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Astronomers discover a type of cosmic explosion
An international team of astronomers, including a University of Southampton expert, has discovered a type of explosion in a distant galaxy. The explosion, called PS1-10adi, seems to prefer active galaxies that house supermassive black holes consuming the gas and material around them.
Brain implant found to improve memory recall
A team of researchers with the University of Southern California and the Wake Forest School of Medicine has conducted experiments involving implanting electrodes into the brains of human volunteers to see if doing so might improve memory recall. The group gave a presentation at this year's Society for Neuroscience meeting recently outlining the study and what they found.
One step closer to the artificial heart
An artificial heart would be an absolute lifesaver for people with cardiac failure. However, to recreate the complex organ in the laboratory, one would first need to work out how to grow multi-layered, living tissues. Researchers at Empa have now come one step closer to this goal: by means of a spraying process, they have created functioning muscle fibres.
A house isn't a home without a robot dog
Despite being sold off by Alphabet, Boston Dynamics will continue with its development of quadrupedal robots. A preview of its upgraded SpotMini robot has been released, showing a robust chassis and sensor housing with a black and yellow colour scheme. In the video, the SpotMini's agile movement is visible, with its angular legs letting the robot jump around and perform a fast turn around a wall.
Breast tumour localisation system receives FDA Approval
Cianna Medical, Inc. has received FDA clearance of the SAVI SCOUT reflector for long term implant. The SAVI SCOUT reflector is an integral part of the SCOUT system for wire-free breast tumour localisation. This technology is the first and only non-radioactive implant used in wire-free localisation that can be implanted with no restrictions on the length of time the reflector can remain in the breast.
Multi-Purpose inhaler produces different size medication droplets
Pneuma Respiratory has developed the first fully digital, soft mist inhaler. Early clinical studies have shown that the platform can effectively deliver a number of different types of medicines to the lungs. Pneuma's integrated device uses electronic breath actuation and a soft mist ejector. As a patient inhales, the ejector senses the breath and activates automatically. This allows the medication droplets to ride into the lungs on the patie...
Care management platform enhances home healthcare
As our population is ageing there is a growing need for health checks and medicines management in a domestic setting. The PASSsystem from EveryLIFE Technologies is helping to increase the quality of that care and ensure service compliance.
Research links heading a football to CTE
A documentary aired on the BBC last night (12th November), has explored the link between heading a football and the onset of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a type of dementia associated with repeated blows to the head and recurrent episodes of concussion.
Polymer nanoagents can track tiny areas of diseased tissues
Polymer nanoagents that can 'light up' tiny areas of diseased tissues that conventional methods fail to detect, have been created by a research team led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. The nanoagents, known as 'semiconductor polymer nanoparticles' (SPNs), can store light energy from sources such as sunlight, near-infrared light or even light from mobile phones, and then emit long-lasting 'afterglow light'.
Neuroform Atlas stent system receives FDA HDE approval
Stryker has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Neuroform Atlas Stent System for marketing under a humanitarian device exemption (HDE). The device is to be utilised in conjunction with neurovascular embolic coils for the treatment of wide neck, intracranial, saccular aneurysms and allows the company to begin U.S. commercialisation efforts immediately.