Category: Medical Devices

The AI-Powered Haptic Doctor’s Letters

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In the rapidly evolving landscape of healthcare, artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a transformative force, enhancing medical practices and patient experiences. AI’s utilization in generating doctor’s letters, with a touch of haptic technology, holds tremendous potential to streamline workflows, improve communication, and foster a deeper connection between healthcare professionals and patients. Let’s delve into Read more about The AI-Powered Haptic Doctor’s Letters[…]

Sensing technology as inexpensive one to provide a helping hand during birth

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Can inexpensive technologies provide a helping hand during birth? A new study in open-access journal Frontiers in Global Women’s Health has revealed a low-cost sensing glove that could do just that. The researchers created the device to assist healthcare staff in identifying fetal position and the force applied to the fetal head during labor, factors that can Read more about Sensing technology as inexpensive one to provide a helping hand during birth[…]

Wearable heart monitoring system that even works during a workout

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Engineers and physicians have developed a wearable ultrasound device that can assess both the structure and function of the human heart. The portable device, which is roughly the size of a postage stamp, can be worn for up to 24 hours and works even during strenuous exercise. The goal is to make ultrasound more accessible Read more about Wearable heart monitoring system that even works during a workout[…]

A new field of neuroscience called connectomics

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Many of us have seen microscopic images of neurons in the brain — each neuron appearing as a glowing cell in a vast sea of blackness. This image is misleading: Neurons don’t exist in isolation. In the human brain, some 86 billion neurons form 100 trillion connections to each other — numbers that, ironically, are Read more about A new field of neuroscience called connectomics[…]

Decoding brain waves acoustic information

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Researchers at the University of Essex hope the project could lead to helping people with severe communication disabilities such as locked-in syndrome or stroke sufferers by decoding language signals within their brains through non-invasive techniques. Dr Ian Daly, from Essex’s School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering who led the research, said: “This method has Read more about Decoding brain waves acoustic information[…]

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Microring sensors for electrolyte analysis

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In the human body, electrolytes play a key role in maintaining water balance and distribution of fluids. All charged particles dissolved in the blood interact with each other. If a disturbance to their complex equilibrium is suspected, the concentration of a variety of these microminerals will be analyzed. Researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications, Read more about Microring sensors for electrolyte analysis[…]

New smart bandage’s biosensing

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Some wounds just won’t heal. Infections, diseases like diabetes, and suppressed immune systems often stack up to slow healing. Chronic wounds can last months and lead to anxiety and depression. In the worst cases, they are life threatening. Cost of treatment has soared to $25 billion each year. So far, however, solutions for treating chronic Read more about New smart bandage’s biosensing[…]

A fingertip-sized chip replaces bulky laboratory equipment

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In analytical chemistry, it is often necessary to accurately monitor the concentration change of certain substances in liquids on a time scale of seconds. Especially in the pharmaceutical industry, such measurements need to be extremely sensitive and reliable. A new type of sensor has been developed at TU Wien which is highly suitable for this Read more about A fingertip-sized chip replaces bulky laboratory equipment[…]

AI algorithm from CTA images accurately predicted heart attack risk

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Investigators from Cedars-Sinai have created an artificial intelligence-enabled tool that may make it easier to predict if a person will have a heart attack. The tool, described in The Lancet Digital Health, accurately predicted which patients would experience a heart attack in five years based on the amount and composition of plaque in arteries that supply blood to Read more about AI algorithm from CTA images accurately predicted heart attack risk[…]

A new 3D printed vaccine patch that outperforms needle jab to boost immunity

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Scientists at Stanford University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have created a 3D-printed vaccine patch that provides greater protection than a typical vaccine shot. The trick is applying the vaccine patch directly to the skin, which is full of immune cells that vaccines target. The resulting immune response from the vaccine patch was 10 times Read more about A new 3D printed vaccine patch that outperforms needle jab to boost immunity[…]

What if that second medical opinion could be generated by a computer, using artificial intelligence?

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It’s an old adage: there’s no harm in getting a second opinion. But what if that second opinion could be generated by a computer, using artificial intelligence? Would it come up with better treatment recommendations than your professional proposes? A pair of Canadian mental-health researchers believe it can. In a study published in the Journal of Applied Behavior Read more about What if that second medical opinion could be generated by a computer, using artificial intelligence?[…]