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Though it is still a prototype, when developed the sleeve could help people shed unwanted pounds and potentially help reverse type 2 diabetes.  <a href="/web/20131009225219/http://www.gizmag.com/metaboshield/28995/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div>   <div class="summary_item " data-article="28810"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20131009225219/http://www.gizmag.com/digital-autopsies-infovalley-chandran/28810/">Digital autopsy: Replacing scalpels with scanners</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20131009225219/http://www.gizmag.com/author/colin-dunjohn/">Colin Dunjohn</a></div> <div class="date">August 27, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20131009225219/http://www.gizmag.com/digital-autopsies-infovalley-chandran/28810/pictures">10 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20131009225219/http://www.gizmag.com/digital-autopsies-infovalley-chandran/28810/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20131009225219im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/digital-autopsies.jpg" title="Plans are underway to provide a digital alternative to traditional autopsy (Photo: Shutter..." alt="Plans are underway to provide a digital alternative to traditional autopsy (Photo: Shutter..."/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> By using raw data from Multi Slice Computerized Tomography (MSCT) and processing it through sophisticated software on high performance computer systems, Malaysian entrepreneur Mathavan (Matt) Chandran hopes to largely negate the need to slice open bodies at autopsy. His digital autopsy software exploits the power of existing 2D and 3D imaging and visualization equipment to observe and investigate the human body using high definition imagery.  <a href="/web/20131009225219/http://www.gizmag.com/digital-autopsies-infovalley-chandran/28810/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="28723"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20131009225219/http://www.gizmag.com/map-pressure-mapping-bedsores/28723/">MAP System continuously monitors patients for bedsores</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20131009225219/http://www.gizmag.com/author/ben-coxworth/">Ben Coxworth</a></div> <div class="date">August 15, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20131009225219/http://www.gizmag.com/map-pressure-mapping-bedsores/28723/pictures">5 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20131009225219/http://www.gizmag.com/map-pressure-mapping-bedsores/28723/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20131009225219im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/mapsystem-9.jpg" title="The MAP System provides a real-time display of the pressure points on a patient's body " alt="The MAP System provides a real-time display of the pressure points on a patient's body "/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> For long-term hospital patients or people who are otherwise bedridden, bedsores can be a major problem. Technically known as decubitus ulcers, they form when one area of the skin is subjected to too much prolonged pressure. In order to keep them from occurring, hospital staff regularly turn patients over in their beds. The MAP System is designed to aid those caregivers, by providing them with real-time imagery of the pressure points on the patient’s body.  <a href="/web/20131009225219/http://www.gizmag.com/map-pressure-mapping-bedsores/28723/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="28648"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20131009225219/http://www.gizmag.com/active-cannula-blood-clots-brain/28648/">Blood clots could be sucked out of the brain by a robotic device</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20131009225219/http://www.gizmag.com/author/ben-coxworth/">Ben Coxworth</a></div> <div class="date">August 9, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20131009225219/http://www.gizmag.com/active-cannula-blood-clots-brain/28648/#comments">2 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20131009225219/http://www.gizmag.com/active-cannula-blood-clots-brain/28648/pictures">3 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20131009225219/http://www.gizmag.com/active-cannula-blood-clots-brain/28648/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20131009225219im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/activecannula.jpg" title="The active cannula goes to work on a simulated blood clot " alt="The active cannula goes to work on a simulated blood clot "/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> Intracerebral hemorrhaging is what occurs when a blood vessel in the brain bursts, and the blood which subsequently leaks out of that vessel forms a clot that places pressure on the surrounding brain tissue. It’s not that uncommon of an occurrence, it’s difficult to treat, and is fatal in about 40 percent of cases. Help may be on the way, however. A team from Nashville’s Vanderbilt University has created a robotic device that is designed to remove those clots, in a safe and minimally-invasive fashion.  <a href="/web/20131009225219/http://www.gizmag.com/active-cannula-blood-clots-brain/28648/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="28637"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20131009225219/http://www.gizmag.com/guidein-tube-robotic-intubation/28637/">Robotic intubation device seeks out patients' airways</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20131009225219/http://www.gizmag.com/author/ben-coxworth/">Ben Coxworth</a></div> <div class="date">August 8, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20131009225219/http://www.gizmag.com/guidein-tube-robotic-intubation/28637/#comments">1 Comment</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20131009225219/http://www.gizmag.com/guidein-tube-robotic-intubation/28637/pictures">2 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20131009225219/http://www.gizmag.com/guidein-tube-robotic-intubation/28637/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20131009225219im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/guideintube.jpg" title="The GuideIN Tube and some of its creators " alt="The GuideIN Tube and some of its creators "/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> When a patient is placed under general anesthesia or otherwise has difficulty breathing on their own, they typically have a plastic endotracheal tube inserted into their mouth and down their trachea. This process maintains a clear air passage to the lungs, and is known as intubation. In order to make it safer and easier, students from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s Biodesign program have created a robotic intubation device, that takes some of the guesswork out of the procedure.  <a href="/web/20131009225219/http://www.gizmag.com/guidein-tube-robotic-intubation/28637/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="28370"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20131009225219/http://www.gizmag.com/iknife-cancer-surgery/28370/">Imperial College develops cancer-sniffing Intelligent Knife</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20131009225219/http://www.gizmag.com/author/david-szondy/">David Szondy</a></div> <div class="date">July 19, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20131009225219/http://www.gizmag.com/iknife-cancer-surgery/28370/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20131009225219im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/iknife.jpg" title="The iKnife has been used in tests in 91 operations, where it showed 100 percent accuracy w..." alt="The iKnife has been used in tests in 91 operations, where it showed 100 percent accuracy w..."/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> Dr. Zoltan Takats of the Imperial College London has developed one very sharp knife – and we're not referring to its keen edge. The Intelligent Knife (iKnife) is equipped with a nose and a brain that can sniff out cancer as it cuts. Using a mass spectrometer to detect chemical profiles associated with tumors, it enables instant identification of cancerous tissue and helps surgeons to make sure that all of a tumor has been removed.  <a href="/web/20131009225219/http://www.gizmag.com/iknife-cancer-surgery/28370/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="27919"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20131009225219/http://www.gizmag.com/human-genes-supreme-court-not-patentable/27919/">Landmark decision? US Supreme Court rules human genes cannot be patented</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20131009225219/http://www.gizmag.com/author/brian-dodson/">Brian Dodson</a></div> <div class="date">June 14, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20131009225219/http://www.gizmag.com/human-genes-supreme-court-not-patentable/27919/#comments">9 Comments</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20131009225219/http://www.gizmag.com/human-genes-supreme-court-not-patentable/27919/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20131009225219im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/human-genes-supreme-court-not-patentable-4.jpg" title="The US Supreme Court has ruled that human genes cannot be patented Image: Shutterstock)" alt="The US Supreme Court has ruled that human genes cannot be patented Image: Shutterstock)"/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> In what is being ballyhooed as a landmark decision likely to set the course of DNA-based diagnostic and therapeutic medicine for the next several decades, the US Supreme Court unanimously decided on June 13 that human genes are not patentable. Rather than objects invented or discovered, human genes are henceforth to be treated as "naturally occurring phenomena," and hence fail the patentability test under 35 USC 101. As is usual in patent cases, however, the ruling contains delicate shades of meaning.  <a href="/web/20131009225219/http://www.gizmag.com/human-genes-supreme-court-not-patentable/27919/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="27711"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20131009225219/http://www.gizmag.com/microbubbles-heart-attack-imaging-treatment/27711/">Microbubbles could image the heart and deliver anti-clotting drugs simultaneously</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20131009225219/http://www.gizmag.com/author/ben-coxworth/">Ben Coxworth</a></div> <div class="date">May 29, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20131009225219/http://www.gizmag.com/microbubbles-heart-attack-imaging-treatment/27711/#comments">4 Comments</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20131009225219/http://www.gizmag.com/microbubbles-heart-attack-imaging-treatment/27711/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20131009225219im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/microbubblesheartattack.jpg" title="A microbubble-enhanced ultrasound image of a beating heart " alt="A microbubble-enhanced ultrasound image of a beating heart "/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> When someone has a heart attack, it’s crucial that they receive treatment as soon as possible. Emergency medical technicians, however, are limited in how detailed of an on-the-spot diagnosis they can make of a patient’s condition. This means that actual treatment often has to wait until they get the patient to a hospital. 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