by Bruce Brown | September 19, 2018 | Enabling Tech, General News
Advances in wearable health tech raise hope for additional discoveries to relieve or cure people with debilitating or fatal diseases and conditions. The artificial pancreas is a notable case in point, combining continuous glucose monitoring with insulin pumps....
by Bruce Brown | May 10, 2018 | Enabling Tech, General News
In less than a decade, 3D printing technology has leaped forward from printing crude, inch-high plastic game pieces to much larger scale projects such as components for yachts, aircraft, and race cars. Biomedical 3D printed applications now range from assistive...
by Alfred Poor | March 9, 2018 | Enabling Tech, General News
Put your finger here and hold it steady while we scan for biometric data on 100 different health conditions. Science fiction? Today it is, but it may not be for long. Not if a group of researchers at five major universities have their way. Researchers at Rice...
by Kimberly Houston | December 12, 2017 | General News, Medical
Studying how chemical or physical agents interact with our bodies to cause toxicity is fraught with challenges. Testing on human subjects raises ethical concerns, and studies in laboratory animals don’t always accurately mimic results seen in humans. Now...
by Bruce Brown | March 9, 2017 | General News, Medical
While wearable health technology evolves quickly in pursuit of clinical grade sensors and analysis, research into applications of artificial intelligence (AI) proceeds in universities and research centers around the globe. One of the most promising and exciting AI...