A New Jersey doctor turned to Johnson & Johnson’s DePuy Synthes and a 3D printed implant to replace missing skull bone in a patient. The procedure was performed after the patient suffered brain swelling and the skull became infected. Dr. Gaurav Gupta, assistant professor of neurosurgery at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, had to […]
Research & Development
How WiFi could monitor sleep disorders
Monitoring sleep disorders could be as easy as measuring the radio waves around a patient through WiFi, according to new research from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Massachusetts General Hospital. Some people suffer a lot during the night when they´re not able to sleep, that´s why it is very important to go through every detail […]
This new nanochip technology can reprogram human cells
Ohio State University researchers have developed a nanochip technology that they say can create any cell type for treatment within the human body. The new technology, called Tissue Nanotransfection (TNT), can repair injured tissue and restore the function of aging tissue like organs, blood vessels and nerve cells. “By using our novel nanochip technology, injured […]
Electrical fields can heal brain damage: Here’s how
Electrical fields can guide neural stem cells into a specific location to repair brain damage, according to new research from the University of California at Davis. Min Zhao, a researcher at UC Davis, studies how electric fields can guide wound healing. His previous research has shown that electric fields are able to attract cells into […]
How slugs are creating better medical adhesives
Slug mucus is the inspiration behind a new adhesive to close surgical wounds and reduce the use of surgical staples, according to new research out of Harvard. Some of the current adhesives on the market can be toxic and stick together tissues weakly. Some can’t be used in wet environments altogether, which can pose a […]
Study: Injectable antiretroviral therapy proves as effective as oral treatment
Injectable antiretroviral therapy may be as effective as standard oral treatment in patients with HIV, according to the results of a Phase II clinical trial. The 286-patient study, published in The Lancet, compared a nanoparticle therapy that was injected intramuscularly every four or eight weeks with standard maintenance therapy. Get the full story at our sister […]
Researchers develop stem cell therapy to fight inflammatory lung conditions
Researchers from the UNC School of Medicine and North Carolina State University showed that they could harvest and multiply lung stem cells in volumes sufficient for human therapy. In a second study, the team used their cell therapy to treat a model of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. The scientists reported that they are in talks with […]
Researchers successfully edit 1st human embryo with CRISPR
Scientists have successfully edited genes in a human embryo, correcting a disease-causing mutation to prevent the defect from being inherited. The groundbreaking process, covered in a paper published yesterday in Nature, was confirmed last week by the Oregon Health and Science University, which collaborated with the Salk Institute and Korea’s Institute for Basic Science on […]
This tiny diaphragm pump could enable medical device innovation
Fraunhofer researchers have created a tiny yet powerful diaphragm pump that can deliver ambient air to gas sensors. The sensors are attached to a smartphone that warns a user of heavy exposure to particulate matter. “Our smart pump measures only 25 sq mm, making it the world’s smallest pump. That said, it still has a […]
Medical device labeling: You need to design it, too
When designing and developing a medical device, companies often consider labeling down the road, but they shouldn’t, says Michael Drues, a regulatory consultant based outside Boston. Labeling can involve a variety of ways a medtech company markets a product. What Drues calls high-level labeling – indications for use, intended use and label claims – drives […]
These fabric-based sensors move with the body
Researchers have designed a new silicone-fabric sensor that can move with the human body and be used in wearables and robotics and laser movement sensors from companies like CMOS, according to research from Harvard University’s Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering and the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS). Typical […]