‘iBreastExam’ – Portable Device For Breast Scan

Posted on December 2, 2016 by

iBreastExam™ (or iBE) is a game-changing technological breakthrough for countries and regions with rising incidence of breast cancer, most cases presenting at late stages and limited to no access to early detection for most women. iBreastExam™ harnesses the power of innovative sensor technology, software computing and mobile revolution, such that a doctor or any health-worker can offer objective and effective breast examinations, with ease and comfort. The test is painless and radiation free,...

NASA and International team’s research shows, as CO2 levels are rising earth is getting greener.

Posted on December 1, 2016 by

From a quarter to half of Earth’s vegetated lands has shown significant greening over the last 35 years largely due to rising levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide. An international team of 32 authors from 24 institutions in eight countries led the effort, which involved using satellite data from NASA’s Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectrometer and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer instruments to help determine the leaf area index, or...

Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed and tested a self-regulating drug eluting patch that monitors and releases appropriate amounts of medicine.

Posted on December 1, 2016 by

Biomedical engineering researchers at North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have developed a technique that uses a patch embedded with microneedles to deliver cancer immunotherapy treatment directly to the site of melanoma skin cancer. In animal studies, the technique more effectively targeted melanoma than other immunotherapy treatments. According to the CDC, more than 67,000 people in the United States were diagnosed with melanoma in 2012 alone ...

‘ EyeQue’ is a miniature optical scope that attaches to the screen of a smartphone to allow you to self-administer refractive measurement test

Posted on December 1, 2016 by

The team at EyeQue have developed an intelligent vision solution leveraging EyeQue's patented refraction concept invented at MIT. EyeQue’s miniature optical scope attaches to the screen of a smartphone (IOS or Android) and allows you to self-administer a state-of-the-art refractive measurement test through the myEyeQue mobile application. Using advanced technology and patented algorithms hosted in the EyeQue Cloud, results are processed in real-time, generating a vision record and a set of Ey...

MaxMyTV: Home automation on your TV

Posted on November 30, 2016 by

Android based MaxMyTV Smart Hub automates your home and Overlays alerts from Sensors, IP camera and Social Media on TV broadcast video. As we stuff more and more technology into our homes, it becomes clear that we need to simplify and consolidate in our lives. Not by buying less stuff, we’re not barbarians. But rather by buying more stuff that gives us the ability to control all the stuff we buy. Which is where MaxMyTV comes into play. Essentially, MaxMyTV is inserted between your TV and y...

Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) – Muscular Dystrophy Research

Posted on November 30, 2016November 30, 2016 by

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) funds the Muscular Dystrophy Surveillance, Tracking, and Research Network, known as MD STARnet. MD STARnetcollects critical information about muscular dystrophy that will improve care for those living with the disease. Muscular dystrophy (MD) is a group of muscle diseases that results in increasing weakening and breakdown of skeletal muscles over time. The disorders differ in which muscles are primarily affected, the degree of weakness, how fas...

EchoPixel renders patient-specific anatomy in an intuitive, interactive virtual reality format.

Posted on November 30, 2016 by

EchoPixel renders patient-specific anatomy in an intuitive, interactive virtual reality format, leading directly to increased clinical knowledge, faster operations, and better care. True 3D, from EchoPixel, is an advanced medical visualization software solution. It offers physicians an unprecedented opportunity to view and interact with patient tissues and organs in a truly 3D form, as if they were real physical objects. Real-Time, Interactive Virtual Reality System: True 3D moves beyond ...

iHealth’s Wireless Pulse Oximeter that measures your blood oxygen level, pulse rate, and perfusion index

Posted on November 29, 2016 by

Wireless Pulse Oximeter accurately measure your blood oxygen level, pulse rate, and perfusion index. Wireless and lightweight, the pulse oximeter can be worn on a lanyard during activities and quickly clipped to your finger for a reading, anytime, anywhere. View results immediately on the device screen. Simultaneously track those results with iHealth’s free mobile health app. The iHealth Wireless Pulse Oximeter can store up to 100 measurements and the app can store up to 9,999 measurements. ...

Freie Universität Berlin Germany – Research On SOCIO-EMOTIONAL COMPETENCY THROUGH GAMING

Posted on November 29, 2016 by

How well a person interacts with others is strongly influenced by his or her socio-emotional competencies, such as an ability to recognize facial expressions of emotion. Such competencies vary significantly between individuals and can be severely impaired by disorders, such as autism, dementia, anorexia, and schizophrenia, as well as by language disorders and traumatic brain injuries. In these cases, individuals often suffer from severe socio-emotional dysfunction that hinders their success in e...

CT Scans May Replace Invasive Angiographies

Posted on November 28, 2016 by

Using data from a standard CT scan, the non-invasive HeartFlow Analysis creates a personalized 3D model of the coronary arteries and analyzes the impact that blockages have on blood flow. Today’s non-invasive diagnostic tests provide little explanation of chest pain, leading many patients to unnecessary invasive testing. In fact, more than half of patients who undergo these invasive tests have no significant blockage. Enables clinicians to identify significant coronary artery disease and dete...

Scientists Trace ‘Poisoning’ in Chemical Reactions to the Atomic Scale

Posted on November 28, 2016 by

Researchers have revealed new atomic-scale details about pesky deposits that can stop or slow chemical reactions vital to fuel production and other processes. This disruption to reactions is known as deactivation or poisoning. The research team employed a combination of measurements, including X-ray experiments at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), to gather the most detailed information yet on problematic carbon-based deposits called “coke,” and ...

Light sheet microscopy is a powerful method for imaging the development and function of whole living organisms

Posted on November 28, 2016 by

Light sheet microscopy is a novel microscopy technique developed in the last ten years that is uniquely suited to image large living organisms. In a light-sheet microscope, a laser light sheet illuminates the sample perpendicularly to the observation along a thin plane within the sample. Out-of-focus and scattered light from other planes - which often impair image quality - is largely avoided because only the observed plane is illuminated. Researchers develop a combination of software and hardw...

Rockefeller University – New antibody therapy shows promise in suppressing HIV infection

Posted on November 28, 2016 by

In the first results to emerge from HIV patient trials of a new generation of so-called broadly neutralizing antibodies, Rockefeller University researchers have found the experimental therapy can dramatically reduce the amount of virus present in a patient’s blood. The work, reported this week in Nature, brings fresh optimism to the field of HIV immunotherapy and suggests new strategies for fighting or even preventing HIV infection. In a person infected with HIV, there is an ongoing arms race...

Northwestern Medicine scientists search for the mechanisms behind deadly lung diseases

Posted on November 28, 2016 by

Scientists in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine have a huge responsibility on their shoulders: Diseases of the lungs represent some of the most common — and fatal — medical conditions in the world. Indeed, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the third leading cause of death in the United States, and asthma affects more than 7 percent of adults and nearly 9 percent of children in the country. “The nearly 40 faculty in our division are tackling these problems head...

University of Tokyo research findings provide evidence that learning ability is influenced by functional diversity of a single gene in a single neuron.

Posted on November 27, 2016 by

Researchers at the University of Tokyo have demonstrated that production of a specific type of insulin receptor is required for gustatory memory during starvation in worms. The finding provides evidence that learning ability is influenced by functional diversity of a single gene in a single neuron. C. elegans, a tiny roundworm that lives in soil, can remember concentrations of salts (NaCl etc.) to which it has been exposed during feeding or food deprivation and learn to approach or avoid thos...

Wyss Center Neurotech Challenge – Can you connect the human brain with digital world?. – Deadline 1st February 2017

Posted on November 27, 2016December 29, 2016 by

Wyss Center Neurotech Challenge - Can you connect the human brain with digital world? The Wyss Center, a not-for-profit neurotechnology organization based in Geneva, Switzerland, has today launched a global neurotech innovation challenge to connect the human brain with the digital world. The Challenge seeks the most disruptive new technologies for brain stimulation and neural signal recording. The goal is to develop technology with a clinical application that could help p...

Northwestern University research has found that graphitic carbon is a key element in a lubricating layer that forms on metal-on-metal hip implants.

Posted on November 27, 2016 by

Team of engineers and physicians have made a surprising discovery that offers a target for designing new materials for hip implants that are less susceptible to the joint’s normal wear and tear. Researchers from Northwestern University, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, and the University of Duisburg-Essen Germany found that graphitic carbon is a key element in a lubricating layer that forms on metal-on-metal hip implants. The lubricant is more similar to the lubrication of a combustio...

Eidetic (Photographic) memory

Posted on November 26, 2016 by

Scientists who study memory phenomena generally believe that eidetic memory (more popularly known as "photographic memory") does not exist. Early experiements on eidetic memory were intriguing, but could not be replicated. People do show extraordinary memory performance in certain circumstances. For example, expert chess players can typically play blindfolded chess against several opponents at the same time, easily memorizing many chessboard configurations. Others use special tricks to memor...

Smartphone based ‘MOCAheart’ – Personal Heart Health Tracker (Heart Rate, Blood Oxygen, Blood Velocity)

Posted on November 26, 2016 by

MOCAHEART MOCAheart is the all-in-one smart heart tracker that measures heart rate, blood oxygen, and pulse wave velocity with a quick scan of your thumbs. https://youtu.be/1oh68PWSOzk MOCAheart is the ultimate companion for your health. After a quick 25-second scan of both thumbs, you’ll receive measurements of your heart rate, blood oxygen, and pulse wave velocity directly to your smartphone, along with lifestyle tips that will help you improve your health outcomes. Founded by ...

NASA’s technology helps ‘Unique Logic’ develop attention-training game to sustain their attention in order to complete tasks

Posted on November 25, 2016 by

Imagine moving an object using only your mind. Software company Unique Logic’s Time on Task exercise makes that feat possible, at least on a computer screen. The game, which is designed to teach people how to sustain their attention in order to complete tasks, involves getting a forklift operator to transport a stack of crates from the ground onto the back of a big rig. It doesn’t seem like a particularly interesting plot, except for the fact that, instead of using a remote control to dictate th...

The effect of trauma on the brain development of children

Posted on November 25, 2016 by

Children who are placed in out-of-home care are likely to have experienced a range of early-life adversity. The range and complexity of these adverse circumstances are well known to practitioners, and they include trauma, abuse, neglect and antenatal substance exposure. The Adverse Childhood Experiences study (Anda, Felitti, & Bremner, 2006) has shown that this kind of exposure is associated with a range of adverse physical and mental health outcomes in adulthood (see also Price-Robertson, H...

Clarius Mobile Health’s Wireless, Ultrasound Scanner for Smartphones

Posted on November 24, 2016 by

Clarius Mobile Health, a digital healthcare company, has introduced a new ultrasound scanner designed for veterinarians who treat household pets. The Clarius C7 Wireless Ultrasound Scanner pairs with iOS and Android devices to enable quick scans. "Clarius is a point and shoot ultrasound scanner that is easy to learn and use by veterinarians," said Gail Nichols, a sonographer who specializes in veterinary ultrasound. "I have never seen such beautiful and accurate images from any other handhe...

Northwestern University Scientists identify neurochemical signal likely missing in Parkinson’s

Posted on November 24, 2016 by

Two Northwestern University neuroscientists have identified the neurochemical signal likely missing in Parkinson’s disease by being the first to discover two distinctly different kinds of neurons that deliver dopamine to an important brain region responsible for both movement and learning/reward behavior. “It has been dogma for decades that all dopamine neurons are somehow involved in both movement and reward, but this didn’t really make sense,” said Daniel A. Dombeck, the study’s senior auth...

CORNELL UNIVERSITY’s research has found cancer cells ‘talk’ to their environment, and it talks back

Posted on November 24, 2016 by

Interactions between an animal cell and its environment, a fibrous network called the extracellular matrix, play a critical role in cell function, including growth and migration. But less understood is the mechanical force that governs those interactions. A multidisciplinary team of Cornell engineers and colleagues from the University of Pennsylvania have devised a method for measuring the force a cell -- in this case, a breast cancer cell -- exerts on its fibrous surroundings. Understanding ...

Taiwan’s Industrial Technology Research Institute has developed clothing line designed to monitor vital signs.

Posted on November 23, 2016November 23, 2016 by

Taiwan’s Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) and ECLAT Textiles announced iSmartweaR, a clothing line designed to monitor vital signs. Its main feature is that it’s contactless, allowing you to move without restrictions as you track your heart rate and breathing rates. The company uses these two data points to then provide you with insight into your physical activity, sleep quality, and emotional state. iSmartweaR brings non-contact comfort for tracking vital signs iSmartweaR sma...

Northwestern University research team has developed Low-cost wearable electronic device that collects and analyzes sweat for health monitoring

Posted on November 23, 2016 by

Northwestern University research team has developed a first-of-its-kind soft, flexible microfluidic device that easily adheres to the skin and measures the wearer’s sweat to show how his or her body is responding to exercise. A little larger than a quarter and about the same thickness, the simple, low-cost device analyzes key biomarkers to help a person decide quickly if any adjustments, such as drinking more water or replenishing electrolytes, need to be made or if something is medically awr...

Research has found that certain pollutants can induce epigenetic modifications that cause disease and can be transmitted to later generations

Posted on November 23, 2016November 23, 2016 by

Harmful chemicals, stress and other influences can permanently alter which genes are turned on without changing any of the genes’ code. Now, it appears, some of these “epigenetic” changes are passed down to—and may cause disease in—future generations. Epigenetics studies genetic effects not encoded in the DNA sequence of an organism, hence the prefix epi- (Greek: επί- over, outside of, around).Such effects on cellular and physiological phenotypic traits may result from external or environment...

Holst Centre’s next generation health patch

Posted on November 22, 2016 by

Holst Centre (set up by imec and TNO), and TNO have introduced their next-generation health patch. The small form-factor comfortable to wear health patch has been optimized for low power consumption and is the first of its kind to track physical and cardiac activity, while monitoring bioelectrical impedance. A key building block in the pursuit of improved and more accurate mobile health solutions, the patch is available for licensing by partner companies ready to initiate their own medical appli...

Radar Pace Sunglasses and Training System of eyewear creates dynamic and custom training programs, tracks performances, coaches in real-time and responds to questions asked by the user.

Posted on November 22, 2016 by

Luxottica Group and Intel announced the launch of the new smart eyewear Radar Pace, which features a real-time voice activated coaching system. Combining Luxottica’s Oakley brand’s performance-centric design with Intel’s experience-driven technology, Radar Pace aims to deliver an innovative and personal training device for athletes. Radar Pace, which was launched on Oakley.com and in select Oakley retail stores, creates dynamic and custom training programs, tracks performances, coaches in ...

Size at birth and early postnatal growth are determinants of adult height and body mass index.

Posted on November 21, 2016 by

There are critical periods during childhood that influence the development of obesity, including gestation and early infancy. Size at birth and early postnatal growth are determinants of adult height and body mass index. Liggins Institute, University of Auckland, New Zealand researchers conducted a study to assess if birth weight has any effect on body composition and/or fat distribution in adolescents. Study The effects of changes in nutrition on body composition of the growing animal dep...