A student project at Stanford University has led to the development of a low cost incubator powered by boiled water. Intended for premature babies born in the poor areas of the world, the $25 device is essentially a sleeping bag with a phase change material pouch that helps regulate the internal temperature...

3M has partnered with Zargis Medical to develop a Bluetooth-enabled stethoscope with recording capabilities that can help physicians get more out of an exam. By being able to transfer recordings to a computer, one can assemble a historical set for analysis at a later time or share selective sounds with...

Trig Medical Inc., a company out of Yokneam, Israel, wants to take childbirth experience on a multimedia trip. The main idea is to offer parturients a better visual understanding of the labor process in real time, and to offer clinicians “all labor progress parameters… accurately and objectively,...

Researchers have been studying protein function for decades, but until now manipulating protein activity at a precise time and place within a cell has been impossible. Now scientists from University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and Max Planck Institute for Medical Research are reporting in the latest...

At IBM scientists are investigating the possibility of using structures made of DNA strings as buildings blocks for future microchip designs. The structures, dubbed “DNA origami”, self assemble onto lithographic templates which can lead to manufacturing of circuit features down to 22 nanometers....

Designer Olivier Trillon’s concepts make you wonder whether you’d prefer your post op morphine drip in a Yves Saint Laurent or a Chanel IV bag. Seeing how sexy medical gadgetry has been getting lately, perhaps this is a field for the fashion world to embrace with open arms. More of Olivier...

PubMed recently introduced advanced search features to help finding articles easier and more comprehensive. Here’s a screencast from Mayo Clinic Libraries’ Liblog showing how to use the new search options: (hat tip: Clinical Cases and Images ) See more here:  PubMed Advanced Search Screencast

Heads-up displays are best known for their use in fighter jets to help pilots target enemy aircraft. But now MAQUET Cardiovascular out of Wayne, New Jersey has released its own version, the VASOVISION Endoscopic Visualization System, to help surgeons aim at saphenous veins during endoscopic vessel harvesting...

Detecting specific DNA sequences that are markers for disease could be a boon for early diagnosis of cancer and identifying which treatment would be more effective. Researchers at Johns Hopkins have developed such a method using quantum dots and have now tested its effectiveness on the sputum of lung...

The FDA has granted EDAP TMS out of Lyon, France marketing approval for the Sonolith I-Sys integrated lithotripter. The system features company’s proprietary Electroconductive Technology , a touchscreen monitor for identifying stones (via X-rays or ultrasound) and, once targeted, the table automatically...

IRadimed out of Winter Park, Florida has won FDA 510K clearance for the firm’s MRidium 3860+ MRI Infusion System that features Masimo ‘s SET SpO2 monitoring technology. Clinicians no longer have to remember each time when they get to the door of the MRI to remove their standard hospital...