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Enhanced imaging techniques could improve medical diagnosis

Chris Wyatt is a Virginia Tech electrical engineer who is attempting to provide the medical community with better, quicker, and more relevant images of the human body. The side effects are not bad either - lower medical costs, new treatments, and earlier disease detection.

19 Sep 2005

Carbon nanotubes as transport agents for antimycotics (antifungal agents)

Putting pharmaceutical agents into the body isn't hard, but getting them into targeted areas can be problematic. If drugs aren't taken up by a large enough proportion of cells, a suitable "transport agent" must be used.

19 Sep 2005

First-of-its-kind test on a microchip array will help diagnose retinitis pigmentosa

Rapid genetic testing for eye disease is becoming a reality, thanks to a technology developed at the University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center.

19 Sep 2005

New device for removing liver tumours with virtually no blood loss

The revolutionary new device uses radiofrequency energy to 'seal' tissue around a tumour site, allowing the tumour to be removed while preventing blood loss and other complications. The device has enabled surgeons to operate where previously it would have been too risky.

10 Sep 2005

Smart solution to one of the biggest challenges facing the optics and electromagnetics sector

Researchers have devised a strikingly simple method of producing materials which bend light the 'wrong' way - a significant development as lenses with minimal distortion can be made from flat slabs of these negatively-refracting materials.

7 Sep 2005

Spray-on skin to be trialed on burns victims after great results

British doctors are about to conduct the first major trial of "spray-on" skin after the technique saved the life of a man with 90 per cent burns.

7 Sep 2005

Fine-tuning fertility testing with take-home technology

A take-home fertility-testing kit under development in a Massey University laboratory will give women and couples further control over pregnancy planning.

6 Sep 2005

Surgeons have, for the first time, successfully removed a tumour with the aid of new 3-D computer modelling software

German cancer surgeons have, for the first time, successfully removed a tumour with the aid of new 3-D computer modelling software which the designers say will make these operations safer and more accurate.

6 Sep 2005

State-of-the-art portable biosensing device based on micro and nanotechnologies

A state-of-the-art portable biosensing device based on micro- and nanotechnologies will empower doctors to rapidly and accurately forewarn patients of their genetic risk of developing diseases such as cancer.

23 Aug 2005

Stockings which provide an alternative to physiotherapy

A team of researchers at Imperial College London have developed inflatable stockings to give relief to elderly people with mobility problems.

22 Aug 2005

Stem Cell Sciences to commercialise breakthrough in neural stem cell technology

Stem Cell Sciences has announced that it has an exclusive license to a new patented technology to derive and grow neural stem cells. This technology has been licensed from the University of Edinburgh.

16 Aug 2005

Rochester Institute of Technology showcases landmark medical imaging project

Using revolutionary medical imaging technology, researchers at Rochester Institute of Technology are providing a better understanding of the human body and its many secrets.

11 Aug 2005

Australian lambskin pressure care products granted FDA approval in the U.S.

Export opportunities into the lucrative American market have been thrown wide open for a unique South Australian range of medical lambskin products.

11 Aug 2005

Consumer groups in U.S. threaten legal action over implant investigation

Consumer groups in the U.S. are demanding that U.S. regulators postpone their final decision on Mentor Corp's silicone breast implants and are urging Congress to widen a related probe.

10 Aug 2005

Australian doctors are well connected to information technology in their practices

Australian Medical Association (AMA) President, Dr Mukesh Haikerwal, said this week that doctors are well connected to information technology in their practices, with over 90 per cent of GPs using electronic prescribing and communications systems.

4 Aug 2005

Guidant receives FDA approval to re-enter heart failure market

Guidant Corporation has announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval to re-launch its CONTAK RENEWAL 3 family of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) defibrillators in the United States.

2 Aug 2005

Monash University software helps tackle cancer and aircraft design

A powerful software tool designed by academics at Monash University is being used in the UK to help develop cancer treatments and improve aircraft engine design.

2 Aug 2005

Robotic human jaw

A robotic human jaw, under collaborative development by Massey engineers, will have applications for both medical and food technological research.

2 Aug 2005

New technology may offer a useful rehabilitation and home exercise tool for people with tetraplegia

People affected by paralysis could enjoy more independence, better health and a higher quality of life thanks to an innovative system designed to improve fitness and increase arm strength.

2 Aug 2005