New pump to deliver drugs via microneedle patch

September 1, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment 

Researchers at Purdue University develop a pump that, activated by body temperature alone, could push large-molecule drugs through painless microneedles. Originally posted at News – Health Tech

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Biosensor baby PJs track vital signs, behavior

August 31, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment 

Exmovere Holdings announces plans to release Exmobaby, a vital sign monitoring onesie the CEO says fosters an ‘emotional umbilical cord’ between mother and child. Originally posted at News – Health Tech

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Tapping this app gives special-needs users a voice

August 30, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment 

A new wave of App Store offerings, including Proloquo2Go, is gaining favor over clunky and uberexpensive devices for those with communication disorders–and making assistive technology cool. Originally posted at News – Health Tech

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Baby got bass: Speakers for the unborn

August 26, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment 

Sounds Beginnings lets pregnant women wrap waterproof speakers in a fabric band around their bellies and play voices and music right into the womb. Originally posted at News – Health Tech

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New hydrogel stanches blood flow fast, cheaply

August 25, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment 

Researchers at the University of Maryland say a new gel made of water and a fibrous polymer kicks into gear a blood-clotting protein that can stanch deep wounds in minutes. Originally posted at News – Health Tech

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Researchers Warn of Wi-Fi Related Birth Defects

August 25, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment 

Don’t fret if your newborn just popped out of the womb sporting horns and a tail, that just means your router is firing on all cylinders. Or, as a British scientist and former naval microwave specialist warns, it would serve as proof that Wi-Fi leads to birth defects. “When I realized these same frequencies and powers (as weapons during the Cold War) were being used as Wi-Fi in schools, I decided to come out of retirement and travel around the world free of charge and explain exactly what the problem is going to be in the future,” Barrie Trower told Postmedia News in an Interview. “Children are not small adults, they are underdeveloped adults, so there are different symptoms. What you are doing in schools is transmitting at low levels.” Even though Wi-Fi is generally considered safe, Trower contends that no scientific studies exist that deem prolonged exposure won’t cause any harm.

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Researcher Warns of Wi-Fi Related Birth Defects

August 25, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment 

Don’t fret if your newborn just popped out of the womb sporting horns and a tail, that just means your router is firing on all cylinders.

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IKEA imagines the mother of all kitchens

August 23, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment 

According to IKEA, the future kitchen will love you like mom. So does that mean it will nag you constantly about your health, job, and love life? Originally posted at Appliances and Kitchen Gadgets

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Engineers test sign language on cell phones

August 16, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment 

University of Washington researchers are testing a tool called MobileASL that uses motion detection to identify American Sign Language and transmit images over U.S. cell networks. Originally posted at News – Health Tech

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Engineers test sign language on cell phones

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University of Washington researchers are testing a tool called MobileASL that uses motion detection to identify American Sign Language and transmit images over U.S. cell networks. Originally posted at News – Health Tech

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