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• Pharmacology
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  Pharmacists Use Spectroscopy to Avoid Administering Wrong Medication

  A new optical device helps reduce medication errors by recognizing medications in 30 seconds, through their unique fluorescence fingerprints. Administering the right drugs can save lives, especially ... > more
• Stroke Prevention
  Stroke
  Heart Disease
  Brain Injury
  Brain Tumor
  Birth Defects
   
  

  Interventional Neuroradiologists Treat Brain Strokes with New Kind of Stent

  A new "wingspan" stent helps restore blood flow for patients with intracranial atherosclerotic disease, or ICAD. Surgeons insert the stent up the leg arteries, guide it to the brain, then let its ... > more
• Sports Medicine
  Back and Neck Pain
  Materials Science
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  Civil Engineering
  Accident and Trauma
   
  

  Orthotics and Prosthetics Experts Use New Materials to Let Injured Athletes Play

  Athletes can play even with fractured bones, thanks to new light-weight braces. The braces are made from a combination of plastic and carbon that is heated to become soft and then molded into ... > more
• Lung Disease
  Lung Cancer
  Cystic Fibrosis
  Asthma
  Today's Healthcare
  Wounds and Healing
   
  

  Thoracic Surgeons Help Healthy Lung Tissue Expand in Emphysema Patients

  By implanting a valve through the bronchia, surgeons can now prevent air from getting trapped in emphysema-stricken lungs. The valve deflates the diseased parts of the lung, making space for healthy ... > more
• Disability
  Today's Healthcare
  Wounds and Healing
  Nervous System
  Bone and Spine
  Brain Injury
   
  

  Neurologists Combine Electric Stimuli with Excercise to Reverse Paralysis

  Paraplegic patients who still have some active nerve endings in their legs can find major improvements with a new therapy. During rehabilitation on a bicycle, special pads send electrical pulses that ... > more
• Hearing Impairment
  Hearing Loss
  Disability
  Language Acquisition
  Perception
  Communications
   
  

  Electrical Engineers Develop Glove That Translates Sign Language

  A new high-tech glove enables the translation of sign language into written text, facilitating communication for the hearing or speech impaired. The glove senses movements of the hand and fingers, ... > more
• Immune System
  Leukemia
  Lymphoma
  Osteoporosis
  Diseases and Conditions
  Breast Cancer
   
  

  Hematologists Boost Immune Response in Bone-Marrow Transplant Patients

  To lessen the impact of chemotherapy on bone marrow cancer patients, hematologists are recruiting the patients' own immune systems to help. White blood cells are extracted before a bone marrow ... > more
• Mobile Computing
  Today's Healthcare
  Medical Imaging
  Diseases and Conditions
  Hacking
  Encryption
   
  

  Computer Scientists Turn Cell Phones into Health Care Resource

  New software technology allows cell phone and PDA users to download their medical records, making them quickly accessible in case of emergency. The new software, to be available in a year, can even ... > more
• Asthma
  Allergy
  Staying Healthy
  Bacteria
  Diseases and Conditions
  Air Pollution
   
  

  Environmental Toxicologists Link Household Bacteria to Asthma

  Scientists have found that chemicals called endotoxins can inflame airways and trigger asthma. Endotoxins are shed by bacteria in household dust. Experts say better home hygiene, washing bed linens ... > more
• Bacteria
  Microbiology
  Infectious Diseases
  Wounds and Healing
  Extreme Survival
  Today's Healthcare
   
  

  Biochemists Create Microbicidal Coating to Fight Hospital Infections

  New bandages with microbicidal coating kill the most harmful bacteria on contact. The coating is washable and can also be used on hospital gowns and bed sheets, which will help reduce the risk of ... > more

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