Tiny tools get a grip for better biopsies
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Magnetic stars—each the size of a speck of dust—can get to the body’s tightest spaces and collect tissue samples to screen for disease. Continue…
Thursday, April 25, 2013 16:13 - 0 Comments
Health & Medicine - Mar 25, 2013 8:24 - 2 Comments
Low-cost device averts baby brain damage
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — A new $40 device could protect the brains of oxygen-deprived babies born where doctors can’t afford the $12,000 units used in advanced hospitals. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 21, 2012 14:35 - 1 Comment
Stem cells on path to rebuild blood ‘pipeline’
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Engineers can now prod stem cells to help build vein and artery networks, overcoming a stumbling block to growing replacement blood vessels in the laboratory. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 30, 2012 15:16 - 1 Comment
Protein sticks to damaged collagen near cancer
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — A new synthetic protein can detect cancer and other diseases in the body by finding and latching onto damaged collagen nearby, scientists say. (more…)
Top Stories - Aug 17, 2012 10:19 - 3 Comments
Future of suture: Pliers meet hole punch
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — A tool that’s a cross between pliers and a hole punch may keep surgeons from puncturing internal organs when closing incisions. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 25, 2012 13:56 - 7 Comments
Low-cost cell phone device fights anemia
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — A low-cost device that connects to cell phones may help save hundreds of thousands of anemic mothers and children who die each year in developing countries. (more…)
Top Stories - Jun 20, 2012 10:08 - 2 Comments
‘Paddle’ stroke is faster for Olympic swimmers
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) —Engineers have settled the argument over which of two stroke techniques used by the world’s top competitive swimmers is faster. (more…)
Science & Technology - May 7, 2012 10:44 - 2 Comments
‘Bling’ could give data storage a big boost
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Engineers have uncovered new electrical properties of a material used in computer memory by applying pressure with diamond-tipped tools. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 5, 2012 14:28 - 2 Comments
Detect epilepsy seizures with fewer false alarms
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — New brain implant software can more accurately detect imminent epileptic seizures, which should significantly cut false alarms and unneeded electrical jolts. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 3, 2012 16:59 - 4 Comments
Spry robot built to zip like the butterfly
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — High-speed video of butterflies’ agility in flight may help researchers build tiny robots that mimic the insects’ maneuvers. (more…)
Science & Technology - Dec 30, 2011 12:13 - 0 Comments
Robotic surgery for run-down satellites
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — A technology developed for delicate abdominal surgeries someday may be used to repair satellites in space, say researchers. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Nov 9, 2011 10:48 - 1 Comment
Chesapeake dead zones return to life
JOHNS HOPKINS AND U. MARYLAND (US) — Reducing the flow of fertilizers, animal waste, and other pollutants into the Chesapeake Bay is shrinking oxygen-depleted “dead zones” in America’s largest estuary, a new study finds. (more…)
Science & Technology - Nov 2, 2011 10:05 - 0 Comments
Modified yeast boosts vitamin A in bread
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — A genetically modified yeast that bakes a critical nutrient right into bread has the potential to help combat malnutrition in impoverished areas. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 29, 2010 12:11 - 0 Comments
Device detects preterm labor in pregnancy
JOHNS HOPKINS (US)—An invention designed to pick up very early signs that a woman is going into labor too soon could help doctors prevent premature births, its inventors say. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 1, 2010 19:09 - 2 Comments
Harmless mole or deadly melanoma?
JOHNS HOPKINS (US)—A new scanning system could take most of the guesswork out of screening a suspect skin growth. (more…)
