In a new advancement that could benefit the blind, researchers from the University of Minnesota could successfully 3D print an arrangement of light receptors on a curved plane, which could be the preceding steps to building a ‘bionic eye.'
Availability of a medical professional 24x7 to monitor a patient suffering from diabetes and cardiac conditions is impossible outside a hospital setting. This is where remote monitoring comes to the rescue. Patients suffering from chronic illnesses such as these want regular medical attention and hence, the demand for remote health monitoring systems is on the rise.
A team of scientists from the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital have reported that people with a high body mass index (BMI) showed reduced visuospatial abilities, cognitive flexibility, and an inability to delay gratification. Other studies that have been conducted also showed that people with a high BMI are more prone to over eating.
Extraction forceps are hinged, hand-held instruments designed to clasp and extract a tooth from its socket as a single piece, keeping the crown and root intact. The type of extraction forceps needed depends on the type of tooth that needs to be rooted out.
Heart disease is considered to be the number one cause of death throughout the world. Those who are facing lifestyle diseases such as heart problems are more prone to hypertension. Hence there is a global need for blood pressure monitors especially among the elderly.
An ante-natal check-up is incomplete without evaluating the rate and rhythm of the heartbeat of the fetus.
A Forehead thermometer or a temporal thermometer is a mercury-free, user-friendly, touch-free infrared type thermometer often used at home. It can accurately measure a person’s temperature within 10 seconds via the forehead by scanning the temporal artery blood flow.
Patient monitors are electronic medical devices which were first designed to assist anaesthesiologists to assess the vital signs of a patient undergoing surgery.
There is an enormous rise in liver diseases among people in the UK and as a result, it is considered to be the fifth most serious health issue. At the same time, mortality rates also increase due to long-term waiting for liver transplantation.
The technique of cell sorting can be used to study the cell structures and chromosome patterns. In the medical field cell sorting is used in cancer studies. For the past 50 years, cell sorting by flow cytometry based on phenotypic profiles has been widely used.
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