Surgery
Robot assistants in the operating room promise safer surgery
With extreme precision needed for certain medical operations, state-of-the-art robots offer a way to make surgery easier.
Jan 4, 2023
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News tagged with product development
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
How common are severe side effects from COVID vaccines? And how are they detected?
Former federal MP Dr. Kerryn Phelps has talked this week about the medical problems she and her wife had after their COVID-19 vaccinations around 18 months ago.
Dec 22, 2022
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Neuroscience
Speech pathology researcher explains the science and the misconceptions around stuttering
What comes to mind when you think of someone who stutters? Is that person male or female? Are they weak and nervous, or powerful and heroic? If you have a choice, would you like to marry them, introduce them to your friends ...
Dec 15, 2022
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Medical research
Microparticles could help prevent vitamin A deficiency
Vitamin A deficiency is the world's leading cause of blindness, and in severe cases, it can be fatal. About one-third of the global population of preschool-aged children suffer from this vitamin deficiency, which is most ...
Dec 12, 2022
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Other
Users care about assistive devices' look, feel and smell
A new study by North Carolina State University researchers found that people often considered the look, texture and, occasionally, the smell of two assistive devices—compression gloves and a knee brace—in online reviews ...
Sep 7, 2022
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Health
Whether it's medical records, blood or tissue, patients want to know if researchers might use their data or specimens
When a patient goes to a hospital or clinic, they might not realize that their digital medical records and samples of their blood or tissue may be used in ways far beyond guiding their care.
Aug 9, 2022
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Vaccination
COVID vaccine patch fights variants better than needles
A needle-free vaccine patch could better fight COVID-19 variants, such as Omicron and Delta, than a traditional needle vaccine according to a University of Queensland study in mice.
Jul 28, 2022
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Biomedical technology
Upcycling frog skin into clinical-grade collagen for chronic wounds and skin healing
A new clinical-grade collagen made from discarded bullfrog skin is leapfrogging from the lab bench to clinics soon.
Jul 27, 2022
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Health
FDA to take a hard look at its food, tobacco programs
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will begin a comprehensive review of its food and tobacco programs amid a high-profile infant formula shortage and recent rulings on e-cigarettes.
Jul 21, 2022
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Biomedical technology
Study proposes efficient design of medical devices in post-pandemic era
Researchers from Skoltech and Karfidov Lab—a startup co-founded by an Institute alumnus—have revealed flaws in the product development process traditionally used in the medical technology industry. Based on a case study ...
Jul 11, 2022
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