The Matternet is a proposed internet-like network, that would allow goods such as medicine to be transported to remote communities via unmanned aerial vehicles Across Africa, along with othe... Read more
Let’s face it, medicine is slow to change – the profession has produced successful physicians for centuries using an education system based on grueling hours and unwavering dedication. Many... Read more
Currently in the prototype stage, the microscope fits in the palm of the hand While financial contributions are certainly a great help to health care practitioners in developing nations, one... Read more
The sign on the door at the renovated tobacco warehouse reads “Physcient.” Inside are a few rooms that, depending on where you look, seem like an artist’s studio, a machine shop or a natural... Read more
Point-of-care ultrasonography may also allow more widespread, less expensive screening for certain illnesses Clinicians have often referred to ultrasound technology as the “stethoscope... Read more
Preliminary research could open the door to ready-to-use bioengineered veins Small-scale animal studies suggest that surgeons might one day be able to simply open the refrigerator when the n... Read more
Do you want that in a pill or a shot? A pill, thank you, but most patients never have that choice. The problem with administering many medications orally is that a pill often will not dissol... Read more
Extremely sensitive nanosensor chips are being developed by Stanford University researchers in an attempt to detect the early signs of cancer, called biomarkers, in humans. The researchers s... Read more
Scientists from Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), assisted by colleagues from the University of Illinois, have successfully mimicked the process of bone formation in the laboratory.... Read more