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}); </script> </div> <div id="content" class="narrow_content"><h1>Health and Wellbeing</h1> <div class="summary_item noback"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20120104091126/http://www.gizmag.com/scanadu-developing-medical-tricorder/20974/">Scanadu developing a real-life medical tricorder</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20120104091126/http://www.gizmag.com/author/ben-coxworth/">Ben Coxworth</a></p> <p><em>15:18 December 30, 2011</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p></p> <p><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120104091126im_/http://images.gizmag.com/layout/icons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20120104091126/http://www.gizmag.com/scanadu-developing-medical-tricorder/20974/pictures">2 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20120104091126/http://www.gizmag.com/scanadu-developing-medical-tricorder/20974/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120104091126im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/scanadu.jpg" title="Tech start-up Scanadu is developing a real-life version of a Star Trek-style medical trico..." alt="Tech start-up Scanadu is developing a real-life version of a Star Trek-style medical trico..."/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>The future technology depicted in the various <em>Star Trek</em> TV series and films certainly holds a lot of appeal for many of us – who wouldn’t want to teleport to Hawaii, live out their fantasies on a holodeck, or enjoy some instant gourmet chow straight out of a replicator? It looks like the <em>Star Trek</em> item that we’re the closest to seeing become a reality, however, is the medical tricorder. This May, the X-PRIZE Foundation proposed a US$10 million Tricorder X-PRIZE, with the intention of encouraging the production of consumer devices that can assess a person’s state of health. The first potential contestant, which already has a tricorder in the works, is a tech start-up by the name of Scanadu. <a href="/web/20120104091126/http://www.gizmag.com/scanadu-developing-medical-tricorder/20974/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20120104091126/http://www.gizmag.com/artificial-hip-joint-lubrication-layer/20949/">New discovery could lead to better artificial hips</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20120104091126/http://www.gizmag.com/author/ben-coxworth/">Ben Coxworth</a></p> <p><em>15:18 December 27, 2011</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120104091126im_/http://images.gizmag.com/layout/icons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20120104091126/http://www.gizmag.com/artificial-hip-joint-lubrication-layer/20949/#comments">3 Comments</a> </p> <p></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20120104091126/http://www.gizmag.com/artificial-hip-joint-lubrication-layer/20949/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120104091126im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/hipjoint.jpg" title="A new discovery regarding a naturally-occurring lubricating layer on artificial hip joints..." alt="A new discovery regarding a naturally-occurring lubricating layer on artificial hip joints..."/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>For many people who have suffered from an arthritic hip, the replacement of their natural hip bone with a prosthetic implant has meant an end to constant pain, and the restoration of a normal range of movement. Unfortunately, the ball-and-socket joints of the prostheses do wear down over time, so younger patients in need of the implants are typically told to either wait until they are older, or must face the prospect of someday requiring repeat surgery to service their device. A recent discovery, however, could lead to longer-lasting artificial hip joints – this could in turn allow patients to receive prosthetic hips at a younger age, without the need for additional surgery when they get older. <a href="/web/20120104091126/http://www.gizmag.com/artificial-hip-joint-lubrication-layer/20949/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20120104091126/http://www.gizmag.com/silk-microneedles/20934/">Silk microneedles are claimed to better-deliver medication</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20120104091126/http://www.gizmag.com/author/ben-coxworth/">Ben Coxworth</a></p> <p><em>15:49 December 22, 2011</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120104091126im_/http://images.gizmag.com/layout/icons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20120104091126/http://www.gizmag.com/silk-microneedles/20934/#comments">3 Comments</a> </p> <p><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120104091126im_/http://images.gizmag.com/layout/icons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20120104091126/http://www.gizmag.com/silk-microneedles/20934/pictures">2 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20120104091126/http://www.gizmag.com/silk-microneedles/20934/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120104091126im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/silkmicroneedles.jpg" title="Scientists have created microneedles made from silk, which are said to offer several advan..." alt="Scientists have created microneedles made from silk, which are said to offer several advan..."/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>Microneedles continue to show promise as a replacement – in at least some applications – for the hypodermic needle. Typically, a sheet containing an array of the tiny needles is adhered to the patient’s skin, like a bandage. The <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120104091126/http://www.gizmag.com/tag/microneedles/" target="_blank">microneedles</a> painlessly pierce the top layer of skin, then gradually deliver the medication within them by harmlessly dissolving into the patient’s bloodstream. As an added bonus, once everything is complete, there are no bio-hazardous used needles to dispose of. Now, bioengineers from Massachusetts’ Tufts University have developed what they claim is an even better type of microneedle, which is made from silk. <a href="/web/20120104091126/http://www.gizmag.com/silk-microneedles/20934/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20120104091126/http://www.gizmag.com/handheld-devices-detect-brain-injuries/20921/">New handheld devices designed to detect brain injuries on-the-spot</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20120104091126/http://www.gizmag.com/author/randolph-jonsson/">Randolph Jonsson</a></p> <p><em>14:11 December 22, 2011</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120104091126im_/http://images.gizmag.com/layout/icons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20120104091126/http://www.gizmag.com/handheld-devices-detect-brain-injuries/20921/#comments">2 Comments</a> </p> <p><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120104091126im_/http://images.gizmag.com/layout/icons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20120104091126/http://www.gizmag.com/handheld-devices-detect-brain-injuries/20921/pictures">4 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20120104091126/http://www.gizmag.com/handheld-devices-detect-brain-injuries/20921/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120104091126im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/brain.jpg" title="The Infrascanner hand-held hematoma detector and its PDA interface" alt="The Infrascanner hand-held hematoma detector and its PDA interface"/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>It's sadly ironic that the very properties which make our skulls such excellent brain protectors, strength and rigidity, often work against us after head injuries. Not only does the hard bone conceal damage from concussions and bleeding, say, but it also confines the swelling, causing intra-cranial pressure to surge, a situation that can lead to further brain damage. While CT scans and magnetic resonance imaging systems are crucial to an accurate assessment, they are rarely available to emergency medical personnel at remote accident sites or on the battlefield. To help address the need for rapid and timely diagnosis of head traumas, separate research teams at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Office of Naval Research (ONR) have each developed hand-held devices that use Near Infra-Red (NIR) imaging to quickly detect hematomas (internal bleeding) and other life-threatening traumatic brain injury (TBI). <a href="/web/20120104091126/http://www.gizmag.com/handheld-devices-detect-brain-injuries/20921/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20120104091126/http://www.gizmag.com/plasma-brush-painless-cavity-filling/20918/">New plasma "brush" may mean painless cavity filling </a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20120104091126/http://www.gizmag.com/author/randolph-jonsson/">Randolph Jonsson</a></p> <p><em>14:17 December 21, 2011</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120104091126im_/http://images.gizmag.com/layout/icons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20120104091126/http://www.gizmag.com/plasma-brush-painless-cavity-filling/20918/#comments">6 Comments</a> </p> <p><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120104091126im_/http://images.gizmag.com/layout/icons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20120104091126/http://www.gizmag.com/plasma-brush-painless-cavity-filling/20918/pictures">2 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20120104091126/http://www.gizmag.com/plasma-brush-painless-cavity-filling/20918/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120104091126im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/plasma.jpg" title="The new plasma 'brush' could revolutionize cavity repair" alt="The new plasma 'brush' could revolutionize cavity repair"/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>We've been keeping an eye on efforts to make the dreaded <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120104091126/http://www.gizmag.com/dmg-icon/13927/" target="_blank">dentist's drill</a> a thing of the past for some time, and now there's more good news on the horizon for the cavity-prone (and pain-phobic). Engineers at the University of Missouri (MU) in conjunction with Nanova, Inc. have successfully lab-tested a plasma "brush" that can painlessly clean and prep cavities so well, there's no need for mechanical abrasion prior to filling. The really good news is that human clinical trials begin soon and, if all goes well, the device could hit dentist's offices as soon as late 2013. <a href="/web/20120104091126/http://www.gizmag.com/plasma-brush-painless-cavity-filling/20918/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20120104091126/http://www.gizmag.com/flexr-sports-bottle-liner-biodegradable-bpa-free/20906/">FLEXR Sports Bottle uses biodegradable liner to reduce germs</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20120104091126/http://www.gizmag.com/author/enid-burns/">Enid Burns</a></p> <p><em>20:00 December 20, 2011</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120104091126im_/http://images.gizmag.com/layout/icons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20120104091126/http://www.gizmag.com/flexr-sports-bottle-liner-biodegradable-bpa-free/20906/#comments">2 Comments</a> </p> <p><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120104091126im_/http://images.gizmag.com/layout/icons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20120104091126/http://www.gizmag.com/flexr-sports-bottle-liner-biodegradable-bpa-free/20906/pictures">3 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20120104091126/http://www.gizmag.com/flexr-sports-bottle-liner-biodegradable-bpa-free/20906/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120104091126im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/flexrsportsbottle.jpg" title="FLEXR Sports Bottle uses a liner to keep clean" alt="FLEXR Sports Bottle uses a liner to keep clean"/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>Water is essential to bring along - and drink - during long workouts. Yet cleaning water bottles between uses sometimes doesn't happen. It's hard to get in those long, tall bottles and feel you've gotten all the germs out. The FLEXR Sports Bottle is a new bottle that uses a biodegradable, collapsible liner to ensure the bottle is clean and ready for use. <a href="/web/20120104091126/http://www.gizmag.com/flexr-sports-bottle-liner-biodegradable-bpa-free/20906/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20120104091126/http://www.gizmag.com/microvascular-stamp-blood-vessels/20894/">Experimental dressing directs the growth of blood vessels over wounds</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20120104091126/http://www.gizmag.com/author/ben-coxworth/">Ben Coxworth</a></p> <p><em>14:14 December 19, 2011</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120104091126im_/http://images.gizmag.com/layout/icons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20120104091126/http://www.gizmag.com/microvascular-stamp-blood-vessels/20894/#comments">2 Comments</a> </p> <p></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20120104091126/http://www.gizmag.com/microvascular-stamp-blood-vessels/20894/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120104091126im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/microvascularstamp.jpg" title="The growth of these blood vessels was caused and directed by the microvascular stamp " alt="The growth of these blood vessels was caused and directed by the microvascular stamp "/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>In the not-too-distant future, wounds may be covered not just with regular bandages, but with special "microvascular stamps" that promote and direct the growth of new blood vessels. A team of scientists from the University of Illinois have already created such a dressing, which could ultimately have applications far beyond the healing of cuts. <a href="/web/20120104091126/http://www.gizmag.com/microvascular-stamp-blood-vessels/20894/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20120104091126/http://www.gizmag.com/new-drug-prevents-alzheimers-progression/20889/">New drug could be the first to prevent the progression of Alzheimer's disease</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20120104091126/http://www.gizmag.com/author/darren-quick/">Darren Quick</a></p> <p><em>22:06 December 18, 2011</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120104091126im_/http://images.gizmag.com/layout/icons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20120104091126/http://www.gizmag.com/new-drug-prevents-alzheimers-progression/20889/#comments">2 Comments</a> </p> <p></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20120104091126/http://www.gizmag.com/new-drug-prevents-alzheimers-progression/20889/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120104091126im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/j147.jpg" title="A new compound, J147, could be the first drug capable of halting the progression of Alzhei..." alt="A new compound, J147, could be the first drug capable of halting the progression of Alzhei..."/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>Anyone who has watched as Alzheimer’s disease robs a friend or family member of their memories and faculties before ultimately claiming their life knows just what a truly horrible disease it is. According to the World Health Organization, it is the fourth leading cause of death in high-income countries and, due to an aging worldwide population, it is predicted to affect one in 85 people worldwide by 2050 – unless a treatment can be found. Scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have high hopes for a new drug they have developed that has improved memory and prevented brain damage in mice and is a promising candidate for the first drug capable of halting the progression of Alzheimer’s in humans. <a href="/web/20120104091126/http://www.gizmag.com/new-drug-prevents-alzheimers-progression/20889/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20120104091126/http://www.gizmag.com/hydrogel-skin-third-degree-burns/20876/">Hydrogel helps grow new scar-free skin over third degree burns</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20120104091126/http://www.gizmag.com/author/ben-coxworth/">Ben Coxworth</a></p> <p><em>20:32 December 16, 2011</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120104091126im_/http://images.gizmag.com/layout/icons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20120104091126/http://www.gizmag.com/hydrogel-skin-third-degree-burns/20876/#comments">14 Comments</a> </p> <p><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120104091126im_/http://images.gizmag.com/layout/icons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20120104091126/http://www.gizmag.com/hydrogel-skin-third-degree-burns/20876/picture/151161/">2 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20120104091126/http://www.gizmag.com/hydrogel-skin-third-degree-burns/20876/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120104091126im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/hydrogelburns-1.jpg" title="Postdoctoral fellow Guoming Sun (left) and Sharon Gerecht, an assistant professor of chemi..." alt="Postdoctoral fellow Guoming Sun (left) and Sharon Gerecht, an assistant professor of chemi..."/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>Third-degree burns typically require very complex treatment, and leave nasty scars once they've healed. Researchers at Johns Hopkins University, however, are reporting success at treating such burns on lab mice, using a new type of hydrogel that grows new skin (as opposed to scar tissue) over burn sites. The gel contains no drugs or biological components - it's made mainly from water and dissolved dextran, which is a sugar-like polymer. <a href="/web/20120104091126/http://www.gizmag.com/hydrogel-skin-third-degree-burns/20876/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20120104091126/http://www.gizmag.com/ozone-viruses-kill-bacteria/20847/">New processes use ozone and viruses to kill harmful bacteria </a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20120104091126/http://www.gizmag.com/author/ben-coxworth/">Ben Coxworth</a></p> <p><em>15:55 December 13, 2011</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120104091126im_/http://images.gizmag.com/layout/icons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20120104091126/http://www.gizmag.com/ozone-viruses-kill-bacteria/20847/#comments">1 Comment</a> </p> <p></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20120104091126/http://www.gizmag.com/ozone-viruses-kill-bacteria/20847/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120104091126im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/bacteriakilling.jpg" title="Things could get tougher for bacteria such as these E. coli, thanks to two new bacteria-ki..." alt="Things could get tougher for bacteria such as these E. coli, thanks to two new bacteria-ki..."/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>According to Dr. Dick Zoutman of Queen's University in Canada, over 100,000 people die every year in North America alone, due to hospital-acquired infections. It would only seem to follow that hospitals need to be kept cleaner, and Zoutman has developed something that he says can do the job - an ozone and hydrogen peroxide vapor gas. Some bacteria are particularly tenacious, however, and that's where Dr. Udi Qimron of Tel Aviv University comes into the picture. <em>He</em> has developed a liquid solution in which viruses are used to make antibiotic-resistant bacteria once again vulnerable to traditional cleansers. <a href="/web/20120104091126/http://www.gizmag.com/ozone-viruses-kill-bacteria/20847/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <center class="snap_noshots"> <div class="next_prev"><strong> <span>1</span> <a href="/web/20120104091126/http://www.gizmag.com/health/2/">2</a> <a href="/web/20120104091126/http://www.gizmag.com/health/3/">3</a> <a href="/web/20120104091126/http://www.gizmag.com/health/4/">4</a> <a href="/web/20120104091126/http://www.gizmag.com/health/5/">5</a> <a href="/web/20120104091126/http://www.gizmag.com/health/2/">Next </a> » </strong></div> </center> <div class="dotsontop">  <div id="search_form_bottom"> <form action="https://web.archive.org/web/20120104091126/http://www.gizmag.com/search/" id="cse-search-box-bottom"> <span class="title">Looking for something? 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