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Obama’s Brain Activity Map project expected to receive billions in budget

Chris Davies — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 13:50:58 +0000

A ten year project, the Brain Activity Map, that attempts to fathom the deepest workings of the human brain at a cost of billions of dollars is expected to feature in President Obama’s budget proposal next month, scientists have revealed. The collaborative research effort, hoping to do for our understanding of neurology and brain activity

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FDA approves ‘ingestible sensor’ for use as a medical device

Eric Abent — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 22:12:59 +0000

Here’s one that the conspiracy theorists among us will love: the FDA has approved an “ingestible sensor” made by Proteus Digital Health for marketing as a medical device. Though such a device sounds like it can’t be anything other than devious, the idea behind it is quite simple, as it will be used to make

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Roomba makers iRobot trialling RP-VITA medical robot

Ben Kersey — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 16:01:45 +0000

iRobot, the creators of the popular Roomba cleaning robot, have created a medical assistant dubbed RP-VITA (Remote Presence Virtual + Independent Telemedicine Assistant) aimed at being used in hospitals. RP-VITA is the result of a $6 million investment in InTouch, with the robot able to navigate hospitals using a myriad of sensors, such as sonar,

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Stem Cells vs Open Source: The 2012 Millennium Tech Award

Chris Burns — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 21:48:30 +0000

It’s no secret that this year’s candidates for the Millennium Technology Prize are set to be controversial outside scientific circles. On the other hand, the prize committee at the Technology Academy Finland are quite sure of themselves: Linus Torvalds and Dr Shinya Yamanaka are this year’s laureates. The prize this year for this prestigious award

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Harvard researchers highlight robots made from DNA

Mark Raby — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 01:57:35 +0000

Scientists have managed to create a robot created entirely out of DNA, an advancement that could make it possible to effectively kill cancer cells or other diseases that don’t have a simple cure. The microscopic robots use incredibly sophisticated directives that seek out specific cells. Then, based on the robot’s programming the cells are either

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European researchers use 3D-printed jaw in successful human surgery

Mark Raby — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:12:46 +0000

Instead of traditional reconstructive surgery, an 83-year-old patient was outfitted with a new jaw that came not from another human body but from a 3D printer. Doctors had decided it was too risky to perform the more common form of surgery because of the patient’s age and fraile condition. And believe it or not, it

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Urology journal finds robotic prostate surgery not meeting expectations

Mark Raby — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 02:16:25 +0000

It was perhaps one of the biggest hopes in the advancement of robot-assisted medical surgery, but expectations have been too high, according to a new report from the research journal Urology. We’re talking about surgery for prostate removal, for those afflicted with prostate cancer. The study shows outcomes of the robotic procedure are not that

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Research suggest web addicts brains really are wired differently

Shane McGlaun — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 13:47:45 +0000

Researchers in China have been conducting research on a group of men and women ranging in age from 14-21. All 17 of the people in the study are classified as internet addicts. The researchers scanned their brains and looked for differences in the brain of the alleged addicts and those of normal people that aren’t

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Fit pill could treat obesity and related disorders

Shane McGlaun — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:40:17 +0000

If you watch the health reports on the news or read any health related material online or in print and you will generally run across some articles that are talking about the obesity epidemic in America and other countries. There are a number of health issues that come from being overweight and many of them

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