Andrew Technologies has obtained 510 (k) clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Autologous Fat Transfer device. The liposuction device, which is based on Tissue Liquefaction Technology, reinjects the adipose ...
Ties are more than just part of the dress code. In the traditional business world they represent success, performance and principles. On a hot day, however, quite a few business men will curse this uncomfortable etiquette. Just getting the ...
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Take a walk through a human brain? Fly over the surface of Mars? Computer scientists at the University of Illinois at Chicago are pushing science fiction closer to reality with a wraparound virtual world where a researcher wearing 3-D ...
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Covidien has announced two-year clinical study results of its Solitaire FR revascularization device, designed for treating acute ischemic stroke. The FDA-approved and CE-marked mechanical thrombectomy device uses overlapping stent ...
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W. L. Gore & Associates has announced European launch of improved GORE DrySeal Sheath with hydrophilic coating which allows for easier insertion and removal from blood vessels while performing endovascular repair procedures. The CE-marked ...
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Pound for pound, spider silk is one of the strongest materials known: Research by MIT’s Markus Buehler has helped explain that this strength arises from silk’s unusual hierarchical arrangement of protein building blocks. Now ...
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1. What's "guanxi"? Guanxi is regarded as the central idea in Chinese society with long historical and cultural roots. It is understood and utilized by virtually every Chinese person in greater or lesser measure. Understanding how the ...
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Jessica Lloyd-Jones, a visiting artist at Urban Glass, New York, collaborated with renowned glass artists and neon specialists to produce these sculptures. Fueled by her interest in biological electricity she created 4 unique pieces.These ...
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Harvard University researchers have developed a squishy robot that can disguise itself or change its color to stand out from its background. Those features, scientists say, could help surgeons plan complicated operations or aid search and ...
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With a history of 2000 to 3000 years, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has formed a unique system to diagnose and cure illness. The TCM approach is fundamentally di‑ erent from that of Western medicine. In TCM, the ...
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Teleflex has completed the acquisition of Hotspur Technologies, a developer of catheter-based technologies, for an up-front payment of $15m. The acquisition will add a new technology to Teleflex's product portfolio, which is designed ...
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ProTron Technologies has developed a new diagnostic apparatus, Stethotron cerebral stethoscope, for detecting cerebro-vasacular diseases such as aneurysms or atherosclerotic plaque. Stethotron cerebral stethoscope inventor Leon Dondysh ...
Boston Scientific has launched Victory guidewire, designed to provide access to cross and treat resistant lesions in the US and Europe. The company said resistant lesions are characterized by blockage or narrowing of blood vessels in the ...
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Stryker Neurovascular has obtained the US Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) approval for its new clot removal technology, Trevo Pro Retriever. By utilizing proprietary Stentriever technology, the Trevo Pro Retriever removes blood clots ...
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Dilaforette has received SEK2.85m ($425m) to develop sevuparin, a new treatment for severe malaria from Vinnova, a Swedish Governmental Agency. Sevuparin is an adjunctive therapy to anti-parasite medicines to prevent the infected red ...
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