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Joseph Shavit
Mar 2, 2022
Engineer develops imitation red blood cells to deliver lifesaving drugs
U of A researcher is building new drug delivery vehicles could improve efficacy and reduce negative side effects of lifesaving drugs.


Joseph Shavit
Mar 1, 2022
Amazon to roll out voice-activated telemedicine through Alexa-powered devices
Amazon and Teladoc are starting a voice-activated virtual care program that lets customers get medical help without using their phones.


Joseph Shavit
Feb 22, 2022
Lego-inspired bone and soft tissue repair uses tiny, 3D-printed bricks
Researchers have developed a tiny, 3D-printed technology that can be assembled like Lego blocks and help repair broken bones and soft tissue


Joseph Shavit
Feb 14, 2022
Bizarre 'metamaterial' helmet creates higher resolution brain scans
This gadget made of plastic and copper wire is a technological breakthrough with the potential to revolutionize medical imaging.


Joseph Shavit
Feb 14, 2022
Smartphone app can vibrate a single drop of blood to determine how well it clots
Researchers have developed a new blood-clotting test that uses only a single drop of blood and a smartphone vibration motor and camera.


Joseph Shavit
Feb 10, 2022
Need to chill? Smartwatch accurately measures your stress level in real-time
Cortisol is well-suited for measurement in wearable devices, because its concentration levels in sweat are similar to its circulating levels


Joseph Shavit
Jan 29, 2022
'One beautiful life': Dad's love for daughter leads to wheelchair innovation
LUCI is a high-tech hardware and software platform that mounts to a power wheelchair to provide stability, security and connectivity.


Joseph Shavit
Jan 29, 2022
New technology recycles face masks into cost-effective batteries
Researchers from NUST MISIS have developed a new technology for producing cost-effective batteries from medical waste.


Joseph Shavit
Jan 27, 2022
Robot performs first laparoscopic surgery without human assistance
A robot has performed laparoscopic surgery on the soft tissue of a pig without the guiding hand of a human – a significant step in robotics.


Joseph Shavit
Jan 23, 2022
New medical-grade wearable continuously monitors at-risk people at home
The virtual care products automatically monitor a patient’s vital signs remotely to prevent this series of events from playing out.

Joseph Shavit
Jan 19, 2022
First-of-its-kind wearable, noninvasive blood sugar monitor
A new wearable device created by Penn State researchers, is a less intrusive glucose monitor and could become the norm in diabetes care.


Joseph Shavit
Jan 19, 2022
Researchers develop a wearable device for safe, noninvasive, optical brain imaging
Recent advances in brain imaging techniques facilitate accurate, high-resolution observations of the brain and its functions.


Joseph Shavit
Jan 5, 2022
New 'Cyberman' robot has the dexterity to both open Coke bottles & lift 30kg weights
Beomni 1.0 robot is being endorsed as one of the most sophisticated general-purpose humanoid robots using AI on the planet.


Joseph Shavit
Dec 28, 2021
‘Pop-up’ electronic sensors could detect when individual heart cells misbehave
Engineers have developed a powerful new tool that monitors the electrical activity inside heart cells, using tiny “pop-up” sensors.


Joseph Shavit
Dec 27, 2021
Newly developed injectable, adhesive surgical gel prevents scar tissue
Up to 90% of patients who undergo open abdominal or pelvic surgery develop postoperative adhesions, or scar tissue.


Joseph Shavit
Dec 19, 2021
Mind-controlled robots now one step closer
Researchers have been working for years to develop systems that can help these patients carry out some tasks on their own.


Joseph Shavit
Dec 14, 2021
New drug combination key to very long-term leukemia remission in young patients
Researchers suggest that a 2.5-year regimen involving ibrutinib and chemoimmunotherapy can provide deep, and lasting remissions.

Joseph Shavit
Dec 11, 2021
New 3D printed vaccine patch offers 10x greater immune response than vaccination shots
Scientists have created a 3D-printed vaccine patch that provides greater protection than a typical vaccine shot.


Joseph Shavit
Dec 9, 2021
Researchers develop a world-first antibody-drug delivery system
It sounds like the stuff of science fiction: a man-made crystal that can attach to antibodies and then supercharge them with potent drugs.

Joseph Shavit
Dec 4, 2021
Precise new form of brain surgery requires no incisions or scalpels
Researchers have developed a noninvasive way to remove faulty brain circuits without the need for conventional brain surgery.
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