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Monitor your baby with wireless pajamas; Medgadget's review of Lenovo's new all-in-one touchscreen PC; vital signs monitor interfaces directly with EHR's; NovoDose mobile app helps docs determine insulin needs.
Monitor your baby with wireless pajamas: McLean, Va.-based Exmovere claims to have developed baby clothing, called Exmobaby, that can monitor a child's heart rate, "emotional state," and level of activity, and relay that information wirelessly to a computer or cell phone. Paranoid parents will be able to keep a virtual eye on their kids 24/7, and maybe worries about SIDS and infant sleep apnea can be diminished. An initial production of 1,000 units will be made available in 2011 to select customers.
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Synthetic cornea offers performance on par with cadaver cornea after two years; pocket-sized CPR-assistance device with Analog Devices' iMEMS; engineering polymer surfaces to promote stem cell growth; DNA-based artificial nose senses organic vapors.
Synthetic cornea offers performance on par with cadaver cornea after two years: A small (n=10) Phase 1 study published in Science Translational Medicine last week showed that synthetic corneas performed as well as cadaver harvested corneas over a 24-month followup. The paper's authors wrote, "The biosynthetic implants remained stably integrated and avascular for 24 months after surgery, without the need for long-term use of the steroid immunosuppression that is required for traditional allotransplantation.
GPS-enabled inhalers for rural sufferers of asthma; Medtronic releases diabetes education mobile app for kids; sign language-focused video phones; Unbound Medicine launches drug app for families.
GPS-enabled asthma inhalers: Asthma is looked upon as primarily an urban problem probably exacerbated by air pollution from cars and heavy industry. According to Centers for Disease Control research, however, it turns out that asthma is just as common in rural areas. To identify triggers that cause asthma attacks, a research study is currently underway that uses GPS-enabled inhalers to record when and where patients used the device. Collecting enough information over a substantial enough amount of time may help researchers spot which locations and environmental factors trigger asthmatic reactions.
Multicolor CT analysis of atherosclerotic plaque composition; medical device coating failure linked to nanocorrosion; Acculis Accu2i microwave tissue ablation system gets U.S. green light; and terahertz frequencies metamaterial silk for implantable biosensors.
Multicolor CT analysis of atherosclerotic plaque: Researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine have used spectral CT in combination with a gold, high-density lipoprotein nanoparticle contrast agent for characterization of macrophage burden, calcification and stenosis of atherosclerotic plaques. They used an experimental CT scanner from Philips that divides the X-ray spectrum from a single X-ray tube voltage into six energy bins. This way they could accurately distinguish the gold-based contrast agent from an iodinated contrast agent, tissue and calcium-rich matter in mice and were even able to calculate the concentrations.
Nuance Communications releases mobile medical search app; Epocrates is giving away its Essentials to medical students; take social media to a new level by sharing blood pressure online; Computer Sciences Corp. report: Hospitals struggle to meet federal EHR requirements.
Nuance Communications releases mobile medical search app: Nuance released its Dragon Medical Mobile Search iPhone application today in Apple's app store. The smartphone app shows medical reference and web-based information simultaneously from a variety search engines, including IMO, Medline, Drugs.mobi, Medscape and Google. The app also uses voice-search functionality, providing doctors with an almost hands-free interface.
