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News SPRINT is a completely reversible and minimally-invasive peripheral nerve stimulation system to provide relief of chronic and acute pain, including post-operative and post-traumatic pain. Contributed Author:  SPR T...

News The Ava bracelet identifies the fertile days during a woman's cycle in real-time. Contributed Author:  Ava Topics:  Wearables

Rats' blood vessels took at least three times longer to recover function after only a minute of breathing secondhand marijuana smoke, compared to recovery after a minute of breathing secondhand tobacco smoke, according t...

Article A sustainable, wearable sensor that can detect lactate levels through a person's perspiration. Staff Author:  Dan Marsicano Topics:  Wearables

News Bioscaffolds composed of extracellular matrix (ECM) derived from pig tissue promote tissue repair and reconstruction. Contributed Author:  University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences Topics:  Regenerat...

Women could prevent contracting the mosquito-borne Zika virus while pregnant by timing the first months of pregnancy with seasonal declines in mosquito activity, according to a new paper. The paper is the first to sugges...

News The new system is compact and cost-effective, and it could allow many more primary care doctors to screen for the disease, which is the most common type of inflammatory arthritis. Contributed Author:  Meghan Steele...

News One of the great challenges in imaging remains the visualization of oxygen in tissue. Contributed Author:  Technical University of Munich (TUM) Topics:  Medical Diagnostics

Blog This series of events are very non-commercial and intended to bring relevant, fresh, and compelling information to the development community. Contributed Author:  Steven Dean, QNX Software Systems Topics:  Medical...

A natural substance known to activate pain in the central nervous system has been found to have the opposite effect in other parts of the body, potentially paving the way to new methods of pain control.

News ImpediMed Limited has entered into a three-year joint development agreement with Mayo Clinic to advance new solutions for its fluid status and body composition monitoring technology. Contributed Author:  ImpediMed ...

Bacteria in the human nose can create the new generation antibiotic that could kill methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus or MRSA. Findings could lead to new treatments or preventive medicine.

News The BIOSORB Dressing forms a gel when it comes into contact with an exuding wound. Contributed Author:  Acelity Topics:  Pain Management

News The pilot's goal is to determine how expanded access to care through technology-enabled patient health monitoring impacts hospitalization while improving patient satisfaction and engagement. Contributed Author:  Ro...

News Brief, directed smartphone exercises can help quickly improve our mood. Contributed Author:  University of Basel Topics:  STEM

News A new type of portable, field-friendly, mid-infrared detector that operates at room temperature. Contributed Author:  The Optical Society Topics:  Medical Diagnostics

News Scientists say the research will provide a non-invasive testing platform outside the human body that will predict human exposure to drugs and toxins more accurately than animal studies. Contributed Author:  Lawrenc...

The Zika virus poses a negligible health threat to the international community during the summer Olympic Games that begin next month in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, according to researchers at Yale School of Public Health (YS...

Physical inactivity costs the world $67.5 billion annually in healthcare expenses and also accounts for 5 million deaths every year. Findings suggest that lack of exercise is an economic burden but could also be the key ...

Are herbal and natural supplements really safe? Consumer Reports just published 15 dangerous ingredients found in these supplements that could actually make you sick and even lead to death.

Young women diagnosed with cancer face yet another challenge: infertility. Experimental research could restore their opportunity to start a family.

Channeling Sherlock Holmes, an attending physician unravels a hairy situation.