The European Nanobiocom project, led by INASMET-Tecnalia with the help of others, is working on the regeneration and repair of bone tissue. Seven other bodies,…
If the preliminary success of the “optical biopsy” is confirmed through clinical trials, such a device could ultimately provide a particular advantage for…
These are diminutive antennas intended for running in complicated conditions of a human organism. Such antennas will be able to provide uninterrupted radio…
“This is the first time holography has been used to study the effects of a drug on living tissue,” said David D. Nolte, the Purdue professor of physics who…
Ophthalmoscopes, which act as an illuminated microscope for the eye, have changed little in design in the last century. As a result the effective operation of…
Microdomains are restricted areas on the surface of the cells in which receptors and signaling molecules accumulate during cell activation. Using digital…
This device, specially used in operations to extract the vesicle, has been officially acknowledged, which will allow its exclusive commercialisation and…
The simplified procedure is termed Cox-maze IV, and the surgeons believe it can replace the older “cut and sew” Cox-maze III in which ten precisely placed…
The study on pigs, the first large animal trial for the irreversible electroporation (IRE) technique, is described in the February issue of the journal…
The prototype NeXOS system can be instructed to remember and repeat specific limb movements which have been programmed by a physiotherapist. This removes the…
Contrast agents are used to highlight different tissues in the body or to help distinguish between healthy and diseased tissue. NIST is working with two…
“Contrast-enhanced MR angiography provided highly accurate information about the supra-aortic arteries,” said Kambiz Nael, M.D., research fellow and radiology…
The noninvasive imaging technology called positron-emission tomography (PET scan) is extremely accurate in diagnosing a type of congenital hyperinsulinism…
Observing the individual fusion events revealed an unprecedented detailed picture of membrane fusion, which was chronicled in one of the cover stories in the…
With the aim of extending the uses of the device in the field of health, experts at these technological centres are currently researching their application for…
In the past, the best way to find a perforation in the bowel was to administer oral or rectal contrast media then watch to see if and where the contrast media…
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