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Category: Innovation
Using discarded fat tissue as a garden to grow more
Researchers from Queens University in Ontario, Canada describe a method to recycle liposuction leftovers into a biological scaffold that appears to turn stem cells into fat cells.
Researchers from Queens University in Ontario, Canada describe a method to recycle liposuction leftovers into a biological scaffold that appears to turn stem cells into fat cells.
California hospital to test iPads for reading X-rays, vital signs
Network World reported yesterday that Kaweah Delta Health Care District in Visalia, Calif., is planning to deploy 100 iPads for testing by health-care workers in …
FDA launches medical device transparency site
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently launched a Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) Transparency Web site as part of its initiative to …
Natural product found in coconut oil, human milk could help fight acne
Researchers at University of California-San Diego are studying the use of a product found in coconut oil and human milk to treat acne. Lauric acid …
Protecting medical records from prying eyes
A new technique developed by researchers at Vanderbilt University may allow data from health records to be used for medical studies while protecting patients' privacy, …
Dean Kamen's robot arm shakes hands on The Colbert Report
If you haven't seen it yet, earlier this week Dean Kamen (of Segway fame) showed off the Luke Arm he's been working on the last …
Nanoscale probe could improve understanding of how cells communicate, respond to medication
Stanford engineers have developed a nanometer-scale probe that can be implanted in a cell wall without damaging the wall, allowing researchers to monitor cell communication …
A pill that spills the beans
Take two of these pills and they'll call your doctor in the morning. Engineers at the University of Florida have designed a pill that tells …
The addictive properties of Web analytics
Much has been written about the potentially addictive qualities of massively multiplayer online role-playing games such as World of Warcraft and Eve. And a similar …
Pondering the Twitter practices of pharmaceutical companies
In the context of pharmaceutical companies, Steve Woodruff discusses the tradeoffs of a personalized Twitter feed versus a homogenized feed on KevinMD: As more and …
How the Internet is reshaping the doctor-patient relationship
Patients are increasingly turning to the Internet for health information. In an article published yesterday in the New England Journal of Medicine, Pamela Hartzband, MD, …
Positive results in deep-brain stimulation trial for epilepsy
Deep-brain stimulation - implantation and activation of a device that sends electronic pulses to targeted brain regions - has already proved helpful for Parkinson's Disease. …
On crowdsourced relief efforts in Haiti
Lukas Biewald discusses the crowdsourced relief efforts in Haiti: The advantages of a flexible crowdsourcing workflow to managing disaster relief are huge. Businesses like crowdsourced …
Old 8th grade algebra sucks new medical information from blood
0.24a + 0.41b + 0.35c + 0.12d + . . . = 1.00 0.21a + 0.29b + 0.20c + 0.08d + . . . = …
Guts and glory: Growing intestinal tissue in a lab dish
The intestine is, in its essence, a tube surrounded by rings of smooth muscle that periodically undergo rhythmic, sequential contractions followed by relaxations. This squeezes …