IEEE Spectrum: Biomedical http://spectrum.ieee.org/rss/priv/channel/biomedical/subchannel/diagnostics IEEE Spectrum Biomedical // Diagnostics Recent Content Review: The Edge of Medicine: The Technology That Will Change Our Lives http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumBiomedicalDiagnostics/~3/KQLMy1asT0Y/the-edge-of-medicine null

An explosion of technology is coming to medicine--if we can afford it]]> http://spectrum.ieee.org/biomedical/diagnostics/the-edge-of-medicine http://spectrum.ieee.org/biomedical/diagnostics/the-edge-of-medicine Devices for Diabetics Expand Inward and Outward http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumBiomedicalDiagnostics/~3/PJBceikFNsI/devices-for-diabetics-expand-inward-and-outward ]]> http://spectrum.ieee.org/blog/semiconductors/devices/tech-talk/devices-for-diabetics-expand-inward-and-outward http://spectrum.ieee.org/blog/semiconductors/devices/tech-talk/devices-for-diabetics-expand-inward-and-outward Music-Powered Microfluidics http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumBiomedicalDiagnostics/~3/mtgLedwWSyQ/musicpowered-microfluidics ]]> http://spectrum.ieee.org/biomedical/diagnostics/musicpowered-microfluidics http://spectrum.ieee.org/biomedical/diagnostics/musicpowered-microfluidics A New Approach to Predicting Epileptic Seizures http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumBiomedicalDiagnostics/~3/Rc-hBew19wE/a-new-approach-to-predicting-epileptic-seizures <h4>Plugged in</h4><p>Sonya Hearn’s brain waves could help predict seizures.</p>

Torrents of data produced by implanted microelectrodes could finally yield a prediction system]]> http://spectrum.ieee.org/biomedical/diagnostics/a-new-approach-to-predicting-epileptic-seizures http://spectrum.ieee.org/biomedical/diagnostics/a-new-approach-to-predicting-epileptic-seizures Advance in Nanopore Gene Sequencing http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumBiomedicalDiagnostics/~3/162E91K68uc/advance-in-nanopore-gene-sequencing <h4>Electromagnetic</h4><p>Opposing forces pull DNA through a nanopore so that the genetic sequence can be read as changes in current.</p>

Magnets help in the quest for the $1000 genome]]> http://spectrum.ieee.org/biomedical/diagnostics/advance-in-nanopore-gene-sequencing http://spectrum.ieee.org/biomedical/diagnostics/advance-in-nanopore-gene-sequencing Laser Probes for Brain Experiments http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumBiomedicalDiagnostics/~3/b6AT1lvM5wA/laser-probes-for-brain-experiments null

Laser-activated probes stimulate brain cells better, say scientists]]> http://spectrum.ieee.org/biomedical/devices/laser-probes-for-brain-experiments http://spectrum.ieee.org/biomedical/devices/laser-probes-for-brain-experiments Next-Gen Ultrasound http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumBiomedicalDiagnostics/~3/Nc9kutzkZs4/nextgen-ultrasound <h4>SHARPER IMAGE</h4><p>Micromachined transducer probes for ultrasound scanners should provide prenatal images that are even sharper than those new parents now get to see. The pictures, though, may never be as crisp as the one in this fanciful photo-illustration.</p>

Medical imaging borrows techniques from the microelectronics industry]]> http://spectrum.ieee.org/biomedical/imaging/nextgen-ultrasound http://spectrum.ieee.org/biomedical/imaging/nextgen-ultrasound Dream Jobs 09: Special Report http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumBiomedicalDiagnostics/~3/PVBpvzb7WXQ/dream-jobs-09-special-report null

Building a solar-powered plane, creating stunning effects for Bollywood films, designing search-and-rescue robots--it's not just a job, it's engineering]]> http://spectrum.ieee.org/biomedical/diagnostics/dream-jobs-09-special-report http://spectrum.ieee.org/biomedical/diagnostics/dream-jobs-09-special-report Cheap Microfluidic Device Made From Paper and Tape http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumBiomedicalDiagnostics/~3/aYdSdc4rNkw/cheap-microfluidic-device-made-from-paper-and-tape <h4>THE STICKY-TAPE SOLUTION</h4><p>Harvard scientists built this three-dimensional paper and tape device to detect protein and glucose in urine. Each column represents a different sample. A color change from white to brown indicates the presence of glucose; a change from yellow to blue indicates protein.</p>

Harvard scientists hope to reduce the cost of medical tests]]> http://spectrum.ieee.org/biomedical/devices/cheap-microfluidic-device-made-from-paper-and-tape http://spectrum.ieee.org/biomedical/devices/cheap-microfluidic-device-made-from-paper-and-tape Colon Cancer Screening, The Easy Way http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumBiomedicalDiagnostics/~3/E6Ychokae_s/colon-cancer-screening-the-easy-way <h4>Fantastic Voyage</h4><p>Physicians can erase the colon's contents and perform a virtual fly-through of the organ.</p>

Radiology researchers devise a workaround for a nasty problem]]> http://spectrum.ieee.org/biomedical/diagnostics/colon-cancer-screening-the-easy-way http://spectrum.ieee.org/biomedical/diagnostics/colon-cancer-screening-the-easy-way Brain-wave Test Challenges Vegetative-State Diagnosis http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumBiomedicalDiagnostics/~3/NEvwFFlfI14/brainwave-test-challenges-vegetativestate-diagnosis null

Tests using an EEG have shown unexpected cortical functioning in vegetative patients]]> http://spectrum.ieee.org/biomedical/diagnostics/brainwave-test-challenges-vegetativestate-diagnosis http://spectrum.ieee.org/biomedical/diagnostics/brainwave-test-challenges-vegetativestate-diagnosis A Better Camera Pill http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumBiomedicalDiagnostics/~3/fw4EVzAH6eA/a-better-camera-pill null

A Better Camera Pill]]> http://spectrum.ieee.org/biomedical/devices/a-better-camera-pill http://spectrum.ieee.org/biomedical/devices/a-better-camera-pill Radiation Sensor Fine-Tunes Cancer Treatments http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumBiomedicalDiagnostics/~3/yNTfM_CEw5Q/radiation-sensor-finetunes-cancer-treatments <h4>Keeping Tabs</h4><p>Babak Ziaie's implant monitors radiation doses and wirelessly delivers the data to doctors.</p>

An implantable detector could monitor changes in tumors]]> http://spectrum.ieee.org/biomedical/devices/radiation-sensor-finetunes-cancer-treatments http://spectrum.ieee.org/biomedical/devices/radiation-sensor-finetunes-cancer-treatments Untangling a New Breast Cancer Screening Technology http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumBiomedicalDiagnostics/~3/OPRTaNNLouM/untangling-a-new-breast-cancer-screening-technology <h4>A Hairy Problem</h4><p>An Australian firm plans to launch a competitor to X-ray mammography. The technique finds marks of breast cancer in the X-ray diffraction pattern of a woman’s hair.</p>

An Australian company takes on a controversial technique to screen for breast cancer: X-raying hair]]> http://spectrum.ieee.org/biomedical/diagnostics/untangling-a-new-breast-cancer-screening-technology http://spectrum.ieee.org/biomedical/diagnostics/untangling-a-new-breast-cancer-screening-technology Visualizing Electronic Health Records With "Google-Earth for the Body" http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumBiomedicalDiagnostics/~3/7v6OzZiCgNA/visualizing-electronic-health-records-with-googleearth-for-the-body null

IBM researchers develop 3-D visualization tool for electronic health records]]> http://spectrum.ieee.org/biomedical/diagnostics/visualizing-electronic-health-records-with-googleearth-for-the-body http://spectrum.ieee.org/biomedical/diagnostics/visualizing-electronic-health-records-with-googleearth-for-the-body Semcad X Jungfrau Marks the Spot (the Hot Spot) http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumBiomedicalDiagnostics/~3/n2RDr9LiBBA/semcad-x-jungfrau-marks-the-spot-the-hot-spot <h4>QUITE AN EARFUL</h4><p>Semcad can simulate the radiation pattern around your cellphone—and predict the effect it will have on your brain.</p>

Now you can predict not only how much radio energy will be absorbed by human tissue but how much hotter the tissue will get]]> http://spectrum.ieee.org/biomedical/devices/semcad-x-jungfrau-marks-the-spot-the-hot-spot http://spectrum.ieee.org/biomedical/devices/semcad-x-jungfrau-marks-the-spot-the-hot-spot RFID inside http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumBiomedicalDiagnostics/~3/TX9qRasMqTc/rfid-inside null

The murky ethics of implanted chips]]> http://spectrum.ieee.org/computing/hardware/rfid-inside http://spectrum.ieee.org/computing/hardware/rfid-inside Engineers and Autism http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumBiomedicalDiagnostics/~3/In51cXE9cYM/engineers-and-autism ]]> http://spectrum.ieee.org/biomedical/diagnostics/engineers-and-autism http://spectrum.ieee.org/biomedical/diagnostics/engineers-and-autism Q&A With Bioengineer Tejal Desai http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumBiomedicalDiagnostics/~3/ZnmrrjViAjY/qa-with-bioengineer-tejal-desai null

Q&A With Bioengineer Tejal Desai]]> http://spectrum.ieee.org/biomedical/diagnostics/qa-with-bioengineer-tejal-desai http://spectrum.ieee.org/biomedical/diagnostics/qa-with-bioengineer-tejal-desai Dying for Data http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumBiomedicalDiagnostics/~3/6bLeqPp0DmM/dying-for-data <h4>PATIENT BEWARE</h4><p>Cheryl Conrad [right] makes sure she always keeps a copy of husband Tom’s medical records on hand, after he experienced an excruciating delay in getting treated at a local hospital.</p>

A comprehensive system of electronic medical records promises to save lives and cut health care costs--but how do you build one?]]> http://spectrum.ieee.org/biomedical/diagnostics/dying-for-data http://spectrum.ieee.org/biomedical/diagnostics/dying-for-data