Kris Boesen was treated with 10 million stem cells to help address his paralysis from the neck down and has regained the use of his hands and arms so he can now feed himself and lift weights. https://blog.cirm.ca.gov/tag/kris-boesen/
Worried about a strange mole on your body? Imagine being able to receive a diagnosis through your smartphone so you can decide whether to visit your doctor before your next scheduled visit. That?s the broad idea behind a recent project created by computer scientists at Stanford University, which applied the extraordinary machine vision powers of cutting-edge deep learning neural networks to the world of dermatology. www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/deep-learning-algorithm-cancer/#ixzz4X0xkOJ
A lack of suitable donors for transplants, particularly as cars get safer and first-aid becomes more effective, means the supply of such organs is limited.
One promising approach is to print them. As yet, such ?bioprinting? remains largely experimental. But bioprinted tissue is already being sold for drug testing, and the first transplantable tissues are expected to be ready for use in a few years? time.
http://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21715638-how-build-organs-scratch?
Implanted medical devices like stents, catheters, and titanium rods are essential, however sometimes the body rejects them or they cause dangerous blood clots. Engineers and scientists from Colorado State University have developed a superhemophobic surface treatment for titanium that repels liquids including blood, plasma, and water. The result is a surface that completely repels any liquid with which it would come in contact and the body doesn't even recognize that it's there. https://futurism.com/weve-created-a-life-saving-blood-repellant-super-material/
VeinViewer is a vein finder device that uses direct projection vein illumination to identify the vein patterns on a patient?s skin, making getting a blood sample and intravenous therapy easier. It's non-invasive and the image is projected right where the veins are, helping hospital staff find the vein faster and eliminating multiple sticks- particularly useful in treating children. www.christiemed.com
