Medical News Today
Heartbeat Vibrations Power Pacemakers - Sat, 04 Feb 2012
Though pacemakers require only small amounts of energy (about 1 millionth of a Watt), their batteries have to be replaced periodically, which means multiple surgeries for patients...
Brain Blood Flow And Oxygen Monitored By First-Of-Its-Kind Head Patch - Sat, 04 Feb 2012
A research team led by investigators at Mayo Clinic in Florida has found that a small device worn on a patient's brow can be useful in monitoring stroke patients in the hospital. The device measures blood oxygen, similar to a pulse oximeter, which is clipped onto a finger...
Device Provides A Platform For Viewing Cancer Cells And Other Macromolecules In Dynamic, Life-Sustaining Liquid Environments - Fri, 03 Feb 2012
A photograph of a polar bear in captivity, no matter how sharp the resolution, can never reveal as much about behavior as footage of that polar bear in its natural habitat. The behavior of cells and molecules can prove even more elusive...
Protein Structures Offer Clues To Breast Cancer, Alzheimer's Treatment, Prevention - Fri, 03 Feb 2012
Using some of the most powerful nuclear magnetic resonance equipment available, researchers at the University of California, Davis, are making discoveries about the shape and structure of biological molecules - potentially leading to new ways to treat or prevent diseases such as breast cancer and Alzheimer's disease...
Portable Recording Of Vital Signs Via "Life And Activity Monitor" - Fri, 03 Feb 2012
Researchers have developed a type of wearable, non-invasive electronic device that can monitor vital signs such as heart rate and respiration at the same time it records a person's activity level, opening new opportunities for biomedical research, diagnostics and patient care...