Wearable devices set to diagnose preeclampsia or epilepsy
Transforming how common health conditions are diagnosed using point-of-care and wearable bio diagnostic devices is the goal of a new University of South Australia project.
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Artificial pericardial tissue from the 3D printer
In the PolyKARD project, biomimetic polymers are being developed that can imitate the mechanical properties of pericardial tissue.
Teaching an organ-on-a-chip to see
Organ-on-a-chip technology has the potential to revolutionize drug development. Researchers have succeeded in putting various types of tissue onto chips.
Soft brain implant controls brain cells
Researchers have invented a smartphone-controlled soft brain implant that can be recharged wirelessly from outside the body.
Cardivascular diseases: digital twin improves therapy
Using mathematical image processing, scientists have found a way to create digital twins from human hearts.
Wearable Electronics for cardiac monitoring
An inexpensive yet highly sensitive wearable sensor holds promise for detecting early COVID-19 symptoms and monitoring heart disease.
Implantable sensor could safely biodegrade
Researchers reported they designed a flexible and implantable sensor that can monitor various forms of nitric oxide (NO) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) gas in the body.
Cardiac patch treats heart disease
Researchers have developed rubbery a bioelectronic implantable device that can monitor and treat heart diseases.
A heart-breast cancer-on-a-chip monitoring system
A dual-organ system enables the measurement of cardiac toxicity arising from breast cancer chemotherapy.
AI models could predict outcomes in trauma
AI has shown early success in improving survival and outcomes in traffic accident victims transported by ambulance and in predicting survival after liver transplantation.
Using 3D printing to study common heart defect
Researchers have combined machine learning, 3D printing and high performance computing simulations to accurately model blood flow in the aorta.
Fitness tracker: useful, but increase anxiety
Self-quantifying may better the understanding of our individual health, but also gives rise to anxiety.
mhealth: App diagnoses sleep apnea
Computer science students designed an Android application, which helps to identify the signs of sleep apnea at home.
mhealth: App determines COVID-19 disease severity
A new mobile app can help clinicians determine which patients with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) are likely to have severe cases.
Scientists model heart attack on a chip
The chip is capable of precisely controlling oxygen and nutrient levels, and allowing observation of cell behavior in real time.
A step towards mending a broken heart
Bioengineers have developed a prototype patch that does the same job as crucial aspects of heart tissue.
A bionic “heart” for testing prosthetic valves
Engineers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a biorobotic hybrid heart for testing prosthetic valves and other cardiac devices.
Bioengineering living heart valves
Reserchers have made progress developing living heart valves that can grow with the body and integrate with the patient's native tissue.
Human ‘check engine’ lights not far away
A scientist thinks the future of health care looks like the blinking check engine light on the dashboard of your car.
Wearables link insufficient sleep to biological aging
Study using wearable trackers links insufficient sleep to increased rate of biological aging and cardiovascular disease risk.
mhealth: WeChat helps recovery of heart disease patients
Patients recovering from coronary heart disease who received rehabilitation through WeChat experienced a better recovery than those having standard care.
Self-rolling sensors take heart cell readings in 3D
Researchers have developed an organ-on-an-electronic-chip platform, which uses bioelectrical sensors to measure the electrophysiology of the heart cells in three dimensions.
Sound waves could bring us smarter medical implants
A scientist is working to develop miniature implantable medical devices that sense and communicate wirelessly via sound waves.
E-tattoo enables heart monitoring for days
Researchers have developed a wearable heart monitor which can assess heart health accurate, and uninterrupted over several days.
Big data can be used for personal health
Years-long tracking of individuals’ biology helped define what it meant for them to be healthy and showed how changes from the norm could signal disease.
First heart 3D printed using patient’s own cells
Researchers have "printed" the world's first 3D vascularised engineered heart using a patient's own cells and biological materials.
‘Smart’ pajamas could help improve sleep
Researchers have developed pajamas embedded with self-powered sensors that provide unobtrusive and continuous monitoring of heartbeat, breathing and sleep posture.
Wearable sensors help with wound healing process
Researchers have developed skin-inspired electronics to conform to the skin, allowing for long-term, high-performance, real-time wound monitoring in users.
3D models used in assessing coronary artery disease
Researchers announce critical advances in the use of 3D-printed coronary phantoms with diagnostic software, further developing a non-invasive diagnostic method for Coronary Artery Disease risk assessment.
Humanising wearable health technologies
Designer Leah Heiss considers her work as creating “emotional technologies”, i.e. wearable devices based on human-centred design principles. For her, empathy is everything!
AR may assist cardiologists perform complex procedures
AR offers a new platform to help physicians better visualize complex medical data, particularly before and during medical procedures.
Stress-free way to listen to your unborn baby’s heart
Checking the heartbeat of babies in the womb is set to become more accurate and less stressful for expectant mothers.
3D-printed tracheal splints used in groundbreaking pediatric surgery
Biomedical engineers have designed 3D-printed tracheal splints for pediatric patients. These were used to assist the breathing of an infant battling a life-threatening airway obstruction.
World’s first intra-operative MRI-guided robot for neurosurgery
An engineer designed the first neurosurgical robotic system capable of performing bilateral stereotactic neurosurgery inside a MRI scanner.
“Medical 3D printing is a game changer”
Interview with Andreas Giannopoulos, MD and PhD, a Deputy Attending Physician in the Department of Nuclear Medicine at the University Hospital Zurich.