Category: Health Informatics

  • How an App That Tracks Circulation, Metabolism Helps Your Body

    How an App That Tracks Circulation, Metabolism Helps Your Body Vignesh Ramachandran, mashable.com As a kid, Ryan Archdeacon asked his parents for a microscope so he could analyze sewer samples and bits of dental plaque. Now Archdeacon is building a lifestyle app he hopes will help people better connect with their bodies.The One Aura app…

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  • 3d printing is a matter of life and death

    3D Printing Is a Matter of Life and Death Matt Petronzio, mashable.com When Kaiba Gionfriddo was born prematurely on Oct. 28, 2011, everything seemed relatively normal. At 35 weeks, his doctors’ main concern was lung development, but Kaiba was breathing just fine. Doctors deemed him healthy enough to send him… http://flip.it/Q7Lvi

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  • Promising antibacterial coating from green tea

    Promising antibacterial coating created from green tea and salt Colin Dunjohn, gizmag.com Researchers at Northwestern University have discovered new ways of utilizing the properties of naturally occurring polyphenols found in green tea, red wine and dark chocolate. Dissolving polyphenol powders in water with a small amount of salt… http://flip.it/fSP00 Related articles A new role for…

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  • The anthropology of pooping

    Have You Ever Considered That You’re Pooping Wrong? BY JENNIFER MILLER, fastcocreate.com The horribly named Squatty Potty is designed to bring you back to a more natural pooping stance. It turns out that West­ern civ­i­liza­tion has been poop­ing wrong for gen­er­a­tions. Accord­ing to sci­en­tists at the Stan­ford Uni­ver­si­ty Pel… http://flip.it/mLVyL Related articles Ode to the…

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  • Google Glass: Surgery Tool Of The Future?

    Google Glass: Surgery Tool Of The Future? By Shaunacy Ferro, popsci.com A surgeon transmitted the first Google Glass video of a live surgery to colleagues and med students across town. We’ve been wait­ing for a while to fig­ure out what prac­ti­cal uses will come out of Google Glass, besides, of course, mak­ing dude… http://flip.it/pwI4B

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  • Fukushima radiation set to hit the U.S. by 2014

    Fukushima radiation set to hit the U.S. by 2014 By Lindsay Abrams, salon.com Fortunately, it should be harmless Unless you were one of the 160,000 thou­sand peo­ple in the near vicin­i­ty of the Fukushi­ma dis­as­ter who evac­u­at­ed their homes in 2011, the ongo­ing nuclear cri­sis on Japan’s shore can seem awful­ly far… http://flip.it/pEFyG Related articles…

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  • Extreme Reality turns skeletons into biometric signatures

    Extreme Reality turns skeletons into biometric signatures | Cutting Edge – CNET News. Related articles This Is Your Brain On Drugs. (futurelawyer.typepad.com) Biometric home button scanner spotted in latest iOS … – CNET (newestgadgetsinfo.com)

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  • What Death Looks Like: A Fast-Spreading Glowing Blue Wave

    What Death Looks Like: A Fast-Spreading Glowing Blue Wave. Related articles What Death Looks Like: A Fast-Spreading Wave (gizmodo.com.au) Wave of blue fluorescence reveals pathway of death in worms (sciencedaily.com) Death Spreads From Cell To Cell In A Wave: How New Findings Show Old-Age Deaths Happen From Multiple Processes Breaking Down (medicaldaily.com) This glowing blue…

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  • 3D printing is as bad for your lungs as using a stove

    3D printing is as bad for your lungs as using a stove — Tech News and Analysis. Related articles Mediabistro Adds Medical and Engineering Sessions to Inside 3D Printing Asia-Pacific Conference & Expo, October 2013 in Singapore (sys-con.com) Two brothers set the tone for next industrial revolution: 3D printing (siliconrepublic.com) 3D Printed Skateboard: Print to…

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  • Uncanny Portraits Visualize The Power of Genetics

    1: Brothers: Christophe, 30 & Ulric, 29 | Uncanny Portraits Visualize The Power of Genetics | Co.Design: business + innovation + design. Related articles Uncanny Portraits Visualize The Power of Genetics (fastcodesign.com) Genetic portraits (cracktwo.com) These Amazing Portraits Prove That We Look Just Like Our Moms (jezebel.com)

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  • ‘Star Trek’ tricorder becomes the real McCoy

    ‘Star Trek’ tricorder becomes the real McCoy | Cutting Edge – CNET News. Related articles ‘Star Trek’ tricorder becomes the real McCoy (news.cnet.com) Cancer Diagnosed With Tool Similar to ‘Star Trek’ Tricorder (theepochtimes.com)

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