Accidentally damaging a nerve is a serious concern in many surgeries, and nerves can be hard to tell apart from surrounding tissue, especially in complex parts of the body. Fluorescence-guided surgery can make nerves easier to see by using fluorescent
Imaging System Reveals Nerves Under Bright Surgical Lights Read More »
Blood pressure is one of the most important signs of heart and blood vessel health, but it is still usually measured with an inflatable cuff that captures a reading at just one moment in time. Researchers at the Technion-Israel Institute
Tiny Wearable Sensor Measures Blood Pressure Without a Cuff Read More »
The skin is remarkably good at keeping things out of the body, which becomes a problem when medicine needs to get in. A pill taken for a skin condition must pass through the stomach and bloodstream and travel throughout the
Tiny Spiky Particles Help Skin Creams Deliver More Medicine Read More »
Brushing is the most common way people care for their teeth each day, yet the basic toothbrush has changed little beyond its scrubbing action in more than a thousand years. Dental plaque is a complex film of bacteria protected by
Self-Charging Toothbrush Kills Bacteria That Cause Plaque Read More »
Gastrointestinal fistulas are abnormal passages that form between the digestive tract and another organ or tissue. They are a common complication of surgery, trauma, inflammatory diseases, and cancerous tumors, and severe cases can be life-threatening. Doctors often treat them endoscopically,
Slug-Inspired Hydrogel Could Seal Gastrointestinal Fistulas Read More »
Our sense of smell helps us find our way through the world and plays a key role in perception, flavor, and emotion, yet it is notoriously hard to recreate digitally. Losing it is linked to many neurological diseases and infections.
Wearable Scent Device Brings Smell to Digital Experiences Read More »
Inside every healthy eye, a clear lens focuses incoming light onto the retina. When proteins within that lens become damaged or clump together, the lens grows cloudy and can no longer focus light properly, a condition known as a cataract.
Lab-Grown Mini Lenses Offer New Path for Cataract Research Read More »
Rebuilding strength in the muscles used for speaking often depends on exercises that patients with voice disorders must practice largely on their own. Speech pathologists can prescribe muscle-strengthening routines, but they may see patients for only 30 minutes a week
Moldable Putty Electrode Could Improve Voice Rehabilitation Read More »
An estimated 18,000 spinal cord injuries occur in the United States each year, most often from vehicle accidents. After the surgery that typically follows such an injury, patients recover in the intensive care unit, where they remain at risk for
Implantable Ultrasound Device Monitors Spinal Cord Injuries Read More »
Continuous glucose monitors give millions of people with diabetes a real-time view of their glucose levels, helping them make decisions about medication, diet, and daily activities. Yet these devices remain out of reach for some patients because of their cost.
Injectable Glucose Sensor Component Costs One-Tenth as Much Read More »
