A Safe Way to Treat Unwitnessed Strokes Orange County, CA – April 26th, 2018 – Researchers at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) may be able to expand the number of stroke patients that can safely be treated with tissue plasminogen activator (tPA). tPA was approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 1996. It is a […]
A Four – Dimensional View of How the Human Lung Functions Orange County, CA – April 25th, 2018 – 4Dx is a four-dimensional lung function analyses system that scans images from X-Ray equipment. It uses the way air naturally flows in the lung, and applies it to the information from a simple x-ray. The patient takes […]
FDA Approves Transitional Contact Lens Orange County, CA – April 20th, 2018 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first transitional contact lens to help protect eyes from damaging ultra-violet light. This new development helps the human eye manage different types of light and different intensities of brightness throughout the day. This light-adaptive technology […]
Surgeons Use Camera That Is Bio-Inspired Orange County, CA – April 18th, 2018 – Postdoctoral researcher Missael Garcia and Professor Victor Gruev of the University of Illinois developed a multispectral camera that is designed to help surgeons remove cancerous cells. This new camera allows surgeons to remove all cancerous cells without damaging any tissue. It also […]
Texas A&M Research Team Develop Injectable Hydrogel Bandage that Stops Bleeding Wounds from Inside the Body Orange County, CA – April 6th, 2018 – A penetrating injury, from a bullet or any other form of violent intrusion, can be catastrophic, life-changing, and ultimately lead to death. Thanks to a new invention from researchers at Texas A&M, […]
USDA Announces Recall on 12 Million Pounds of Beef Orange County, CA – April 5th, 2018 – In early November, the United States encountered a pre-thanksgiving E. coli outbreak, where contaminated romaine lettuce sickened 43 individuals in 12 states. Now on Tuesday, December 4th, 2018, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that the massive […]
UC San Diego Researchers Develop Flexible, Stick-On Ultrasound Patches to Image Hard-to-Access Areas Orange County, CA – April 5th, 2018 – In order to overcome the limitations of today’s ultrasound devices, a new stretchable and flexible ultrasound patch has been developed by researchers at the University of California San Diego. Traditional ultrasound probes are difficult to […]