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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]