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Research & Development
Draper Labs plans human study of neural implants
Draper Laboratories is reportedly planning for the 1st human study of its neural implants for amputees to begin in late 2016 or early 2017. This follows Phase I findings that demonstrated Draper’s wireless electronics package for its implantable devices work effectively by achieving a high bandwidth communication capacity of 20 megabits per second, relaying information quickly and efficiently. […]
Finnish app detects irregular heartbeats
Researchers at the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland have reportedly created an app and a thumb-sized device that can detect irregular heartbeats and prevent cerebral infarctions at an early stage. The Android-compatible app Beat2Phone can identify individual heartbeats, the interval of time between heartbeats, and detect when the user is under stress. The device […]
Microchip mimics human cells for drug trials
A physics professor from the University of Texas in Dallas reportedly created a microchip that mimics human cells to study the effects of cancer-fighting drugs. Jason Slinker, who started working on the chip in 2007 as a postdoctoral researcher, in 2010 began collaborating with David Boothman, an oncology professor at the University of Texas Southwestern […]
GE backs Injeq’s smart needle
Injeq, a resident at GE’s Health Innovation Village in Helsinki, created a smart needle that tells the user about surrounding tissue for safer liver biopsies and lumbar punctures. The Finnish company’s device looks like a standard hypodermic needle, but with an electrode attached to the tip. The needle measures changes in signal caused by contact […]
Minnesota doc creates $50 EpiPen alternative
A Minnesota doctor reportedly created a $50 EpiPen alternative and is trying to raise money to bring it to patients. Dr. Douglas McMahon, who has severe food allergies, told CBS Minnesota that he was hesitant to carry his EpiPen because it was so bulky. As a certified allergy specialist, McMahon began constructing an alternative in his […]
Progenerative Medical licenses KCI’s tissue regeneration tech
UPDATED Sept. 19, 2016, with comment from Acelity. Progenerative Medical said this week that it inked an exclusive licensing agreement with Acelity subsidiary Kinetic Concepts Inc. for a negative-pressure technology portfolio it aims to develop for spine and general orthopedic procedures. The announcement is a long time coming for CEO James Poser, who worked at KCI […]
High-capacity nanoparticle holds potential for targeted cancer therapies
Chemists from the Mass. Institute of Technology developed a nanoparticle that they can pack with 3 or more drugs to create custom combination therapies for cancer, according to a study published this week in the Journal of the American Chemical Society. The team also revealed that cisplatin, a powerful anti-cancer drug, doesn’t work using the […]
Light-based arrhythmia treatment skips the shocks
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University and Germany’s University of Bonn showed that light can restore a normal heartbeat and replace electric shocks in patients at risk for arrhythmia, according to a press release from the Baltimore school. The work was published online yesterday in the Journal of Clinical Investigations and could 1 day be used […]
Amputees’ brain remember missing limbs even years later
Researchers from Oxford University demonstrated that amputees’ brains can remember their missing hands, even 30 years later. At Oxford University’s Hand & Brain Lab, the researchers used an ultra-high-power MRI scanner to monitor the brain activity of 2 people who lost their left hands 25 to 30 years ago. The scientists also scanned the brains […]
Cerebain Biotech set to begin development on medical device for Alzheimer’s
Development-stage medical device company Cerebain Biotech said today that it’s planning to begin development of a medical device designed to treat Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. The minimally invasive implantable device is designed for omentum stimulation, which the company said has a “clinically observable, positive impact” on cognitive function related to dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. The device can be adjusted […]