At the University of Toledo in Ohio scientists are working on a low cost and portable blood testing surface plasmon sensor. Blood tests are an important diagnostic toll and they can be expensive, time consuming and use difficult to transport equipment.
The National Institute of Health has awarded a follow-on grant to AFrame Digital for continuing research in fall reduction.
A research team in Germany has developed an "electronic nose" for "smelling" heart failure. The nose is part of a novel non-invasive method for early detection of heart failure.
The Rapid Pathogen Screening, Inc. has been granted the approval of Health Canada for its RPS InflammaDry Detector. It is a ten minute, in office test that lets clinicians detect elevated levels of MMP-9 in tear fluid in patients who have Dry Eye disease. Now that RPS has the medical device license it will market the RPS InflammaDry Detector in Canada, following its recent release in Europe and Asia.
A supplier of identity management and security solutions for commercial, government and consumer applications, AuthenTec has announced that the TazPad Android tablet designed by TazTag integrates the TCS2 TouchChip designed by AuthenTec.
A glucose monitor that can be implanted in the patient is what the scientists at the Institute of Industrial Science at the University of Tokyo have been working on. The trials of a fluorescent fiber sensor for long-term in vivo continuous glucose monitoring have been published this month in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
The US Center for Disease Control and Prevention has revealed that Senior Americans aged 65 and more die mainly because of injuries from falls. Researchers from Virginia Tech, with help from a $1.2 million funding from the NSF Smart Health and Wellbeing Program have developed a handy fall prediction monitoring device, which would help to detect fall risks early and also help in diagnosing and treating the patient before the fall occurs.
WellAWARE Systems have declared that they were teaming up with Lexington Health Network and using the Sleep Well Be Well program as well as sophisticated smart sensor technology developed by WellAWARE for providing a new standard of care for seniors in both assisted and independent communities.
Cook Medical has introduced the new Doppler DP-M350 Blood Flow Monitor to provide nurses and surgeons a direct vessel monitoring tool, which would help them during reconstructive and transplant surgeries.
At the Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St Louis, Missouri a wireless sensor network is being put into place to monitor patients on the move as a clinical warning system. The system will be able to provide intermediate care for patients who no longer need critical care but still need monitoring.
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