Medical Science

The discovery of insulin by Canadians, Fredrick Banting and Charles Best of the University of Toronto in 1921-1922 was a phenomenal break through in the treatment of diabetes throughout the world. This is one of the twentieth century’s most remarkable…
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Echocardiography is ultrasound imaging of the heart. It is essential in the diagnosis and evaluation of many cardiac disorders. How does it work?Echocardiography uses a transducer that emits high-frequency (ultrasonic) waves. These waves travel through body tissue and are reflected…
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Private and military medical technology have overlapped throughout history.  Military treatment of battle injuries and trauma have influenced private medical treatment of gunshot wounds and major trauma.  But the interaction has been a two-way street.  Advances in private medical technology…
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The evolutionary step from analog to digital signal processing has revolutionized the medical imaging industry. The development of the cosine, fourier, laplace, and wavelet transforms along with digital FIR and IIR filters have made the digital realm king. The software…
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Imagine a 6-foot tall robot in the operating room with three arms and a computerized bedside console the size of an X-Box. Is it bizarre science or a patient’s best friend? Whichever one it is, its time has arrived.Medical robots…
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The brain has different complex functions that affect several parts of the body. A condition like a traumatic brain injury can severely impair important functions of the body. A traumatic brain injury occurs when the brain crashes against another object. It…
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A brilliant research team has just successfully created the world’s first prosthetic that obeys the commands given to it from the user’s mind. Northwestern University scientists in Evanston, Illinois are researching how different patterns of brain activity interact with the…
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Mobetron’ a mobile Intraoperative electron-beam radiation therapy proven successful to cure many types of cancers especially significantly reported as a treatment after a lumpectomy. In the United States breast cancer of among women is the second leading cause of death…
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Debridement is a surgical procedure whereby dead tissue is removed from a wound in order to promote healing while making infection less likely to occur. There are several different ways debridement can be done, from using live maggots to eat…
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A new discovery has led medical researchers to conclude that stem cells often help spread tumors. The UK Guardian reports that Dr. Clive Stanway, chief officer of Cancer Research Technology, asserts that “Stem cells are responsible for renewing tissue in…
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