Military to study better pain relief in battle zones
... wounded in action as of late July. Its known that battlefield pain, if not relieved adequately, can lead to post-traumatic stress disorders. A large multidisciplinary team of U-M scientists will use the grant to design multipurpose nanoparticles and test how well they perform several tasks under simulated phy...Battlefield and terrorist explosions pose new health risks
...n dioxide is important for the military because in battlefield situations, personnel easily can be exposed to high concentrations of nitrogen dioxide. Civilians also could be exposed as a result of terrorist bombings. Similar exposure could occur among civilians trapped in fires for several minutes before being ...'Juiced-up' battery fueled by sugar could power small portable electronics
...ery to charge portable electronic equipment on the battlefield and in emergency situations where access to electricity is limited. These devices include remote sensors for detecting biological and chemical weapons. Devices could be instantly recharged by adding virtually any convenient sugar source, including pl...Mind Wars -- Brain Research and National Defense
...ce; "anti-sleep" medications that enhance soldiers battlefield performances; and brain machine interface devices that relay images and sounds between human brains and machines. Amidst these fascinating advances, Moreno and fellow panel members will also discuss the ethical and political issues that may emerge fr...Worcester Polytechnic Institute receives $2 million in federal funds for biomedical research centers
...rs in the field to improve their odds of surviving battlefield injuries; and the newly founded Center for Neuroprosthetics and BioMEMS, which is developing technology that will make it possible for prosthetic limbs and organs to be controlled by signals from the brain. "These are critically important areas of i...Clemson researchers develop nanotechnology
... and he thinks it has potential application on the battlefield in larger quantities....Plants give up answers in the war on bacteria
...ic papers are offering a revolutionary look at the battlefield on which plant diseases are fought and often lost to bacteria. The laboratory of Sheng Yang He at Michigan State University has changed the textbook description of a plant's surface terrain and is unveiling new knowledge of how bacterial pathogen...Weizmann Women & Science Award presented to Dr. Mary-Claire King
...s, but has been used to identify soldiers from the battlefield and people who have died in natural disasters or through genocide. In presenting the award, a custom-designed globe by the artist Vasa and a check for $25,000, Ms. Stahl stated that Dr. King's work "reveals not only her intelligence, tenacity, and...ACS Weekly PressPac -- June 26, 2006
...butterflies and pack micro-cameras and sensors for battlefield surveillance or security monitoring. Those and a range of other new applications for cellulose -- the stuff of paper -- may be on the horizon, scientists report, after their discovery that cellulose is a "smart" material. Such materials flap, bend ...Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, June 2006
...ng a "virtual soldier" for use in the treatment of battlefield wounds. As envisioned in the Virtual Soldier project, each soldier would be equipped with a personalized electronic dog tag that contains baseline medical data. This information would become crucial for treating wounded soldiers at the site and as th...UCI among recipients of $3.9 million grant advancing wound healing research
...ldiers today who suffer from limb loss among major battlefield injuries."......em cell research to the Terri Schiavo case are the battlefield for defining the kind of world we want to create," said Jonathan Moreno, bioethicist and senior fellow at the Center for American Progress. "The Women's Bioethics Project analysis is an important wake-up call to people who care about scientific progr...Ultrasound a diagnostic tool for space, sports and more
...s this ultrasound training method as beneficial to battlefield medics and emergency responders. Injury severity can be assessed and decisions made whether to treat injuries on site or transport to a hospital. "With remote guidance, we virtually couple a modestly trained operator with an experienced medical ex...Biomarker test may give early warning of brain woes
...he discovery could lead to tests for the clinic or battlefield to diagnose ailments with just a few drops of blood, bypassing cumbersome and expensive CT or MRI brain scanning equipment. The researchers report their findings in the current online edition of Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. Th...In some cases, genetic resistance takes on a life of its own
...ime. Like heavily armored knights transported from battlefield to city, resistant individuals would be expected to be at a disadvantage, genetically weighed down in the absence of the chemical challenge for which they are armed. This idea suggests that if we stop spraying one insecticide and start spraying anoth...Holographic movies show promise for medical, military applications
...for helmets and military aircraft and coordinating battlefield information." In the long term, Dr. Garner said, entertainment uses could include 3-D multiplayer games, theme park or advertising displays, and "Holo TV." He and his colleagues have worked with students in Southern Methodist University's Cox School ...How the battle of Waterloo could help doctors fight death from multiple organ failure
Waterloo's battlefield is reigniting the debate about whether modern medicine is always good for you, according to University College London (UCL) scientists who are launching a study of why some critically ill patients recover and others die from multiple organ failure - ......used to monitor United States Army Rangers. On the battlefield or in the air, under extreme hot or cold temperatures, VitalSense delivers real time critical temperature data to improve the health and safety of our troops. Other Applications VitalSense proved to be a real lifesaver in a recent study of wildland...