EEG Signals Control Nanorobot Drug Release [video]

by Bruce Brown | October 11, 2016 | Enabling Tech, General News

For some diseases and conditions, the pharmaceuticals that can do the most good aren’t needed all the time. Unused drugs may flush through the body, at times with no deleterious effects, but in too many cases they can cause negative side effects. Drugs needed by...

Typing Analysis Tracks Parkinson’s Symptoms

by Alfred Poor | October 11, 2016 | General News, Health

Parkinson’s is a chronic and progressive disease of the brain that leads to tremors and other muscle control difficulties, and eventually can result in severe disability and dementia. While there is no cure yet, healthcare professionals can use medications to...

Amputees Control Computers with Prosthesis Add-On [video]

by Bruce Brown | October 10, 2016 | General News, Medical

When factory workers, machinists, or people in many other types of manual work lose a hand, the loss often results in a career change. According to graduate students at the Weißensee Academy of Art Berlin, in Germany alone, 15 people lose a hand every day on...

Conference to Explore Neurostimulation Market

by Alfred Poor | October 10, 2016 | Enabling Tech, General News, Medical

The human body is a complex array of systems and feedback loops that help us function. Sometimes those systems need a little assist to work properly. One common solution is to administer drugs to encourage or discourage the operation of one function or another....

Oxygen-Monitoring Implant Gets CE Approval

by Alfred Poor | October 7, 2016 | General News, Medical

Peripheral artery disease (PAD) results in decreased oxygen levels in a patient’s limbs, especially the lower legs. This can result in impaired ability to walk, infection, and in too many case, amputation. If detected early enough, treatment can help halt or...

Hi-Tech Sticker Monitors UV Exposure [video]

by Bruce Brown | October 7, 2016 | General News, Health

Humans need vitamin D for a long list of benefits including healthy bones and even preventing some forms of cancer. Sun exposure remains the best source of vitamin D. Unfortunately, according to the American Cancer Society, too much exposure to the sun can contribute...