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From the Lab, a New Weapon Against Cholesterol

The particles that ferry cholesterol through the bloodstream are popularly known as “bad” or “good”: bad if they deposit cholesterol on vessel walls, potentially clogging them; good if they carry the cholesterol on to the liver for excretion. Now ...

From ANNE EISENBERG, Boston Globe,  22 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Andre Nel,  University of California, Los Angeles,  Northwestern University,  Washington University in St. Louis

Novelties: Far From a Lab? Turn a Cellphone Into a Microscope

MICROSCOPES are invaluable tools to identify blood and other cells when screening for diseases like anemia, tuberculosis and malaria. But they are also bulky and expensive. An engineer at U.C.L.A. has adapted cellphones to do the work of microscopes ...

From ANNE EISENBERG, The New York Times,  7 Nov 2009

Related Topics: University of California, Los Angeles,  University of California,  Duke University,  David Geffen

Plugging Into the Eye, With a New Design

WHEN disease destroys vital parts of the eye, causing degrees of blindness, scientists can sometimes replace damaged tissue with electronic implants that help patients see lines and basic shapes. But as with any electrical connection, these implants ...

From ANNE EISENBERG, Boston Globe,  25 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Massachusetts Institute of Technology,  Cornell University,  Harvard Medical School,  Food and Drug Administration

Novelties: Plugging Into the Eye, With a New Design

WHEN disease destroys vital parts of the eye, causing degrees of blindness, scientists can sometimes replace damaged tissue with electronic implants that help patients see lines and basic shapes. A model of an eye with a newly designed implant from a ...

From ANNE EISENBERG, The New York Times,  24 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Massachusetts Institute of Technology,  Cornell University,  Food and Drug Administration,  Harvard Medical School

Novelties: A New Way to Inhale, Not Inject, Insulin

PEOPLE with diabetes often inject themselves with insulin at mealtime to help control their blood sugar levels. But a new, palm-size device may let them discretely inhale a dose of insulin instead of using a needle. An insulin inhaler from the MannKind ...

From ANNE EISENBERG, The New York Times,  10 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Pfizer Inc.,  Harvard Medical School,  Massachusetts General Hospital

Novelties: Solar Power, Without All Those Panels

THE main way for homes to harness solar power today is through bulky panels added to the rooftop or mounted on the ground. But companies are now offering alternatives to these fixed installations, in the less conspicuous form of shingles, tiles and ...

From ANNE EISENBERG, The New York Times,  26 Sep 2009

Related Topics: Gartner, Inc.,  Bill Thomas

Novelties: Beyond the Biopsy: A Tiny Monitor for Cancer

DOCTORS doing a needle biopsy to analyze tissue for cancer may one day add a second step to the procedure: depositing a tiny device at the site to report on growth of a tumor and even the effects of chemotherapy. Researchers at the Massachusetts ...

From ANNE EISENBERG, The New York Times,  29 Aug 2009

Related Topics: Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Novelties: Mimicking Human Cartilage to Repair a Knee

ONE way for surgeons to repair injured knees is to take cartilage and bone from another part of the knee and transplant it in the damaged area. Now companies are developing potentially simpler knee patches: small, off-the-shelf plugs engineered to ...

From ANNE EISENBERG, The New York Times,  15 Aug 2009

Related Topics: Smith & Nephew,  Harvard Medical School

Novelties: A Smart Shower May Even Know Your Song

IN these digital times, even the venerable bathroom faucet is getting an update. Companies like Moen and Hansgrohe are now replacing faucet handles in tubs and showers with touch screens and other electronic controls that are smart enough to store all ...

From ANNE EISENBERG, The New York Times,  1 Aug 2009

Novelties: Better Vision, With a Telescope Inside the Eye

A TINY glass telescope, the size of a pea, has been successfully implanted in the eyes of people with severely damaged retinas, helping them to read, watch television and better see familiar faces. The new device is for people with an irreversible, ...

From ANNE EISENBERG, The New York Times,  18 Jul 2009

Related Topics: Food and Drug Administration

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