Medical Engineering

The development of medical equipment, products and technical procedures is characterized by high research and development costs in a variety of fields related to the study of human medicine.

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Researchers use novel three-dimensional imaging technique

They found that three areas within the hippocampus of Alzheimer's patients show more atrophy compared with those in patients having amnestic mild cognitive…

Statins protect smokers from lung damage

Statins, the widely used class of drugs for cholesterol management, are now showing promising results in slowing smoking-induced lung damage. In a new study…

Three-dimensional, miniature endoscope opens new diagnostic possibilities

Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers have developed a new type of miniature endoscope that produces three-dimensional, high-definition images,…

Real Time Vascular Fluorescence a Big Advance in Intra-Operative Vascular Neurosurgery

Leica Microsystems has received an FDA 510(k) approval for the Leica FL800, an intra-operative video angiography device for the viewing of blood flow in the…

Research could lead to dramatic improvement in scanning for serious diseases

During the four-year project a team of scientists, engineers and mathematicians at the University of Bath will undertake a fundamental revision of electron…

Microscopic brain damage detected in early Alzheimer's disease

“With increasing longevity among the population, the incidence of AD is expected to rise rapidly, creating a great burden not only for patients and their…

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