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A few years ago, BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM) introduced the Blackberry Enterprise Service (BES) Express. The free software works with existing servers... Read More »

Scientists have discovered that a chemical photoswitch called AAQ has the ability to temporarily restore some vision in blind mice. The research team is now working... Read More »

Could 3D printing be the key to engineering 3D tissue structures, such as full-size human organs for use in transplants? Bioengineers have long been able to grow... Read More »

UCLA engineers have developed a new optical microscope equipped with the world’s fastest camera. This advancement could lead to much earlier detection of cancer ... Read More »

Researchers at Harvard University’s Wyss Institute have developed a new biomimetic strategy to deliver blood-clot-dissolving nanotherapeutics directly to... Read More »

A new device uses music to help the visually impaired “see.” The EyeMusic is a sensory substitution device (SSD) that was developed for the purpose of not ... Read More »

The Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center has become one of fewer than 70 health care providers in the United States to use new Leksell Gamma Knife Perfexion... Read More »

Scientists have highlighted the potential of a new technique that could act as a safer alternative to an experimental gene therapy against HIV infection. The... Read More »

A new imaging device could detect breast cancer tumors through skin contact with minimal discomfort. The device is based on a flexible and wearable antenna system... Read More »

Could it be possible to one day deliver miniscule factories to the human body to produce medicine? In an article in the American Chemical Society’s journal Nano... Read More »

A novel lab-on-a-chip technology successfully measures trace amounts of contaminants in the air. A team from the University of Michigan was contracted by the Department... Read More »

An inexpensive element that naturally benefits the body through dietary intake could also protect patients from infections following the placement of implantable medical ... Read More »

A new study analyzing the benefits of “telehealth” was released by Nuffield Trust, a health committee in the UK. It found that telehealth can help patients... Read More »

Could a prescription drug commonly used to relieve pain and inflammation due to arthritis also help treat cancerous bone tumors? A research team at Nationwide... Read More »

Medtronic, Inc. is developing a new stent graft system designed to repair thoracic aortic aneurysm. It has been selected by the FDA for an early feasibility pilot... Read More »

A research team from the University of North Carolina is the first in the US to use a novel FDA-approved device to treat a complex abdominal aortic aneurysm, or AAA... Read More »

There is a new rising star on the mobile music scene. The Songza application, released just 10 days ago, has been downloaded 1.15 million times, making it the number... Read More »

Researchers from Tufts University have developed a novel approach to clearing toxins from the body. By using chains of binding agents to target pathogenic molecules, the ... Read More »

Our brains go through many changes as we grow, learn and experience new situations. Many of these changes are obvious, including maturing as we get older as a result... Read More »

Researchers from the University of Notre Dame have developed nanoparticles that could treat a devastating, incurable cancer. Multiple myeloma (MM) is a cancer of plasma... Read More »