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Doctors say Tetris could fix lazy eye

, Apr 23rd 2013 Discuss [0]

The condition commonly known as lazy eye has an official medical name, amblyopia. However, most people know what lazy eye is, it's a medical condition where one eye doesn't move in the same manner as the other, and it can lead to vision loss. Canadian doctors believe they found a new way to treat lazy eye and it involves playing the video game Tetris. Read The Full Story

Better’s iPhone app is a doctor in your pocket

, Apr 16th 2013 Discuss [0]

Everyone has had their moments of medical uncertainty, being bitten by an unknown insect and forming a rash, having a funny feeling you've never had before, or perhaps more serious symptoms that happen at a time when a trip to the hospital is impossible or inconvenient. Soon, you'll be able to say, "There's an app for that," with Better announcing an iPhone app at AllThingsD's D: Dive Into Mobile. Read The Full Story

Patient has 75% of skull replaced with 3D-printed implant

, Mar 8th 2013 Discuss [0]

Earlier this week, a surgical procedure saw the first-ever patient to receive a partial skull transplant using 3D-printed materials. A whopping 75% of the man's skill was replaced with the polyetherketoneketone material. However, it's not said what part of the skull was replaced, nor if the 75% accounts for just the top of head. Read The Full Story

FDA approves artificial retina for the blind

, Feb 15th 2013 Discuss [0]

The FDA approved a new technology this week that promises to give limited vision to people who are blind. The technology the FDA has approved is called the artificial retina. It allows people with certain types of blindness to be able to detect crosswalks, people, cars, and some can detect large letters or numbers. Read The Full Story

Samsung acquires medical imaging company NeuroLogica

, Jan 29th 2013 Discuss [0]

In an effort to boost its medical imaging business, Samsung has acquired NeuroLogica, a company that specializes in such technology, and a manufacturer of portable computed tomography (CT) scanners. While it's not certain what Samsung is up to exactly, it seems they're wanting make a greater impact in the medical field. Read The Full Story

Harvard geneticist says a Neanderthal can be cloned with the aid of an adventurous woman

, Jan 21st 2013 Discuss [0]

A Harvard geneticist named George Church had some interesting things to say during an interview with the German paper Der Spiegel, during which he discussed the cloning of a Neanderthal baby. Among other things, one of the big requirements for such a project is the willingness of a woman to be a surrogate for the child, a scenario that seems straight out of a Hollywood movie. Read The Full Story

SlashGear Morning Wrap-up: November 29th, 2012

, Nov 29th 2012 Discuss [0]

The first thing you're going to want to check out this morning is the Scandu Medical Tricorder - Star Trek and all - sort of. Then it's all about the cars and all about the smartphones, unless you count the ever-so-lovely Basis health-tracking wristwatch. And before you head below, don't forget to fall in to the most massive black hole in history. Read The Full Story

Scanadu SCOUT Medical Tricorder recalls Star Trek – and it’s real

, Nov 29th 2012 Discuss [0]

For those of you waiting for the real-deal collection of Star Trek gadgets and gizmos, you’ll find that today is a great day – the tricorder has arrived. The folks at Scanadu have been developing a handheld device that, while not exactly service the same function as the 60′s series tech, is certainly Star Trek-worthy in its abilities. This device has been in development for less than a year and will be prototype ready by the end of 2012 – so says the NASA-Ames Research Center-based startup team themselves.

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Sony teases new work in progress 20.5-inch OLED display for medical use

, Nov 26th 2012 Discuss [0]

Sony was the first company on the market with a OLED TV in 2009. The problem with the TV was that it had a very small screen at 11-inches and a very big price tag. The TV was only on the market for a few years before Sony stopped producing it partly because of poor sales. Read The Full Story

Nobel Prize awarded for adult stem cell discovery

, Oct 8th 2012 Discuss [0]

This week two scientists have received the Nobel Prize for their work on a study which has adult cells transformed back into embryo-like stem cells. This work may one day have us able to continue the work currently being done on stem cells (regrowing tissue in damaged organs, for example), with cells from adults rather than from embryos. John Gurdon, 79, of the Gurdon Institute in Cambridge, Britain and Shinya Yamanaka, 50, of Kyoto University in Japan will be sharing the $1.2 million included with the Nobel Prize for Medicine. Read The Full Story

$640m gets Sony 11% of Olympus: New 4K medical camera company formed

, Sep 28th 2012 Discuss [0]

Sony has squirted $640m into ailing Olympus, collaborating on imaging sensors for new digital cameras, and forming a new medical business for surgical cameras and more. The alliance will "combine Olympus’s lens and optical technologies, as well as the strength of its brand and R&D, with Sony’s broad range of technologies including digital imaging technologies and apply them in the rapidly growing medical market" the pair say [pdf link], in addition to Sony providing image sensors for future Olympus cameras, in exchange for lenses and mirror cells. Read The Full Story

Neuroscientist restores sight to blind mice using Star Trek tech

, Aug 16th 2012 Discuss [0]

A neuroscientist has made a medical breakthrough by restoring vision to blind mice. The researcher has provided hope to millions of people around the world without sight. The researcher is Doctor Sheila Nirenberg, and her research has enabled the mice to see well enough to track squirrels and distinguish a baby's face. In a bid to grab Sheldon Cooper's heart, Nirenberg envisions a day when blind people will wear Geordi La Forge visors. Read The Full Story
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