A gel that sticks where others slipMost wearable health monitors capture one signal at a time, and they struggle with hair, sweat and movement. A team led by Penn State has developed an ultrasoft, adhesive, printable hydrogel designed to conform to dry, wet, moving and hairy skin, Medical Product Outsourcing reported on October 30. The work was published in Science Advances.What is in itThe researchers call it RTLR gel, a name that refers to its radically tuned setting time and two forms of gra...
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Flexible, implantable device could block pain signals
Building on wireless technology that has the potential to interfere with pain, scientists have developed flexible, implantable devices that can activate and, in theory, block pain signals in the body and spinal cord before those signals reach the brain. The researchers, at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, said the implants one day may be used in different parts of the body to fight pain that doesn’t respond to other therapi...
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LUMO LIFT- a small gadget that nudges you to stand up straight.
The Lumo Lift is a small wearable device that tracks posture and reminds the wearer not to slouch.
The latest innovation from Lumo BodyTech for posture correcting devices, is Lumo lift, a small device that vibrates and reminds you to adjust your stance. The Lift can be clasped to an undershirt, collar or bra strap.
The Lumo Lift, which comes in a variety of colors, detects your body's positioning and when you start to slouch, the device vibrates and reminds you to adjust your stance that n...
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Tenease – A New treatment for Tennis Elbow
A new medical device called Tenease has been developed by Ranjan Vhadra, a leading orthopedic surgeon for the treatment for tennis elbow. The disease itself is a chronic condition caused by damage to the fibres of the elbow which lead to weakness and pain. As this is a common condition, it may affect most adults at some stage in their lives.
Vibration therapy has proven to be the most effective method for treating tennis elbow and can also help reduce pain by more than 40 percent; however, ...
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The Assisi Loop: Non-invasive pain relief treatment for pets
The Assisi Loop provides non-invasive pain relief therapy for pets, an alternative to conventional drug-based treatments.
Assisi Animal Health is a science-based company specializing in offering clinical therapeutic solutions to veterinarians or by veterinary prescription to pet owners.
As of today, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are the primary therapy mode for treating pain in animals. Yet they account for the largest number of adverse drug reactions as reported to the FDA. To add...
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