Biomedical technology
Study shows personal disinfection device safe for use in public spaces
Imagine pointing a small device at your movie seat or restaurant table to kill harmful bacteria or viruses with a disinfecting light.
Apr 20, 2023
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News tagged with space technology
Psychology & Psychiatry
How psychological aspects of healing are important for hospital design
Long before COVID-19 made the public aware of the importance of good air ventilation, designers have been concerned with how physical environments affect people's well-being and mental health.
May 20, 2022
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Biomedical technology
How space tech can help the world fight the pandemic
Michael Strahan, former football star and host of "Good Morning America," will be taking off with a crew of five other passengers on Dec. 9, amidst a global pandemic and rising cases of the new omicron variant.
Nov 30, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Virtual reality makes empathy easier
Virtual reality activates brain networks that increase your ability to identify with other people, according to new research published in eNeuro. The technology could become a tool in the treatment of violent offenders to ...
Apr 20, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Space-enabled mobile laboratory ready for medical emergencies
A laboratory that enables first responders to combat biological hazards and infectious diseases rapidly and safely has demonstrated its strengths during a simulated biological incident conducted in Belgium.
Apr 8, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Stargazing technology used to spot cancer
Cancers are often missed on traditional 2-D X-rays so are sometimes only discovered later when the disease is more advanced and difficult to treat.
Apr 8, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Investigation tests drug to activate immune system, help fight cancer
On Earth, research into antibody-drug conjugates to treat cancer has been around a while. The research presents a problem, though, because Earth-based laboratories aren't able to mimic the shape of the cancer cell within ...
Jun 15, 2017
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Medical research
Blast off: Stem cells from Mayo Clinic physician's lab launch into space
Consider it one physician's giant leap for mankind. Today, the latest rocket launch from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, included a payload of several samples of donated adult stem cells from a research ...
Feb 19, 2017
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Medical research
Mice studies in space offer clues on bone loss
Astronauts know their bodies will be tested during time spent on the International Space Station, from the 15 daily sunrises and sunsets wreaking havoc on their circadian rhythms to the lack of gravity that weakens bone density ...
May 26, 2016
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Cardiology
Space technology informs artificial heart development
An artificial heart containing miniaturised space technology will soon beat inside a person, having now been approved for human trials in France.
Dec 6, 2013
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