News tagged with lighting devices

Tiny wireless injectable LED device shines light on mouse brain, generating reward

Using a miniature electronic device implanted in the brain, scientists have tapped into the internal reward system of mice, prodding neurons to release dopamine, a chemical associated with pleasure.

Neuroscience Apr 11, 2013 | 5 / 5 (5) | 3 |

Re-Timer ready to reset sleep

(Medical Xpress)—Today saw the launch of Re-Timer, a wearable green light device invented by Flinders University sleep researchers to reset the body's internal clock.

Psychology & Psychiatry Nov 21, 2012 | 5 / 5 (4) | 4 |

Discovery of ways to optimize light sources for vision could lead to billions of dollars in energy savings

Vision researchers at Barrow Neurological Institute have made a groundbreaking discovery into the optimization of light sources to human vision. By tuning lighting devices to work more efficiently with the human brain the ...

Neuroscience Nov 15, 2012 | 4.5 / 5 (8) | 3 |

iPhone attachment designed for at-home diagnoses of ear infections

(Medical Xpress)—A new pediatric medical device being developed by Georgia Tech and Emory University could make life easier for every parent who has rushed to the doctor with a child screaming from an ear ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Sep 21, 2012 | not rated yet | 0 |

Imaging device quantifies change in port wine stains

(HealthDay)—A newly developed spatial frequency domain imaging (SFDI) device can be used to quantify biochemical compositional changes in port wine stain (PWS) lesions after laser therapy, according to ...

Surgery Sep 10, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

Light from self-luminous tablet computers can affect evening melatonin, delaying sleep

(Medical Xpress)—A new study from the Lighting Research Center (LRC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute shows that a two-hour exposure to electronic devices with self-luminous "backlit" displays causes ...

Medical research Aug 27, 2012 | 3.7 / 5 (6) | 2 |

Undergrads invent cell phone screener to combat anemia in developing world

Could a low-cost screening device connected to a cell phone save thousands of women and children from anemia-related deaths and disabilities?

Medical research Jul 24, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

Researchers use new video gaming technology to detect illness, prevent falls in older adults

Many older adults lose their independence as their health declines and they are compelled to move into assisted care facilities. Researchers at the University of Missouri and TigerPlace, an independent living community, have ...

Health Sep 06, 2011 | not rated yet | 0