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They say eliminating cancer stem cells (CSCs) within a tumor could hold the key to successful treatments. <a href="/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/stem-cell-elimination-offers-ovarian-cancer-breakthrough/14084/">Read More</a></p> </div> <div class="summary_item"> <h2><a href="/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/running-barefoot-lessens-impact-on-runners/14075/">Running barefoot lessens impact - but don't throw your shoes away just yet</a></h2> <p class="info">By <a href="/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/author/darren-quick/">Darren Quick</a></p> <p class="info"><em>21:16 February 3, 2010 PST</em></p> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/running-barefoot-lessens-impact-on-runners/14075/"><img src="/web/20100208150334im_/http://www.gizmag.com/pictures/hero/barefoot-running.jpg" title="The representative force traces showing how the two styles of running (shod: left and bare..." alt="The representative force traces showing how the two styles of running (shod: left and bare..."></a></center> <p>New research has backed up the findings of another study we <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/running-shoes-damaging-hips-knees-damage/13707/" target="_blank">covered recently</a> on Gizmag which found the average modern running shoe causes significant damage to the knees, hips and ankles compared to running barefoot. The new study found that people who run barefoot land on the ball or middle of the foot. This mitigates the potentially damaging impacts that can be equivalent to two or three times their body weight that shoe-wearing runners, who generally land on their heels, subject their bodies to. <a href="/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/running-barefoot-lessens-impact-on-runners/14075/">Read More</a></p> </div> <div class="summary_item"> <h2><a href="/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/health-monitoring-system-japan/14047/">Wearable wireless health sensor for remote bio-monitoring</a></h2> <p class="info">By <a href="/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/author/rick-martin/">Rick Martin</a></p> <p class="info"><em>17:07 February 2, 2010 PST</em></p> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/health-monitoring-system-japan/14047/"><img src="/web/20100208150334im_/http://www.gizmag.com/pictures/hero/sensor-wearing-japan.jpg" title="The HRS-I sensor collects vital health-related information from the wearer" alt="The HRS-I sensor collects vital health-related information from the wearer"></a></center> <p>With it's rapidly aging population, few countries stand to gain as much from developments in the remote monitoring of bio-signals as Japan. As a culture that reveres the elderly it's likely that the Japanese will be one of the countries leading the charge in the growing field of bio-signal telemetry. Just one example is the HRS-I, or the human recorder system, that gathers health-related information and transmits it wirelessly to a mobile phone or PC. <a href="/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/health-monitoring-system-japan/14047/">Read More</a></p> </div> <div class="summary_item"> <h2><a href="/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/hearing-aid-tooth/14042/">Better hearing via your teeth</a></h2> <p class="info">By <a href="/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/author/darren-quick/">Darren Quick</a></p> <p class="info"><em>21:36 January 31, 2010 PST</em></p> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/hearing-aid-tooth/14042/"><img src="/web/20100208150334im_/http://www.gizmag.com/pictures/hero/soundbite.jpg" title="The SoundBite ITM device fits around the upper left or right teeth and is nearly invisible..." alt="The SoundBite ITM device fits around the upper left or right teeth and is nearly invisible..."></a></center> <p>Just as people with sight in only one eye have problems with depth perception, those with impaired hearing in one ear, known as unilateral hearing loss (UHL) or single-sided deafness (SSD), face difficulty in localizing sound. Addressing the problem with a hearing aid worn in the mouth might not sound like a logical solution, but that’s just what medical device company Sonitus Medical is doing with SoundBite - a hearing system that transmits sound to the inner ear via the teeth. <a href="/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/hearing-aid-tooth/14042/">Read More</a></p> </div> <div class="summary_item"> <h2><a href="/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/can-botox-stunt-your-emotional-expression/14031/">Can Botox stunt your emotional expression?</a></h2> <p class="info">By <a href="/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/author/gizmag-team/">Gizmag Team</a></p> <p class="info"><em>18:52 January 30, 2010 PST</em></p> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/can-botox-stunt-your-emotional-expression/14031/"><img src="/web/20100208150334im_/http://www.gizmag.com/pictures/hero/can-botox-stunt-your-emotional-expression.jpg" title="Can Botox stunt your emotional expression?" alt="Can Botox stunt your emotional expression?"></a></center> <p>A new study from the University of Wisconsin may have profound implications for the cosmetic-surgery industry. We all intuitively know there is an interaction between facial expression, thoughts and emotions and scientists have previously found that blocking the ability to move the body causes changes in cognition and emotion. In the latest UW tests, which involved the pinpoint administration of Botox to temporarily prevent frowning, it was found that facial expression also affects the ability to understand written language related to emotions. So using Botox … <a href="/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/can-botox-stunt-your-emotional-expression/14031/">Read More</a></p> </div> <div class="summary_item"> <h2><a href="/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/portable-magnetometer-to-get-to-the-heart-of-the-matter/14017/">Portable magnetometer to get to the heart of the matter</a></h2> <p class="info">By <a href="/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/author/darren-quick/">Darren Quick</a></p> <p class="info"><em>13:31 January 30, 2010 PST</em></p> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/portable-magnetometer-to-get-to-the-heart-of-the-matter/14017/"><img src="/web/20100208150334im_/http://www.gizmag.com/pictures/hero/prototype-magnetometer.jpg" title="A prototype of the portable magnetometer being developed at the University of Leeds" alt="A prototype of the portable magnetometer being developed at the University of Leeds"></a></center> <p>A portable magnetometer being developed at the University of Leeds could dramatically simplify and improve the process of diagnosing heart conditions. Its creators say its unprecedented sensitivity to magnetic fluctuations will allow the innovative cardiac scanner to detect a number of conditions, including heart problems in fetuses, earlier than currently available diagnostic techniques such as ultrasound, ECG (electrocardiogram) and existing cardiac magnetometers. It will also be smaller, simpler to operate, able to gather more information and significantly cheaper than other devices currently available. <a href="/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/portable-magnetometer-to-get-to-the-heart-of-the-matter/14017/">Read More</a></p> </div> <div class="summary_item"> <h2><a href="/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/magnesium-boosts-brainpower/14022/">Increasing magnesium intake can boost brainpower - at least in rats</a></h2> <p class="info">By <a href="/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/author/jeff-salton/">Jeff Salton</a></p> <p class="info"><em>02:08 January 29, 2010 PST</em></p> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/magnesium-boosts-brainpower/14022/"><img src="/web/20100208150334im_/http://www.gizmag.com/pictures/hero/magnesium-equals-brainpower-1.jpg" title="Researchers have discovered that higher levels of magnesium in rats enhanced their learnin..." alt="Researchers have discovered that higher levels of magnesium in rats enhanced their learnin..."></a></center> <p>Your mother was right – eating your “greens” (which contain magnesium) is good for you. In fact, according to neuroscientists at MIT and Tsinghua University in Beijing, rats who were fed a new compound that increased their brain magnesium demonstrated enhanced learning abilities, working memory, and short- and long-term memory. The dietary supplement also boosted older rats’ ability to perform a variety of learning tests. Great, if it’s not hard enough getting rid of the rodents now, imagine trying to remove smarter rats! <a href="/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/magnesium-boosts-brainpower/14022/">Read More</a></p> </div> <div class="summary_item"> <h2><a href="/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/withings-wifi-body-scales-google-health/14018/">Withings WiFi body scales weighs in with Google Health</a></h2> <p class="info">By <a href="/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/author/jeff-salton/">Jeff Salton</a></p> <p class="info"><em>20:54 January 28, 2010 PST</em></p> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/withings-wifi-body-scales-google-health/14018/"><img src="/web/20100208150334im_/http://www.gizmag.com/pictures/hero/withings-google-health-2.jpg" title="The Withings WiFi body scales have integrated with Google Health " alt="The Withings WiFi body scales have integrated with Google Health "></a></center> <p>If you’ve stacked on a few too many pounds over the festive season, this could be just the thing to help turn the tide. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/bathroom-scale-wifi-twitter-withings/13344/" target="_blank">Withings</a>, maker of the world’s first WiFi-connected personal scale has integrated its product with the Google Health service. The Withings WiFi Body Scale can provide updates to a user’s Google Health profile in real-time using its built-in WiFi connection. <a href="/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/withings-wifi-body-scales-google-health/14018/">Read More</a></p> </div> <div class="summary_item"> <h2><a href="/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/could-text-messaging-be-beneficial-for-childrens-spelling-and-reading/13942/">Could text messaging be beneficial for children’s spelling and reading?</a></h2> <p class="info">By <a href="/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/author/jude-garvey/">Jude Garvey</a></p> <p class="info"><em>23:18 January 21, 2010 PST</em></p> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/could-text-messaging-be-beneficial-for-childrens-spelling-and-reading/13942/"><img src="/web/20100208150334im_/http://www.gizmag.com/pictures/hero/textmessaginggoodforchildrensspelling.jpg" title="New research suggests that text messaging improves children's literacy skills" alt="New research suggests that text messaging improves children's literacy skills"></a></center> <p>Results of a new British study may have children and teens LOL – laughing out loud or ROTFL – rolling on the floor laughing. Contrary to what their parents and teachers might have suggested, new research shows that text messaging actually improves children’s literacy skills. <a href="/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/could-text-messaging-be-beneficial-for-childrens-spelling-and-reading/13942/">Read More</a></p> </div> <div class="summary_item"> <h2><a href="/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/dmg-icon/13927/">Death knell for the dentist's drill?</a></h2> <p class="info">By <a href="/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/author/ben-coxworth/">Ben Coxworth</a></p> <p class="info"><em>13:38 January 20, 2010 PST</em></p> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/dmg-icon/13927/"><img src="/web/20100208150334im_/http://www.gizmag.com/pictures/hero/icon-1.jpg" title="Homepage for DMG's Icon cavity infiltration system" alt="Homepage for DMG's Icon cavity infiltration system"></a></center> <p>With the possible exception of those singing, mounted fish, there is likely no piece of technology quite so universally hated as the dental drill. Well, a new invention may soon make that device obsolete - in many situations, at least. When it comes to the treatment of cavities, the current approach is to treat small ones with fluoride therapy, then wait for anything larger to reach the stage where it needs to be drilled. Now, dental technology company DMG is offering a cavity infiltration system called <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100208150334/http://www.drilling-no-thanks.co.uk/en/home.html" target="_blank">Icon</a>, that allows dentists to treat no-longer-small cavities before drilling becomes necessary. <a href="/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/dmg-icon/13927/">Read More</a></p> </div> <div class="summary_item"> <h2><a href="/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/biosensor-paper-strip-test-for-safe-drinking-water/13908/">Biosensor paper strip test for safe drinking water</a></h2> <p class="info">By <a href="/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/author/jack-martin/">Jack Martin</a></p> <p class="info"><em>16:19 January 18, 2010 PST</em></p> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/biosensor-paper-strip-test-for-safe-drinking-water/13908/"><img src="/web/20100208150334im_/http://www.gizmag.com/pictures/hero/universityofmichiganbiosensorpaperstriptest.jpg" title="Paper strips used in toxin detection with progressively increasing number of coatings with..." alt="Paper strips used in toxin detection with progressively increasing number of coatings with..."></a></center> <p>Engineers at the University of Michigan have developed a strip of paper infused with carbon nanotubes that can quickly and inexpensively detect a toxin produced by algae in drinking water. The paper strips perform 28 times faster than the complicated method most commonly used today to detect microcystin-LR, a chemical compound produced by the blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) commonly found on nutrient-rich waters. Microcystin-LR is among the leading causes of biological water pollution and is believed to be the culprit of many mass poisonings going back to early human history. <a href="/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/biosensor-paper-strip-test-for-safe-drinking-water/13908/">Read More</a></p> </div> <div class="summary_item"> <h2><a href="/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/alzheimers-disease-new-research-offers-hope/13894/">Alzheimer’s Disease: new research offers hope</a></h2> <p class="info">By <a href="/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/author/gizmag-team/">Gizmag Team</a></p> <p class="info"><em>22:31 January 16, 2010 PST</em></p> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/alzheimers-disease-new-research-offers-hope/13894/"><img src="/web/20100208150334im_/http://www.gizmag.com/pictures/hero/alzheimersdiseasebraincomparisonbeforeandafter.jpg" title="Alzheimer?s Disease: new research offers hope" alt="Alzheimer?s Disease: new research offers hope"></a></center> <p>There is no cure for <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100208150334/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alzheimer%27s_disease" target="_blank">Alzheimer</a>’s, the insidious fatal disease which slowly kills all your brain cells. Already the seventh leading cause of death in the US, it is soon to reach epidemic levels as the boomers becomes senior citizens. There are more than 30 million people with dementia worldwide, but by 2050, this figure will increase to over 100 million. Two sets of findings released in the last few days bring hope that the accelerating research effort will find better ways to treat the disease, delay its onset, or prevent it from developing. Most significantly, a simple and inexpensive eye test could aid detection and diagnosis of Alzheimer’s at an earlier stage than is currently possible and a “cocktail” of commonly available supplements has shown promise in improving memory and fighting Alzheimer’s. <a href="/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/alzheimers-disease-new-research-offers-hope/13894/">Read More</a></p> </div> <div class="summary_item"> <h2><a href="/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/so-thats-why-im-feeling-depressed/13866/">Blue Monday: enough to get you really depressed</a></h2> <p class="info">By <a href="/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/author/gizmag-team/">Gizmag Team</a></p> <p class="info"><em>21:54 January 13, 2010 PST</em></p> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/so-thats-why-im-feeling-depressed/13866/"><img src="/web/20100208150334im_/http://www.gizmag.com/pictures/hero/bluemondaycorporatebs.jpg" title="Blue Monday: enough to get you really depressed" alt="Blue Monday: enough to get you really depressed"></a></center> <p>If you live in the Northern hemisphere (75% of Gizmag readers do), and you’re prone to depression (20% of all people are clinically depressed at least once in their life), your outlook is quite probably headed towards its bleakest early next week - Blue Monday occurs next Monday, January 18, and is the day when a series of combined depressive effects, identified in the aforementioned equation as weather (W), debt (d), time since Christmas (T), time since failing our new year’s resolutions (Q), low motivational levels (M) and the feeling of a need to take action (Na). It all sounds so plausible, but sadly it’s a total crock of BS, and the story is still being perpetuated. <a href="/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/so-thats-why-im-feeling-depressed/13866/">Read More</a></p> </div> <div class="summary_item"> <h2><a href="/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/china-a-rising-star-in-regenerative-medicine/13806/">China a rising star in regenerative medicine </a></h2> <p class="info">By <a href="/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/author/gizmag-team/">Gizmag Team</a></p> <p class="info"><em>19:16 January 9, 2010 PST</em></p> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/china-a-rising-star-in-regenerative-medicine/13806/"><img src="/web/20100208150334im_/http://www.gizmag.com/pictures/hero/regenerativemedicine.jpg" title="China a rising star in regenerative medicine " alt="China a rising star in regenerative medicine "></a></center> <p>Chinese researchers have become the world's fifth most prolific contributors to peer-reviewed scientific literature on clock-reversing regenerative medicine even as a skeptical international research community condemns the practice of Chinese clinics administering unproven stem cell therapies to domestic and foreign patients. According to a study by the Canadian-based McLaughlin-Rotman Centre for Global Health (MRC), published this week by the UK journal <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100208150334/http://www.futuremedicine.com/toc/rme/5/1 </p><p>" target="_blank">Regenerative Medicine</a>, China's government is pouring dollars generously into regenerative medicine (RM) research and aggressively recruiting high-caliber scientists trained abroad in pursuit of its ambition to become a world leader in the field. <a href="/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/china-a-rising-star-in-regenerative-medicine/13806/">Read More</a></p> </div> <div class="summary_item"> <h2><a href="/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/the-conference-on-speed/13787/">The Conference on Speed</a></h2> <p class="info">By <a href="/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/author/gizmag-team/">Gizmag Team</a></p> <p class="info"><em>13:53 January 8, 2010 PST</em></p> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/the-conference-on-speed/13787/"><img src="/web/20100208150334im_/http://www.gizmag.com/pictures/hero/speedconferencelondonmay2010.jpg" title="The Conference on Speed" alt="The Conference on Speed"></a></center> <p>One person dies on the road every 25 seconds. While alcohol, inattentiveness due to mobile devices and that other distinctly human failing, sheer stupidity, all play a role in the road carnage, the overwhelming reason 1.3 million humans a year die on our roads is speed – we all drive too fast for the conditions. Registration is now open for the third international congress on tackling speed, taking place in London on May 13. This widely-acclaimed, biennial congress at the Royal College of Surgeons will address the latest research into effectiveness of speed management measures, International policies, successful road engineering measures to control speed and protect communities, best practice speed-awareness education … <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100208150334/http://www.brake.org.uk/speed" target="_blank">spread the word</a>! <a href="/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/the-conference-on-speed/13787/">Read More</a></p> </div> <div class="summary_item"> <h2><a href="/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/new-study-finds-that-men-and-women-respond-differently-to-sexual-stimuli/13775/">Surprise, surprise – new study finds that men and women respond differently to sexual stimuli</a></h2> <p class="info">By <a href="/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/author/jude-garvey/">Jude Garvey</a></p> <p class="info"><em>20:20 January 7, 2010 PST</em></p> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/new-study-finds-that-men-and-women-respond-differently-to-sexual-stimuli/13775/"><img src="/web/20100208150334im_/http://www.gizmag.com/pictures/hero/malefemale.jpg" title="Surprise, surprise ? new study finds that men and women respond differently to sexua..." alt="Surprise, surprise ? new study finds that men and women respond differently to sexua..."></a></center> <p>We don’t need an expert to tell us that men and women are completely different. Since the dawn of time, we have realized we don’t look the same, we certainly act, dress and communicate in dissimilar ways and in the bedroom…well…let’s just say that different requirements can sometimes lead to a difference of opinion. A new study of physiological measures of sexual arousal in men and women confirms what we may have known all along – whilst men’s minds and genitals are usually in alignment, women are not as likely to have a link between their mind and their genital area. <a href="/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/new-study-finds-that-men-and-women-respond-differently-to-sexual-stimuli/13775/">Read More</a></p> </div> <div class="summary_item"> <h2><a href="/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/the-key-to-obesity-mayo-researchers-find-mechanism-that-adjusts-fat-burning/13749/">The key to Obesity? Mayo researchers find mechanism that adjusts fat burning</a></h2> <p class="info">By <a href="/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/author/gizmag-team/">Gizmag Team</a></p> <p class="info"><em>23:07 January 6, 2010 PST</em></p> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/the-key-to-obesity-mayo-researchers-find-mechanism-that-adjusts-fat-burning/13749/"><img src="/web/20100208150334im_/http://www.gizmag.com/pictures/hero/thekeytoobesitycellmetabolismjournal.jpg" title="The key to Obesity? Mayo researchers find mechanism that adjusts fat burning" alt="The key to Obesity? Mayo researchers find mechanism that adjusts fat burning"></a></center> <p>Mayo researchers collaborating with investigators at the University of Iowa, University of Connecticut and New York University (NYU) have discovered a molecular mechanism that controls energy expenditure in muscles and helps determine body weight. Researchers say this could lead to a new medical approach in treating obesity. The findings appear in the journal Cell Metabolism. <a href="/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/the-key-to-obesity-mayo-researchers-find-mechanism-that-adjusts-fat-burning/13749/">Read More</a></p> </div> <div class="summary_item"> <h2><a href="/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/running-shoes-damaging-hips-knees-damage/13707/">Your expensive running shoes could be destroying your knees, ankles and hips</a></h2> <p class="info">By <a href="/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/author/loz-blain/">Loz Blain</a></p> <p class="info"><em>01:12 January 6, 2010 PST</em></p> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/running-shoes-damaging-hips-knees-damage/13707/"><img src="/web/20100208150334im_/http://www.gizmag.com/pictures/hero/running-shoes-damaging-hips-knees-damage-3.jpg" title="Your expensive running shoes could be destroying your knees, ankles and hips" alt="Your expensive running shoes could be destroying your knees, ankles and hips"></a></center> <p>It's early January - you're probably looking to work off some of your Christmas kilos and shed that festive spare tyre. For millions of people around the world, that means making a New Year's resolution, buying a new pair of runners and hitting the road for a jog. But a new musculoskeletal study has concluded that the average modern running shoe is significantly more damaging to your knees, hips and ankles than running barefoot - or even walking in high heels. With osteoarthritis of the knee representing the biggest cause of disability in the elderly, this is a serious finding that's worth taking into account if you want to protect your joints. <a href="/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/running-shoes-damaging-hips-knees-damage/13707/">Read More</a></p> </div> <div class="summary_item"> <h2><a href="/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/color-changing-contact-lenses-diabetic-glucose/13682/">Color-changing contact lenses alert diabetics to glucose-level changes</a></h2> <p class="info">By <a href="/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/author/jude-garvey/">Jude Garvey</a></p> <p class="info"><em>22:24 December 29, 2009 PST</em></p> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/color-changing-contact-lenses-diabetic-glucose/13682/"><img src="/web/20100208150334im_/http://www.gizmag.com/pictures/hero/color-changing-contact-lenses-for-diabetics-1.jpg" title="Color-changing contact lenses will alert diabetics when sugar levels change (Photo: Etan J..." alt="Color-changing contact lenses will alert diabetics when sugar levels change (Photo: Etan J..."></a></center> <p>We have seen some interesting and innovative medical uses for contact lenses recently, including <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/go/3403/" target="_blank">dispensing drugs</a> and even <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/stem-cell-contact-lens/11855/" target="_blank">stem cells</a> to help restore sight. The latest medical breakthrough - contact lenses that change color when glucose levels vary – could signal the end of the sometimes painful and inconvenient process of drawing and monitoring blood throughout the day... a welcome relief for most <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/tag/diabetes/" target="_blank">diabetes</a> sufferers. <a href="/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/color-changing-contact-lenses-diabetic-glucose/13682/">Read More</a></p> </div> <div class="summary_item"> <h2><a href="/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/iphone-app-snoring/13643/">Sleep Aid - the iPhone app for snorers</a></h2> <p class="info">By <a href="/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/author/jeff-salton/">Jeff Salton</a></p> <p class="info"><em>20:04 December 21, 2009 PST</em></p> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/iphone-app-snoring/13643/"><img src="/web/20100208150334im_/http://www.gizmag.com/pictures/hero/snoringiphoneapp.jpg" title="Stop snoring with a new iPhone app from Finish company Remote Analysis Ltd (Graphic: Busin..." alt="Stop snoring with a new iPhone app from Finish company Remote Analysis Ltd (Graphic: Busin..."></a></center> <p>My snoring doesn’t worry me – however, my wife finds it a pain in the neck. And while it might be stopping her from getting a good’s night sleep, it could be doing me more harm if it’s a sign that I’m suffering from sleep apnea – a condition in which patients pause during breathing while asleep, denying themselves oxygen. For US$2.99 snorers (or their long-suffering partners) can purchase a new iPhone app developed by Remote Analysis Ltd, a telemedicine provider from Finland, that analyzes snoring and advises if the patient should seek medical help. <a href="/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/iphone-app-snoring/13643/">Read More</a></p> </div> <div class="summary_item"> <h2><a href="/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/research-could-improve-uv-blocking-in-eyewear/13638/">New glass promises improved UV blocking</a></h2> <p class="info">By <a href="/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/author/jude-garvey/">Jude Garvey</a></p> <p class="info"><em>17:19 December 21, 2009 PST</em></p> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/research-could-improve-uv-blocking-in-eyewear/13638/"><img src="/web/20100208150334im_/http://www.gizmag.com/pictures/hero/uvprotectionsunglasses.jpg" title="Research from Penn State could improve UV blocking in eyewear (Photo: Gizmag)" alt="Research from Penn State could improve UV blocking in eyewear (Photo: Gizmag)"></a></center> <p>Most people are aware that ultraviolet (UV) rays can cause damage to the skin, but it can also damage the eyes. The cumulative effect of not protecting eyes from the sun can cause unpleasant problems such as cataracts, skin cancers around the eye and pterygium - an abnormal growth which starts in the corner of the eye but can grow over the cornea. Researchers from Penn State are hoping that a new recipe for making glass will further improve the protection offered by UV blocking sunglasses. The team has discovered that adding cerium oxide to phosphate glass could result in sunglasses, windows and solar cells that block UV light more effectively and have increased radiation resistance. <a href="/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/research-could-improve-uv-blocking-in-eyewear/13638/">Read More</a></p> </div> <div class="summary_item"> <h2><a href="/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/synthetic-platelets/13634/">Synthetic platelets halve blood clotting time</a></h2> <p class="info">By <a href="/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/author/darren-quick/">Darren Quick</a></p> <p class="info"><em>21:54 December 20, 2009 PST</em></p> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/synthetic-platelets/13634/"><img src="/web/20100208150334im_/http://www.gizmag.com/pictures/hero/platelets.jpg" title="Natural platelets - seen here clumping from a blood smear - could soon get a helping hand ..." alt="Natural platelets - seen here clumping from a blood smear - could soon get a helping hand ..."></a></center> <p>Blood clotting is a complex cascade of events that works well for normal cuts and scrapes, however, more serious injuries can overwhelm the body’s natural blood-clotting process. With traumatic injury the leading cause of death for people aged 4 to 44, a team of researchers has sought a way to enhance the natural blood-clotting process by creating synthetic platelets that show promise in halting internal and external bleeding. <a href="/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/synthetic-platelets/13634/">Read More</a></p> </div> <div class="summary_item"> <h2><a href="/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/roll-back-malaria-sms-for-life/13617/">Fighting malaria with SMS</a></h2> <p class="info">By <a href="/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/author/suresh -munuswamy/">Suresh Munuswamy</a></p> <p class="info"><em>21:17 December 17, 2009 PST</em></p> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/roll-back-malaria-sms-for-life/13617/"><img src="/web/20100208150334im_/http://www.gizmag.com/pictures/hero/smsforlife.JPG" title="Fighting malaria with SMS" alt="Fighting malaria with SMS"></a></center> <p>In Africa a million people, mostly pregnant women and young children, die every year due to malaria despite the fact that the disease is mostly curable. The problem lies in that life saving drugs are not available when and where it is needed most. "SMS for Life" is a new Short Messaging Service (SMS) based malaria medicine stocking system developed by IBM, Novartis, Vodafone and Roll Back Malaria partnership that aims to solve this problem. It uses a combination of existing mobile phones, existing SMS service and combined it with intuitive websites to track and manage the supply of drugs to ensure stocks do not run out. <a href="/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/roll-back-malaria-sms-for-life/13617/">Read More</a></p> </div> <div class="summary_item"> <h2><a href="/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/robotic-surgery-on-beating-hearts/13616/">Helping robotic surgeons to operate on beating hearts</a></h2> <p class="info">By <a href="/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/author/darren-quick/">Darren Quick</a></p> <p class="info"><em>14:59 December 16, 2009 PST</em></p> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/robotic-surgery-on-beating-hearts/13616/"><img src="/web/20100208150334im_/http://www.gizmag.com/pictures/hero/davinciroboticsurgeon.jpg" title="Assistive robotic surgical systems like the da Vinci System pictured here could soon be op..." alt="Assistive robotic surgical systems like the da Vinci System pictured here could soon be op..."></a></center> <p>Stopping a heart from beating during surgery is a complicated and risky procedure. Robotic technology that predicts the movement of the heart as it beats, thereby enabling surgical tools to move in concert with each beat, could help cut the risks of such surgery by allowing surgeons to operate on a beating heart as if it were stationary. <a href="/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/robotic-surgery-on-beating-hearts/13616/">Read More</a></p> </div> <div class="summary_item"> <h2><a href="/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/millipore-scepter-portable-cell-count/13615/">Millipore Scepter shrinks cell counting technology</a></h2> <p class="info">By <a href="/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/author/suresh -munuswamy/">Suresh Munuswamy</a></p> <p class="info"><em>23:42 December 15, 2009 PST</em></p> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/millipore-scepter-portable-cell-count/13615/"><img src="/web/20100208150334im_/http://www.gizmag.com/pictures/hero/scepterhandcellcounter.jpg" title="Millipore's Scepter automated handheld cell counter" alt="Millipore's Scepter automated handheld cell counter"></a></center> <p>From identifying anemia by counting red blood cells to tracking the growth of cell/ tissue cultures in a laboratory, counting cells is the basis of many life science activities. Designed to replace the process of counting cells manually under a microscope using a hemocytometer or an expensive desk top automatic cell counter, Millipore's Scepter crams cell counting technology found in much larger instruments into a hand-held device the size of an automated pipette. <a href="/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/millipore-scepter-portable-cell-count/13615/">Read More</a></p> </div> <center class="snap_noshots"> <div class="next_prev"><strong> <span>1</span> <a href="/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/health/2/">2</a> <a href="/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/health/3/">3</a> <a href="/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/health/4/">4</a> <a href="/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/health/5/">5</a> <a href="/web/20100208150334/http://www.gizmag.com/health/2/">Next </a> » </strong></div> </center> <div class="dotsontop"> </div> </div> <div id="right_cols"> <div class="island"><script 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