http://www.brighthub.com/science/medical.aspxenhttp://www.brighthub.com/science/medical/articles/10893.aspxMon, 02 Feb 2009 19:29:56 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:10893DaniellaNicoleWhat are bionics? Now science fact rather than science fiction, bionics technology changes lives. What is Bionics? Bionics is the blend of nature, technology, and engineering. How the term was created is disputed; some believing it comes from the Greek word ‘bion’ and the suffix ‘ic’ to mean ‘like life’. Others believe it stems from the com...http://www.brighthub.com/science/medical/articles/20845.aspxWed, 24 Dec 2008 15:05:18 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:20845ginkgo100Major abdominal surgery has always left significant cosmetic scarring and an extended recovery time. Now Single Port Access laparoscopic surgery allows these major operations to be conducted with much less pain and recovery time — and virtually no scar. The development of laparoscopic surgery was a landmark advance. In laparoscopic surgery, s...http://www.brighthub.com/science/medical/articles/13619.aspxMon, 03 Nov 2008 15:57:01 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:13619mslateNew improvements in kidney stone surgery make the procedure more effective. Recent advancements within the last 10 years have led to improvements in the procedures for removing kidney stones from the body. One of those advances has been the development of laser lithotripsy. This treatment breaks down kidney stones without making any incisions. This...http://www.brighthub.com/science/medical/articles/12948.aspxTue, 28 Oct 2008 16:07:13 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:12948Genetics56Discover how advances in molecular genetics have lead to the ability to test a young person's risk for developing a genetic health condition later in life. Predictive and presymptomatic genetic testing is done to detect for gene mutations that can leave a person susceptible to disease later on in life. For this type of genetic testing, knowing ...http://www.brighthub.com/science/medical/articles/9456.aspxTue, 30 Sep 2008 23:13:05 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:9456SSleutzTissue engineering, intended to improve or to replace biological functions, is an emerging technology. Read about the advantages and disadvantages of tissue engineering. Tissue engineering is the use of a combination of cells, materials, engineering methods and the appropriate biochemical factors to improve biological functions or to replace them a...http://www.brighthub.com/science/medical/articles/9356.aspxTue, 30 Sep 2008 18:00:07 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:9356mslateRead about W. L. Hastings, the chief technician who controlled the first artificial heart, the Jarvik 7. In the early days of artificial heart medicine, the artificial heart systems were not the compact portable devices that have evolved through medical technology. When Dr. Barney Clark and William Schroeder received their artificial hearts, the de...http://www.brighthub.com/science/medical/articles/9070.aspxMon, 29 Sep 2008 18:10:35 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:9070ejlloydBionics is a fascinating subject with a relatively short but interesting history. Find out more about this exciting field. When was Bionics first “Discovered?” The term “bionics” was created in 1958 by Jack. E. Steele, a worker at the Aeronautics Division House at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio. Steele was a med...http://www.brighthub.com/science/medical/articles/9048.aspxMon, 29 Sep 2008 16:01:18 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:9048mslateNew advances in technology promise to help more patients survive the need for heart transplant. The first living artificial heart has been created by doctors in a hope to end the shortage of donor organs for transplant. In unprecedented research in animals, doctors have refurbished a dead heart and hope to end the need for immunosupression in organ...http://www.brighthub.com/science/medical/articles/9046.aspxMon, 29 Sep 2008 15:37:52 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:9046mslateDiscover the story of many great men coming together to create one vision, saving the lives of millions. There are many fine men of medicine and engineering science who can lay claim to developing firsts in cardiac pacing. It is not precisely known who actually invented the very first pacemaker; so some of the best medical minds are presented here ...http://www.brighthub.com/science/medical/articles/8023.aspxMon, 22 Sep 2008 20:56:12 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:8023mslateHave you heard that the Jarvik 7 artificial heart was a failure? Everything that you think you know may prove to be false. This article explores the fascinating truth about the device that has saved many who were waiting transplant with a heart from organ donation. Dr. Robert Jarvik became known around the world when his first invention, the Ja...http://www.brighthub.com/science/medical/articles/7794.aspxSat, 20 Sep 2008 02:24:29 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:7794mslateCardiac pacemakers can help people to lead normal, active, and healthy lives. Pacemakers can also reduce the risk of sudden cardiac death by providing a shock to a fatal heart rhythm, saving the patient's life. The heart is an organ that is driven by electrical impulses. A small mass of highly specialized cells at the top of the right atrium fu...http://www.brighthub.com/science/medical/articles/7789.aspxSat, 20 Sep 2008 01:56:40 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:7789mslateRead the story of the courageous man who lived the longest with a fully implanted AbioCor artificial heart. On September 13, 2001, Tom Christerson become the second man to be fitted with the wholly implantable Abiocor Artificial Heart at Jewish Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky. Drs. Laman Gray and Rob Dowling performed the procedure. Mr. Christerso...http://www.brighthub.com/science/medical/articles/2976.aspxThu, 11 Sep 2008 17:36:59 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:2976ginkgo100Medical imaging is a rapidly expanding field. It started with X-rays, and the next modality, ultrasonography, took sixty years to appear. Since then, three-dimensional imaging of anatomical structures was made possible with CT and MRI scans. The most recent breakthroughs in medical imaging technology, such as fMRI, PET, and SPECT scanning, create i...http://www.brighthub.com/science/medical/articles/3133.aspxFri, 25 Jul 2008 14:14:21 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:3133ginkgo100Ultrasound is one of the oldest forms of medical imaging, It can be used to uncover internal anatomy and to study blood flow throughout the body. Though best known for its use in pregnancy, it has many other applications and is an area of emerging technology. How ultrasound imaging works Ever since Dr. George Ludwig used naval sonar technology to d...http://www.brighthub.com/science/medical/articles/2967.aspxTue, 22 Jul 2008 19:58:51 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:2967ginkgo100The history of DNA computing is short, but full of amazing technological achievements. It has tantalizing potential for advances in computing speed and miniaturization. Medical applications may one day treat diseases and even cure cancer by installing computational genes directly into patients' DNA. DNA History of DNA computing DNA computing st...http://www.brighthub.com/science/medical/articles/2966.aspxTue, 22 Jul 2008 19:57:11 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:2966ginkgo100The first DNA computer marked the beginning of a revolution in both computing and medical technology. This 1994 invention, developed at the University of Southern California, looked unremarkable -- a test tube of clear liquid. It showed that DNA not only can store information, but can process it. Here is how it worked. Where it all began The nature...http://www.brighthub.com/science/medical/articles/2965.aspxTue, 22 Jul 2008 19:53:33 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:2965ginkgo100DNA computing is a rapidly emerging technology that promises to outdo conventional computing in both speed and miniaturization. DNA computers will be cheaper to manufacture than desktop computers, but have the potential to be as powerful as supercomputers. Not only will they be useful for many of the same things traditional computers do, some DNA c...