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EU project develops smart fabric to ease worker pain
Do your muscles ache after clicking your mouse and staring at your computer screen for hours on end? Experts tell us that we must take short breaks throughout the day, but many of us often ignore the advice, at the risk of causing repetitive strain injury (RSI). This is about to change. Thanks to a group of European researchers, a smart fabric that can monitor muscular overload and help thwart ...
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NNI Will Hold Webinar on Advances in Self-Powered Wearable Sensors
The U.S. National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) will hold a webinar on June 24, 2020, on “Advances in self-powered wearable sensors: A biofuel-powered electronic skin.” NNI states that the development and commercialization of self-powered, battery-free sensors with wireless capabilities would represent a significant step toward meeting the requirements for next-generation ...
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Medisculpt by Biotec Italia, the state-of-the-art technology for muscle toning and body sculpting
Are you looking for innovative, painless but above all fast techniques to reshape your silhouette? Then Medisculpt by Biotec Italia is the solution for you. We know…getting a lean, reshaped physique requires a combination of healthy diet with years of exercise. Leading a healthy lifestyle is about feeling good about yourself, reducing your risk of disease (and so much more). However, ...
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Chemical widely used in antibacterial hand soaps may impair muscle function
Triclosan, an antibacterial chemical widely used in hand soaps and other personal-care products, hinders muscle contractions at a cellular level, slows swimming in fish and reduces muscular strength in mice, according to researchers at the University of California, Davis, and the University of Colorado. The findings appear online in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the ...
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Adagio Medical Announces Successful First-In-Human Cases of Pulsed Field Cryoablation for Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation
Adagio Medical, Inc., a leading innovator in catheter ablation technologies for atrial fibrillation (AF) and ventricular tachycardia (VT), today announced first-in-human cases of pulsed field cryoablation (PFCA) for the treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF). The cases were performed at Medicover Hospital, Warsaw, Poland by Dr. Pawel Derejko, Head of the Department of Cardiology at Medicover and ...
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Adagio Medical Reports 85% Freedom from AF at 12 Months After a Single Ablation Procedure in Patients with Persistent Atrial Fibrillation and Presents Recent Developments of Pulsed Field Cryoablation Technology
Adagio Medical, Inc., a leading innovator in catheter ablation technologies for atrial fibrillation (AF) and ventricular tachycardia (VT), announced the results of its CryoCure-2 ultra-low temperature cryoablation (ULTC) prospective multi-center study in patients with AF at the 2021 Heart Rhythm Society Annual Meeting. The late-breaking clinical trials presentation was delivered by Dr. Tom De ...
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Just the (Fascia) Facts: Why Myofascial Release is so Beneficial
Fascia is the head-to-toe connective tissue that runs throughout the entire body. The fascia encompasses all the body’s internal structures, connecting everything together, even penetrating the muscles, organs and fatty tissues, and connecting bones to muscles and organs to each other. It looks like an extremely large spider web, with each thread connecting to another, which connects to ...
By DSmedi, Inc.
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HORIBA announces the acquisition of the global assets of Photon Technology International, expanding its reach in the biomedical field.
HORIBA announces the acquisition of the global assets of Photon Technology International, Inc. and its affiliate companies (Photon Technology International or PTI). HORIBA Instruments Inc. (based in the U.S.) and other HORIBA Scientific group companies have acquired PTI’s worldwide business assets with the aim of increasing market share in fluorescence spectroscopy by taking advantage of ...
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Flywheel training improves running economy
When you improve running economy, you need less energy for the same running speed. It’s one of the most important factors in running performance, yet it is often overlooked. This article is about a very effective and time efficient way to improve running economy: Flywheel Training. ...
By Kynett BV
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Volta Medical’s VX1 AI software for use in atrial fibrillation mapping now FDA cleared
Volta Medical, a pioneering French-based HealthTech startup is pleased to announce that it has obtained FDA clearance for its revolutionary VX1 AI (artificial intelligence) software. This is the first FDA clearance for an AI based tool in interventional cardiac electrophysiology. VX1 is a machine and deep learning-based algorithm designed to assist operators in the real-time manual annotation of ...
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Soap antimicrobial may damage liver and raise cancer risk, mouse study shows
Long-term exposure to triclosan, an antimicrobial agent commonly found in a broad array of soaps, shampoos, toothpastes and other consumer products, may have potentially serious health consequences, reports a research team including a UC Davis scientist. Data from a new study shows that triclosan causes liver fibrosis and cancer in laboratory mice through molecular mechanisms that are also ...
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Lupin Signs Distribution Agreement with Medis for Orphan Drug NaMuscla
Global pharma major, Lupin Limited (Lupin) announced today that it hasentered into a distribution agreement with Medis for Lupin’sorphan drug NaMuscla® (mexiletine). Medis will commercialize NaMuscla® for the symptomatic treatment of myotonia in adults with non-dystrophic myotonic (NDM) disorders in Central and Eastern European countries.NaMuscla® is the first and only licensed ...
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Woolsey Pharmaceuticals Emerges from Stealth Mode to Announce Patients Enrolled in Two New CNS Studies
NEW YORK, February 18, 2021 — Woolsey Pharmaceuticals, a clinical-stage company developing treatments for neurodegenerative diseases, today announced dosing of the first patient with BRAVYL in its FOUND (Fasudil fOr Uncontrolled waNDering) study for Alzheimer’s and Vascular Dementia patients who have wandering behaviors of elopement and/or getting lost. The Company also announced the ...
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Liberate Medical Reports Positive Pilot Trial Results of VentFree Respiratory Muscle Stimulator
Applying non-invasive electrical stimulation to the expiratory abdominal muscles may reduce abdominal muscle atrophy and markedly reduce the number of days adult patients require mechanical ventilation – a potentially important finding for weaning ventilated patients, including seriously ill COVID-19 patients, and improving patient outcomes. Liberate Medical today announced the results of ...
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eXciteOSA® Daytime Sleep Apnea Therapy Device Surpasses 50,000 Patient Session Milestone
Signifier Medical Technologies Ltd, an innovator in the sleep-disordered breathing market, announced today that it has hit the 50,000 therapy session milestone with its innovative eXciteOSA® sleep device. Following FDA authorization and clearance for marketing in February 2021, eXciteOSA has been quickly adopted by physicians and patients alike. The first of its kind, eXciteOSA is a daytime ...
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FDA Approves Breath Test To Aid In Diagnosis Of Delayed Gastric Emptying
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the Gastric Emptying Breath Test (GEBT), a new non-invasive test to aid in the diagnosis of delayed gastric emptying, known as gastroparesis. Current tests used to diagnose gastroparesis typically involve the use of a small amount of radioactive material or imaging equipment, so testing must be conducted in specialized outpatient centers. ...
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VentFree Respiratory Muscle Stimulator receives FDA Emergency Use Authorization for Use During COVID-19 Pandemic
Liberate Medical today announced that it has received Federal Drug Administration (FDA) Emergency Use Authorization for its VentFree™ Respiratory Muscle Stimulator, intended to be used to reduce disuse atrophy of the abdominal wall muscles, which may reduce the number of days adult patients require mechanical ventilation, including those patients with COVID-19. Reducing the time patients ...
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