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Touch-Sensitive, Self-Healing Skin

Stanford University scientists have produced a touch-sensitive, human skin-like material that can heal itself at room temperature. The material is also conductive, which ...

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Technology For Tracking Meds

Need help remembering to take your medications? You’re not alone, according to Dr. Eric Topol, a physician and director of the Scripps Translational Science Institute, wh...

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New Bionic Eye Implant To Restore Sight

Israel-based Nano Retina may soon be restoring eyesight to the blind with its bionic retina, Bio-Retina. The company is working to restore sight lost due to conditions su...

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New Heart Vision Technology

A new visual stethoscope incorporates digital processing technology to enable physicians not only to hear a heart, but also to view its behavior. With the help of an atta...

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Perfecting Dentistry

IBUR BioSystems of Troy, MI, is bringing a new technology to the world of dentistry. The company, which develops technologies for dental and facial reconstruction...

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Manage Your Medical Info

Statistics reveal that 90 percent of doctors use their smartphone to follow up with patients and give pertinent medical advice. Now, a new mobile app — MedXCom Pati...

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Just-In-Time Health Care Consulting

JEMS Technology, based in Lake Orion, MI, is a revolutionary telemedicine solution used predominately in rural areas in the United States and China. JEMS provides patie...

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Itch Relief

Mosquitoes are synonymous with summer, but the itching they cause can now be a thing of the past, thanks to Therapik®, a small, portable hand-held device confirmed by the...

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Medical Main Street Conference Debut

Inno-Vention, Oakland County’s inaugural Medical Main Street Conference, will be held Oct. 4, 2012, at the Royal Park Hotel in Rochester, MI. Medical Main Street brings t...

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Breathing Easier

Rice University bioengineering students in Houston, TX, have developed a device to lift the abdomen of obese patients undergoing surgery, enabling them to breathe more ea...