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Calcium-based MRI sensor enables more sensitive brain imaging
Posted in Hardware on 2nd May, 2018
by Alex Muller
The system detects direct signals of neural activity; could reveal patterns underlying behaviour.
Augmented-reality system lets doctors see medical images projected on patients skin
Posted in Medicine on 27th Apr, 2018
by Alex Muller
The system, called ProjectDR, shows clinicians 3D medical images such as CT scans and MRI data, projected directly on a patients skin.
New immunotherapy treatment for lung cancer dramatically improves survival, researchers report
Posted in Medicine on 27th Apr, 2018
by Alex Muller
Treatment cut in half the risk of dying or having the cancer worsen, compared to chemo alone, after nearly one year.
The foods that might help with dementia
Posted in Medicine on 23rd Apr, 2018
by Alex Muller
How realistic is it that dementia can be tackled through diet?
FDA approves first contact lens that gets darker in sunlight
Posted in Medicine on 22nd Apr, 2018
by Alex Muller
'This contact lens is the first of its kind to incorporate the same technology that is used in eyeglasses that automatically darken in the sun'