Medical Engineering
The development of medical equipment, products and technical procedures is characterized by high research and development costs in a variety of fields related to the study of human medicine.
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New imaging technique in Alzheimer’s disease – opens up possibilities for new drug development
There are several different methods of producing images showing the changes in the brain associated with Alzheimer’s disease. The tau PET method reveals the…
Termination of lethal arrhythmia with light
Ventricular fibrillation! When the heart muscle races and no longer contracts in an orderly fashion, sudden death often follows due to the lack of blood…
Cell-compatible OLEDs for use with patients
Light therapy is an important means of promoting the healing of wounds. Difficult and protracted healing processes of the skin, such as are due to chronic and…
Sensor systems identify senior citizens at risk of falling within 3 weeks
“We have developed a non-wearable sensor system that can measure walking patterns in the home, including gait speed and stride length,” said Marjorie Skubic,…
Goodbye, implants rejection!
A group of Russian physicists, with the contribution from their Swiss colleagues, developed a way to use the therapeutic effect of heating or cooling the…
The intravenous swim team
Drexel University researchers, led by MinJun Kim, PhD, a professor in the College of Engineering, have successfully pulled off a feat that both sci-fi fans and…