by Bruce Brown | April 11, 2016 | General News, Medical
According to the American Heart Association, there are about 3 million pacemakers in use in the world with approximately 600,000 more implanted each year. Typical pacemakers are about the size of a large watch face or three stacked poker chips. They have two wire...
by Alfred Poor | April 11, 2016 | Enabling Tech, General News
Wearable sensors are able to provide an increasingly detailed measure of what is going on in a patient’s body from minute to minute. In addition to vital signs, all sorts of biometric measures including chemical biomarkers can be sensed and recorded. This...
by Bruce Brown | April 8, 2016 | General News, Medical
Hang onto your hats for this one, because clinicians and scientists in Australia have come up with a way to “print” in 3D with a pen-like device that uses stem cells in a hydrogel formula. This device was developed jointly by researchers with the ARC...
by Alfred Poor | April 8, 2016 | General News, Health
The media has given a fair amount of attention to the problem of blue light disrupting our normal circadian rhythm, making it more difficult for some people to fall asleep after reading portable displays or watching television. Apple has introduced a new Night...
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by Bruce Brown | April 7, 2016 | General News, Health
I clearly cannot speak from personal experience, but I know with absolute clarity from family members and friends that menstrual pain can be excruciating. Not all women and girls have the same experience and it’s not always consistent, but one thing is for...
by Alfred Poor | April 7, 2016 | General News, Health, Medical
If you look at the sales figures for many of the large technology segments, the story is pretty grim. Perennial pillars of the market are showing no growth or even decline, such as televisions and notebook computers. If there’s one sign of hope, it’s in...
