August 2017

  1. High School Teen Launches Micro Pacemaker Into Space

    High School Teen Launches Micro Pacemaker Into Space
    Medtronic Partners with High School Student to Test the Boundaries of a Micro Pacemaker in Space   Orange County, CA – August 31st 2017 –  Medtronic has partnered with 17-year-old high school student Shelbi Klingsporn to launch the world’s smallest pacemaker into space aboard a NASA spacecraft. Shelbi was personally inspired to take on this project […]
  2. Cancer Treatment Breakthrough CICD Eliminates Tumors

    Cancer Treatment Breakthrough CICD Eliminates Tumors
    Early experimental tests have shown complete eradication of cancerous tumors in the implementation of CICD Orange County, CA – August 30th 2017 –  Early experimental tests have shown complete eradication of cancerous tumors in the implementation of a method known as Caspase Independent Cell Death (CICD). Dr Stephen Tait, who led the University of Glasgow research […]
  3. Retinal Scan Helps Identify Alzheimer’s 20 Years Prior to Onset

    Retinal Scan Helps Identify Alzheimer’s 20 Years Prior to Onset
    Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles Develops Retinal Scan to Detect Alzheimer’s Up to 20 Years Prior to Onset Orange County, CA – August 23rd 2017 –  Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California is leading the charge in Alzheimer’s detection. It is estimated that 1 in 8 people who are 65 and older have Alzheimer’s […]
  4. Video Games Proven to Affect Gray Matter in Hippocampus

    Video Games Proven to Affect Gray Matter in Hippocampus
    Canadian research teams prove that regularly playing certain types of video games can reduce or promote gray matter growth in the hippocampus Orange County, CA – August 21st 2017 – Gray matter in the hippocampus is responsible for a majority of the central nervous system. This matter includes regions of the brain responsible for muscle control […]
  5. Empty Hospital Wards

    Empty Hospital Wards
    How fear is keeping post-Ebola West Africa away from physicians Orange County, CA – August 17th 2017 –  After the first case of Ebola broke out in West Africa in March of 2014, the world waited with bated breath wondering where the disease would spread to next. More than 11,300 people from 10 different countries lost […]
  6. “Swiss Army Knife of Biosensing” TRI Analyzer Technology Available for License

    “Swiss Army Knife of Biosensing” TRI Analyzer Technology Available for License
    The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has developed the “Swiss Army Knife of Biosensing” TRI Analyzer Technology  Orange County, CA – August 16th 2017 –  Common laboratory tests can now be analyzed through a smartphone with ease, this convenience is thanks to researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.Traditionally, common tests using blood, urine, and […]
  7. Creating a world of virtual healthcare

    Creating a world of virtual healthcare
    Hospitals begin to adopt virtual reality in surgical and diagnostic applications Orange County, CA – August 16th 2017 – The medical field has been slow to adopt the innovative frontier of virtual reality, which was conceptualized in the late 1980s. However, recent advancements in the accessibility of this immersive technology have led to its steady adoption by […]
  8. Voice Commands to Amazon’s Alexa Control ARKE Exoskeleton

    Voice Commands to Amazon’s Alexa Control ARKE Exoskeleton
    Biolink Laboratories’ Second Generation Lower Body Exoskeleton Accepts Vocal Commands Given to Amazon Echo Devices Orange County, CA – August 15th 2017 –   Bionik Laboratories in Toronto, Canada has developed the second generation lower body exoskeleton- operable through vocal commands. The device is designed to benefit patients who are wheelchair bound to walk again. Typically, […]
  9. Alternative Blood Development Reaches First Milestone

    Alternative Blood Development Reaches First Milestone
    Previously only conceptualized, researchers developed a versatile, artificial, blood compound for medical use Orange County, CA – August 10th 2017 -In a proof of concept study, a team of researchers were able to create an artificial red blood cell that can pick up oxygen in the lungs and then circulate it to other organs and tissue […]
  10. Nano Chip Created To Regenerate Any Organ

    Nano Chip Created To Regenerate Any Organ
    Scientists design a chip with nanotechnology to deliver biological cargo to injuries allowing cell regeneration and resotrative function   Orange County, CA – August 9th 2017 – Scientists at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and The Ohio State College of Engineering have developed a chip incorporating nanotechnology to deliver biological “cargo.” In doing so, […]
  11. Free Water MRI Tracks Parkinson’s Neuron Damage

    Free Water MRI Tracks Parkinson’s Neuron Damage
    Free Water MRI Allows Tracking of Neuron Damage and Worsening Parkinson’s Symptoms  Orange County, CA – August 4th 2017 –   Parkinson’s disease is a chronic and progressive neurological disorder that affects the body’s movements. Often starting as a tremor in the hand, Parkinson’s can also manifest through slow movement, stiffness, and loss of balance. Approximately […]
  12. Music on The Brain

    Music on The Brain
    Nashville Summer Camp Unites Country Music and Brain Research Orange County, CA – August 2nd 2017 –  The Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN is recognized by fans as the country music genre’s Holy Land. Home to The Grand Ole Opry radio show since 1943, the auditorium also operates as a concert hall for country music stars […]

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