CyMedica Orthopedics gets US FDA nod for e-vive wireless muscle stimulation device for knee surgery rehabilitation CyMedica Orthopedics, a developer and manufacturer of innovative muscle rehabilitation systems, has announced US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for e-vive- the first of its kind app-controlled, data-driven muscle activation therapy and patient engagement solution designed to empower at-home pre-hab to rehab muscle ... Read More »

Laser metronome achieves record synchronization Scientists at DESY have set up the world’s most precise ‘metronome’ for a kilometre-wide network. The timing system synchronizes a 4.7-kilometer-long laser-microwave network with 950 attoseconds precision. An attosecond is a quintillionth of a second, or a millionth of a millionth of a millionth of a second. Such installations can provide the beat for recording ... Read More »

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Respect your Time Zone Kenya is 2 hrs ahead of Nigeria, but it does not mean that Nigeria is slow, or that Kenya is fast. Both countries are  working based on their own “Time Zone.” Some one is still single. Someone got married and ‘waited’ 10 yrs before having a child, there is another who had a baby within a ... Read More »

LanzaTech gets $4 million for low-carbon fuel facility Carbon recycling company LanzaTech has been selected by the US Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) to receive a $4 million award to design and plan a demonstration-scale facility using industrial off gases to produce 3 million gallons of low-carbon jet and diesel fuels per year. The facility will recycle industrial ... Read More »

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Vaccine shows promising results for early-stage breast cancer patients Deregulation and inhibition of the immune system contributes to cancer development. Many therapeutic strategies aim to re-stimulate the immune system to recognize cancer cells and target them for destruction. Researchers from Moffitt Cancer Center report that a dendritic cell vaccine that targets the HER2 protein on breast cancer cells is safe ... Read More »

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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare ends the year on a positive note It is that part of the year, when one would like to take stock of the hits and misses. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) had some good hits. Here is a selective list of MoHFW’s achievements. Introduction of new vaccines a) Rota virus vaccine: ... Read More »