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Microbubbles open the blood-brain barrier to administer drugs without harming other areas

Posted in Medicine on 7th Dec, 2016
by Alex Muller

The goal is to treat neurodegenerative diseases without collateral damage.

New Portable Anti-Hypothermia Device Can Warm 5 Liters of Blood on a Single Charge

Posted in Hardware on 4th Dec, 2016
by Alex Muller

Such a device could put a serious dent in the thousands of annual death caused by insufficiently heated blood.

Smart skin patch releases blood thinners in closed-loop control system

Posted in Medicine on 30th Nov, 2016
by Alex Muller

Prevents both thrombosis and spontaneous hemorrhaging; no need for patients to test blood on a regular basis.

Blood from young people have proteins that rejuvenate old organisms

Posted in Medicine on 16th Nov, 2016
by Alex Muller

Blood plasma from young people has been found to rejuvenate old mice, improving their memory, cognition, and physical activity.

Vanderbilt University's Artificial Kidney

Posted in Medicine on 13th Nov, 2016
by Alex Muller

Vanderbilt University Medical Center Professor of Medicine Dr. William H. Fissell IV, is making major progress on a first-of-its kind device to free kidney patients from dialysis.