Health
'How-to' video tutorials could boost hearing aid use, say researchers
(Medical Xpress) -- The main barriers to hearing aid use are being addressed by experts in Nottingham as part of an innovative research project.
May 24, 2012
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Diabetes
Color-changing contact lenses to help diabetics (w/ Video)
For the millions of Americans with diabetes, the inconvenient and often painful method of testing blood sugar levels is a way of life. But research and innovative product design by scientists at The University of Akron may ...
May 23, 2012
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Think fast! Take risks! New study finds a link between fast thinking and risk taking
(Medical Xpress) -- New experiments show that the experience of thinking fast makes people more likely to take risks. This discovery suggests that some of the innovations of the modern world—fast-paced movies, social ...
Feb 17, 2012
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Other
Open source licensing defuses copyright law's threat to medicine
(Medical Xpress) -- Enforcing copyright law could potentially interfere with patient care, stifle innovation and discourage research, but using open source licensing instead can prevent the problem, according to a physician ...
Dec 29, 2011
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Oncology & Cancer
Study of two sisters sheds light on lymphoma evolution
When a 41-year-old woman was diagnosed with chronic-phase chronic myeloid leukemia, she received a bone marrow transplant and subsequent leukocyte infusion from her sister. These treatments controlled her leukemia, but seven ...
Dec 12, 2011
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Oncology & Cancer
Notre Dame, Purdue and GE Healthcare partner on "ultra low" radiation-dose, high clarity CT technology
Demonstrating their shared legacy of innovative research and commitment to patient-centered medical technology, the University of Notre Dame, Purdue University and GE Healthcare have announced the commercial availability ...
Dec 2, 2011
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Health
Leveraging novel ideas to improve health care
Integrating some of the best new practices of industry into the strengths of the academic research process, the Regenstrief Institute is launching an initiative to encourage and propel innovation. The Institute has over 40 ...
Oct 17, 2011
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Neuroscience
Diaphragm pacing system receives FDA approval for use with ALS patients
An electronic system that stimulates the nerve of the diaphragm muscles has received approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use in patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's ...
Sep 29, 2011
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Health
US Congress sends Obama major patent overhaul
The US Senate Thursday passed legislation to drag the web of US patent laws into the Internet age and spur high-tech innovation, sending the measure to President Barack Obama to sign into law.
Sep 9, 2011
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Medical research
Developing technologies to improve the treatment of craniosynostosis in children
Engineers and surgeons are working together to improve the treatment of babies born with craniosynostosis, a condition that causes the bone plates in the skull to fuse too soon. Treating this condition typically requires ...
Sep 6, 2011
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