
HEALTH & MEDICINE
Health & medicine
Deciphering the origins of the spinal column thanks to 3D technology
EMBL Barcelona scientists have recapitulated for the first time in the laboratory how the cellular structures that give rise to our spinal column form sequentially ( Read more... )

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A platform to produce personalized drug treatments
CurifyLabs and Natural Machines partner to produce personalized medications on-site at pharmacies and hospitals. The offer includes a 3D printer compatible with the pharmaceutical industry ( Read more... )

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World's first 3D human spinal cord tissue transplant designed
The breakthrough, which has been made at Tel Aviv University (TAU), offers new hope for helping people with paralysis to walk again. ( Read more... )

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VeinViewer Vision2: The infrared vein detector that creates a digital image on the skin
Undoubtedly a less invasive technique than the conventional one whose main advantage is the customization that helps the doctor to choose which mode provides the best image of the vascularization of his patient. ( Read more... )

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3D Printing Takes on Brain Cancer
Major development by a research team at Tel Aviv University, Israel, enables new and improved treatments for deadly glioblastoma ( Read more... )

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Bioprinted mini pancreas will help in the fight against diabetes
EPFL spin-off Readily3D has developed a novel system that can print biological tissue in just 30 seconds. The firm’s technology is being used in a large-scale European project to develop a living model of the pancreas for testing new drugs. ( Read more... )

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New discovery allows 3D printing of sensors directly on expanding organs
A new technique developed by University of Minnesota researchers allows 3D printing of hydrogel-based sensors directly on organs, like the lungs, that change shape or distort due to expanding and contracting. Credit: McAlpine Research Group, University of Minnesota ( Read more... )

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3D facial photos can detect sleep apnea
Facial features analyzed from 3D photographs could predict the likelihood of having obstructive sleep apnea, according to a study published in the April issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. ( Read more... )

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A team of researchers create the smallest camera in the world with 3D microprinting
The device is prepared to study heart disease and is the thickness of a human hair. It is so small that researchers have been able to scan into the blood vessels of the mice ( Read more... )

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Applications welcome from startups and SMEs with innovative solutions to tackle Coronavirus outbreak
The European Commission is calling for startups and SMEs with technologies and innovations that could help in treating, testing, monitoring or other aspects of the Coronavirus outbreak to apply urgently to the next round of funding from the European Innovation Council.
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