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Human skin cells can be converted directly into functional neurons in a period of four to five weeks with the addition of just four proteins, according to a study by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine. The finding is significant ... Full story

Rob Summers, who lost the use of his legs after being hit by a car, is moved into position on a treadmill where he has been able to stand and take steps following epidural spinal cord stimulation and therapy. Rob Summers, who lost the use of his legs after being hit by a car, is moved into position on a treadmill where ... Full story

Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. (CSI) (NASDAQ:CSII) has received FDA approval to complete enrollment of 429 patients in its ORBIT II Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) clinical trial for a coronary application for its Diamondback 360® System. The approval came following FDA review of data from the first 50 cases, as called for in the ... Full story

Next-generation passports with stored fingerprint data are being issued in almost every country. Russia is moving toward a universal identification card, supposed to arrive sometime next year, which we have covered before. However, of all countries, Mexico is really taking a step into the future when it comes to biometrics. Full story

Additive manufacturing: building blocks for the future Scott Smith Diagnostics & Biomedical Imaging Niskayuna, NY USA Even though we grew up on opposite sides of the world, my colleague Prabhjot Singh in India, and I in Ohio, both of us had the same favorite toy as young boys, building blocks.  Starting with a ... Full story

PeriPatch™Implantable Surgical Tissue PeriPatch is a flexible collagen-tissue patch cut from a uniform area of chemically treated bovine or equine pericardium. It is used for cardiac reconstruction and repair, soft tissue repair and general surgical procedures. The product’s biocompatibility allows optimal incorporation with the host tissue, and no special sutures or needles are required to make a secure seal. Processed with cross linked glutaraldehyde, PeriPatch is safe, durable and ... Full story

Markus Grebenstein, the hand's lead designer, says that existing robot hands built with rigid parts, despite their Terminator-tough looks, are relatively fragile. Even small collisions, with forces of a few tens of newtons, can dislodge joints and tear fingers apart. Full story

Summary ACKGROUND: The Anesthetic Conserving Device—AnaConDa® (ACD)—has been compared with a conventional vaporizer. However, the accuracy of the administered concentration of volatile ... Full story

Electronic Medical Records (EMR) has revolutionized the healthcare industry in recent times. Many experts felt that EMR & Voice Recognition would totally replace Medical Transcription – however; the industry soon realized that transcription has certain advantages over point & click charting and many physicians preferred to dictate notes rather than document the data at the point of care themselves. The most critical part of ... Full story

Shuvo Roy, PhD UCSF researchers today unveiled a prototype model of the first implantable artificial kidney, in a development that one day could eliminate the need for dialysis. The device, which would include thousands of microscopic filters as well as a bioreactor to ... Full story