Portable ?Life and Activity Monitor? Records Vital Signs
Researchers at Oregon State University and the University of California at San Diego have designed a miniature vital statistics monitor that is not only small and inexpensive to make, but is also capable of monitoring vitals from inside a pocket.
Study Identifies Likely Mechanism Underlying Resveratrol Activity
National Institutes of Health researchers and their colleagues have identified how resveratrol, a naturally occurring chemical found in red wine and other plant products, may confer its health benefits.
Embryonic Stem Cells Improve Vision Of Blind Patients
Researchers at UCLA's Jules Stein Eye Institute and colleagues have successfully used specialized retinal cells derived from human embryonic stem cells to improve the vision of two legally blind patients.
Heart Conditions Don?t Just Affect Older Adults
How much do you know about the condition of your heart? Heart health awareness typically focuses on heart disease in older adults, but what if you could be at risk for cardiac arrest and sudden death even though you are young and in shape?
Drug Companies Collaborate to Fight Neglected Tropical Diseases
A global initiative to fight neglected tropical diseases launched in London this week. The so-called London Declaration calls for the eradication of 10 neglected tropical diseases by 2020. Experts are calling it the largest coordinated effort ever undertaken to combat diseases that affect 1.4 billion people in the world's poorest countries.
Biomarker Bulletin: January 30, 2012
Biomarker Bulletin is an occasionally recurring update of news focused on biomarkers and the development of personalized medicine.
Safe Sun Behavior Uncommon In Preadolescent Children
According to a new study in the journal Pediatrics, only 25% of children will be appropriately shielded from the sun's harmful ultraviolet rays this summer, down by 50% from survey done eight years ago.
Bath Salts Case Underscores Dangers of Legal Drugs
According to a case study report in the medical journal Orthopedics, a New Orleans woman recently lost an arm to flesh-eating bacteria after injecting a drug called "bath salts."
A Pill-Sized MRI Powered Robotic Endoscope
Researchers from Tel Aviv University in Israel and Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston are working on a robotic endoscope that can be steered through the GI tract.
Electronic Contact Lenses for Blood Glucose Monitoring
Researchers from the University of Washington and Microsoft Research Connections are working together to develop a contact lens that monitors blood glucose levels.
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Scanadu Medical Tricorder
Medical tech startup Scanadu has created a scanner called the Medical Tricorder, which measures key vital signs, reads simple samples and sends all information directly to your smartphone.
Ultra-thin Brain Implant Could Treat Neurological and Psychiatric Illness
Reflecting a convergence of skills and advances in electrical engineering, materials science and neurosurgery, researchers have developed a flexible brain implant that may make possible a whole new generation of brain-computer interfaces for treating neurological and psychiatric illness and research.
