near infrared Light Emitting Diode treatment called High Emissivity Aluminiferous Luminescent Substrate, or HEALS, to treat oral mucosit...

SkyLight is a smartphone-microscope camera adapter that stands to revolutionize telemedicine by bringing together two previously disparate but widely available technologies: smartphones and microscopes. Attaching a smartphone with the SkyLight instantly upgrades available microscopes of any age, allowing diagnostic images to be captured on camera and securely transmitted from anywhere around the world to a trained expert able to make that life-saving diagnosis. And diagnostic images obtained wit...

SenoClaire is a mammography device that produces 2D digital images as well as multiple cross-sectional images of the breast for the screening and diagnosis of breast cancer. How does it work? The SenoClaire device consists of hardware and software upgrades to the Senographe Essential 2D full-field digital mammography system, which is FDA-approved for conventional mammography. The hardware upgrade produces multiple, low-dose x-ray projection images of the breast; the software upgrade uses the ...

Smart weighting-scale. It can analyze the user’s body conditions in details and offer effective suggestions according to her/his age, height with a combining of weight. It is suitable for any group of people we mentioned above. It provides you with a set of digital methods depending on it measuring result. This device can help you know the state of your body better, because it can analyze your physical data like weight, fat percentage and rate of fresh, etc. In this way, it offers you a he...

NASA has developed a revolutionary nanotechnology-based biosensor that can detect trace amounts of specific bacteria, viruses and parasites. This biosensor will be used to help prevent the spread of potentially deadly biohazards in water, food and other contaminated sources. NASA's Ames Research Center at Moffett Field in California licensed the biosensor technology to Early Warning Inc., Troy, N.Y. Under a Reimbursable Space Act Agreement, NASA and Early Warning jointly will develop biosenso...

KAMRA Inlay ("inlay") is a dark, ring-shaped device that is implanted in the cornea, which is the clear, front surface of the eye. The inlay improves near vision in patients whose eyes have lost the ability to change focus for near vision, which is a normal part of aging (presbyopia). The device is 3.8 mm in diameter with a 1.6 mm diameter hole in the center. It has 8,400 tiny holes to allow oxygen and nutrients to flow across the cornea. How does it work? The eye surgeon uses a laser to make...

Injectable biosensors that become one with the body’s tissue may one day replace the clinical lab for making our body chemistry continuously accessible for im­proved personal wellbeing in health and disease. Promising a new era in digital health, Profusa, Inc., based in South San Francisco, Calif., today debuted its injectable Lumee™ biosensor tech­nology at the Pioneers Festival held at the grand Hofburg Imperial Palace in Vienna, Austria. Ben Hwang, Ph.D., Profusa’s chairman and chief execu...

BACtrack is the leader in breathalyzers, offering a full range of innovative breath alcohol testers for both personal and professional use. How It Works Breathe Breathe into the BACtrack and results are sent wirelessly to your iOS or Android device.   See See accurate reading and a ZeroLine® estimate of when your BAC will reach 0.00%.   Decide Decide what comes next. Save your number? Test someone else? Switch to water? Hand over your keys?   Persona...

EnChroma glasses, a marriage of color vision science and optical technology. The only specialty eyewear that alleviates red-green color blindness, enhancing colors without the compromise of color accuracy. Color blindness (or color vision deficiency), is a condition where a person’s eyes are unable to see colors under normal light. People with color blindness have a hard time telling colors apart from each other.   HOW EYES SEE COLOR The retina contains approximately 6 ...