More than 10 years ago researchers found that some MRI scans had an immediate positive effect on the patients? depression. Based on these findings, the Boston-based startup Tal Medical was founded to develop a version of MRI called low field magnetic stimulation to treat severe depression. http://www.mindsofmalady.com/2016/03/tal-medical-develop-innovative-device.html?
A spill of bioactive ink made from ovarian cells led to the creation of paper made from organs and tissues, with various potential medical uses. The discovery happened, as so many discoveries do, by accident. Adam Jakus, then a postdoctoral researcher in materials science at Northwestern University, was working with the biological ?ink? his lab uses to 3D print ovaries. Standing beneath the lab?s fume hood, Jakus knocked over the container, spilling it onto the lab bench. By the time he went to clean it up, it had formed a solid sheet so strong it can be folded into origami.
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/lab-accident-leads-bioactive-tissue-paper-180964511/?
A 7kg fold up drone that flies Uber-like to a caller location in response to an ambulance call, then folds to become a tool box/ first aid kit which includes cameras and a video link to a control centre staffed by a doctor/nurse.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-rEI4bezWc
Ecofibre Industries has developed this cannabis that has very little THC but still works for medicinal purposes. This means growers don't need high security to protect their plants, hence costs are less.
A team at the University of WA led by Robert McLaughlin and David Sampson has developed this device which has won the Australian Innovation Challenge. Small enough to fit in a needle, this device is based on a medical imaging technique using low power infra-red waves to probe tissue. Its aim is to make cancer surgery safer and more effective.
