by Conn Hastings | Aug 25, 2021 | Materials, Medicine
Researchers at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore created a flexible battery that is powered by sweat. The device could provide a new way to energize medical wearables, some of which already use sweat to detect or monitor disease. The stretchable device...
by Conn Hastings | Jul 29, 2021 | Cardiology, Exclusive, Informatics
Biotricity, a medtech company based in California, developed the Bioflux system, a mobile cardiac telemetry device. The system is a three channel ECG monitor, and it enables continuous data collection and data transmission to a call center in the case of anomaly...
by Conn Hastings | Jul 28, 2021 | Cardiology, Diagnostics, Materials, Radiology, Thoracic Surgery, Vascular Surgery
Researchers at the University of California San Diego created an ultrasound patch that can measure blood flow in vessels as deep as 14 cm within the body. The stretchy patch can be applied to the skin and may help clinicians to monitor and diagnose various conditions,...
by Conn Hastings | Jul 26, 2021 | Neurology, Neurosurgery, Oncology
At the Houston Methodist Neurological Institute, researchers have developed a device that generates a magnetic field and used it to successfully shrink a glioblastoma tumor in a patient volunteer. The device is worn on the head each day during treatment, and uses an...
by Conn Hastings | Jul 26, 2021 | Cardiac Surgery, Cardiology, Materials
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University, along with collaborators in the Netherlands, have developed a heart model consisting of engineered cardiac muscle tissue that is attached to an elastic material. The design allows the team to mimic the mechanical forces...