New Handheld Imaging Tool, A 3-D Medical Scanner For Primary Care Diagnosis

In the operating room, surgeons can see inside the human body in real time using advanced imaging techniques, but primary care physicians, the people who are on the front lines of diagnosing illnesses, haven't commonly had access to the same technology - until now...
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Discovery That Spider Glue Is Tailored With Two Functions Will Likely Lead To Medical Applications

While the common house spider may be creepy, it also has been inspiring researchers to find new and better ways to develop adhesives for human applications such as wound healing and industrial-strength tape. Think about an adhesive suture strong enough to heal a fractured shoulder and that same adhesive designed with a light tackiness ideal for "ouch-free" bandages. University of Akron polymer scientists and biologists have discovered that this house spider - in order to more efficiently capture different types of prey - performs an uncommon feat...
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